Don
Drysdale
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 6''
Weight: 246
 
Born: July 23, 1936 in Usa, CA, VAN NUYS
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1963    1964    1966    1968    1969   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1956 19 NYA AL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8
1957 20 NYA AL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6
1958 21 NYA AL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6
1959 22 NYA AL $ 300,000 8 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6
1960 23 NYA AL $ 2,442,857 9 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6
1961 24 NYA AL $ 2,442,857 9 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6
1962 25 NYA AL $ 2,442,857 9 6 7 7 8 8 8 7 7 7
1963 26 NYA AL $ 14,190,000 9 7 7 7 8 8 8 6 6 6
1964 27 NYA AL $ 14,190,000 9 7 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6
1965 28 NYA AL $ 14,190,000 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6
1966 29 NYA AL $ 14,190,000 9 8 9 8 8 8 8 6 6 6
1967 30 TOR AL $ 16,190,000 9 8 9 8 8 8 8 6 6 6
1968 31 TOR AL $ 16,190,000 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6
1969 32 TOR AL $ 16,190,000 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 6
1970 33 TOR AL $ 16,190,000 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6
1971 34 DET AL $ 5,500,000 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6
1972 35 BOS AL $ 5,500,000 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5
1973 36 BOS AL $ 5,500,000 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3
1974 37 BSN NL $ 5,500,000 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 16,190,000 9 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1956 19 NYA AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1957 20 NYA AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1958 21 NYA AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1959 22 NYA AL $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1960 23 NYA AL $ 2,442,857   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1961 24 NYA AL $ 2,442,857   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1962 25 NYA AL $ 2,442,857   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1963 26 NYA AL $ 14,190,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1964 27 NYA AL $ 14,190,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1965 28 NYA AL $ 14,190,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1966 29 NYA AL $ 14,190,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1967 30 TOR AL $ 16,190,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1968 31 TOR AL $ 16,190,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1969 32 TOR AL $ 16,190,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1970 33 TOR AL $ 16,190,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1971 34 DET AL $ 5,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1972 35 BOS AL $ 5,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1973 36 BOS AL $ 5,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
1974 37 BSN NL $ 5,500,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 16,190,000   3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 3 3
