How Don Drysdale's Intentional Walks Compares to Similar Players

Don Drysdale totaled 123 career Intentional Walks, well above the starting pitcher average of 10.2 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Intentional Walks season came in 1969, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.6 that year. The highest point came in 1967 at 19, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.2 that year. The Intentional Walks trended upward through the final seasons. The Intentional Walks total went from 19 in 1967 to 10 in 1968 and 0 in 1969, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Intentional Walks profile — ranging from 0 to 19 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Don Drysdale Lifetime Intentional Walks

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Don Drysdale Intentional Walks Per Season

Don Drysdale's Intentional Walks 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 Intentional Walks per season line chart

Don Drysdale Intentional Walks by Team

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

Don Drysdale Cumulative Intentional Walks — Career Progression

A running total of Don Drysdale's career Intentional Walks, 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 Intentional Walks year-over-year waterfall chart

Don Drysdale Intentional Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Don Drysdale's seasonal Intentional Walks 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 Intentional Walks distribution box chart versus comparable players

Don Drysdale Intentional Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Don Drysdale's MLB career with Intentional Walks 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 Intentional Walks season-by-season breakdown table