What years did Moe Drabowsky play?

Moe Drabowsky played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1972.

Was Moe Drabowsky a pitcher?

Yes. Moe Drabowsky pitched in the major leagues, recording 88 wins and 1162 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Moe Drabowsky hit?

Moe Drabowsky hit 3 career home runs with 68 hits.

What teams did Moe Drabowsky play for?

Moe Drabowsky played for 8 teams: the Chicago Cubs (1956–1960), the Milwaukee Braves (1961), the Cincinnati Reds (1962), the Kansas City Athletics (1962–1965), the Baltimore Orioles (1966–1968, 1970), the Kansas City Royals (1969–1970), the St. Louis Cardinals (1971–1972), and the Chicago White Sox (1972).

What were Moe Drabowsky's career stats?

In 589 games, Moe Drabowsky went 88-105 with a 3.71 ERA, 1,162 strikeouts, 1,641.0 innings pitched, and 55 saves. At the plate he had 68 hits and 3 home runs.

What position did Moe Drabowsky play?

Moe Drabowsky played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Moe Drabowsky and how much did he weigh?

Moe Drabowsky was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 190 pounds.

What was Moe Drabowsky's career ERA?

Moe Drabowsky finished with a 3.71 career ERA, going 88-105 with 1,162 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Moe Drabowsky have?

Moe Drabowsky recorded 1,162 career strikeouts.

Is Moe Drabowsky in the Hall of Fame?

No. Moe Drabowsky has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Moe Drabowsky

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1956-1972)

Moe Drabowsky was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1972 for 8 teams, including the Chicago Cubs, a span of 17 seasons. Across 589 career appearances, he went 88-105 with a 3.71 ERA, 1,162 strikeouts, and 55 saves. He also batted .162 with 3 home runs.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 24, 2026

W–L 88–105

ERA 3.71

WHIP 1.31

SO 1,162

Pitcher PIV -11181.1

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 190 lb
Born: 7/21/1935 in Ozanna, Lwów, Poland
Died: 6/10/2006 in Little Rock, AR, USA
MLB Debut: 1956-08-07
Last Game: 1972-09-19

Full name: Myron Walter Drabowsky

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Career Pitching Statistics

Moe Drabowsky — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
88	105	589	154	33	6	55	1641.0	1,441	676	182	702	1,162	3.71	-11181.1

Career ERA 3.71 vs. league average 3.62 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Moe Drabowsky Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1956	CHN	NL	2	4	9	7	3	0	0	51.0	37	14	39	36	2.47	3.96 (+38%)	438.6
1957	CHN	NL	13	15	36	33	12	2	0	239.2	214	94	94	170	3.53	3.83 (+8%)	1890.5
1958	CHN	NL	9	11	22	20	4	1	0	125.2	118	63	73	77	4.51	3.86 (-17%)	-3823.3
1959	CHN	NL	5	10	31	23	3	1	0	141.2	138	65	75	70	4.13	3.90 (-6%)	-4354.9
1960	CHN	NL	3	1	32	7	0	0	1	50.1	71	36	23	26	6.44	3.82 (-69%)	150.1
1961	ML1	NL	0	2	16	0	0	0	2	25.1	26	13	18	5	4.62	4.03 (-15%)	-1555.2
1962	CIN	NL	2	6	23	10	1	0	1	83.0	84	46	31	56	4.99	3.96 (-26%)	-1423.5
1962	KC1	AL	1	1	10	3	0	0	0	28.0	29	16	10	19	5.14	3.96 (-30%)	-1538.3
1963	KC1	AL	7	13	26	22	9	2	0	174.1	135	59	64	109	3.05	3.46 (+12%)	-879.2
1964	KC1	AL	5	13	53	21	1	0	1	168.1	176	99	72	119	5.29	3.58 (-48%)	-3744.4
1965	KC1	AL	1	5	14	5	0	0	0	38.2	44	19	18	25	4.42	3.50 (-26%)	-1001.1
1966	BAL	AL	6	0	44	3	0	0	7	96.0	62	30	29	98	2.81	3.52 (+20%)	1752.3
1967	BAL	AL	7	5	43	0	0	0	12	95.1	66	17	25	96	1.60	3.30 (+51%)	2367.4
1968	BAL	AL	4	4	45	0	0	0	7	61.1	35	13	25	46	1.91	2.98 (+36%)	66.1
1969	KCA	AL	11	9	52	0	0	0	11	98.0	68	32	30	76	2.94	3.61 (+19%)	872.7
1970	KCA	AL	1	2	24	0	0	0	2	35.2	28	13	12	38	3.28	3.89 (+16%)	994.6
1970	BAL	AL	4	2	21	0	0	0	1	33.1	30	14	15	21	3.78	3.89 (+3%)	-1385.5
1971	SLN	NL	6	1	51	0	0	0	8	60.1	45	23	33	49	3.43	3.47 (+1%)	718.6
1972	SLN	NL	1	1	30	0	0	0	2	27.2	29	8	14	22	2.60	3.26 (+20%)	-726.7
1972	CHA	AL	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	7.1	6	2	2	4	2.45	—	0.0
Career · 20 seasons			88	105	589	154	33	6	55	1,641.0	1,441	676	702	1,162	3.71	—	-11,181