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1956 19 NYA AL 13 9 .591 27 27 4 0 0 200.0 201 91 20 63 129 4.10 .261 .315 .411 .726 13.4
    AAA   8 2 .800 12 12 0 0 0 85.7 85 25 7 23 79 2.63 .252 .300 .356 .656  
1957 20 NYA AL 13 20 .394 41 34 10 2 3 262.3 281 128 21 88 172 4.39 .274 .330 .414 .744 10.8
1958 21 NYA AL 14 14 .500 45 34 9 1 0 271.7 280 128 37 77 171 4.24 .262 .314 .427 .741 16.9
1959 22 NYA AL 16 11 .593 43 43 2 1 0 289.3 267 137 37 70 204 4.26 .242 .291 .412 .702 14.9
1960 23 NYA AL 13 13 .500 33 33 2 0 0 224.7 211 104 34 58 174 4.17 .246 .297 .423 .720 11.4
1961 24 NYA AL 14 21 .400 39 39 18 3 0 298.7 330 147 41 57 204 4.43 .275 .314 .440 .754 8.8
1962 25 NYA AL 16 14 .533 36 36 24 3 0 301.3 258 105 26 49 187 3.14 .232 .271 .349 .620 21.0
1963 26 NYA AL 22 11 .667 41 40 23 2 0 333.3 290 105 31 58 205 2.84 .231 .267 .354 .621 28.4
1964 27 NYA AL 24 16 .600 43 43 25 5 0 351.7 294 127 43 76 287 3.25 .224 .270 .381 .650 24.2
1965 28 NYA AL 13 22 .371 43 43 18 2 0 351.3 332 158 36 103 286 4.05 .249 .305 .400 .705 12.0
1966 29 NYA AL 21 10 .677 37 37 17 3 0 304.7 266 117 34 67 258 3.46 .231 .280 .382 .662 23.1
1967 30 TOR AL 12 9 .571 32 32 12 1 0 255.0 210 88 32 61 241 3.11 .222 .271 .388 .659 18.9
1968 31 TOR AL 15 15 .500 39 39 17 4 0 313.0 254 113 34 66 294 3.25 .219 .265 .362 .627 22.9
1969 32 TOR AL 19 11 .633 34 34 17 4 0 290.7 232 89 17 67 240 2.76 .217 .266 .316 .582 26.8
1970 33 TOR AL 13 11 .542 30 30 11 3 0 239.7 219 101 21 75 186 3.79 .242 .300 .371 .671 14.0
1971 34 DET AL 8 15 .348 34 34 10 3 0 263.0 218 104 32 92 221 3.56 .222 .293 .374 .667 18.3
1972 35 DET AL 2 3 .400 6 6 1 0 0 41.0 43 28 6 17 39 6.15 .264 .331 .442 .773 0.0
  BOS AL 8 9 .471 20 20 2 0 0 144.3 165 82 22 57 94 5.11 .280 .343 .458 .800 4.6
  TOT   10 12 .455 26 26 3 0 0 185.3 208 110 28 74 133 5.34 .276 .340 .454 .794 4.6
1973 36 BOS AL 9 9 .500 29 23 0 0 1 163.7 171 91 19 66 115 5.00 .268 .336 .418 .754 8.3
1974 37 AA   1 1 .500 8 2 0 0 0 18.3 17 9 3 9 21 4.42 .233 .317 .384 .701  
18 Years Sim 265 243 .522 652 627 222 37 4 4899.3 4522 2043 543 1267 3707 3.75 .243 .293 .391 .684 298.6
1 Years AAA 8 2 .800 12 12 0 0 0 85.7 85 25 7 23 79 2.63 .252 .300 .356 .656  
1 Years AA 1 1 .500 8 2 0 0 0 18.3 17 9 3 9 21 4.42 .233 .317 .384 .701  
2 Years Minors 9 3 .750 20 14 0 0 0 104.0 102 34 10 32 100 2.94 .249 .303 .361 .664  
Season Average 14 13 .519 36 34 12 2 0 272.2 251 113 30 70 205 3.75 .243 .293 .391 .684  
Career Highs 24 22 .677 45 43 25 5 3 351.7 332 158 43 103 294 5.34 .276 .340 .454 .794  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   2301 1039 277 604 2166   .233 .277 .375 .651
vs LH   2221 1004 266 663 1541   .254 .306 .409 .715
Home 142 119 .544 337 327 114 25 2 2590.0 2329 1059 294 631 1922 3.68 .238 .284 .389 .673
Away 123 124 .498 315 300 108 12 4 2309.3 2193 984 249 636 1785 3.83 .248 .298 .393 .691
Mar/Apr 43 39 .524 110 99 36 2 0 792.6 754 360 102 218 608 4.09 .249 .299 .410 .709
May 48 45 .516 110 110 37 8 0 848.3 813 344 84 209 647 3.65 .250 .296 .391 .687
June 48 46 .511 111 111 38 7 0 831.3 779 381 102 225 625 4.13 .245 .295 .403 .698
July 39 36 .520 104 103 33 6 0 807.6 727 317 85 203 617 3.53 .236 .284 .377 .661
