Doug Drabek

Full Name: Douglas Dean Drabek Primary Position: P Height/Weight: 6' 1"/185 First Game: May 30, 1986 Birthdate: July 25, 1962 Final Game: September 25, 1998 Birthplace: Victoria, Texas MLB Experience: 13 years Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography

Born on July 25, 1962 in Victoria, Texas, Doug Drabek (Douglas Dean Drabek) played for the New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles over the course of his 13 year career. Drabek broke into the bigs on May 30, 1986 with the New York Yankees, and put up a 4.10 ERA in 131.2 innings pitched in 1986, his rookie year.

There is some disagreement on what was Doug Drabek's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1990, when he posted a 2.76 ERA, won 22 games and struck out 131 batters. However, others believe that it was 1992, when he posted a 2.77 ERA, won 15 games and struck out 177 batters.

Statistics

Pitching Stats

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
1986	NY	A	27	21	7	8	4.10	76	64	60	0	0	0	131.2	126	13	50	1	2	3
1987	PIT	N	29	28	11	12	3.88	120	86	76	1	1	0	176.1	165	22	46	2	5	0
1988	PIT	N	33	32	15	7	3.08	127	83	75	3	1	0	219.1	194	21	50	4	4	6
1989	PIT	N	35	34	14	12	2.80	123	83	76	8	5	0	244.1	215	21	69	3	3	3
1990	PIT	N	33	33	22	6	2.76	131	78	71	9	3	0	231.1	190	15	56	2	6	3
1991	PIT	N	35	35	15	14	3.07	142	92	80	5	2	0	234.2	245	16	62	6	5	3
1992	PIT	N	34	34	15	11	2.77	177	84	79	10	4	0	256.2	218	17	54	8	11	6
1993	HOU	N	34	34	9	18	3.79	157	108	100	7	2	0	237.2	242	18	60	12	12	3
1994	HOU	N	23	23	12	6	2.84	121	58	52	6	2	0	164.2	132	14	45	2	2	2
1995	HOU	N	31	31	10	9	4.77	143	104	98	2	1	0	185	205	18	54	4	8	8
1996	HOU	N	30	30	7	9	4.57	137	102	89	1	0	0	175.1	208	21	60	5	9	7
1997	CHI	A	31	31	12	11	5.74	85	109	108	0	0	0	169.1	170	30	69	5	12	4
1998	BAL	A	23	21	6	11	7.29	55	90	88	1	0	0	108.2	138	20	29	2	1	5
Total	NL		317	314	130	104	3.37	1378	878	796	52	21	0	2125.1	2014	183	556	48	65	41
Total	AL		81	73	25	30	5.62	216	263	256	1	0	0	409.2	434	63	148	8	15	12
Total			398	387	155	134	3.73	1594	1141	1052	53	21	0	2535	2448	246	704	56	80	53

Fielding Stats

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	TP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
1986	NY	A	P	27	21	131.2	5	13	0	0	0	1	3	4	0	1.000
1987	PIT	N	P	29	28	176.1	24	23	2	0	0	0	13	12	2	.959
1988	PIT	N	P	33	32	219.1	29	21	6	6	0	1	13	10	6	.893
1989	PIT	N	P	35	34	244.1	24	34	2	0	0	1	24	9	9	.967
1990	PIT	N	P	33	33	231.1	25	36	1	1	0	2	18	9	4	.984
1991	PIT	N	P	35	35	234.2	27	41	5	1	0	2	29	15	3	.932
1992	PIT	N	P	34	34	256.2	29	36	3	4	0	0	18	14	3	.956
1993	HOU	N	P	34	34	237.2	19	32	0	2	0	1	28	7	0	1.000
1994	HOU	N	P	23	23	164.2	21	28	3	2	0	2	13	5	1	.942
1995	HOU	N	P	31	31	185	24	20	2	3	0	0	21	10	0	.957
1996	HOU	N	P	30	30	175.1	17	23	3	0	0	2	19	7	0	.930
1997	CHI	A	P	31	31	169.1	14	20	1	0	0	0	15	7	1	.971
1998	BAL	A	P	23	21	108.2	8	15	1	1	0	1	16	3	1	.958
Total			P	398	387	2535	266	342	29	20	0	13	230	112	30	.954

Batting Stats

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	3B	BB	SO	HBP	SH	SB	IBB	GDP
1986	NY	A	27	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1987	PIT	N	30	59	2	7	0	4	.119	.159	.136	1	0	2	24	1	7	0	0	1
1988	PIT	N	33	76	4	13	0	5	.171	.203	.263	3	2	1	25	2	5	0	0	0
1989	PIT	N	40	77	1	8	0	3	.104	.148	.117	1	0	3	14	1	6	0	0	0
1990	PIT	N	33	84	8	18	1	6	.214	.258	.274	2	0	4	25	1	7	0	0	0
1991	PIT	N	36	84	6	15	0	2	.179	.188	.190	1	0	1	28	0	4	0	0	0
1992	PIT	N	35	89	5	14	0	6	.157	.176	.191	3	0	2	28	0	8	0	0	0
1993	HOU	N	34	71	2	6	1	3	.085	.110	.155	2	0	2	22	0	9	0	0	3
1994	HOU	N	24	58	4	14	0	6	.241	.262	.276	0	1	0	10	2	4	0	0	0
1995	HOU	N	33	60	4	14	0	8	.233	.258	.283	3	0	2	17	0	8	0	0	0
1996	HOU	N	32	56	5	10	0	3	.179	.179	.196	1	0	0	12	0	7	0	0	1
1997	CHI	A	32	1	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
1998	BAL	A	23	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Total	NL		330	714	41	119	2	46	.167	.193	.207	17	3	17	205	7	65	0	0	5
Total	AL		82	2	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
Total			412	716	42	119	2	46	.166	.193	.207	17	3	17	207	7	66	0	0	5

Transactions

• Selected by Cleveland Indians in the 4th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 3, 1980).
• Selected by Chicago White Sox in the 11th round of the free-agent draft (June 6, 1983 - signed June 11, 1983).
• Traded by Chicago White Sox with Kevin Hickey to New York Yankees (August 13, 1984) completing trade in which New York Yankees traded Roy Smalley to Chicago White Sox in exchange for 2 players to be named later (July 18, 1984).
• Traded by New York Yankees with Brian Fisher and Logan Easley to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Rick Rhoden, Cecilio Guante and Pat Clements (November 26, 1986).
• Granted free agency (October 26, 1992).
• Signed by Houston Astros (December 1, 1992).
• Granted free agency (November 18, 1996).
• Signed by Chicago White Sox (January 14, 1997).
• Granted free agency (October 30, 1997).
• Signed by Baltimore Orioles (December 11, 1997).
• Granted free agency (October 27, 1998).