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Don Drysdale
Donald Scott Drysdale

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 6", Weight 216 lb.

Debut April 17, 1956
Final Game August 5, 1969
Born July 23, 1936 in Van Nuys, CA
Died July 3, 1993 in Montreal, Quebec, CAN

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1984.

Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1954. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1956 19 BRO NL   5   5  25  12   2   0   6  0   99.0   95   35   29   9   31   55   3   3   413   3   0  2.64  4.03  153 1.273
 1957 20 BRO NL  17   9  34  29   9   4   4  0  221.0  197   76   66  17   61  148   7   3   911   3   1  2.69  4.15  154 1.167 MVP-19
 1958 21 LAD NL  12  13  44  29   6   1   7  0  211.7  214  107   98  21   72  131  14   8   913   6   2  4.17  4.11   99 1.351
 1959 22 LAD NL  17  13  44  36  15   4   7  2  270.7  237  113  104  26   93  242  18   4  1142   9   2  3.46  4.22  122 1.219 AS
 1960 23 LAD NL  15  14  41  36  15   5   5  2  269.0  214   93   85  27   72  246  10   6  1083   5   0  2.84  3.95  139 1.063
 1961 24 LAD NL  13  10  40  37  10   3   2  0  244.0  236  111  100  29   83  182  20   7  1047  15   1  3.69  4.31  117 1.307 AS
 1962 25 LAD NL  25   9  43  41  19   2   2  1  314.3  272  122   99  21   78  232  11   8  1289  12   0  2.83  3.59  127 1.113 MVP-5,CYA-1,AS
 1963 26 LAD NL  19  17  42  42  17   3   0  0  315.3  287  114   92  25   57  251  10   4  1266  13   0  2.63  2.99  114 1.091 MVP-21,AS
 1964 27 LAD NL  18  16  40  40  21   5   0  0  321.3  242   91   78  15   68  237  10  11  1264   9   1  2.18  3.25  149 0.965 AS
 1965 28 LAD NL  23  12  44  42  20   7   1  1  308.3  270  113   95  30   66  210  12  11  1262  11   0  2.77  3.26  117 1.090 MVP-5,AS
 1966 29 LAD NL  13  16  40  40  11   3   0  0  273.7  279  114  104  21   45  177  17   7  1135   8   1  3.42  3.28   96 1.184
 1967 30 LAD NL  13  16  38  38   9   3   0  0  282.0  269  101   86  19   60  196   8   5  1151  19   2  2.74  3.07  112 1.167 AS
 1968 31 LAD NL  14  12  31  31  12   8   0  0  239.0  201   68   57  11   56  155  12   4   954  10   0  2.15  2.75  128 1.075 AS
 1969 32 LAD NL   5   4  12  12   1   1   0  0   62.7   71   34   31   9   13   24   2   1   267   0   0  4.45  3.31   74 1.340
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 14 Yr WL% .557 209 166 518 465 167  49  34  6 3432.0 3084 1292 1124 280  855 2486 154  82 14097 123  10  2.95  3.55  121 1.148
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    14  11  35  32  11   3   2  0  237.3  213   89   77  19   59  171  10   5   975   8   0  2.95  3.55  121 1.148
 Career High     25  17  44  42  21   8   7  2  321.3  287  122  104  30   93  251  20  11  1289  19   2  2.15  4.31  154 0.965

