How Don Drysdale's Walks Compares to Similar Players
Don Drysdale totaled 855 career Walks, well above the starting pitcher average of 265.9 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Walks season came in 1969, posting 13, well below the starting pitcher average of 50.4 that year. The highest point came in 1959 at 93, well above the starting pitcher average of 43.3 that year. The Walks trended upward through the final seasons. The Walks total went from 60 in 1967 to 56 in 1968 and 13 in 1969, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks profile — ranging from 13 to 93 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Don Drysdale Lifetime Walks and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Walks for Don Drysdale
| Don Drysdale
Walks | Don Drysdale
Intentional Walks | Don Drysdale
Walks Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 855 | 123 | 2.24 |
| Season Avg. | 61.07 | 8.79 | 2.24 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 267.39 | 38.47 | 2.24 |
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Don Drysdale Walks Per Season
Don Drysdale's Walks 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 Walks by Team
Don Drysdale's career Walks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Don Drysdale Cumulative Walks — Career Progression
A running total of Don Drysdale's career Walks, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Don Drysdale Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Don Drysdale's seasonal Walks 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 Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Don Drysdale's MLB career with Walks 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.
