Moe Drabowsky
Myron Walter Drabowsky
 
 
Born: July 21, 1935 in Ozanna, Poland
Died: June 10, 2006 - 70 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 6'3" Wt: 190
(legend)
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Notes:
- High School: Loomis (Windsor, CT)
- College/Univ: Trinity College (1954-1956)

Comparison

Comparison
Swingmen
 
All Positions
 
#
Player
 
1 Turk Farrell
1956 - 1969
SW
27.1
 
-0.6
0.3
27.7
0.2
2 Ron Reed
1966 - 1984
SW
25.5
 
0.4
0.5
25.0
0.4
3 Moe Drabowsky
1956 - 1972
SW
19.8
 
0.0
-0.2
19.9
-0.1
4 Ron Kline
1952 - 1970
SW
16.4
 
-3.8
-0.4
20.4
-0.3
5 Pete Richert
1962 - 1974
SW
13.7
 
0.6
-0.1
13.3
-0.0
6 Orlando Pena
1958 - 1975
SW
12.8
 
-0.3
-0.1
13.1
-0.1
7 Diego Segui
1962 - 1977
SW
12.8
 
0.8
-0.2
12.1
-0.1
8 Art Fowler
1954 - 1964
SW
10.9
 
-0.0
-0.3
11.1
-0.2
9 Johnny Klippstein
1950 - 1967
SW
10.7
 
-2.5
-0.3
13.3
-0.2
10 Dick Selma
1965 - 1974
SW
9.9
 
0.3
0.3
9.5
0.2
11 Don Nottebart
1960 - 1969
SW
9.4
 
-0.1
0.2
9.4
0.2
12 Satchel Paige
1948 - 1965
SW
9.1
Pl
Y
 
-1.2
0.0
10.3
0.0
13 Ray Moore
1952 - 1963
SW
7.4
 
0.5
-0.2
6.9
-0.1
14 Mike Fornieles
1952 - 1963
SW
7.3
 
-0.7
-0.2
8.1
-0.1
15 Bob Grim
1954 - 1962
SW
5.7
KOR
 
-0.5
-0.1
6.1
-0.1
16 Steve Ridzik
1950 - 1966
SW
4.7
 
0.3
-0.2
4.4
-0.2
17 Jackie Collum
1951 - 1962
SW
4.1
 
0.7
-0.2
3.4
-0.1
18 Dave Sisler
1956 - 1962
SW
3.0
 
0.0
-0.1
3.0
-0.1
19 Billy Muffett
1957 - 1962
SW
2.9
 
0.5
-0.1
2.5
-0.1
20 Joe Verbanic
1966 - 1970
SW
2.1
VN
 
-0.1
-0.1
2.2
-0.0
21 Gordon Jones
1954 - 1965
SW
1.4
 
-0.5
-0.0
1.9
-0.0
22 Bobby Locke
1959 - 1968
SW
1.2
 
1.0
-0.1
0.3
-0.1
23 Jim Donohue
1961 - 1962
SW
1.2
 
-0.2
-0.1
1.4
-0.1
24 Jim Constable
1956 - 1963
SW
0.9
 
0.2
-0.0
0.6
-0.0
25 Arnold Umbach
1964 - 1966
SW
0.7
 
0.1
0.0
0.6
0.0
26 Dave DeBusschere
1962 - 1963
SW
0.6
 
-0.1
-0.0
0.8
-0.0
27 Dennis Musgraves
1965 - 1965
SW
0.6
 
-0.0
0.0
0.7
0.0
28 Grover Powell
1963 - 1963
SW
0.6
 
0.1
0.0
0.5
0.0
29 Dick LeMay
1961 - 1963
SW
0.6
 
-0.1
-0.0
0.7
-0.0
30 Bob Moorhead
1962 - 1965
SW
0.5
 
-0.1
0.0
0.6
0.0
31 Gary Kroll
1964 - 1969
SW
0.4
 
-0.2
0.0
0.6
0.0
32 Bucky Brandon
1966 - 1973
SW
0.3
 
0.3
-0.0
0.1
0.0
33 Dwight Siebler
1963 - 1967
SW
0.3
 
-0.1
-0.1
0.4
-0.0
34 Gordon Seyfried
1963 - 1964
SW
0.3
 
-0.0
0.0
0.3
0.0
35 Mike Lee
1960 - 1963
SW
0.2
 
-0.1
-0.0
0.3
-0.0
36 Don Buschhorn
1965 - 1965
SW
0.1
VN
 
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
37 John Boozer
1962 - 1969
SW
0.1
 
0.1
0.2
0.0
0.2
38 Dave Thies
1963 - 1963
SW
0.1
 
0.1
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
39 Ron Keller
1966 - 1968
SW
0.1
 
-0.0
-0.0
0.1
-0.0
40 Cecil Butler
1962 - 1964
SW
0.1
 
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
41 Jack Jenkins
1962 - 1969
SW
0.0
 
-0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0
42 John Purdin
1964 - 1969
SW
-0.1
 
0.1
0.1
-0.2
0.1
43 Pete Charton
1964 - 1964
SW
-0.1
VN
 
-0.0
-0.0
-0.0
-0.0
44 Rupe Toppin
1962 - 1962
SW
-0.1
 
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
45 Ramon Lopez
1966 - 1966
SW
-0.1
 
0.0
-0.0
-0.1
-0.0
46 Doug Gallagher
1962 - 1962
SW
-0.1
 
0.1
-0.0
-0.3
-0.0
47 Pete Smith
1962 - 1963
SW
-0.2
 
-0.1
-0.0
-0.1
-0.0
48 Tony Balsamo
1962 - 1962
SW
-0.2
 
0.0
0.0
-0.3
0.0
49 Jim Coates
1956 - 1967
SW
-0.3
 
-0.0
-0.2
-0.2
-0.2
50 Don Williams
1958 - 1962
SW
-0.4
 
0.1
0.0
-0.4
0.0
 
  Moe Drabowsky
1956 - 1972
SW
19.8
 
0.0
-0.2
19.9
-0.1
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