Doug Drabek vs. Bob Sadowski — Career Comparison

Doug Drabek
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Bob Sadowski
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Bob Sadowski a clear advantage over Doug Drabek across the core pitching metrics. Bob Sadowski led in home run suppression (HR9+ 103 vs 81), strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 86), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 92). Doug Drabek held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 117 vs 103). Bob Sadowski was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Doug Drabek and Bob Sadowski

Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
1.41
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.35
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
1.37
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.11
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.55
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.48
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.55
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.55
42.55
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.24
97.24
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.96
46.96
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.19
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.27
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.07
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1052
3.73
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
3.87
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7605
27
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2535
9
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
2448
8.69
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
8.52
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
0.87
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.84
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
2.5
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
2.66
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.2
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
5.66
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
5.26
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.66
5.66
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.907
0.907
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.28
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.19
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10518
37.34
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1838
37.62
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.29
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1141
4.05
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
4.28
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.34
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.24
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.63
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.243
1.243
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9595
34.07
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
34.64
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.62
37.62

Fielding Stats for Doug Drabek and Bob Sadowski

Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
1.41
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.35
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
1.37
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.11
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7605
27
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2535
9
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.94
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
342
1.21
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.84
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.1
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
637
2.26
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.35
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
608
2.16
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.27
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.52
96.52
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.528
1.528
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.24
97.24
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.96
46.96
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.07
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Drabek and Bob Sadowski

Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
305.94
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
479.17
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
808
600
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
144
600
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716
531.68
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
537.5
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
88.37
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
13
54.17
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
72.03
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
12
50
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.62
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.17
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.23
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.49
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
16.34
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.17
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.49
21.15
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1.28
5.33
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
109.9
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
14
58.33
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
106.19
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
16
66.67
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
31.19
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
37.5
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
34.16
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
6
25
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
63.86
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
15
62.5
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.58
16.02
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.21
-17.52
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.2
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.17
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.62
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.33
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
207
153.71
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
237.5
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
49.01
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
50
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.49
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.71
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.5
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Drabek
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA