Don Cardwell

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1957-1970)

W–L 102–138
ERA 3.92
WHIP 1.26
SO 1,211
Pitcher PIV -9445.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 210 lb
Born
12/7/1935 in Winston-Salem, NC, USA
Died
1/14/2008 in Winston-Salem, NC, USA
MLB Debut
1957-04-21
Last Game
1970-09-27

Full name: Donald Eugene Cardwell

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
102 138 410 301 72 17 7 2122.7 2,009 924 225 671 1,211 3.92 -9445.6

Career ERA 3.92 vs. league average 3.64 across their career seasons — 7.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1957 PHI NL 4 8 30 19 5 1 1 128.3 122 70 42 92 4.91 3.83 (-28%) 42.3
1958 PHI NL 3 6 16 14 3 0 0 107.7 99 54 37 77 4.51 3.86 (-17%) -546.6
1959 PHI NL 9 10 25 22 5 1 0 153.0 135 69 65 106 4.06 3.90 (-4%) -1819.3
1960 PHI NL 1 2 5 4 0 0 0 28.3 28 14 11 21 4.45 3.82 (-17%) -236.1
1960 CHN NL 8 14 31 26 6 1 0 177.0 166 86 68 129 4.37 3.82 (-15%) 528.5
1961 CHN NL 15 14 39 38 13 3 0 259.3 243 110 88 156 3.82 4.03 (+5%) 2861.2
1962 CHN NL 7 16 41 29 6 1 4 195.7 205 107 60 104 4.92 3.96 (-24%) -2204.6
1963 PIT NL 13 15 33 32 7 2 0 213.7 195 73 52 112 3.07 3.46 (+11%) -1090.6
1964 PIT NL 1 2 4 4 1 1 0 19.3 15 6 7 10 2.79 3.58 (+22%) -103.5
1965 PIT NL 13 10 37 34 12 2 0 240.3 214 85 59 107 3.18 3.50 (+9%) -902.1
1966 PIT NL 6 6 32 14 1 0 1 101.7 112 52 27 60 4.60 3.52 (-31%) -1894.8
1967 NYN NL 5 9 26 16 3 3 0 118.3 112 47 39 71 3.57 3.30 (-8%) -238.6
1968 NYN NL 7 13 29 25 5 1 1 179.7 156 59 50 82 2.96 2.98 (+1%) -643.8
1969 NYN NL 8 10 30 21 4 0 0 152.3 145 51 47 60 3.01 3.61 (+17%) -1569.7
1970 NYN NL 0 2 16 1 0 0 0 25.0 31 18 6 8 6.48 3.89 (-67%) -470.3
1970 ATL NL 2 1 16 2 1 1 0 23.0 31 23 13 16 9.00 3.89 (-132%) -1157.7
Career · 16 seasons 102 138 410 301 72 17 7 2,122.2 2,009 924 671 1,211 3.92 — -9,446

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
416 698 44 94 10 1 15 53 2 25 340 .135 .171 .216 .387 -3,777

Career AVG .135 vs. league average .251 across their career seasons — 46.3% below league average.

Career OBP .171 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 46.1% below league average.

Career SLG .216 vs. league average .378 across their career seasons — 42.8% below league average.