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

Moe Drabowsky — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
591	420	24	68	10	0	3	29	0	13	160	.162	.189	.207	.396	-747

Career AVG .162 vs. league average .250 across their career seasons — 35.3% below league average.

Career OBP .189 vs. league average .317 across their career seasons — 40.6% below league average.

Career SLG .207 vs. league average .376 across their career seasons — 45.0% below league average.

Career OPS .396 vs. league average .694 across their career seasons — 43.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Moe Drabowsky Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1956	CHN	NL	9	16	1	4	0	0	0	0	3	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1957	CHN	NL	36	82	3	15	2	1	10	6	32	.183	.257 (-29%)	.323 (-27%)	.391 (-38%)	.715 (-33%)	-432.7
1958	CHN	NL	22	45	3	7	1	0	3	0	11	.156	—	—	—	—	0.0
1959	CHN	NL	31	45	2	5	1	0	2	2	20	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1960	CHN	NL	33	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1961	ML1	NL	16	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1962	CIN	NL	23	17	0	0	0	0	0	1	14	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1962	KC1	AL	10	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1963	KC1	AL	26	62	4	10	3	2	8	0	21	.161	.246 (-35%)	.308 (-48%)	.371 (-18%)	.680 (-31%)	-314.0
1964	KC1	AL	54	43	2	1	0	0	0	1	23	.023	—	—	—	—	0.0
1965	KC1	AL	14	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1966	BAL	AL	44	22	3	8	2	0	4	1	6	.364	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	BAL	AL	43	20	3	7	0	0	1	1	3	.350	—	—	—	—	0.0
1968	BAL	AL	45	7	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
1969	KCA	AL	52	17	2	4	1	0	0	0	6	.235	—	—	—	—	0.0
1970	KCA	AL	24	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1970	BAL	AL	21	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1971	SLN	NL	51	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1972	SLN	NL	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1972	CHA	AL	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 20 seasons			591	420	24	68	10	3	29	13	160	.162	—	—	—	—	-747

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

Moe Drabowsky — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Moe Drabowsky — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1970	WS	BAL	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
1966	WS	BAL	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Moe Drabowsky — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	3	0	0	10.0	3	1	3	12	0.90

Playoff Pitching by Year

Moe Drabowsky — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1970	WS	BAL	0	0	2	0	0	3.1	2	1	1	1	2.70
1966	WS	BAL	1	0	1	0	0	6.2	1	0	2	11	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Moe Drabowsky — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	289	198	15	34	3	14	.172
Away	302	222	9	34	0	15	.153

Pitching — Home / Away

Moe Drabowsky — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	288	822.0	717	316	335	587	3.46
Away	301	818.2	725	359	367	575	3.95

Last 10 Games — Batting

Moe Drabowsky — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
1972-09-19	CHW	OAK	W	1
1972-09-08	CHW	LAA	L	0
1972-09-04	CHW	MIN	L	0
1972-09-01	CHW	NYY	L	0
1972-08-28	CHW	BOS	W	0
1972-08-26	CHW	MIL	L	0
1972-08-20	CHW	BOS	L	0
1972-08-09	STL	NYN	L	0
1972-08-08	STL	NYN	W	0
1972-08-05	STL	PHI	L	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Moe Drabowsky — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1972-09-19	CHW	OAK	—	0.2	1	1	1	0	0
1972-09-08	CHW	LAA	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0
1972-09-04	CHW	MIN	—	1.0	3	1	1	0	2
1972-09-01	CHW	NYY	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
1972-08-28	CHW	BOS	—	1.0	0	0	0	2	0
1972-08-26	CHW	MIL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
1972-08-20	CHW	BOS	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	0
1972-08-09	STL	NYN	—	1.0	1	0	0	1	1
1972-08-08	STL	NYN	—	0.2	2	1	1	2	1
1972-08-05	STL	PHI	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Moe Drabowsky — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	589	154	100	222	13	14

