Career wins
209
Cy Young Awards
1
World Series titles
3
All-Star selections
9
Career strikeouts
2,486
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 5 | |
| 1957 | 17 | |
| 1958 | 12 | |
| 1959 | 17 | |
| 1960 | 15 | |
| 1961 | 13 | |
| 1962 | 25 | |
| 1963 | 19 | |
| 1964 | 18 | |
| 1965 | 23 | |
| 1966 | 13 | |
| 1967 | 13 | |
| 1968 | 14 | |
| 1969 | 5 |
Data sources
- MLB
- Baseball Reference
- National Baseball Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Don Drysdale ranks #164 in Baseball
Don Drysdale ranks #164 in Baseball and #2726 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.1/100.
The verified career covers 1956–1969 and 14 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Career wins 209, Cy Young Awards 1, World Series titles 3, All-Star selections 9.
Nearest context: ahead Mike Trout (86.1); behind Orlando Cepeda (86.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Don Drysdale GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Drysdale comparisons
Don Drysdale — frequently asked
- Is Don Drysdale the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Don Drysdale ranks #164 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 86.1/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Don Drysdale's GOAT Score?
- 86.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Don Drysdale rank all time?
- #2726 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #164 in Baseball.
- Don Drysdale vs Mike Trout: who ranks higher?
- Don Drysdale ranks higher at 86.1 versus Mike Trout at 86.1, a margin of 0.0 points.