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1956 19 BRO NL  26   26    4    5   1  0   1    1   0  0   1   8  .192  .222  .346   45    9   2   0   0   0   1
 1957 20 BRO NL  37   73    7    9   0  0   2    6   0  0   7  29  .123  .200  .205    6   15   3   0   0   0   3 MVP-19
 1958 21 LAD NL  47   66    9   15   1  1   7   12   0  0   3  25  .227  .261  .591  114   39   3   0   0   0   0
 1959 22 LAD NL  46   91    9   15   1  1   4   12   0  1   4  31  .165  .198  .330   34   30   8   1   0   0   2 AS
 1960 23 LAD NL  41   83    3   13   6  2   0    4   0  0   6  32  .157  .211  .277   30   23   9   1   0   0   0
 1961 24 LAD NL  40   83    9   16   1  0   5   12   0  0   6  24  .193  .244  .386   59   32   5   1   0   0   4 AS
 1962 25 LAD NL  43  111    9   22   4  1   0   14   0  1   5  29  .198  .246  .252   39   28   8   0   0   2   4 MVP-5,AS
 1963 26 LAD NL  42   96    5   16   1  1   0    5   0  0   9  35  .167  .241  .198   32   19   6   2   0   1   3 MVP-21,AS
 1964 27 LAD NL  40  110   10   19   2  0   1    8   0  0   4  29  .173  .202  .218   22   24  14   0   0   0   3 AS
 1965 28 LAD NL  58  130   18   39   4  1   7   19   0  0   5  34  .300  .331  .508  140   66   2   0   0   1   6 MVP-5,AS
 1966 29 LAD NL  46  106    6   20   2  0   2    8   0  0   3  28  .189  .211  .264   36   28   2   0   0   0   5
 1967 30 LAD NL  38   93    2   12   1  0   0    6   0  0   5  26  .129  .172  .140   -6   13   2   1   0   0   1 AS
 1968 31 LAD NL  31   79    4   14   1  0   0    3   0  0   0  29  .177  .188  .190   18   15   4   0   0   1   1 AS
 1969 32 LAD NL  12   22    1    3   1  0   0    3   0  0   2  11  .136  .208  .182   14    4   1   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 14 Seasons     547 1169   96  218  26  7  29  113   0  2  60 370  .186  .228  .295   45  345  69   6   0   5  34
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        346   28   65   8  2   9   33   0  1  18 110  .186  .228  .295   45  102  20   2   0   1  10
 Career High     58  130   18   39   6  2   7   19   0  1   9  35                          66  14   2   0   2   6
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1956 19 BRO NL   29   24    2   2.2   110| .192  .274| .222  .343| .346  .433| .568  .775|  45  .219  -2.2  -0.2   0%
 1957 20 BRO NL   83   70    3   1.2   110| .123  .279| .200  .344| .205  .432| .405  .775|   6  .073 -10.5  -1.1   0%
 1958 21 LAD NL   72   54   10   5.0   109| .227  .274| .261  .343| .591  .428| .852  .771| 114  .529   0.4   0.0   0%
 1959 22 LAD NL  104   88    5   1.5   111| .165  .278| .198  .345| .330  .430| .528  .776|  34  .116  -9.6  -1.0   0%
 1960 23 LAD NL   99   80    6   2.0   104| .157  .270| .211  .337| .277  .414| .488  .751|  30  .196  -8.5  -0.9   0%
 1961 24 LAD NL   95   77    7   2.4   112| .193  .279| .244  .347| .386  .435| .630  .782|  59  .233  -5.6  -0.6   0%
 1962 25 LAD NL  126  102    6   1.6    97| .198  .261| .246  .328| .252  .397| .498  .724|  39  .124  -9.4  -0.9   0%
 1963 26 LAD NL  114   91    5   1.5    84| .167  .246| .241  .307| .198  .368| .439  .675|  32  .145  -7.9  -0.9   0%
 1964 27 LAD NL  128  108    5   1.2    88| .173  .255| .202  .312| .218  .379| .420  .690|  22  .101 -11.0  -1.2   0%
 1965 28 LAD NL  138   99   19   5.2    88| .300  .250| .331  .312| .508  .378| .839  .690| 140  .601   5.9   0.6   0%
 1966 29 LAD NL  111   93    5   1.4    89| .189  .255| .211  .312| .264  .384| .475  .697|  36  .124  -9.0  -0.9   0%
 1967 30 LAD NL  101   85    3   1.0    83| .129  .247| .172  .308| .140  .363| .312  .672|  -6  .068 -12.3  -1.3   0%
 1968 31 LAD NL   84   70    3   1.2    75| .177  .243| .188  .300| .190  .342| .378  .642|  18  .113  -7.8  -0.9   0%
 1969 32 LAD NL   25   21    1   1.3    89| .136  .251| .208  .320| .182  .372| .390  .692|  14  .103  -2.4  -0.3   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 14 Seasons     1309 1062   80   2.0    95| .186  .260| .228  .323| .295  .394| .523  .717|  45  .203 -90.0  -9.6   0%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1956 19 BRO NL P 25 8 20 2 1 .933 .966 1.12 0.83 2.55 2.05 12 99.0 1957 20 BRO NL P 34 15 60 2 4 .974 .962 2.21 0.82 3.05 2.06 29 221.0 1958 21 LAD NL P 44 15 45 6 10 .909 .955 1.36 0.77 2.55 1.97 29 211.7 1959 22 LAD NL P 44 18 48 3 4 .957 .954 1.50 0.82 2.19 1.99 36 270.7 AS 1960 23 LAD NL P 41 18 60 3 3 .963 .962 1.90 0.87 2.61 2.09 36 269.0 1961 24 LAD NL P 40 13 36 3 3 .942 .959 1.23 0.88 1.81 2.18 37 244.0 AS 1962 25 LAD NL P 43 10 60 7 5 .909 .949 1.63 0.82 2.00 2.07 41 314.3 AS 1963 26 LAD NL P 42 19 62 4 7 .953 .951 1.93 0.84 2.31 2.06 42 315.3 AS 1964 27 LAD NL P 40 13 68 3 5 .964 .953 2.02 0.84 2.27 2.14 40 321.3 AS 1965 28 LAD NL P 44 22 55 9 4 .895 .957 1.75 0.81 2.25 2.08 42 308.3 AS 1966 29 LAD NL P 40 10 45 7 1 .887 .947 1.38 0.74 1.81 1.96 40 273.7 1967 30 LAD NL P 38 11 64 5 3 .938 .960 1.97 0.78 2.39 2.00 38 282.0 AS 1968 31 LAD NL P 31 15 50 5 4 .929 .959 2.10 0.85 2.45 2.01 31 239.0 AS 1969 32 LAD NL P 12 1 13 0 1 1.000 .959 1.17 0.78 2.01 1.95 12 62.7
