Don Cardwell Stats

Don Cardwell was born on Saturday, December 7, 1935, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Cardwell was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 21, 1957, with the Philadelphia Phillies. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Don Cardwell baseball stats page.

"Once in a while I (Don Cardwell) load one up. I've got a pretty good teacher in the spitball in one of our Met pitchers and if I can get away with it I'm going to use it." - Sportswriter Charles Dexter in Baseball Digest (July 1967)

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Don Cardwell

Don Cardwell Autograph on a 1979 Topps (#83)

Don Cardwell Autograph on a 1979 Topps (#83)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Donald Eugene Cardwell
Nickname:   Don
Born On:   12-07-1935
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Zodiac:   Sagittarius
Year of Death Data Died On:   01-14-2008
Place of Death Data Died In:   Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Cemetery:   Salem Moravian Graveyard, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
College:   Appalachian State University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-04
Player Weight Chart Weight:   210
First Game:   04-21-1957 (Age 21)
Last Game:   09-27-1970
Draft:   Not Applicable
Don Cardwell

Don Cardwell Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1957 Phillies 30 19 7 4 8 .333 4.91 5 1 1 128.1 540 122 70 71 17 42 1 92 1 4 0 -
1958 Phillies 16 14 1 3 6 .333 4.51 3 0 0 107.2 452 99 54 55 16 37 4 77 5 2 1 -
1959 Phillies 25 22 0 9 10 .474 4.06 5 1 0 153.0 649 135 69 77 22 65 5 106 3 4 0 -
1960 Phillies 5 4 1 1 2 .333 4.45 0 0 0 28.1 120 28 14 14 4 11 1 21 4 1 0 -
1960 Cubs 31 26 2 8 14 .364 4.37 6 1 0 177.0 753 166 86 101 19 68 10 129 2 5 1 -
1961 Cubs 39 38 1 15 14 .517 3.82 13 3 0 259.1 1,106 243 110 121 22 88 0 156 6 10 2 -
1962 Cubs 41 29 9 7 16 .304 4.92 6 1 4 195.2 848 205 107 116 27 60 7 104 9 9 0 -
1963 Pirates 33 32 1 13 15 .464 3.07 7 2 0 213.2 882 195 73 92 21 52 10 112 2 16 0 -
1964 Pirates 4 4 0 1 2 .333 2.79 1 1 0 19.1 82 15 6 9 1 7 1 10 2 3 0 -
1965 Pirates 37 34 2 13 10 .565 3.18 12 2 0 240.1 978 214 85 101 21 59 1 107 8 12 0 -
1966 Pirates 32 14 4 6 6 .500 4.60 1 0 1 101.2 436 112 52 58 15 27 8 60 5 6 1 -
1967 Mets 26 16 3 5 9 .357 3.57 3 3 0 118.1 498 112 47 55 8 39 8 71 5 7 1 -
1968 Mets 29 25 1 7 13 .350 2.96 5 1 1 179.2 747 156 59 69 9 50 11 82 7 10 1 -
1969 Mets 30 21 2 8 10 .444 3.01 4 0 0 152.1 635 145 51 63 15 47 10 60 8 5 0 -
1970 Mets 16 1 2 0 2 .000 6.48 0 0 0 25.0 112 31 18 19 3 6 1 8 1 3 0 -
1970 Braves 16 2 8 2 1 .667 9.00 1 1 0 23.0 111 31 23 23 5 13 2 16 1 1 1 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
14 Years 410 301 44 102 138 .425 3.92 72 17 7 2,122.2 8,949 2,009 924 1,044 225 671 80 1,211 69 98 8 -
Don Cardwell

Don Cardwell Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1957 Phillies 30 35 4 7 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 17 3 0 1 0 .200 .222 .314
1958 Phillies 16 38 0 8 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 11 1 0 0 0 .211 .211 .263
1959 Phillies 26 55 3 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 28 1 0 1 1 .055 .088 .109
1960 Phillies 5 8 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000
1960 Cubs 33 69 9 14 1 0 3 0 6 0 0 30 0 0 0 1 .203 .203 .348
1961 Cubs 40 95 6 10 3 0 3 0 6 6 0 55 4 0 1 0 .105 .167 .232
1962 Cubs 41 61 2 9 0 1 0 0 3 4 0 27 4 0 0 2 .148 .200 .180
1963 Pirates 33 71 3 6 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 35 3 0 1 0 .085 .156 .085
1964 Pirates 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143
1965 Pirates 37 74 6 12 1 0 2 0 10 4 0 35 10 1 1 2 .162 .213 .257
1966 Pirates 32 29 1 3 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 12 1 0 0 0 .103 .161 .138
1967 Mets 27 38 1 6 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 15 0 0 0 1 .158 .220 .263
1968 Mets 30 61 3 3 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 34 3 0 0 3 .049 .049 .098
1969 Mets 30 47 3 8 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 26 2 1 1 0 .170 .184 .234
1970 Mets 16 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1970 Braves 16 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .400
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
14 Years 416 698 44 94 10 1 15 0 53 25 0 340 34 3 6 10 .135 .171 .216
Don Cardwell

