Don Drysdale vs. Eddie Plank — Career Comparison

Don Drysdale
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Eddie Plank
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Eddie Plank posted a stronger line than Don Drysdale. Eddie Plank posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.35 vs 2.95) and WHIP (1.119 vs 1.184). By the career numbers, Eddie Plank 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 Eddie Plank

Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
1.36
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623
1.25
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.22
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
1.06
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.55
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
0.65
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.44
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.39
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.73
55.73
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.69
62.69
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.91
84.91
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.44
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
0.82
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.14
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.05
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1124
2.95
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
2.35
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.237
0.237
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13487
27
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4495.2
9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3084
8.09
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3958
7.92
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
0.73
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.08
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
855
2.24
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072
2.15
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.32
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2486
6.52
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2246
4.5
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.52
6.52
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.738
0.738
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.22
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.17
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
0.4
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.38
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14097
36.97
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17985
36
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.09
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.15
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1292
3.39
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1563
3.13
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.148
1.148
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.119
1.119
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13088
34.32
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16722
33.48
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.97
36.97
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36

Fielding Stats for Don Drysdale and Eddie Plank

Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
518
1.36
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
1.92
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.22
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
0.75
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
8751
27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2917
9
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
0.49
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.71
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
686
1.8
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
3.42
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.15
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.12
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
2.45
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1377
4.25
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
874
2.29
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1337
4.13
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.68
93.68
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.687
1.687
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.146
2.146
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.84
38.84
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.11
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Drysdale and Eddie Plank

Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
547
250.73
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
212.6
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
1309
600
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1778
600
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
1169
535.83
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1607
542.29
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.535
0.535
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
218
99.92
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
111.7
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
156
71.5
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282
95.16
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
26
11.92
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
13.16
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.21
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
7
2.36
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
13.29
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.01
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
28.42
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
49
16.54
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82.48
37.81
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103.24
34.84
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
345
158.14
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
393
132.62
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
283
129.72
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
143.76
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.495
0.495
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
44
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
43.87
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
113
51.8
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
41.17
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
180
82.51
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
84.03
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
69.13
31.69
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113.11
38.17
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.29
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
8.1
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
27.5
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
23.96
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
370
169.6
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
89.43
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.71
6.71
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
31.63
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
25.65
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.75
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
34
15.58
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.39
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.92
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.01
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.92
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
5.4
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.25
81.25