Don Drysdale vs. Greg Maddux — Career Comparison

Don Drysdale
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Greg Maddux
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Don Drysdale comes out ahead of Greg Maddux in this starter comparison. Don Drysdale led in strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 94), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 103), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 102). Greg Maddux held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 142 vs 121). The edge goes to Don Drysdale.

Pitching Stats for Don Drysdale and Greg Maddux

Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
1.36
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
1.34
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
1.33
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.55
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
0.64
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.44
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.41
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.73
55.73
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
61
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.77
89.77
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.46
99.46
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.44
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.2
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.06
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
2.95
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
1756
3.16
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15025
27
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5008.1
9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
8.09
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
4726
8.49
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
0.73
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.63
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
855
2.24
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
1.8
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.32
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.32
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2486
6.52
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3371
6.06
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.52
6.52
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.873
0.873
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.22
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.13
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.4
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.25
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.05
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14097
36.97
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20421
36.7
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.09
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
3.39
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
1981
3.56
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
0.49
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.21
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
0.76
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.148
1.148
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13088
34.32
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18892
33.95
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.97
36.97
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.7
36.7

Fielding Stats for Don Drysdale and Greg Maddux

Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
1.36
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
744
1.34
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
1.33
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15025
27
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5008.1
9
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
0.49
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
0.98
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
686
1.8
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1194
2.15
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.15
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.1
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
2.45
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1793
3.22
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
874
2.29
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1740
3.13
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.68
93.68
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.04
97.04
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.687
1.687
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.339
2.339
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.77
89.77
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.46
99.46
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.18
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Drysdale and Greg Maddux

Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
547
250.73
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
759
251.32
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
1309
600
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1812
600
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1169
535.83
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1591
526.82
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
218
99.92
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
90.07
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
156
71.5
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
76.16
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
11.92
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
11.59
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.21
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.66
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
13.29
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.66
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
28.42
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
42
13.91
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.48
37.81
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
61.59
20.4
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
158.14
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
326
107.95
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
283
129.72
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
102.98
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
44
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
34.11
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
51.8
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
84
27.81
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
180
82.51
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
60.26
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.13
31.69
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
47.64
15.77
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.29
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.66
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
27.5
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
34
11.26
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
169.6
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PAverified
419
138.74
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.32
4.32
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
69
31.63
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
59.6
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.75
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.66
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
34
15.58
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.97
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.64
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.92
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.99
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.92
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.64
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78.57
78.57