August 39 45 .464 107 104 38 7 0 804.3 756 344 89 210 594 3.85 .247 .295 .400 .696
Sep/Oct 48 32 .600 110 100 47 9 6 814.9 693 297 81 202 616 3.28 .228 .276 .363 .638
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1956 19 NYA AL 27 75 7 11 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 24 .147 .145 .173 .318 0.6 0.0
1957 20 NYA AL 41 82 5 10 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 36 .122 .133 .134 .267 -1.1 0.0
1958 21 NYA AL 45 82 5 22 1 1 0 5 0 0 3 27 .268 .299 .305 .604 8.4 0.4
1959 22 NYA AL 43 103 5 16 0 0 0 6 0 0 5 48 .155 .194 .155 .350 1.9 0.0
1960 23 NYA AL 34 76 7 11 1 1 0 3 0 0 2 38 .145 .165 .184 .349 1.6 0.0
1961 24 NYA AL 39 103 6 15 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 43 .146 .146 .146 .291 -0.7 0.0
1962 25 NYA AL 37 102 8 17 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 38 .167 .181 .176 .357 2.3 0.0
1963 26 NYA AL 41 117 6 20 2 0 0 11 0 0 3 41 .171 .198 .188 .386 2.6 0.0
1964 27 NYA AL 43 122 11 25 2 2 0 7 0 1 4 36 .205 .230 .254 .484 6.4 0.0
1965 28 NYA AL 43 109 5 15 3 0 0 5 1 0 3 38 .138 .159 .165 .324 0.9 0.0
1966 29 NYA AL 37 103 5 16 1 0 0 6 0 0 3 41 .155 .178 .165 .343 1.7 0.0
1967 30 TOR AL 32 85 5 11 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 28 .129 .128 .141 .269 -1.3 0.0
1968 31 TOR AL 39 103 9 19 0 1 0 4 1 2 3 42 .184 .208 .204 .411 3.3 0.0
1969 32 TOR AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000 0.3 0.0
14 Years Sim 502 1262 84 208 15 5 0 64 2 3 30 480 .165 .184 .185 .369 26.8 0.4
162 Game Average 407 27 67 4 1 0 20 0 0 9 154 .165 .184 .185 .369 8.6  
Career Highs 45 122 11 25 3 2 0 11 1 2 5 48 .268 1.000 .305 1.000 8.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   841 57 147 10 4 0 48 1 3 23 303 .175 .197 .196 .393 18.3
vs LH   421 27 61 5 1 0 16 1 0 7 177 .145 .159 .162 .320 0.1
Home 258 603 44 110 6 2 0 29 1 2 18 219 .182 .207 .199 .406 15.7
Away 244 659 40 98 9 3 0 35 1 1 12 261 .149 .163 .171 .335 2.7
RISP   288 0 44 2 1 0 64 0 0 6 117 .153 .166 .167 .333 1.6
Close/Late   119 5 18 1 1 0 10 0 0 2 47 .151 .165 .176 .342 0.7
Mar/Apr 84 208 20 35 4 1 0 6 1 1 3 86 .168 .183 .197 .380 3.2
May 86 215 15 38 2 1 0 7 0 0 5 86 .177 .196 .195 .392 4.7
June 88 229 15 34 2 1 0 13 0 1 8 84 .148 .176 .166 .342 1.7
July 79 211 13 30 1 0 0 13 1 1 4 83 .142 .157 .147 .304 -0.9
August 80 199 7 33 1 1 0 15 0 0 6 74 .166 .190 .181 .371 3.4
Sep/Oct 78 200 14 38 5 1 0 10 0 0 4 67 .190 .205 .225 .430 6.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1956 19 NYA AL P 27 27 200.0 15 23 3 0 .927 1.71    
1957 20 NYA AL P 41 34 262.3 16 55 5 3 .934 2.44    
1958 21 NYA AL P 45 34 271.7 17 35 2 2 .963 1.72    
1959 22 NYA AL P 43 43 289.3 17 32 1 3 .980 1.52    
1960 23 NYA AL P 33 33 224.7 10 34 1 1 .978 1.76    
1961 24 NYA AL P 39 39 298.7 15 45 3 3 .952 1.81    
1962 25 NYA AL P 36 36 301.3 21 45 3 3 .957 1.97    
1963 26 NYA AL P 41 40 333.3 22 54 3 6 .962 2.05    
1964 27 NYA AL P 43 43 351.7 25 45 5 3 .933 1.79    
1965 28 NYA AL P 43 43 351.3 14 51 2 4 .970 1.67    
1966 29 NYA AL P 37 37 304.7 15 40 2 2 .965 1.62    
1967 30 TOR AL P 32 32 255.0 8 33 3 3 .932 1.45    
1968 31 TOR AL P 39 39 313.0 9 34 2 1 .956 1.24    
1969 32 TOR AL P 34 34 290.7 14 34 3 5 .941 1.49    
1970 33 TOR AL P 30 30 239.7 18 28 6 5 .885 1.73    