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1956 19 BRO NL P 25 8 20 2 1 .933 .966 1.12 0.83 2.55 2.05 12 99.0 1957 20 BRO NL P 34 15 60 2 4 .974 .962 2.21 0.82 3.05 2.06 29 221.0 1958 21 LAD NL P 44 15 45 6 10 .909 .955 1.36 0.77 2.55 1.97 29 211.7 1959 22 LAD NL P 44 18 48 3 4 .957 .954 1.50 0.82 2.19 1.99 36 270.7 1960 23 LAD NL P 41 18 60 3 3 .963 .962 1.90 0.87 2.61 2.09 36 269.0 1961 24 LAD NL P 40 13 36 3 3 .942 .959 1.23 0.88 1.81 2.18 37 244.0 1962 25 LAD NL P 43 10 60 7 5 .909 .949 1.63 0.82 2.00 2.07 41 314.3 1963 26 LAD NL P 42 19 62 4 7 .953 .951 1.93 0.84 2.31 2.06 42 315.3 1964 27 LAD NL P 40 13 68 3 5 .964 .953 2.02 0.84 2.27 2.14 40 321.3 1965 28 LAD NL P 44 22 55 9 4 .895 .957 1.75 0.81 2.25 2.08 42 308.3 1966 29 LAD NL P 40 10 45 7 1 .887 .947 1.38 0.74 1.81 1.96 40 273.7 1967 30 LAD NL P 38 11 64 5 3 .938 .960 1.97 0.78 2.39 2.00 38 282.0 1968 31 LAD NL P 31 15 50 5 4 .929 .959 2.10 0.85 2.45 2.01 31 239.0 1969 32 LAD NL P 12 1 13 0 1 1.000 .959 1.17 0.78 2.01 1.95 12 62.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 518 188 686 59 55 .937 .956 1.69 0.82 2.29 2.05 465 3432.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 518 188 686 59 55 .937 .956 1.69 0.82 2.29 2.05 465 3432
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1956   WS    BRO NYY     L   1   0   9.00  0  0  0  0   2     2   2   1   1 
 1959   WS    LAD CHW     W   1   1   1.29  1  0  0  0   7    11   1   4   5 
 1963   WS    LAD NYY     W   1   1   0.00  1  0  0  1   9     3   0   1   9 
 1965   WS    LAD MIN     W   2   2   3.86  1  1  0  1  11.2  12   5   3  15 
 1966   WS    LAD BAL     L   2   2   4.50  0  2  0  1  10     8   5   3   6 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  5 World Series        3-2   7   6   2.95  3  3  0  3  39.2  36  13  12  36 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1956   WS    BRO NYY     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1959   WS    LAD CHW     W   1   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1963   WS    LAD NYY     W   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   2   0  .000  .667  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1965   WS    LAD MIN     W   3   5   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   4  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1966   WS    LAD BAL     L   2   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  5 World Series        3-2   8  10   0   0  0  0  0   0   2   7  .000  .167  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Pitching 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  W  L  S   IP   H   R   ER  BB  SO HR HBP WP  SB CS 2B 3B BK
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 1959-1 LAD NL   *  0  0  0   3     0   0   0   0   4  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1959-2 LAD NL   *  0  1  0   3     4   3   3   3   5  2   0  0   1  1  0  0  0 
 1961-2 LAD NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1962-1 LAD NL   *  0  0  0   3     1   0   0   1   3  0   1  0   0  0  0  1  0 
 1963   LAD NL      0  0  1   2     1   0   0   0   2  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1964   LAD NL   *  0  0  0   3     2   1   0   0   3  0   0  1   0  0  0  0  0 
 1965   LAD NL      0  0  0   0.1   0   0   0   0   0  0   0  0   0  0  0  0  0 
 1967   LAD NL      1  0  0   2     1   0   0   0   2  0   0  0   0  1  0  0  0 
 1968   LAD NL   *  1  0  0   3     1   0   0   0   0  0   0  0   0  0  1  0  0 
+------+---+--+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+
 Played 8/9      5  2  1  1  19.1  10   4   3   4  19  2   1  1   1  2  1  1  0   1.40 
+-------------+---+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+---+--+---+--+---+--+--+--+--+------+
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1959-1 LAD NL   *   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting P 
 1959-2 LAD NL   *   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting P 
 1961-2 LAD NL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
 1962-1 LAD NL   *   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting P 
 1963   LAD NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1964   LAD NL   *   0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting P 
 1965   LAD NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1967   LAD NL       0   0   0  0  0  0       0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1968   LAD NL   *   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting P 
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 8/9      5   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2   0  0   0   0   0  .000  .000  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1959-1 (P)
1959-2 (P)
1961-2
1962-1 (P)
1963 *
1964 (P)
1965 *
1967 *
1968 (P)

