Don Drysdale vs. Catfish Hunter — Career Comparison

Don Drysdale
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Catfish Hunter
Baby BoomersNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Don Drysdale a clear advantage over Catfish Hunter across the core pitching metrics. Don Drysdale led in home run suppression (HR9+ 108 vs 61), strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 83), and run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 94). Don Drysdale was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Don Drysdale and Catfish Hunter

Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
1.36
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
1.3
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.24
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.55
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.58
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.44
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.43
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.73
55.73
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.44
57.44
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.77
89.77
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.2
95.2
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.44
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.47
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.11
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
2.95
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1248
3.26
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.236
0.236
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10348
27
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3449.1
9
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3084
8.09
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2958
7.72
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
0.73
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
374
0.98
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
855
2.24
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
954
2.49
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.32
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.15
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2486
6.52
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2012
5.25
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.52
6.52
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.22
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.4
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14097
36.97
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
14032
36.61
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.09
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
3.39
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1380
3.6
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.22
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.19
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.2
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.148
1.148
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.134
1.134
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13088
34.32
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12870
33.58
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.97
36.97
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.61
36.61

Fielding Stats for Don Drysdale and Catfish Hunter

Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
1.36
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
501
1.31
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
1.24
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10348
27
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3449.1
9
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
0.49
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.59
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
1.8
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
0.83
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.15
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.06
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
2.45
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
1.48
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
2.29
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
544
1.42
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.68
93.68
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.94
95.94
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.687
1.687
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.086
1.086
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.77
89.77
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.01
95.01
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.04
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Drysdale and Catfish Hunter

Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547
250.73
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
515
435.21
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1309
600
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
710
600
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1169
535.83
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
658
556.06
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
99.92
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
125.92
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
71.5
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
104.79
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
11.92
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
13.52
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.21
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.54
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
13.29
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
6
5.07
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
28.42
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
25
21.13
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.48
37.81
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
42.57
35.98
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
345
158.14
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
189
159.72
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
129.72
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
157
132.68
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.521
0.521
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.061
0.061
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.383
0.383
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
44
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
50.7
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
51.8
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
51
43.1
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
82.51
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
88.73
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69.13
31.69
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45.21
38.21
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.29
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
27.5
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
6.76
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
370
169.6
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
160
135.21
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
4.44
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
31.63
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
32.96
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.75
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.23
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
34
15.58
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.45
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.92
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.92
Catfish Hunter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Catfish Hunter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100