Steve Avery vs. Don Drysdale — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Don Drysdale
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Don Drysdale a clear advantage over Steve Avery across the core pitching metrics. Don Drysdale led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 97), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 101), and strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 100). Don Drysdale was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Don Drysdale

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
1.36
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.55
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.48
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.44
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.63
53.63
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.73
55.73
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.88
87.88
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.44
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
2.95
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1529
8.85
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
8.09
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
0.73
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
569
3.29
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
855
2.24
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.32
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
980
5.67
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2486
6.52
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.52
6.52
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.22
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.15
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.4
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6609
38.26
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14097
36.97
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.09
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
3.39
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13088
34.32
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.26
38.26
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Don Drysdale

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
1.36
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.49
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
1.75
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
1.8
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.15
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
2.19
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
2.45
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
2.11
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
2.29
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.68
93.68
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.687
1.687
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.88
87.88
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Don Drysdale

Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
306
370.91
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547
250.73
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
495
600
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1309
600
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1169
535.83
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.506
0.506
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
76
92.12
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
99.92
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
54
65.45
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
71.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
11.92
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
3.21
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
13.29
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
22
26.67
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
28.42
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.284
0.284
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
22.5
27.28
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.48
37.81
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
110
133.33
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
158.14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
88
106.67
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
129.72
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.336
0.336
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
35
42.42
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
44
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
32
38.79
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
51.8
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
63
76.36
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
82.51
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
17.93
21.73
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.13
31.69
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.29
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
27.5
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
370
169.6
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
31.63
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.75
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
34
15.58
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.92
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.92
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0