Don Drysdale vs. Gary Wayne — Career Comparison

Don Drysdale
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Gary Wayne
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Don Drysdale built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Wayne as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Don Drysdale led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 102), strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 97), and run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 107). Gary Wayne held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 120 vs 108). Role difference aside, Don Drysdale holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Don Drysdale and Gary Wayne

Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
1.36
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.22
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.55
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.44
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.73
55.73
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.44
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
2.95
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
3.93
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
8.09
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
8.54
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.54
8.54
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
0.73
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
855
2.24
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
3.75
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.32
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.68
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2486
6.52
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
5.91
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.52
6.52
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.974
0.974
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.073
1.073
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.22
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.4
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14097
36.97
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
39.36
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.09
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.63
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
3.39
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.51
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.65
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.58
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.83
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13088
34.32
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
34.03
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Don Drysdale and Gary Wayne

Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
1.36
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.33
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.22
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
249.2
9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
0.49
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
1.8
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.48
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.15
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
2.45
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.77
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
2.29
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.69
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.68
93.68
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.92
95.92
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.687
1.687
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.204
0.204
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Drysdale and Gary Wayne

Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547
250.73
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
231
69300
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1309
600
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1169
535.83
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.561
0.561
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
99.92
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
71.5
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
11.92
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.21
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
13.29
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
28.42
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82.48
37.81
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
345
158.14
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
129.72
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.523
0.523
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.415
0.415
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
44
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
51.8
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
82.51
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69.13
31.69
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.29
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
27.5
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
370
169.6
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.54
3.54
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
31.63
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.75
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
34
15.58
Gary Wayne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.92
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.92
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Wayne
Career
Per 600 PA