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Don Drysdale 2026 Season · LAD

Career: 209-166, 2.95 ERA, 2486 K in 3432.0 IP.

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Don Drysdale

#53

P · LAD

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+26.1Career NUT

Max Tier

Career

2.95ERA1.15WHIP209W2486K3432.0IP6SV

R/R · 6' 6", 215 lb · b. Jul 23, 1936 · Van Nuys, CA · Signed Undrafted FA, 1956

Player Overview

Year by Year


1956	19	BRO	+0.6	5	5	2.64	25	12	2	0	6	0	0	413	99.0	95	29	31	3	55	1.27
1957	20	BRO	+2.0	17	9	2.69	34	29	9	4	4	0	0	911	221.0	197	66	61	7	148	1.17
1958	21	LAD	+0.3	12	13	4.17	44	29	6	1	7	0	0	913	211.2	214	98	72	14	131	1.35
1959	22	LAD	+2.1	17	13	3.46	44	36	15	4	7	2	0	1142	270.2	237	104	93	18	242	1.22
1960	23	LAD	+2.8	15	14	2.84	41	36	15	5	5	2	0	1083	269.0	214	85	72	10	246	1.06
1961	24	LAD	+0.4	13	10	3.69	40	37	10	3	2	0	0	1047	244.0	236	100	83	20	182	1.31
1962	25	LAD	+3.9	25	9	2.83	43	41	19	2	2	1	0	1289	314.1	272	99	78	11	232	1.11
1963	26	LAD	+3.5	19	17	2.63	42	42	17	3	0	0	0	1266	315.1	287	92	57	10	251	1.09
1964	27	LAD	+4.4	18	16	2.18	40	40	21	5	0	0	0	1264	321.1	242	78	68	10	237	0.96
1965	28	LAD	+1.2	23	12	2.77	44	42	20	7	1	1	0	1262	308.1	270	95	66	12	210	1.09
1966	29	LAD	+2.0	13	16	3.42	40	40	11	3	0	0	0	1135	273.2	279	104	45	17	177	1.18
1967	30	LAD	+2.0	13	16	2.74	38	38	9	3	0	0	0	1151	282.0	269	86	60	8	196	1.17
1968	31	LAD	+1.4	14	12	2.15	31	31	12	8	0	0	0	954	239.0	201	57	56	12	155	1.08
1969	32	LAD	-0.5	5	4	4.45	12	12	1	1	0	0	0	267	62.2	71	31	13	2	24	1.34
Career	—	14 yrs	+26.1	209	166	2.95	518	465	167	49	34	6	6	14097	3432.0	3084	1124	855	154	2486	1.15

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Drysdale's career NUT of +26.1

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

4.4

5657585960616263646566676869

NUT by Season

+0.6

+2.0

+0.3

+2.1

+2.8

+0.4

+3.9

+3.5

+4.4

+1.2

+2.0

+1.4

-0.5

Awards

1959NL Player of the Month · NL All-Star · World Series Championship

1960NL Player of the Month

1961NL All-Star

1962NL All-Star · MLB Cy Young

1963NL All-Star · World Series Championship

1964NL All-Star

1965NL All-Star · World Series Championship

1967NL All-Star

1968NL Player of the Month · NL All-Star

1984Uniform number retired · Hall Of Fame

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