Jim Bunning vs. Don Drysdale — Career Comparison

Jim Bunning
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting 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 Jim Bunning across the core pitching metrics. Don Drysdale led in home run suppression (HR9+ 108 vs 71), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 86), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 107). Jim Bunning held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 119 vs 110). Don Drysdale was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bunning and Don Drysdale

Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
1.41
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
518
1.36
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.24
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
0.54
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.55
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
0.44
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.44
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.9
54.9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.73
55.73
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.82
87.82
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
0.36
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.44
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.1
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1366
3.27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
2.95
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11281
27
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760.1
9
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3433
8.22
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
8.09
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
0.89
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
0.73
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1000
2.39
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
855
2.24
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.23
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.32
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2855
6.83
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2486
6.52
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.83
6.83
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.11
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.22
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.38
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
0.4
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15618
37.38
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14097
36.97
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.09
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.09
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1527
3.65
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
3.39
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.06
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14418
34.51
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13088
34.32
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.38
37.38
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97

Fielding Stats for Jim Bunning and Don Drysdale

Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
1.41
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
518
1.36
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.24
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11280
27
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
9
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
0.49
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
0.49
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
0.89
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
1.8
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.06
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.15
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
601
1.44
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
2.45
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
578
1.38
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
2.29
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.17
96.17
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.68
93.68
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.978
0.978
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.687
1.687
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.82
87.82
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.05
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bunning and Don Drysdale

Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
601
257.39
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
547
250.73
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1401
600
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
1309
600
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1275
546.04
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
1169
535.83
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
213
91.22
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
99.92
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
77.52
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
156
71.5
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
21
8.99
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
11.92
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.71
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.21
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
13.29
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
32
13.7
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
28.42
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
45.26
19.38
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.48
37.81
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
263
112.63
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
158.14
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
248
106.21
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
129.72
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
82
35.12
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
44
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
75
32.12
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
51.8
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
150
64.24
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
82.51
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
26.33
11.28
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.13
31.69
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.43
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.29
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
34
14.56
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
27.5
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
155.03
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
370
169.6
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
3.87
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
36.4
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
69
31.63
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.57
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.75
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
15.42
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
15.58
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.86
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.92
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.86
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.92
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0