How Don Drysdale's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Don Drysdale totaled 3,084 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1969, posting 71, well below the starting pitcher average of 125.3 that year. The highest point came in 1963 at 287, well above the starting pitcher average of 118.3 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 269 in 1967 to 201 in 1968 and 71 in 1969, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 71 to 287 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Don Drysdale Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Don Drysdale
| Don Drysdale
Hits | Don Drysdale
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
|---|
| Career | 3084 | 8.09 |
| Season Avg. | 220.29 | 8.09 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 964.49 | 8.09 |
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Don Drysdale Hits Per Season
Don Drysdale's Hits 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 Hits by Team
Don Drysdale's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Don Drysdale Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Don Drysdale's career Hits, 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 Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Don Drysdale's seasonal Hits 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 Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Don Drysdale's MLB career with Hits 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.
