Mike Cuellar vs. Don Drysdale — Career Comparison

Mike Cuellar
Silent GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-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 Mike Cuellar across the core pitching metrics. Don Drysdale led in strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 78), home run suppression (HR9+ 108 vs 93), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 107). Don Drysdale was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Mike Cuellar and Don Drysdale

Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.45
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
1.36
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
1.21
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.22
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.59
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.55
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.42
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.44
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.73
58.73
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.73
55.73
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.66
83.66
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.55
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.44
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.12
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
979
3.14
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
2.95
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
8424
27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2808
9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2538
8.13
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
8.09
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.13
8.13
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.71
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
0.73
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
822
2.63
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
855
2.24
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.2
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.32
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1632
5.23
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2486
6.52
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.52
6.52
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.17
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.22
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.4
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
11505
36.88
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14097
36.97
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.11
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.09
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1130
3.62
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
3.39
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.3
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.14
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.29
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.197
1.197
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
10532
33.76
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13088
34.32
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.88
36.88
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.97
36.97

Fielding Stats for Mike Cuellar and Don Drysdale

Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.45
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
1.36
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
1.22
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
8422
27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2807.1
9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.35
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.49
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
453
1.45
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
1.8
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.1
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.15
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
1.89
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
2.45
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
561
1.8
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
2.29
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.92
94.92
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.68
93.68
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.238
1.238
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.687
1.687
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.66
83.66
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.11
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cuellar and Don Drysdale

Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
456
382.12
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547
250.73
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
716
600
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1309
600
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
661
553.91
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1169
535.83
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
76
63.69
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
99.92
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
57
47.77
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
71.5
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.7
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
11.92
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.35
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
3.21
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.87
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
13.29
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
19
15.92
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
28.42
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
18.15
15.21
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.48
37.81
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
113
94.69
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
158.14
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
86
72.07
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
129.72
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.299
0.299
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
37
31.01
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
44
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
33
27.65
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
51.8
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
63
52.79
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
82.51
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
-6.67
-5.59
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.13
31.69
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.84
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.29
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.54
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
27.5
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
304
254.75
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
169.6
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
2.36
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
3.54
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
36.03
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
31.63
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.68
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.75
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.19
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
34
15.58
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.92
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.92
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0