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Bret SaberhagenvsDon Drysdale

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

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Bret Saberhagen

1984–2001 · 16 seasons

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Don Drysdale

1956–1969 · 14 seasons

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At a glance

Bret Saberhagen and Don Drysdale: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
Bret Saberhagen	Stat	Don Drysdale
16	Seasons	14
108.0	Career VAL	104.9
15.4 (1989)	Peak-season VAL	16.4 (1964)
—	Hall of Fame	Inducted 1984
2×	Cy Young Awards	1×
1×	Gold Gloves	—
3×	All-Star Selections	8×
1	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	4
6	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	10

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both Bret Saberhagen and Don Drysdale have
Bret Saberhagen	Stat	Don Drysdale
Career
403	Games	547
Batting
23	Hits	218
0	Home runs	29
1	RBI	113
13	Runs	96
13	Walks	60
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VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Pitching
167	Wins	209
117	Losses	166
1	Saves	6
2562.2	Innings pitched	3432.0
1,715	Strikeouts (pitching)	2,486
3.34	ERA	2.95
1.14	WHIP	1.15
124	ERA+	124

Age	Bret Saberhagen	Don Drysdale
19	—	5.5
20	5.6	7.9
21	11	2.6
22	4.5	5.8
23	11.9	9.4
24	6.4	4.5
25	15.4	14.1
26	4.9	10.3
27	9	16.4
28	2.9	8.2
29	6.6	7
30	11.6	6
31	4	7.1
32	—	0.1
34	6.6	—
35	7.6	—