Don Drysdale vs. Rube Waddell — Career Comparison

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

On the career pitching numbers, Rube Waddell posted a stronger line than Don Drysdale. Rube Waddell posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.16 vs 2.95) and WHIP (1.102 vs 1.184). By the career numbers, Rube Waddell 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 Rube Waddell

Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
1.36
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
407
1.24
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.22
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
1.03
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
0.55
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
0.59
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
0.44
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.43
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.73
55.73
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.44
57.44
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.54
83.54
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
0.44
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
0.79
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.13
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.15
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1124
2.95
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.16
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.236
0.236
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8884
27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2961.1
9
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3084
8.09
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2460
7.48
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.09
8.09
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
0.73
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
855
2.24
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
803
2.44
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.32
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2486
6.52
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
7.04
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.04
7.04
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.22
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.22
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.4
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.35
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14097
36.97
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11717
35.61
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.09
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.16
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1292
3.39
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
3.23
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.148
1.148
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13088
34.32
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10799
32.82
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.97
36.97
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.61
35.61

Fielding Stats for Don Drysdale and Rube Waddell

Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
1.36
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
1.24
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.22
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
0.65
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8904
27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2968
9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.49
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
0.53
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
686
1.8
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
2.24
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.15
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.28
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
933
2.45
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
3.05
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
874
2.29
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
2.78
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.68
93.68
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.96
90.96
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.687
1.687
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.245
2.245
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.21
52.21
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Drysdale and Rube Waddell

Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
547
250.73
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
410
216.36
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1309
600
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
1137
600
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1169
535.83
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1066
562.53
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
99.92
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
172
90.77
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
71.5
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
129
68.07
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
26
11.92
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.3
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
7
3.21
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.28
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
13.29
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.11
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
28.42
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
43
22.69
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.48
37.81
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
50.21
26.5
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
158.14
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
233
122.96
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
129.72
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
220
116.09
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.416
0.416
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
44
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
61
32.19
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
51.8
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
83
43.8
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
82.51
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
140
73.88
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.13
31.69
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
37.89
19.99
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
5
2.29
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
27.5
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
42
22.16
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
370
169.6
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
300
158.31
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
3.79
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
31.63
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
23
12.14
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.75
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
34
15.58
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.92
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
0.92
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100