#70 Don Drysdale, Starting Pitcher, 33 yrs, Boston Red Sox Saturday, 10/21/1969 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Don Drysdale
7/23/1936 33 USA,CA, 6"6 221
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Average None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 4 / 6 (Popular) Good Normal Normal 5.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 8,800,000 1970 14 Year(s), 0 Days (2408 total Days) 172 Day(s) 14 Year(s), 0 Days (2408 total Days) 13 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 7 | 10 | 9 | 87-90 Mph |
Versus LHB | 6 | 10 | 8 | |
Versus RHB | 8 | 10 | 9 | |
Talent | 7 | 10 | 9 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 8 68 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 3 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 5 (Range), .955 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
8/24 | SEA | W 5-2 | * | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | W | PoG | | | |
8/29 | @CHA | W 5-2 | * | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | W | PoG | | | |
9/2 | @MIN | W 15-1 | * | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | W | | | | |
9/7 | WS2 | L 3-7 | * | 8 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | L | | | | |
9/11 | @CLE | L 0-1 | * | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | L | | | | |
9/16 | @MIN | W 8-7 | * | 8 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 8 | W | | | | |
9/21 | NYY | L 5-6 | * | 8.2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9 | | | | | |
9/25 | SEA | L 3-6 | * | 9 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | L | | | | |
10/1 | @CHA | W 2-1 | * | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | W | PoG | | | |
10/6 | NYY | W 7-3 | * | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | W | | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 41 | 41 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 2.99 | 343.2 | 316 | 128 | 114 | 36 | 300 | 31 | 75.6 | 2 | 25 | 61.0 |
Projected | 41 | 41 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 2.99 | 343.0 | 316 | 128 | 114 | 36 | 300 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | 8.3 | 7.9 | .9 | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 2.32 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 544 | 147 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 62 | 63 | 21 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .270 | .300 | .397 | .697 |
vs. RHB | 790 | 169 | 39 | 5 | 9 | 59 | 65 | 15 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .214 | .234 | .310 | .544 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 21 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3.19 | 174.2 | 172 | 71 | 62 | 24 | 154 |
Road | 20 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2.77 | 169.0 | 144 | 57 | 52 | 12 | 146 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1.48 | 61.0 | 44 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 51 |
May | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.63 | 52.0 | 50 | 24 | 21 | 10 | 44 |
June | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.58 | 55.1 | 55 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 48 |
July | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.77 | 48.2 | 45 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 53 |
August | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2.90 | 62.0 | 52 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 57 |
Sept./Oct. | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3.62 | 64.2 | 70 | 29 | 26 | 9 | 47 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1956 | 42 | 42 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 2.91 | 358.1 | 333 | 133 | 116 | 21 | 82 | 213 | 33 | 3 | 1.16 | .277 | BOS,AL |
1957 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 3.85 | 238.1 | 244 | 123 | 102 | 18 | 59 | 130 | 22 | 2 | 1.27 | .289 | BOS |
1958 | 42 | 42 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 2.75 | 366.2 | 329 | 123 | 112 | 20 | 63 | 240 | 31 | 1 | 1.07 | .275 | BOS,AL |
1959 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 3.26 | 342.1 | 322 | 135 | 124 | 15 | 49 | 240 | 31 | 1 | 1.08 | .298 | BOS,AL |
1960 | 43 | 43 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 2.95 | 369.1 | 350 | 144 | 121 | 13 | 58 | 276 | 33 | 3 | 1.10 | .297 | BOS,AL |
1961 | 44 | 44 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 2.44 | 383.0 | 318 | 114 | 104 | 10 | 54 | 304 | 29 | 5 | 0.97 | .275 | BOS,AL |
1962 | 39 | 39 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 2.62 | 340.1 | 316 | 103 | 99 | 13 | 31 | 269 | 32 | 5 | 1.02 | .303 | BOS,AL |
1963 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 2.55 | 271.2 | 233 | 80 | 77 | 8 | 30 | 211 | 24 | 1 | 0.97 | .278 | BOS,AL |
1964 | 38 | 38 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 2.54 | 325.2 | 289 | 104 | 92 | 16 | 42 | 241 | 28 | 2 | 1.02 | .283 | BOS |
1965 | 41 | 41 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 2.76 | 349.1 | 301 | 119 | 107 | 16 | 42 | 264 | 29 | 5 | 0.98 | .277 | BOS,AL |
1966 | 44 | 44 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 2.72 | 377.0 | 335 | 135 | 114 | 20 | 54 | 316 | 33 | 4 | 1.03 | .288 | BOS,AL |
1967 | 43 | 43 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 2.73 | 375.1 | 325 | 122 | 114 | 16 | 44 | 301 | 36 | 5 | 0.98 | .282 | BOS,AL |
1968 | 43 | 43 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 2.36 | 370.2 | 305 | 114 | 97 | 23 | 30 | 301 | 30 | 1 | 0.90 | .266 | BOS,AL |
1969 | 41 | 41 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 2.99 | 343.2 | 316 | 128 | 114 | 18 | 36 | 300 | 31 | 2 | 1.02 | .293 | BOS,AL |
