Don Drysdale vs. Warren Spahn — Career Comparison

Don Drysdale
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Warren Spahn
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Don Drysdale a clear advantage over Warren Spahn across the core pitching metrics. Don Drysdale led in strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 82), home run suppression (HR9+ 108 vs 81), and run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 100). Don Drysdale was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Don Drysdale and Warren Spahn

Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
1.36
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
1.29
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.22
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
665
1.14
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
0.55
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
0.62
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.44
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
0.42
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.73
55.73
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.67
88.67
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.44
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
0.66
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.11
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.05
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
2.95
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1798
3.09
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15731
27
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5243.2
9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
8.09
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4830
8.29
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.29
8.29
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
0.73
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
434
0.74
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
855
2.24
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1434
2.46
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.32
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.1
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2486
6.52
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2583
4.43
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.52
6.52
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.766
0.766
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.22
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
0.14
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.4
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.07
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14097
36.97
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21547
36.98
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.09
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.12
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
3.39
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2016
3.46
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.195
1.195
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13088
34.32
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20071
34.45
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.98
36.98

Fielding Stats for Don Drysdale and Warren Spahn

Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
21
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
518
1.36
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
2.18
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.22
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
1.15
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9282
27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3094
9
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
0.49
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.65
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
686
1.8
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
2.91
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.15
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.17
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
2.45
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1279
3.72
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
874
2.29
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1221
3.55
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.68
93.68
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.47
95.47
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.687
1.687
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.628
1.628
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.93
52.93
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.24
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Drysdale and Warren Spahn

Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
21
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
547
250.73
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
783
228.61
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
1309
600
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2055
600
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
1169
535.83
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1872
546.57
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.553
0.553
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
218
99.92
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
363
105.99
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
156
71.5
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
77.37
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
26
11.92
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
16.64
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.21
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.75
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
13.29
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
10.22
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
62
28.42
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
28.61
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
82.48
37.81
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
134.33
39.22
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
345
158.14
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
156.79
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
283
129.72
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
135.47
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
44
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
141
41.17
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
113
51.8
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
189
55.18
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
180
82.51
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
295
86.13
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
69.13
31.69
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123.31
36
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.29
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.04
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
27.5
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
27.45
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
169.6
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
487
142.19
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.22
4.22
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
31.63
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
68
19.85
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
6
2.75
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.09
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
34
15.58
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
6.72
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.17
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.92
Warren Spahn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.58
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.92
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
1.75
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Spahn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67