Mickey Vernon vs. Don Drysdale — Matchup Analysis
Don Drysdale has completely neutralized Vernon in this matchup. Vernon's numbers against Drysdale tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.417, 47% below the career mark of 0.787, with a batting average of just 0.167, 42% below their career average and below Drysdale's career opposing average of 0.236. Drysdale has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Vernon down once every 4 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 11.3 PA, and Vernon has yet to take Drysdale deep. Edge: Drysdale.
How Mickey Vernon put the ball into play against Don Drysdale
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Don Drysdale to Mickey Vernon
Matchup Details for Mickey Vernon and Don Drysdale
Stats that describe the matchup between Mickey Vernon and Don Drysdale including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
12
Mickey Vernon Career Plate Appearances
9834
Don Drysdale Career Batters Faced
14097
In this matchup
12
Mickey Vernon Career At Bats
8731
Don Drysdale Career At Bats Pitched
13088
In this matchup
0.167
Mickey Vernon Career Batting Average
0.286
Don Drysdale Career Opposing Batting Average
0.236
In this matchup
0
Mickey Vernon Career Home Runs
172
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
Mickey Vernon Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.020
Don Drysdale Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.021
In this matchup
0.000
Mickey Vernon Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.069
Don Drysdale Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.091
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Mickey Vernon Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.198
Don Drysdale Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.113
In this matchup
0.222
Mickey Vernon Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.301
Don Drysdale Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.272
In this matchup
0
Mickey Vernon Career Hit By Pitch
49
Don Drysdale Career Batters Hit By Pitch
154
Outs
In this matchup
7
In this matchup
0
Mickey Vernon Career Intentional Walks
22
Don Drysdale Career Intentional Walks Allowed
123
In this matchup
3
Mickey Vernon Career Strikeouts
869
Don Drysdale Career Strikeouts Thrown
2486
In this matchup
4.000
Mickey Vernon Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
11.320
Don Drysdale Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
5.671
In this matchup
0.000
Mickey Vernon Career Walks Per Strikeout
1.100
Don Drysdale Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.340
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.167
Mickey Vernon Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.353
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
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Mickey Vernon Career Sacrifice Hits
80
Don Drysdale Career Sacrifice Hits
0
In this matchup
0
Mickey Vernon Career Sacrifice Flies
19
Don Drysdale Career Sacrifice Flies
0
In this matchup
0
Mickey Vernon Career Ground into Double Play
183
Don Drysdale Career Double Plays Enabled
0
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0