Season-by-Season Fielding

Moe Drabowsky — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1956	CHN	P	9	7	2	7	0	0
1957	CHN	P	36	33	19	35	0	1
1958	CHN	P	22	20	12	16	1	2
1959	CHN	P	31	23	12	21	2	1
1960	CHN	P	32	7	1	6	0	0
1961	ML1	P	16	0	1	7	1	0
1962	CIN	P	23	10	5	9	2	2
1962	KC1	P	10	3	4	3	0	0
1963	KC1	P	26	22	11	19	1	1
1964	KC1	P	53	21	11	26	1	4
1965	KC1	P	14	5	2	5	0	1
1966	BAL	P	44	3	1	12	0	0
1967	BAL	P	43	0	4	15	0	1
1968	BAL	P	45	0	2	8	2	1
1969	KCA	P	52	0	6	19	0	0
1970	KCA	P	24	0	2	4	0	0
1970	BAL	P	21	0	1	4	0	0
1971	SLN	P	51	0	2	5	0	0
1972	SLN	P	30	0	2	1	3	0
1972	CHA	P	7	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Moe Drabowsky Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	589

College History

Moe Drabowsky — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Trinity College	Hartford	CT	1955, 1956

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Moe Drabowsky: the record in brief

Between the debut on August 7, 1956 and the final game on September 19, 1972, Moe Drabowsky built the record summarized on this page. Drabowsky played for the Chicago Cubs (1956 through 1960), the Milwaukee Braves (1961), the Cincinnati Reds (1962), the Kansas City Athletics (1962 through 1965), the Baltimore Orioles (1966 to 1970), the Kansas City Royals (1969 through 1970), the St. Louis Cardinals (1971 to 1972), and the Chicago White Sox (1972). Drabowsky is listed as a pitcher at 6'3" and 190 pounds. Drabowsky batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is July 21, 1935, in Ozanna, Lwów, Poland. Drabowsky died on June 10, 2006, in Little Rock, AR, USA. Moe Drabowsky was the playing name; the full given name is Myron Walter.

The pitching table credits Drabowsky with a 88-105 record and a 3.71 ERA in 589 games. The totals include 1,162 strikeouts, 33 complete games, 6 shutouts, and 55 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about Moe Drabowsky

What years did Moe Drabowsky play?: Moe Drabowsky played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1972.
Was Moe Drabowsky a pitcher?: Yes. Moe Drabowsky pitched in the major leagues, recording 88 wins and 1162 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Moe Drabowsky hit?: Moe Drabowsky hit 3 career home runs with 68 hits.
What teams did Moe Drabowsky play for?: Moe Drabowsky played for 8 teams: the Chicago Cubs (1956–1960), the Milwaukee Braves (1961), the Cincinnati Reds (1962), the Kansas City Athletics (1962–1965), the Baltimore Orioles (1966–1968, 1970), the Kansas City Royals (1969–1970), the St. Louis Cardinals (1971–1972), and the Chicago White Sox (1972).
What were Moe Drabowsky's career stats?: In 589 games, Moe Drabowsky went 88-105 with a 3.71 ERA, 1,162 strikeouts, 1,641.0 innings pitched, and 55 saves. At the plate he had 68 hits and 3 home runs.
What position did Moe Drabowsky play?: Moe Drabowsky played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Moe Drabowsky and how much did he weigh?: Moe Drabowsky was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 190 pounds.
What was Moe Drabowsky's career ERA?: Moe Drabowsky finished with a 3.71 career ERA, going 88-105 with 1,162 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Moe Drabowsky have?: Moe Drabowsky recorded 1,162 career strikeouts.
Is Moe Drabowsky in the Hall of Fame?: No. Moe Drabowsky has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.