Don Cardwell Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1957 Phillies P 30 19 385 32 1.1 30 12 18 2 0 n/a n/a n/a .938 2.10 -
1958 Phillies P 16 14 323 24 1.5 24 11 13 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.01 -
1959 Phillies P 25 22 459 20 0.8 17 4 13 3 2 n/a n/a n/a .850 1.00 -
1960 Phillies P 5 4 85 5 1.0 4 1 3 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .800 1.27 -
1960 Cubs P 31 26 531 34 1.1 33 12 21 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .971 1.68 -
1961 Cubs P 39 38 778 74 1.9 72 18 54 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .973 2.50 -
1962 Cubs P 41 29 587 53 1.3 52 15 37 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .981 2.39 -
1963 Pirates P 33 32 641 56 1.7 51 16 35 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .911 2.15 -
1964 Pirates P 4 4 58 7 1.8 6 0 6 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .857 2.79 -
1965 Pirates P 37 34 721 76 2.1 74 23 51 2 6 n/a n/a n/a .974 2.77 -
1966 Pirates P 32 14 305 39 1.2 37 13 24 2 2 n/a n/a n/a .949 3.28 -
1967 Mets P 26 16 355 40 1.5 40 13 27 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.04 -
1968 Mets P 29 25 539 56 1.9 55 16 39 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .982 2.76 -
1969 Mets P 30 21 457 53 1.8 50 9 41 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .943 2.95 -
1970 Mets P 16 1 75 7 0.4 7 1 6 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.52 -
1970 Braves P 16 2 69 7 0.4 6 0 6 1 2 n/a n/a n/a .857 2.35 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 410 301 6,368 583 1.4 558 164 394 25 25 n/a n/a n/a .957 2.37 --
14 Years 410 301 6,368 583 1.4 558 164 394 25 25 n/a n/a n/a .957 2.37 --
Don Cardwell

Don Cardwell Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1957 Phillies 0 0 .000 - - n/a 35.0 2.1 17.5 2.19 6.45 2.95
1958 Phillies 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.5 12.7 2.08 6.44 3.09
1959 Phillies 0 0 .000 - - n/a 55.0 2.0 27.5 1.63 6.24 3.82
1960 Phillies 0 0 .000 - - n/a 4.0 1.6 2.7 1.91 6.67 3.49
1960 Cubs 1 0 1.000 - - n/a 23.0 2.3 11.5 1.90 6.56 3.46
1961 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 31.7 1.7 15.8 1.77 5.41 3.05
1962 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.3 20.3 1.73 4.78 2.76
1963 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.0 35.5 2.15 4.72 2.19
1964 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.8 0.0 1.43 4.66 3.26
1965 Pirates 1 1 .500 - - n/a 37.0 2.1 7.4 1.81 4.01 2.21
1966 Pirates 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.4 9.7 2.22 5.31 2.39
1967 Mets 0 0 .000 - - n/a 38.0 2.5 12.7 1.82 5.40 2.97
1968 Mets 0 0 .000 - - n/a 61.0 1.8 15.3 1.64 4.11 2.50
1969 Mets 0 0 .000 - - n/a 47.0 1.8 9.4 1.28 3.54 2.78
1970 Mets 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.7 5.0 1.33 2.88 2.16
1970 Braves 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.7 0.0 1.23 6.26 5.09
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
14 Years 2 1 .667 - - n/a 46.5 2.1 13.2 1.80 5.13 2.85
Don Cardwell

Don Cardwell Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1957 Philadelphia Phillies 46 Undetermined - -
1958 Philadelphia Phillies 46 Undetermined - -
1959 Philadelphia Phillies 46 Undetermined - -
1960 Philadelphia Phillies 46 Undetermined - -
1960 Chicago Cubs 43 Undetermined - -
1961 Chicago Cubs 43 Undetermined - -
1962 Chicago Cubs 43 Undetermined - -
1963 Pittsburgh Pirates 30 Undetermined - -
1964 Pittsburgh Pirates 30 Undetermined - -
1965 Pittsburgh Pirates 43 Undetermined - -
1966 Pittsburgh Pirates 43 Undetermined - -
1967 New York Mets 27 Undetermined - -
1968 New York Mets 27 Undetermined - -
1969 New York Mets 27 Undetermined - Stats
1970 New York Mets 27 Undetermined - -
1970 Atlanta Braves 45 Undetermined - -


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