Awards
1962-ML-CYA
1962-ML-Major League Player of the Year
1962-NL-TSN Pitcher of the Year

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1957-NL-19-0.02
1962-NL-5-0.30
1963-NL-21-0.01
1965-NL-5-0.28
Car-365-0.61 shares

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1962-ML-1-0.70
1 Cy Young
Car-68-0.70 shares

Sac. Hits
1959 NL-8-10
1960 NL-9-6
1964 NL-14-2

ERA
1957 NL-2.69-2
1960 NL-2.84-3
1961 NL-3.69-9
1962 NL-2.83-4
1963 NL-2.63-9
1964 NL-2.18-2
1965 NL-2.77-8
1967 NL-2.74-8
1968 NL-2.15-6

Wins
1957 NL-17-4
1959 NL-17-7
1962 NL-25-1
1963 NL-19-6
1964 NL-18-8
1965 NL-23-3
Car-209-95

Won-Loss %
1957 NL-.654-6
1962 NL-.735-3
1965 NL-.657-8

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1957 NL-1.167-3
1960 NL-1.063-1
1962 NL-1.113-3
1963 NL-1.091-10
1964 NL-.965-2
1965 NL-1.090-5
Car-1.148-60

Hits Allowed/9IP
1957 NL-8.02-7
1959 NL-7.88-4
1960 NL-7.16-4
1962 NL-7.79-4
1964 NL-6.78-2
1968 NL-7.57-10

Bases on Balls/9IP
1962 NL-2.23-9
1963 NL-1.63-4
1965 NL-1.93-9
1966 NL-1.48-4
1967 NL-1.91-7

