NAME     : Don Drysdale
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : VAN NUYS,CA,USA
 
  BIRTHDAY : 7/23/1936
  AGE      : 23
  HEIGHT   : 6"6
  WEIGHT   : 216
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $10,260,000 through 1961
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Strong
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : Normal
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : Normal
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    C  (Fielding Pct. : .963)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : B
  Duration as Reliever : C
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 67
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 9
  Avoiding Hits        : 8  (VS. RHB : 8, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 6  (VS. RHB : 6, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 6  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Brilliant)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 6, Talent Average)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 8
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball, Slider

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        4.22  1  2  0   4  4  32.0  26  22  15  10  23 
  At Home        4.80  0  1  0   2  2  15.0  18  11   8   5   6 
  Away           3.71  1  1  0   2  2  17.0   8  11   7   5  17 
  Last Week      4.80  0  1  0   2  2  15.0  18  11   8   5   6 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Apr/Mar        4.22  1  2  0   4  4  32.0  26  22  15  10  23 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1956   2.64  5  5  0  25  2   0  99.0  29  31  55  BRO
  1957   2.69 17  9  0  34  9   4 221.0  66  61 148  BRO
  1958   4.18 12 13  0  44  6   1 211.0  98  72 131  LAD
  1959   3.47 17 13  2  44 15   4 270.0 104  93 242  LAD
 
  Total ERA   : 3.37
  Total Wins  : 52
  Total Losses: 42
  Total Saves : 2
  Total SHO   : 9
  Total CG    : 34
  Total K's   : 599
  Total BB's  : 267
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Set a new season NL-Record for Strikeouts with 4 on 4/1/1960 ... Set a new season NL-Record for Strikeouts with 10 on 4/5/1960 ... Set a new season NL-Record for Strikeouts with 19 on 4/9/1960 ... Set a new season NL-Record for Strikeouts with 23 on 4/13/1960 ...