Career OPS .387 vs. league average .695 across their career seasons — 44.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1957 PHI NL 30 35 4 7 1 0 1 2 0 0 17 .200 — — — — 0.0
1958 PHI NL 16 38 0 8 2 0 0 3 0 0 11 .211 — — — — 0.0
1959 PHI NL 26 55 3 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 28 .055 .256 (-79%) .323 (-73%) .392 (-72%) .715 (-73%) -632.7
1960 PHI NL 5 8 2 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 5 .250 — — — — 0.0
1960 CHN NL 33 69 9 14 1 0 3 6 1 0 30 .203 .255 (-20%) .323 (-37%) .387 (-10%) .711 (-23%) 0.0
1961 CHN NL 40 95 6 10 3 0 3 6 0 6 55 .105 .258 (-59%) .328 (-49%) .399 (-42%) .727 (-45%) -709.1
1962 CHN NL 41 61 2 9 0 1 0 3 0 4 27 .148 .257 (-43%) .326 (-39%) .393 (-54%) .719 (-47%) -458.1
1963 PIT NL 33 71 3 6 0 0 0 2 0 5 35 .085 .246 (-66%) .308 (-50%) .371 (-77%) .680 (-65%) -680.0
1964 PIT NL 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .143 — — — — 0.0
1965 PIT NL 37 74 6 12 1 0 2 10 1 4 35 .162 .245 (-34%) .310 (-32%) .371 (-31%) .682 (-31%) -361.8
1966 PIT NL 32 29 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 2 12 .103 — — — — 0.0
1967 NYN NL 27 38 1 6 1 0 1 3 0 3 15 .158 — — — — 0.0
1968 NYN NL 30 61 3 3 0 0 1 4 0 0 34 .049 .236 (-79%) .298 (-84%) .340 (-71%) .638 (-77%) -671.1
1969 NYN NL 30 47 3 8 0 0 1 5 0 0 26 .170 — — — — 0.0
1970 NYN NL 16 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1970 ATL NL 16 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .400 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 416 698 44 94 10 1 15 53 2 25 340 .135 — — — — -3,513

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1969 WS NYN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1969 WS NYN 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2153533149930.139
Away2013451345623.130

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2121154.110544713366793.67
Away198967.29564533345324.21

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1970-09-27 ATLHOUL 000000000
1970-09-26 ATLHOUL 000000000
1970-09-18 ATLCINL 000000000
1970-09-14 ATLSFGL 000000000
1970-09-07 ATLLADL 100000001
1970-09-05 ATLSFGW 100000001
1970-08-27 ATLNYNL 000000000
1970-08-26 ATLNYNW 000000000
1970-08-22 ATLWSNL 000000000
1970-08-21 ATLWSNL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1970-09-27 ATLHOU — 1.0333111
1970-09-26 ATLHOU — 1.0000010
1970-09-18 ATLCIN — 1.0344111
1970-09-14 ATLSFG — 1.0200000
1970-09-07 ATLLAD — 2.1311000
1970-09-05 ATLSFG W 2.0000110
1970-08-27 ATLNYN — 2.0100120
1970-08-26 ATLNYN — 1.2100120
1970-08-22 ATLWSN — 0.1000010
1970-08-21 ATLWSN — 0.2100000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 410 301 164 394 25 25

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1957 PHI P 30 19 12 18 2 0
1958 PHI P 16 14 11 13 0 2
1959 PHI P 25 22 4 13 3 2
1960 PHI P 5 4 1 3 1 0
1960 CHN P 31 26 12 21 1 0
1961 CHN P 39 38 18 54 2 3
1962 CHN P 41 29 15 37 1 2
1963 PIT P 33 32 16 35 5 1
1964 PIT P 4 4 0 6 1 1
1965 PIT P 37 34 23 51 2 6
1966 PIT P 32 14 13 24 2 2
1967 NYN P 26 16 13 27 0 3
1968 NYN P 29 25 16 39 1 1
1969 NYN P 30 21 9 41 3 0
1970 NYN P 16 1 1 6 0 0
1970 ATL P 16 2 0 6 1 2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 410

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Don Cardwell (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Buddy Black
    121-116, 3.84 ERA
  2. 96
    Ed Whitson
    126-123, 3.79 ERA
  3. 90
    Bob Rush
    127-152, 3.65 ERA
  4. 89
    Mike Witt
    117-116, 3.83 ERA
  5. 89
    Dick Ellsworth
    115-137, 3.72 ERA
  6. 86
    Joaquin Andujar
    127-118, 3.58 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Don Cardwell

What years did Don Cardwell play?
Don Cardwell played in Major League Baseball from 1957 to 1970.
Was Don Cardwell a pitcher?
Yes. Don Cardwell pitched in the major leagues, recording 102 wins and 1211 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Don Cardwell hit?
Don Cardwell hit 15 career home runs with 94 hits.