Strikeouts/9IP
1957 NL-6.03-6
1958 NL-5.57-8
1959 NL-8.05-1
1960 NL-8.23-2
1961 NL-6.71-4
1962 NL-6.64-7
1963 NL-7.16-7

Innings
1957 NL-221.0-10
1958 NL-211.7-9
1959 NL-270.7-4
1960 NL-269.0-5
1961 NL-244.0-9
1962 NL-314.3-1
1963 NL-315.3-2
1964 NL-321.3-1
1965 NL-308.3-2
1966 NL-273.7-5
1967 NL-282.0-5
Car-3432.0-78

Strikeouts
1957 NL-148-5
1958 NL-131-6
1959 NL-242-1
1960 NL-246-1
1961 NL-182-3
1962 NL-232-1
1963 NL-251-3
1964 NL-237-3
1965 NL-210-9
1966 NL-177-10
1967 NL-196-6
Car-2486-30

Games Started
1959 NL-36-4
1960 NL-36-3
1961 NL-37-2
1962 NL-41-1
1963 NL-42-1
1964 NL-40-1
1965 NL-42-1
1966 NL-40-3
1967 NL-38-3
Car-465-68

Comp. Games
1959 NL-15-8
1960 NL-15-6
1962 NL-19-4
1963 NL-17-5
1964 NL-21-2
1965 NL-20-3
1966 NL-11-9

Shutouts
1957 NL-4-2
1959 NL-4-1
1960 NL-5-2
1961 NL-3-3
1962 NL-2-10
1964 NL-5-2
1965 NL-7-3
1967 NL-3-6
1968 NL-8-2
Car-49-21

Home Runs Allow.
1959 NL-26-4
1960 NL-27-3
1961 NL-29-3
1963 NL-25-4
1965 NL-30-2
1967 NL-19-10
Car-280-63

Bases On Balls Allow.
1959 NL-93-3
1961 NL-83-10

Hits Allowed
1958 NL-214-9
1959 NL-237-10
1961 NL-236-5
1962 NL-272-3
1963 NL-287-1
1964 NL-242-7
1965 NL-270-1
1966 NL-279-2
1967 NL-269-2

SO to Walk
1957 NL-2.43-5
1959 NL-2.60-5
1960 NL-3.42-3
1961 NL-2.19-10
1962 NL-2.97-4
1963 NL-4.40-2
1964 NL-3.49-8
1965 NL-3.18-6
1966 NL-3.93-6
1967 NL-3.27-7
Car-2.91-40

Losses
1958 NL-13-7
1959 NL-13-8
1960 NL-14-6
1963 NL-17-4
1964 NL-16-6
1966 NL-16-3
1967 NL-16-4
Car-166-98

Earned Runs Allow.
1958 NL-98-6
1959 NL-104-5
1961 NL-100-8
1963 NL-92-6
1965 NL-95-8
1966 NL-104-5
1967 NL-86-7

Wild Pitches
1958 NL-8-4
1964 NL-11-6
1965 NL-11-7

Hit Batsmen
1957 NL-7-4
1958 NL-14-1
1959 NL-18-1
1960 NL-10-1
1961 NL-20-1
1962 NL-11-5
1963 NL-10-5
1964 NL-10-2
1965 NL-12-1
1966 NL-17-2
1967 NL-8-2
1968 NL-12-2
Car-154-14

Batters Faced
1958 NL-913-9
1959 NL-1142-5
1960 NL-1083-7
1961 NL-1047-6
1962 NL-1289-1
1963 NL-1266-2
1964 NL-1264-1
1965 NL-1262-2
1966 NL-1135-5
1967 NL-1151-5
Car-14097-73

Adjusted ERA+
1957 NL-154-2
1960 NL-139-2
1961 NL-117-10
1962 NL-127-8
1964 NL-149-3
1968 NL-128-8

Youngest Player
1956 NL-19-6

   

Black Ink: Pitching - 27 (59) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 200 (39) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Batting - 1.0 (3892) Pitching - 42.0 (61) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 134.0 (53) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

Before 1954 Season: Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers as an amateur free agent.


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