Don Drysdale vs. Milt Wilcox — Career Comparison

Don Drysdale
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Milt Wilcox
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Don Drysdale a clear advantage over Milt Wilcox across the core pitching metrics. Don Drysdale led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 82), run prevention (ERA+ 117 vs 93), and home run suppression (HR9+ 108 vs 86). Don Drysdale was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Don Drysdale and Milt Wilcox

Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
1.36
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.76
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.26
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.55
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.53
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.44
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.5
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.73
55.73
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.29
51.29
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.83
71.83
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
0.44
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.33
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
2.95
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
4.07
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
6050
27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2016.2
9
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3084
8.09
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1991
8.89
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.09
8.09
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
0.73
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
0.91
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
855
2.24
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
770
3.44
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.32
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.29
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2486
6.52
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1137
5.07
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.52
6.52
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.946
0.946
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.22
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.23
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
0.4
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.33
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.05
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14097
36.97
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8635
38.54
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.09
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.24
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1292
3.39
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1013
4.52
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.36
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.26
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.76
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.148
1.148
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.369
1.369
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13088
34.32
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
7652
34.15
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Don Drysdale and Milt Wilcox

Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
1.36
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.76
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
1.27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10296
27
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
6048
27
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3432
9
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2016
9
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.49
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.54
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
1.8
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
1.59
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.15
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
2.45
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
2.26
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
2.29
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
479
2.14
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.68
93.68
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.66
94.66
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.687
1.687
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.216
1.216
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.77
89.77
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.08
72.08
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.14
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.13
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Drysdale and Milt Wilcox

Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
547
250.73
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
397
3452.17
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1309
600
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1169
535.83
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
539.13
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
99.92
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
156
71.5
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
78.26
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
11.92
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.39
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.21
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
13.29
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
28.42
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.48
37.81
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
2.44
21.18
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
158.14
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
13
113.04
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
283
129.72
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
13
113.04
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.523
0.523
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.413
0.413
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
44
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
51.8
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
5
43.48
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
82.51
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
8
69.57
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.13
31.69
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
1.98
17.23
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.29
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
27.5
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.39
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
370
169.6
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
130.43
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
3.54
3.54
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
4.6
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
31.63
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
43.48
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.75
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
34
15.58
Milt Wilcox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.92
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.92
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Drysdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Wilcox
Career
Per 600 PA