How Don Drysdale's WHIP Compares to Similar Players
Don Drysdale posted a career WHIP of 1.15, below the starting pitcher average of 1.34 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest WHIP season came in 1964, posting .965, well below the starting pitcher average of 1.27 that year. The highest point came in 1958 at 1.35, near the starting pitcher average of 1.33 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.17 in 1967 to 1.08 in 1968 and 1.34 in 1969. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. One of the more consistent WHIP producers of his era, the career line shows above-average output with little season-to-season variance across 14 seasons.
Don Drysdale Lifetime WHIP
Stats similar to WHIP for Don Drysdale
| Don Drysdale
WHIP |
|---|
| Career | 1.148 |
| Season Avg. | 1.148 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 1.148 |
| More Info | See More |
Don Drysdale WHIP Per Season
Don Drysdale's WHIP 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 WHIP by Team
Don Drysdale's career WHIP totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Don Drysdale WHIP Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Don Drysdale's career WHIP shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Don Drysdale WHIP Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Don Drysdale's seasonal WHIP 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 WHIP — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Don Drysdale's MLB career with WHIP 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.
