Nickname: Double DYears Played: 1982 - 1989
Teams: San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants
Highlights/Awards: All Star in ’83, Hutch Award winner in ‘89
Career Stats: 64-57, 3.13 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 558 K, 315 BB, 10 SV
Best Season: 1985; 13-11, 2.93 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 105 K, 57 BB
DYK: Currently a Christian motivational speaker and author. Had his left shoulder and arm amputated in 1991. Was teammates with Kevin Mitchell. Played in the 80’s but never sported a stache.
Thoughts: The ultimate soft-tosser, he pitched to contact, as evidenced by his 558 stirkeouts in 1062 career innings. He was a pretty good pitcher though, it was difficult to pick his best season because they were all pretty much the same. But like many people, the main memory I have of Dravecky is seeing his arm snap in two while pitching. I can’t even think of the name “Dave Dravecky” without wincing.
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