Don Drysdale vs. Joe McGinnity — Career Comparison

Don Drysdale
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Joe McGinnity
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Joe McGinnity posted a stronger line than Don Drysdale. Joe McGinnity posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.66 vs 2.95) and home runs allowed (0.14 per nine innings vs 0.73). By the career numbers, Joe McGinnity had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Don Drysdale and Joe McGinnity

Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
1.36
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.22
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
381
1
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.55
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
0.64
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.44
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.37
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.73
55.73
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.4
63.4
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.94
81.94
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.44
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
0.82
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.08
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.06
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1124
2.95
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
2.66
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10324
27
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3441.1
9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
8.09
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3276
8.57
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
0.73
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.14
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
855
2.24
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
2.12
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.32
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2486
6.52
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
1068
2.79
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.52
6.52
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.22
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.4
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
0.47
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14097
36.97
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14132
36.96
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.09
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.19
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
3.39
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
1436
3.76
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.188
1.188
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13088
34.32
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13141
34.37
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.97
36.97
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.96
36.96

Fielding Stats for Don Drysdale and Joe McGinnity

Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
1.36
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
475
1.22
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.22
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.44
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10506
27
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3502
9
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
0.49
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.56
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
686
1.8
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
930
2.39
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.15
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.26
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
2.45
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1249
3.21
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
874
2.29
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1148
2.95
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.68
93.68
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.91
91.91
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.687
1.687
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.417
2.417
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.42
36.42
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.06
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Drysdale and Joe McGinnity

Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547
250.73
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
477
201.12
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
1309
600
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1423
600
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
1169
535.83
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1297
546.87
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.501
0.501
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
218
99.92
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
105.83
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
156
71.5
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
92.76
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
11.92
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
21
8.85
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.21
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.22
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
13.29
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
28.42
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
31
13.07
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.48
37.81
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
68.46
28.87
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
158.14
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
292
123.12
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
283
129.72
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
296
124.81
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.446
0.446
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
96
44
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
45.96
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
51.8
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
90
37.95
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
180
82.51
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
83.91
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69.13
31.69
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72.3
30.48
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.29
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.64
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
27.5
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
34
14.34
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
370
169.6
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
66.62
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.01
9.01
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
69
31.63
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
34.15
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.75
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
34
15.58
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.96
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.92
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.92
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.96
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100