How Don Drysdale's Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Don Drysdale posted a career Batting Average of .187, well below the league average of .263 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Batting Average season came in 1965, posting .300, above the league average of .252 that year. The lowest point came in 1957 at .123, well below the league average of .262 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .129 in 1967 to .177 in 1968 and .136 in 1969. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 14 seasons.
Don Drysdale Lifetime Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batting Average for Don Drysdale
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| Career | 0.187 | 1309 | 1169 | 0.244 |
| Season Avg. | 0.187 | 93.5 | 83.5 | 0.244 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.187 | 387.67 | 346.21 | 0.244 |
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Don Drysdale Batting Average Per Season
Don Drysdale's Batting Average for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Don Drysdale Batting Average by Team
Don Drysdale's career Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Don Drysdale Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Don Drysdale's career Batting Average shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Don Drysdale Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Don Drysdale's seasonal Batting Average alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Don Drysdale Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Don Drysdale's MLB career with Batting Average alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
