1956
Born February 14, 1956
Youngstown, OH, USA
Dave Dravecky Notable
Dave Dravecky divided eight seasons between two clubs as a pitcher: the San Diego Padres from 1982, then the San Francisco Giants through 1989.
He went 64 and 57 with a 3.13 earned run average, pitching 1,062 innings in 226 games. He struck out 558, completed 28 of his 146 starts and threw 9 shutouts. Across 237 games he batted .121, with 38 hits and 20 runs. He finished with 1 home run, 6 doubles and 2 stolen bases.
He was an All-Star in 1983.
He was born in Youngstown, OH, USA on February 14, 1956. He batted right-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 1983 |
| Hutch Award | 1 | 1989 |
| Player of the Week | 1 | 1987 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | SDP | 32 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .130 |
| 1983 | SDP | 28 | 61 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 0 | .098 |
| 1984 | SDP | 50 | 41 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .098 |
| 1985 | SDP | 34 | 69 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 0 | .116 |
| 1986 | SDP | 35 | 50 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 1 | .140 |
| 1987 | SDP/SFG | 49 | 56 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 1 | .143 |
| 1988 | SFG | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .100 |
| 1989 | SFG | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Career | — | 237 | 313 | 20 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 95 | 2 | .121 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | SDP | 5 | 3 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 105.0 | 86 | 30 | 33 | 59 | 2.57 |
| 1983 | SDP | 14 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 183.2 | 181 | 73 | 44 | 74 | 3.58 |
| 1984 | SDP | 9 | 8 | 50 | 14 | 8 | 156.2 | 125 | 51 | 51 | 71 | 2.93 |
| 1985 | SDP | 13 | 11 | 34 | 31 | 0 | 214.2 | 200 | 70 | 57 | 105 | 2.93 |
| 1986 | SDP | 9 | 11 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 161.1 | 149 | 55 | 54 | 87 | 3.07 |
| 1987 | SDP/SFG | 10 | 12 | 48 | 28 | 0 | 191.1 | 186 | 73 | 64 | 138 | 3.43 |
| 1988 | SFG | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 37.0 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 3.16 |
| 1989 | SFG | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13.0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3.46 |
| Career | — | 64 | 57 | 226 | 146 | 10 | 1062.2 | 968 | 370 | 315 | 558 | 3.13 |
On this day & linked events
1982
Major-league debut: Dave Dravecky
Dave Dravecky made a major-league debut on June 15, 1982.
1989
Final major-league game: Dave Dravecky
Dave Dravecky played a final major-league game on August 15, 1989.
Image: San Diego Padres, public domain