Don Drysdale
1956–1969 · bats R / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, Los Angeles Dodgers, NLS
547G
.186AVG
.228OBP
.295SLG
More career statistics
218H
29HR
113RBI
0SB
209–166W–L
3,432.0IP
2,486K
2.95ERA
465GS
6SV
6Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 547 | 1,309 | 1,169 | 96 | 218 | 26 | 7 | 29 | 113 | 60 | 370 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 345 | .186 | .228 | .295 | .523 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,432.0 | 518 | 465 | 167 | 209 | 166 | 6 | 3,084 | 1,292 | 1,124 | 280 | 855 | 2,486 | 0 | 0 | 2.95 | 1.148 |
Streaks
7longest hitting streak · 1958-08-03 to 1958-09-02
8longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Four Intentional Walks Issued | 1968-07-12 | 1 in 2,511 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | 14 strikeouts | 1959-07-31 | 1 in 1,810 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 10 scoreless innings | 1964-09-27 | 1 in 1,678 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 275 | 626 | 106 | 17 | 60 | 23 | 183 | .189 | .206 | .312 |
| Away | 272 | 683 | 112 | 12 | 53 | 37 | 187 | .184 | .218 | .280 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 58 | 135 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 41 | .183 | .200 | .283 |
| May | 99 | 243 | 41 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 73 | .181 | .202 | .261 |
| June | 100 | 235 | 40 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 63 | .187 | .204 | .322 |
| July | 93 | 241 | 45 | 7 | 24 | 11 | 65 | .210 | .232 | .350 |
| August | 100 | 237 | 33 | 7 | 27 | 17 | 70 | .166 | .211 | .291 |
| September | 92 | 211 | 37 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 57 | .195 | .227 | .263 |
| October | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| san-francisco-giants | 72 | 177 | 26 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 60 | .160 | .186 | .215 |
| chicago-cubs | 71 | 178 | 36 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 48 | .231 | .247 | .346 |
| milwaukee-braves | 70 | 163 | 25 | 8 | 22 | 16 | 35 | .184 | .252 | .382 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 65 | 146 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 43 | .141 | .171 | .227 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 64 | 137 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 48 | .146 | .146 | .179 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 58 | 136 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 45 | .153 | .169 | .266 |
| cincinnati-reds | 54 | 115 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 36 | .186 | .200 | .353 |
| new-york-mets | 35 | 107 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 27 | .190 | .215 | .340 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 26 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1 | – | .192 | 99 | 55 |
| 1957 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 37 | 73 | 9 | 2 | 6 | – | .123 | 221 | 148 |
| 1958 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 47 | 66 | 15 | 7 | 12 | – | .227 | 211 | 131 |
| 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 46 | 91 | 15 | 4 | 12 | – | .165 | 270 | 242 |
| 1960 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 41 | 83 | 13 | – | 4 | – | .157 | 269 | 246 |
| 1961 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 40 | 83 | 16 | 5 | 12 | – | .193 | 244 | 182 |
| 1962 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 43 | 111 | 22 | – | 14 | – | .198 | 314 | 232 |
| 1963 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 42 | 96 | 16 | – | 5 | – | .167 | 315 | 251 |
| 1964 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 40 | 110 | 19 | 1 | 8 | – | .173 | 321 | 237 |
| 1965 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 58 | 130 | 39 | 7 | 19 | – | .300 | 308 | 210 |
| 1966 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 46 | 106 | 20 | 2 | 8 | – | .189 | 273 | 177 |
| 1967 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 38 | 93 | 12 | – | 6 | – | .129 | 282 | 196 |
| 1968 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 31 | 79 | 14 | – | 3 | – | .177 | 239 | 155 |
| 1969 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 12 | 22 | 3 | – | 3 | – | .136 | 62 | 24 |