Don Drysdale vs. Eric Junge — Career Comparison

Don Drysdale
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Eric Junge
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Don Drysdale built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Junge as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric Junge posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.21 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 2.95 and 1.184 for Don Drysdale. By the career numbers, Eric Junge had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Don Drysdale and Eric Junge

Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
1.36
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.43
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.22
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.55
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.44
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.73
55.73
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.44
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1124
2.95
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
8.09
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
8.41
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
0.73
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
855
2.24
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.66
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.32
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2486
6.52
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.08
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.22
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.4
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14097
36.97
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
37.18
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.09
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1292
3.39
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13088
34.32
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
33.64
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.18
37.18

Fielding Stats for Don Drysdale and Eric Junge

Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
1.36
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.43
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.22
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.49
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
1.8
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.15
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
2.45
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.77
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
2.29
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.77
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.68
93.68
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.687
1.687
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Drysdale and Eric Junge

Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547
250.73
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1309
600
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1169
535.83
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
99.92
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
71.5
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
11.92
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.21
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
13.29
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
28.42
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.48
37.81
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
158.14
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
129.72
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
44
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
51.8
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
82.51
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.13
31.69
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.29
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
27.5
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
370
169.6
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
3.54
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
31.63
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.75
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
34
15.58
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.92
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.92
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA