How Don Drysdale's Starts Compares to Similar Players
Don Drysdale totaled 465 career Starts, well above the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 1963, posting 42, well above the starting pitcher average of 16.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1956 at 12, well below the starting pitcher average of 15.5 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 38 in 1967 to 31 in 1968 and 12 in 1969, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 12 to 42 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Don Drysdale Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts for Don Drysdale
| Don Drysdale
Starts | Don Drysdale
Games Started % |
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| Career | 465 | 89.77 |
| Season Avg. | 33.21 | 89.77 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 145.42 | 89.77 |
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Don Drysdale Starts Per Season
Don Drysdale's Starts 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 Starts by Team
Don Drysdale's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Don Drysdale Cumulative Starts — Career Progression
A running total of Don Drysdale's career Starts, 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 Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Don Drysdale's seasonal Starts 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 Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Don Drysdale's MLB career with Starts 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.
