How Don Drysdale's Played Outs Compares to Similar Players
Don Drysdale totaled 10,296 career Played Outs, well above the league average of 6,890.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Played Outs season came in 1964, posting 964, below the league average of 1,190.1 that year. The lowest point came in 1969 at 188, well below the league average of 1,234.4 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Played Outs total went from 846 in 1967 to 717 in 1968 and 188 in 1969, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Played Outs profile — ranging from 188 to 964 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Don Drysdale Lifetime Played Outs
Stats similar to Played Outs for Don Drysdale
| Don Drysdale
Played Outs |
|---|
| Career | 10296 |
| Season Avg. | 735.43 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3219.98 |
| More Info | See More |
Don Drysdale Played Outs Per Season
Don Drysdale's Played Outs 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 Played Outs by Team
Don Drysdale's career Played Outs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Don Drysdale Cumulative Played Outs — Career Progression
A running total of Don Drysdale's career Played Outs, 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 Played Outs Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Don Drysdale's seasonal Played Outs 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 Played Outs — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Don Drysdale's MLB career with Played Outs 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.