1971 34 DET AL P 34 34 263.0 9 48 3 4 .950 1.95    
1972 35 DET AL P 6 6 41.0 4 5 0 0 1.000 1.98    
  BOS AL P 20 20 144.3 13 17 2 2 .938 1.87    
  TOT   P 26 26 185.3 17 22 2 2 .951 1.89    
1973 36 BOS AL P 29 23 163.7 6 27 0 4 1.000 1.81    
Career Totals   652 627 4899.3 268 685 49 54 .951 1.75    
Career Highs   45 43 351.7 25 55 6 6 1.000 2.44    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1963 26 NYA AL 2 3 .400 5 5 2 1 0 35.3 36 15 2 11 30 3.82 .265 .320 .390 .709
1964 27 NYA AL 0 1 .000 6 2 0 0 2 20.3 22 12 1 4 11 5.31 .278 .313 .380 .693
1966 29 NYA AL 1 1 .500 2 2 2 0 0 18.0 10 4 1 5 10 2.00 .167 .231 .250 .481
1968 31 TOR AL 1 0 1.000 2 2 1 1 0 16.0 10 0 0 2 12 0.00 .182 .211 .236 .447
1969 32 TOR AL 2 1 .667 4 4 2 0 0 34.0 34 9 4 10 30 2.38 .256 .308 .391 .699
Career Post-Season Pitching 6 6 .500 19 15 7 2 2 123.7 112 40 8 32 93 2.91 .242 .291 .352 .643
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1963 26 NYA AL 5 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000
1964 27 NYA AL 6 6 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .667 1.167
1966 29 NYA AL 2 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667
1968 31 TOR AL 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 15 27 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .185 .185 .222 .407
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1962-10-3.14
1963-6-2.84
1967-6-3.11
1969-4-2.76
Wins
1963-4-22
1964-1-24
1966-3-21
1969-2-19
CAR-20-265
Losses
1957-8-20
1961-3-21
1965-2-22
1971-10-15
CAR-6-243
Winning Pct
1956-10-.591
1963-7-.667
1966-8-.677
Games Started
1959-3-43
1964-2-43
1965-4-43
1969-8-34
1971-6-34
CAR-12-627
Complete Games
1957-8-10
1958-8-9
1961-3-18
1962-1-24
1963-1-23
1964-1-25
1965-5-18
1966-2-17
1968-8-17
1969-5-17
1970-7-11
1971-10-10
CAR-18-222
Shutouts
1957-4-2
1958-9-1
1959-7-1
1961-1-3
1962-3-3
1963-5-2
1964-1-5
1965-8-2
1966-3-3
1968-3-4
1969-1-4
1970-7-3
1971-3-3
CAR-9-37
Innings Pitched
1963-2-333.3
1964-1-351.7
1965-3-351.3
1969-2-290.7
1971-8-263.0
CAR-12-4899.3
Hits Allowed
1958-10-280
1959-7-267
1961-1-330
1963-5-290
1964-5-294
1965-3-332
CAR-12-4522
Homeruns Allowed
1958-9-37
1959-5-37
1960-6-34
1961-2-41
1963-4-31
1964-2-43
1965-2-36
1966-6-34
1968-4-34
1971-1-32
CAR-4-543
Strikeouts
1964-3-287
1965-5-286
1966-5-258
1968-3-294
1969-5-240
1971-7-221
CAR-11-3707
Walks per 9IP
1956-10-2.8
1958-8-2.6
1959-9-2.2
1960-9-2.3
1961-7-1.7
1962-3-1.5
1963-4-1.6
1964-6-1.9
1966-4-2.0
1967-6-2.2
1968-3-1.9
1969-8-2.1
Hits per 9IP
1964-9-7.5
1969-7-7.2
Strikeouts per 9IP
1956-10-5.8
1964-9-7.3
1965-8-7.3
1966-8-7.6
1967-6-8.5
1968-7-8.5
1971-10-7.6
WHiP
1959-7-1.16
1962-2-1.02
1963-3-1.04
1964-5-1.05
1966-7-1.09
1967-4-1.06
1968-5-1.02
1969-2-1.03
CAR-34-1.18
OAVG
1964-9-.224
1967-9-.222
1969-7-.217
1971-10-.222
OOBP
1962-4-.271
1963-3-.267
1964-5-.270
1966-8-.280
1967-4-.271
1968-5-.265
1969-2-.266
CAR-37-.293
OSLG
1969-6-.316
OOPS
1962-9-.620
1963-10-.621
1969-3-.582
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 16    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 164    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 75    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 2nd overall pick, by New York (A) in 1956
