#70 Don Drysdale, Starting Pitcher, 25 yrs, Boston Red Sox Saturday, 10/21/1961 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Don Drysdale
7/23/1936 25 USA,CA, 6"6 216
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) 2 / 6 (Fair) 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 $ 7,500,000 1964 6 Year(s), 0 Days (1032 total Days) 172 Day(s) 6 Year(s), 0 Days (1032 total Days) 5 Year(s) 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 8 | 10 | 10 | 87-90 Mph |
Versus LHB | 7 | 10 | 10 | |
Versus RHB | 8 | 10 | 10 | |
Talent | 8 | 10 | 9 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 9 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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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 44 | 44 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 2.44 | 383.0 | 318 | 114 | 104 | 54 | 304 | 29 | 65.9 | 5 | 33 | 75.0 |
Projected | 36 | 36 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2.44 | 313.0 | 260 | 93 | 85 | 44 | 249 | | | | | |
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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 | 9.0 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 1.3 | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 1.87 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 660 | 149 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 57 | 60 | 33 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .226 | .267 | .300 | .567 |
vs. RHB | 773 | 169 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 54 | 21 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .219 | .240 | .291 | .531 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 20 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2.86 | 179.2 | 161 | 65 | 57 | 24 | 140 |
Road | 24 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2.08 | 203.1 | 157 | 49 | 47 | 30 | 164 |
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 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.29 | 63.0 | 54 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 51 |
May | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2.70 | 60.0 | 58 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 40 |
June | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3.44 | 68.0 | 59 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 58 |
July | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2.03 | 62.0 | 50 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 46 |
August | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1.67 | 70.0 | 45 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 64 |
Sept./Oct. | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.55 | 60.0 | 52 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 45 |
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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 |
Total | 241 | 241 | 133 | 78 | 0 | 2.97 | 2058.0 | 1896 | 772 | 679 | 97 | 365 | 1403 | 179 | 15 | 1.10 | .285 | |
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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 |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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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 |
Total | 241 | 735 | 112 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 45 | 13 | 292 | 0 | 2 | .152 | .168 | .171 | .339 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 44 | 44 | 30 | 70 | 4 | 103 | 3 | .971 | 383.0 | 2.42 | | | | |
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9/25/1954: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (N), $1,300,000 per year, for 2 years. Drafted in 1st round, 1st overall pick, by Boston in 1956... Earned first career win on 4/8/1956... Had first career hit on 4/12/1956, off Lou Brissie (KC)... Won Player of the Week award on 6/12/1956, winning 2 games with a 0.53 ERA... Was selected to the 1956 Allstar game... Won Rookie Of The Year Award in 1956, going 22-16, 2.91 ERA... Injured on 5/12/1957 with a Pulled Tricep Muscle, out for 4 weeks... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 6/1/1957, going 2-0, 1.05... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1958, going 5-3, 2.27... Was selected to the 1958 Allstar game... Injured on 5/15/1959 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1959, going 6-0, 2.43... Was selected to the 1959 Allstar game... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1959, going 5-1, 2.18... Won Cy Young Award in 1959, going 26-11, 3.26 ERA... Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1960, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA... Was selected to the 1960 Allstar game... 9/18/1960: Signed a contract extension with Boston, $7,500,000 per year, for 4 years. Won Cy Young Award in 1960, going 24-14, 2.95 ERA... Was selected to the 1961 Allstar game... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1961, going 6-1, 1.67... Won Cy Young Award in 1961, going 22-10, 2.44 ERA...
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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
| WHIP 1956 - 1.16 - 3rd 1957 - 1.27 - 5th 1958 - 1.07 - 2nd 1959 - 1.08 - 1st 1960 - 1.10 - 1st
| Wins 1956 - 22 - 3rd 1958 - 25 - 2nd 1959 - 26 - 1st 1960 - 24 - 1st
| Losses 1956 - 16 - 8th 1960 - 14 - 10th
| IP 1956 - 358.1 - 1st 1958 - 366.2 - 1st 1959 - 342.1 - 1st 1960 - 369.1 - 1st
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K's 1956 - 213 - 3rd 1958 - 240 - 3rd 1959 - 240 - 3rd 1960 - 276 - 1st
| CG 1956 - 33 - 1st 1957 - 22 - 4th 1958 - 31 - 1st 1959 - 31 - 1st 1960 - 33 - 1st
| SHO 1956 - 3 - 1st 1957 - 2 - 5th 1960 - 3 - 2nd
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