Total | 562 | 562 | 346 | 153 | 0 | 2.79 | 4811.2 | 4316 | 1677 | 1493 | 227 | 674 | 3606 | 422 | 40 | 1.04 | .284 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1962 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.08 | 17.2 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
1963 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 18.0 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
1966 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.06 | 17.0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 1 |
1967 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.18 | 17.0 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2.84 | 69.2 | 62 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 58 | 8 | 1 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1956 | 42 | 128 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 53 | 0 | 0 | .203 | .209 | .242 | .451 | BOS,AL |
1957 | 29 | 82 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | .159 | .169 | .159 | .327 | BOS |
1958 | 42 | 130 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 54 | 0 | 0 | .123 | .149 | .138 | .288 | BOS,AL |
1959 | 41 | 120 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 0 | .142 | .161 | .158 | .320 | BOS,AL |
1960 | 43 | 131 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 53 | 0 | 2 | .183 | .201 | .198 | .400 | BOS,AL |
1961 | 44 | 144 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 0 | 0 | .111 | .122 | .132 | .254 | BOS,AL |
1962 | 39 | 123 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 0 | .130 | .137 | .163 | .300 | BOS,AL |
1963 | 32 | 102 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 0 | .216 | .238 | .235 | .473 | BOS,AL |
1964 | 38 | 123 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 60 | 0 | 0 | .114 | .128 | .122 | .250 | BOS |
1965 | 41 | 126 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 61 | 0 | 0 | .127 | .170 | .143 | .313 | BOS,AL |
1966 | 44 | 133 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 60 | 0 | 0 | .128 | .153 | .173 | .326 | BOS,AL |
1967 | 43 | 136 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | .154 | .154 | .162 | .316 | BOS,AL |
1968 | 43 | 134 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 0 | .134 | .141 | .172 | .312 | BOS,AL |
1969 | 41 | 119 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 0 | .160 | .187 | .193 | .380 | BOS,AL |
Total | 562 | 1731 | 255 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 92 | 108 | 35 | 688 | 2 | 2 | .147 | .164 | .170 | .334 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 41 | 41 | 20 | 54 | 4 | 76 | 2 | .974 | 343.2 | 1.99 | | | | |
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Won Cy Young Award in 1962, going 29-7, 2.62 ERA... Was selected to the 1963 Allstar game... Injured on 8/16/1963 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 7 weeks... Injured on 6/2/1964 with a Fractured Hand, out for 3-4 weeks... 7/7/1964: Signed a contract extension with Boston, $8,800,000 per year, for 6 years. Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1964, going 5-2, 2.21... Was selected to the 1965 Allstar game... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1965, going 6-0, 1.53... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1966, going 6-1, 1.95... Was selected to the 1966 Allstar game... Won World Series with Boston in 1966... Won Cy Young Award in 1966, going 30-9, 2.72 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1967, going 6-0, 1.89... Was selected to the 1967 Allstar game... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1967, going 6-0, 1.74... Won World Series with Boston in 1967... Won Cy Young Award in 1967, going 29-11, 2.73 ERA... Was selected to the 1968 Allstar game... Pitched NO-HITTER against Minnesota on 8/26/1968, striking out 8... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1968, going 6-0, 0.76... Was selected to the 1969 Allstar game... Injured on 10/6/1969 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 7 weeks...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1956 - 2.91 - 2nd 1957 - 3.85 - 6th 1958 - 2.75 - 1st 1959 - 3.26 - 2nd 1960 - 2.95 - 1st 1961 - 2.44 - 1st 1962 - 2.62 - 1st 1963 - 2.55 - 1st 1964 - 2.54 - 1st 1965 - 2.76 - 1st 1966 - 2.72 - 1st 1967 - 2.73 - 4th 1968 - 2.36 - 3rd
| WHIP 1956 - 1.16 - 3rd 1957 - 1.27 - 5th 1958 - 1.07 - 2nd 1959 - 1.08 - 1st 1960 - 1.10 - 1st 1961 - 0.97 - 1st 1962 - 1.02 - 1st 1963 - 0.97 - 1st 1964 - 1.02 - 1st 1965 - 0.98 - 1st 1966 - 1.03 - 1st 1967 - 0.98 - 1st 1968 - 0.90 - 1st
| Wins 1956 - 22 - 3rd 1958 - 25 - 2nd 1959 - 26 - 1st 1960 - 24 - 1st 1961 - 22 - 3rd 1962 - 29 - 1st 1963 - 21 - 7th 1964 - 21 - 5th 1965 - 32 - 2nd 1966 - 30 - 1st 1967 - 29 - 1st 1968 - 27 - 2nd
| Losses 1956 - 16 - 8th 1960 - 14 - 10th
| IP 1956 - 358.1 - 1st 1958 - 366.2 - 1st 1959 - 342.1 - 1st 1960 - 369.1 - 1st 1961 - 383.0 - 1st 1962 - 340.1 - 3rd 1964 - 325.2 - 5th 1965 - 349.1 - 5th 1966 - 377.0 - 1st 1967 - 375.1 - 1st 1968 - 370.2 - 1st
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K's 1956 - 213 - 3rd 1958 - 240 - 3rd 1959 - 240 - 3rd 1960 - 276 - 1st 1961 - 304 - 3rd 1962 - 269 - 3rd 1963 - 211 - 6th 1964 - 241 - 3rd 1965 - 264 - 5th 1966 - 316 - 2nd 1967 - 301 - 4th 1968 - 301 - 4th
| CG 1956 - 33 - 1st 1957 - 22 - 4th 1958 - 31 - 1st 1959 - 31 - 1st 1960 - 33 - 1st 1961 - 29 - 2nd 1962 - 32 - 1st 1963 - 24 - 8th 1964 - 28 - 2nd 1965 - 29 - 2nd 1966 - 33 - 1st 1967 - 36 - 1st 1968 - 30 - 2nd
| SHO 1956 - 3 - 1st 1957 - 2 - 5th 1960 - 3 - 2nd 1961 - 5 - 1st 1962 - 5 - 1st 1964 - 2 - 7th 1965 - 5 - 2nd 1966 - 4 - 3rd 1967 - 5 - 4th
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