How Don Drysdale's Complete Games Compares to Similar Players
Don Drysdale totaled 167 career Complete Games, well above the starting pitcher average of 27.9 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Complete Games season came in 1964, posting 21, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1969 at 1, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.6 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Complete Games total went from 9 in 1967 to 12 in 1968 and 1 in 1969, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Complete Games profile — ranging from 1 to 21 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Don Drysdale Lifetime Complete Games
Stats similar to Complete Games for Don Drysdale
| Don Drysdale
Complete Games |
|---|
| Career | 167 |
| Season Avg. | 11.93 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 52.23 |
| More Info | See More |
Don Drysdale Complete Games Per Season
Don Drysdale's Complete Games 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 Complete Games by Team
Don Drysdale's career Complete Games totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Don Drysdale Cumulative Complete Games — Career Progression
A running total of Don Drysdale's career Complete Games, 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 Complete Games Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Don Drysdale's seasonal Complete Games 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 Complete Games — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Don Drysdale's MLB career with Complete Games 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.
