Pitcher, Arizona
Diamondbacks
Age: 27 (May 9)
4th season
with Diamondbacks
Bats – Right,
Throws – Right
Height: 6’3” Weight: 230
Prior to 2006:
A native of
Ashland, Kentucky, Webb excelled in Little League and as a high school pitcher,
earning a scholarship to the Univ. of Kentucky, where he developed an effective
slider to go with his sinking fastball. He was chosen by the Diamondbacks in
the eighth round of the 2000 amateur draft. He had a brief stint in the Arizona
Rookie League and South Bend of the Class A Midwest League in 2000 until
sidelined by a sore arm. Webb moved up to Lancaster of the Class A California
League in 2001 where he set a club record with 16 strikeouts in a game on his
way to a 6-10 record with 158 strikeouts and a 3.99 ERA. He also walked 44
batters as he dealt with control issues. Webb moved up to El Paso of the Class
AA Texas League in 2002 where he started 25 games and compiled a 10-6 record
with 122 strikeouts in 152 innings and a 3.14 ERA. He made one appearance with
Class AAA Tucson, where he also started the 2003 season. After three starts he
was promoted to the Diamondbacks and moved into the starting rotation following
one relief appearance. He ended up with a 10-9 record and 2.84 ERA and finished
third in NL Rookie of the Year voting. With
a defensively-deficient last-place team in 2004, Webb had a respectable
performance, going 7-16 with a 3.59 ERA, although leading the NL with 119 walks.
He emerged as the ace of the staff in 2005, posting a 14-12 tally and a 3.54
ERA in his 33 starts while also striking out 172 batters in 229 innings. In the
offseason he was rewarded with a four-year $19.5 million contract extension.
2006 Season Summary
Appeared in 33 games
[Bracketed
numbers indicate NL rank in Top 20]
Pitching
Games – 33
Games Started –
33 [13, tied with six others]
Complete Games
– 5 [2, tied with Chris Carpenter]
Wins – 16 [1,
tied with four others]
Losses – 8
PCT - .667 [4,
tied with Derek Lowe]
Saves – 0
Shutouts – 3
[1, tied with Chris Carpenter]
Innings Pitched
– 235 [2]
Hits – 216 [18]
Runs – 91
Earned Runs – 81
Home Runs – 15
Bases on Balls
– 50
Strikeouts – 178
[10, tied with Andy Pettitte]
ERA – 3.10 [3]
Hit Batters – 6
Balks – 2 [5,
tied with five others]
Wild Pitches – 5
Midseason Snapshot:
9-3, ERA - 2.65, SO – 103 in 139.1 IP
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Most
strikeouts, game – 10 (in 7 IP) vs. Milwaukee 7/15, (in 9 IP) vs. Colorado 9/15
10+ strikeout
games – 2
Fewest hits
allowed, game (min. 7 IP) – 1 (in 9 IP) vs. St. Louis 9/9
Batting
PA – 86, AB – 73,
R – 4, H – 11, 2B – 2, 3B – 0, HR- 0, RBI – 9, BB – 2, SO – 33, SB – 0, CS – 0,
AVG - .151, GDP – 1, HBP – 0, SH – 10, SF – 1
Fielding
Chances – 66
Put Outs – 17
Assists – 46
Errors – 3
DP – 3
Pct. - .955
Awards & Honors:
NL Cy Young
Award: BBWAA
All-Star
NL Cy Young
voting (Top 5):
Brandon Webb,
Ariz.: 103 pts. – 15 of 32 first place votes, 64% share
Trevor Hoffman,
SD: 77 pts. – 12 first place votes, 48% share
Chris
Carpenter, StL.: 63 pts. – 2 first place votes, 39% share
Roy Oswalt,
Hou.: 31 pts. – 3 first place votes, 19% share
Carlos
Zambrano, ChiC.: 6 pts. – 4% share
Diamondbacks
went 75-87 to finish fourth in the NL Western Division, 12 games behind the
division-winning San Diego Padres.
Aftermath of 2006:
Webb followed
up with another strong season in 2007, compiling an 18-10 record with a 3.01
ERA and 194 strikeouts in a league-leading 236.1 innings, which included a
string of 42 consecutive shutout innings. Webb was runner-up to San Diego’s
Jake Peavy in NL Cy Young voting. Arizona topped the NL West and Webb was 1-1
in the postseason as the Diamondbacks advanced to the NLCS. In 2008, Webb was
the winningest pitcher in the NL with a 22-7 record. His ERA was 3.30 and he
struck out 183 batters and once again placed second in NL Cy Young Award
voting. Webb opened the 2009 season by pitching four innings and giving up six
runs before being lifted. It would prove to be his last major league appearance
due to shoulder bursitis that required surgery and finished off a short career
that was outstanding for a brief period. An attempted comeback with the Texas Rangers
ended with rotator cuff surgery. In all, Webb started 198 games for the
Diamondbacks and had an 87-62 record with 1065 strikeouts and a 3.27 ERA. He
was a three-time All-Star.
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Cy Young Profiles feature pitchers who were recipients of
the Cy Young Award by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (1956 to
present). The award was presented to a single major league winner from its
inception through 1966 and from 1967 on to one recipient from each major
league.
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