Had first career hit on 6/2/1956, off Bob Kelly (CIN)
Earned first career win on 6/6/1956
2/1/1960: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,442,857 through salary arbitration
2/1/1961: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,442,857 through salary arbitration
Pitched NO-HITTER against Seattle on 6/8/1961, striking out 7
2/1/1962: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,442,857 through salary arbitration
Injured on 3/16/1962 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 2 weeks
11/1/1962: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $14,190,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1963, going 6-1, 2.93
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1963, going 5-1, 2.39
Was selected to the 1963 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 7/14/1963, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1963, going 5-1, 1.96
Injured on 8/16/1963 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Injured on 9/18/1963 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 5/12/1964, winning 2 games with a 2.00 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 6/23/1964, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Was selected to the 1964 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/1964, winning 2 games with a 1.00 ERA
Won Platinum Arm in 1964, going 24-16, 3.25 ERA
Struck out 16 batters against Oakland on 5/20/1966
Was selected to the 1966 Allstar game
Injured on 7/10/1966 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/1966, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
10/13/1966: Signed a contract extension with New York (A), $16,190,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from New York (A) to Montreal on 3/3/1967 (Going to MON: P Don Drysdale. Going to NYA: LF Ellis Burton, P Jim O'toole)
Traded from Montreal to Toronto on 3/3/1967 (Going to MON: P Fritz Peterson, 2B Bob Schroder. Going to TOR: P Don Drysdale, SS Mike De la hoz, RF Wes Covington, C Doc Edwards, P Joe Grzenda)
Injured on 5/24/1967 with a Pulled Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 7/23/1967 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Was selected to the 1968 Allstar game
Injured on 8/28/1968 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 6/23/1969, winning 2 games with a 1.56 ERA
Was selected to the 1969 Allstar game
Won Platinum Arm in 1969, going 19-11, 2.76 ERA
Injured on 6/12/1970 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 5 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 7/28/1970, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/15/1971 to a 4-year deal worth $5,500,000 per year
Injured on 8/1/1971 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 4/28/1972 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
Traded from Detroit to Boston (A) on 6/1/1972 (Going to BOS: P Don Drysdale, RF Oscar Gamble, P Paul Splittorff, SS Tony Kubek. Going to DET: P Dave Boswell, P Jim Palmer)
Traded from Boston (A) to Boston (N) on 4/2/1974 (Going to BOS: 2B Marv Staehle. Going to BSN: P Don Drysdale)
Injured on 7/6/1974 with a Tight Elbow, out for one week
9/1/1974: Signed a minor league contract extension with Boston (N)