Don Drysdale vs. Ben McDonald — Career Comparison

Don Drysdale
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Ben McDonald
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Don Drysdale and Ben McDonald are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 117 for Don Drysdale and 119 for Ben McDonald, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 106 and 105 respectively. If forced to pick, Don Drysdale gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Don Drysdale and Ben McDonald

Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
1.36
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.38
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.55
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.54
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.44
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.49
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.73
55.73
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.7
52.7
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.77
89.77
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.84
93.84
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.44
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.17
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
2.95
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
561
3.91
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.243
0.243
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3874
27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291.1
9
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
8.09
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
8.27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
0.73
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.96
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
855
2.24
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
437
3.05
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.32
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2486
6.52
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
894
6.23
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.52
6.52
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.031
1.031
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.22
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.23
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.4
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.22
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14097
36.97
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5408
37.69
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.09
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
3.39
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
606
4.22
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.24
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.21
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.64
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.257
1.257
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13088
34.32
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4875
33.98
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.69
37.69

Fielding Stats for Don Drysdale and Ben McDonald

Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
1.36
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
1.47
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.38
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3874
27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1291.1
9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.49
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.66
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
1.8
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.25
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.15
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
2.45
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
1.99
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
2.29
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
1.91
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.68
93.68
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.14
96.14
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.687
1.687
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.299
1.299
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.77
89.77
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.84
93.84
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Drysdale and Ben McDonald

Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547
250.73
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
126600
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1309
600
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1169
535.83
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
99.92
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
71.5
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
11.92
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.21
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
13.29
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
28.42
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.48
37.81
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
158.14
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
129.72
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
44
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
51.8
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
82.51
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.13
31.69
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.29
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
27.5
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
169.6
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
3.54
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
31.63
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.75
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
34
15.58
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.92
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.92
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA