How Don Drysdale's Win Percentage Compares to Similar Players
Don Drysdale posted a career Win Percentage of 55.73, above the starting pitcher average of 50.35 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His best Win Percentage season came in 1962, posting 73.53, well above the starting pitcher average of 51.08 that year. The lowest point came in 1966 at 44.83, below the starting pitcher average of 49.88 that year. The Win Percentage trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 44.83 in 1967 to 53.85 in 1968 and 55.56 in 1969. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained above league norms across 14 seasons.
Don Drysdale Lifetime Win Percentage
Stats similar to Win Percentage for Don Drysdale
| Don Drysdale
Win Percentage |
|---|
| Career | 55.73 |
| Season Avg. | 55.73 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 55.73 |
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Don Drysdale Win Percentage Per Season
Don Drysdale's Win Percentage 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 Win Percentage by Team
Don Drysdale's career Win Percentage totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Don Drysdale Win Percentage Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Don Drysdale's career Win Percentage 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 Win Percentage Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Don Drysdale's seasonal Win Percentage 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 Win Percentage — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Don Drysdale's MLB career with Win Percentage 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.
