How Don Drysdale's Innings Pitched Compares to Similar Players
Don Drysdale totaled 3,432 career Innings Pitched, well above the starting pitcher average of 772.4 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Innings Pitched season came in 1964, posting 321, well above the starting pitcher average of 125.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1969 at 62, well below the starting pitcher average of 135.0 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Innings Pitched total went from 282 in 1967 to 239 in 1968 and 62 in 1969, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Innings Pitched profile — ranging from 62 to 321 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Don Drysdale Lifetime Innings Pitched and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Innings Pitched for Don Drysdale
| Don Drysdale
Innings Pitched | Don Drysdale
Pitched Outs |
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| Career | 3432 | 10296 |
| Season Avg. | 245.1 | 735.43 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1073.3 | 3219.98 |
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Don Drysdale Innings Pitched Per Season
Don Drysdale's Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched by Team
Don Drysdale's career Innings Pitched totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Don Drysdale Cumulative Innings Pitched — Career Progression
A running total of Don Drysdale's career Innings Pitched, 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 Innings Pitched Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Don Drysdale's seasonal Innings Pitched 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 Innings Pitched — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Don Drysdale's MLB career with Innings Pitched 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.
