How Don Drysdale's Fielding Percentage Compares to Similar Players

Don Drysdale posted a career Fielding Percentage of 93.68, near the league average of 97.5 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Fielding Percentage season came in 1969, posting 100.0, near the league average of 97.68 that year. The lowest point came in 1966 at 88.71, near the league average of 97.72 that year. The Fielding Percentage trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 93.75 in 1967 to 92.86 in 1968 and 100.0 in 1969. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. One of the more consistent Fielding Percentage producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 14 seasons.

Don Drysdale Lifetime Fielding Percentage

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Don Drysdale
Fielding Percentage
Career93.68
Season Avg.93.68
162 Game Avg.93.68
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Don Drysdale Fielding Percentage Per Season

Don Drysdale's Fielding Percentage 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 Fielding Percentage per season line chart

Don Drysdale Fielding Percentage by Team

Don Drysdale's career Fielding Percentage totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Don Drysdale career Fielding Percentage by team bar chart

Don Drysdale Fielding Percentage Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Don Drysdale's career Fielding Percentage 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 Fielding Percentage year-over-year waterfall chart

Don Drysdale Fielding Percentage Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Don Drysdale's seasonal Fielding Percentage 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 Fielding Percentage distribution box chart versus comparable players

Don Drysdale Fielding Percentage — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Don Drysdale's MLB career with Fielding Percentage 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.
Don Drysdale Fielding Percentage season-by-season breakdown table