How Don Drysdale's Runs Compares to Similar Players

Don Drysdale totaled 96 career Runs, well below the league average of 234.1 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Runs season came in 1965, posting 18, well below the league average of 24.0 that year. The lowest point came in 1969 at 1, well below the league average of 25.7 that year, a partial season. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Runs total went from 2 in 1967 to 4 in 1968 and 1 in 1969, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs profile — ranging from 1 to 18 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Don Drysdale Lifetime Runs and Similar Stats

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Don Drysdale Runs Per Season

Don Drysdale's Runs 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 Runs per season line chart

Don Drysdale Runs by Team

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

Don Drysdale Cumulative Runs — Career Progression

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

Don Drysdale Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Don Drysdale Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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