Don Drysdale and Bob Gibson Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Don Drysdale or Bob Gibson? It is a simple question that does not always have a simple answer. I assume that if you are here, you have questions about who is best in your match up or you need help changing someone's mind. I can't guarantee it will work, but good luck nonetheless.

If you are less interested in a Don Drysdale vs. Bob Gibson comparison and are more interested to see if one is tracking the other, then you are in luck! Click the “View Charts” link in the stat box to see how they compare over their careers. The data table and charts on these pages visualize how each player has progressed through their careers. They also summarizes both players' career performance.

Don Drysdale Bob Gibson
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation The Silent Generation The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame Yes Yes

Pitching Stats for Don Drysdale and Bob Gibson

Career
162 Game Avg.
14
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
518
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
528
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
465
61
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
482
61
Career
162 Game Avg.
209
209
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
251
209
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
166
166
Career
162 Game Avg.
174
166
Career
162 Game Avg.
55.73
55.73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
59.06
55.73
Career
162 Game Avg.
167
22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
255
22
Career
162 Game Avg.
49
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
56
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1124
148
Career
162 Game Avg.
1258
148
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.95
2.95
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.91
2.95
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.96
2.96
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.86
2.96
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.49
3.49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.37
3.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.236
0.236
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.226
0.236
Career
162 Game Avg.
10296
1352
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11653
1352
Career
162 Game Avg.
3432
450.53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3884.33
450.53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
3084
405
Career
162 Game Avg.
3279
405
Career
162 Game Avg.
8.09
8.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.6
8.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
280
37
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
257
37
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.73
0.73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.6
0.73
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.54
0.54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.49
0.54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
855
112
Career
162 Game Avg.
1336
112
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
118
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.24
2.24
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.1
2.24
Career
162 Game Avg.
2486
326
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3117
326
Career
162 Game Avg.
6.52
6.52
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.22
6.52
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.8
4.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.9
4.8
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.973
0.973
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.146
0.973
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
82
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
108
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
154
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
102
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
10
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
14097
1851
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16068
1851
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
34
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
21
4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1292
170
Career
162 Game Avg.
1420
170
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.39
3.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.29
3.39
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
62
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
43
0
Don Drysdale
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
46
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.148
1.148
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.188
1.148
Career
162 Game Avg.
13088
1718
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
14525
1718
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.49
2.49
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.69
2.49
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.264
0.264
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.266
0.264
Career
162 Game Avg.
36.97
36.97
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
37.23
36.97

Fielding Stats for Don Drysdale and Bob Gibson

Career
162 Game Avg.
14
4.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
4.38
Career
162 Game Avg.
518
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
528
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
465
145.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
482
145.43
Career
162 Game Avg.
10296
3219.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11654
3219.98
Career
162 Game Avg.
3432
1073.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3884.67
1073.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
188
58.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
291
58.8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
686
214.54
Career
162 Game Avg.
484
214.54
Career
162 Game Avg.
59
18.45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
42
18.45
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
933
291.79
Career
162 Game Avg.
817
291.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
874
273.34
Career
162 Game Avg.
775
273.34
Career
162 Game Avg.
93.68
93.68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
94.86
93.68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.687
1.687
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.468
1.687
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55
17.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
46
17.2
Don Drysdale
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Drysdale and Bob Gibson

Career
162 Game Avg.
14
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
547
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
596
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
1309
388
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1489
388
Career
162 Game Avg.
1169
346
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1328
346
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.186
0.186
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.206
0.186
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.561
0.561
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.588
0.561
Career
162 Game Avg.
218
65
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
274
65
Career
162 Game Avg.
156
46
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
201
46
Career
162 Game Avg.
26
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
44
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
24
9
Career
162 Game Avg.
62
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
73
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.025
0.025
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.018
0.025
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.133
0.133
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.088
0.133
Career
162 Game Avg.
82.48
24.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
103.39
24.43
Career
162 Game Avg.
345
102
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
400
102
Career
162 Game Avg.
283
84
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
345
84
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.216
0.216
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.232
0.216
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.295
0.295
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.301
0.295
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.511
0.511
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.533
0.511
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.109
0.109
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.095
0.109
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.171
0.171
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.18
0.171
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.415
0.415
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.449
0.415
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.244
0.244
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.276
0.244
Career
162 Game Avg.
96
28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
132
28
Career
162 Game Avg.
113
33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
144
33
Career
162 Game Avg.
180
53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
252
53
Career
162 Game Avg.
69.13
20.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
99.39
20.47
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
60
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
63
18
Don Drysdale
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Bob Gibson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
370
110
Career
162 Game Avg.
415
110
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.54
3.54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.59
3.54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.16
0.16
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.15
0.16
Career
162 Game Avg.
69
20
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
72
20
Career
162 Game Avg.
6
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
18
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
34
10
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
13
10
Don Drysdale
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
13
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
10
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
23
1
Don Drysdale
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
56.52
0