Sean Doolittle vs. Don Drysdale — Career Comparison

Sean Doolittle
MillenialSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Don Drysdale
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Don Drysdale built a career as a starting pitcher and Sean Doolittle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sean Doolittle led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 161 vs 121), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 126 vs 106), and home run suppression (HR9+ 114 vs 108). Role difference aside, Sean Doolittle holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Sean Doolittle and Don Drysdale

Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
1.36
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.22
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.52
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.55
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.48
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.44
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.73
55.73
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.44
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.24
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
3.2
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
2.95
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.236
0.236
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
7.07
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3084
8.09
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.96
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
0.73
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.06
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
855
2.24
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.28
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.32
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
10.42
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2486
6.52
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.42
10.42
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.22
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.4
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1801
35.97
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14097
36.97
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.35
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.09
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.34
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1292
3.39
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.2
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.22
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.148
1.148
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1665
33.25
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13088
34.32
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.97
35.97
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.97
36.97

Fielding Stats for Sean Doolittle and Don Drysdale

Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
1.36
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.22
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.49
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.56
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
1.8
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.15
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.78
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
2.45
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.74
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
2.29
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.68
93.68
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.687
1.687
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sean Doolittle and Don Drysdale

Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
464
69600
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547
250.73
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1309
600
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1169
535.83
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
99.92
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
71.5
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
11.92
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.21
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
13.29
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
28.42
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.48
37.81
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
158.14
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
129.72
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
44
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
51.8
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
82.51
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-112.87
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.13
31.69
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.29
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
27.5
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
169.6
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
3.54
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
31.63
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.75
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
15.58
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.92
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.92
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0