Bobby Thomson vs. Don Drysdale — Matchup Analysis
Don Drysdale has completely neutralized Thomson in this matchup. Thomson's numbers against Drysdale tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.445, 44% below the career mark of 0.794, with a batting average of just 0.167, 38% below their career average and below Drysdale's career opposing average of 0.236. Drysdale has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Thomson down once every 3.3 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 8.7 PA, and Thomson has yet to take Drysdale deep. Edge: Drysdale.
How Bobby Thomson put the ball into play against Don Drysdale
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Don Drysdale to Bobby Thomson
Matchup Details for Bobby Thomson and Don Drysdale
Stats that describe the matchup between Bobby Thomson and Don Drysdale including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
33
Bobby Thomson Career Plate Appearances
6957
Don Drysdale Career Batters Faced
14097
In this matchup
30
Bobby Thomson Career At Bats
6305
Don Drysdale Career At Bats Pitched
13088
In this matchup
0.167
Bobby Thomson Career Batting Average
0.270
Don Drysdale Career Opposing Batting Average
0.236
In this matchup
0
Bobby Thomson Career Home Runs
264
Don Drysdale Career Home Runs Allowed
280
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
In this matchup
0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.000
Bobby Thomson Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.042
Don Drysdale Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Bobby Thomson Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.155
Don Drysdale Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.091
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Bobby Thomson Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.328
Don Drysdale Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.113
In this matchup
0.238
Bobby Thomson Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.274
Don Drysdale Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.272
In this matchup
0
Bobby Thomson Career Hit By Pitch
34
Don Drysdale Career Batters Hit By Pitch
154
Outs
In this matchup
14
In this matchup
0
Bobby Thomson Career Intentional Walks
23
Don Drysdale Career Intentional Walks Allowed
123
In this matchup
10
Bobby Thomson Career Strikeouts
804
Don Drysdale Career Strikeouts Thrown
2486
In this matchup
3.300
Bobby Thomson Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
8.650
Don Drysdale Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.671
In this matchup
0.200
Bobby Thomson Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.700
Don Drysdale Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.340
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.212
Bobby Thomson Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.329
Don Drysdale Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.288
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
1
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Bobby Thomson Career Sacrifice Hits
36
Don Drysdale Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
1
Bobby Thomson Career Sacrifice Flies
23
Don Drysdale Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
0
Bobby Thomson Career Ground into Double Play
159
Don Drysdale Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0