How Don Drysdale's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Don Drysdale posted a career ERA of 2.95, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest ERA season came in 1968, posting 2.15, well below the starting pitcher average of 2.92 that year. The highest point came in 1969 at 4.45, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.57 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.74 in 1967 to 2.15 in 1968 and 4.45 in 1969. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well above league norms across 14 seasons.
Don Drysdale Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Don Drysdale
| Don Drysdale
ERA | Don Drysdale
Component ERA | Don Drysdale
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 2.95 | 2.96 | 3.49 |
| Season Avg. | 2.95 | 2.96 | 3.49 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 2.95 | 2.96 | 3.49 |
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Don Drysdale ERA Per Season
Don Drysdale's ERA 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 ERA by Team
Don Drysdale's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Don Drysdale ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Don Drysdale's career ERA 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 ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Don Drysdale's seasonal ERA 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 ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Don Drysdale's MLB career with ERA 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.
