Webb

#17 BRANDON WEBB YEAR 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Career

W-L 10-9 7-16 14-12 16-8 18-10 22-7 87-62

ERA 2.84 3.59 3.54 3.10 3.01 3.30 3.24

G 29 35 33 33 34 34 198

GS 28 35 33 33 34 34 197

CG 1 1 1 5 4 3 15

MAKING THE CASE FOR WEBB--Over the past 30 seasons (19782007), only 33 players have won 22 or more games in a single season...of those 33, 19 have gone on to win their league’s Cy Young Award...of the 14 who did not win the Cy Young award when winning 22 games or more games, only 1 lost to a pitcher with less than 20 wins (Mike Hampton in 1999 lost to the D-backs’ Randy Johnson). WEBB REACHES 22--Webb’s 22 wins are a career-high and are tied for third-most in franchise history...Curt Schilling had 22 in 2001 and 23 in 2002... Randy Johnson has the franchise-high of 24, set in 2002...on Sept. 12 vs. Cincinnati, Brandon Webb became the first National League pitcher since 2005 to reach 20 wins in a season, as the Cardinals’ Chris Carpenter, Astros’ Roy Oswalt and Marlins’ Dontrelle Willis each did so that year...his 20th victory ended the D-backs’ season-long 6-game losing streak, making him the first pitcher in 16 years whose 20th win of the season ended a team losing streak of at least 6 games (Greg Maddux, Cubs, 1992, 8-game skid) (source: Elias Sports Bureau). THE STREAKS--Brandon Webb opened the season by winning his first 9 straight starts...he recorded a 2.56 ERA (18 ER in 63.1 IP) during the streak, holding opponents to a .198 batting average...the 9-game winning streak is tied for the National League-high this season...Webb also recorded an 8-game winning streak over 11 starts from June 28-Aug. 21...he recorded a 2.08 ERA (18 ER in 78.0 IP), holding opponents to a .228 batting average...he suffered some tough luck in two of the no decisions, leaving the game on July 13 at Philadelphia tied at 2-2 after 7.0 innings and leaving his next start on July 20 after 8.0 innings with a 4-1 lead vs. the Dodgers....no other National League pitcher has had two streaks of at least 7 wins this season...the closest any NL pitcher has come to Webb’s streaks is San Francisco’s Tim Linceum who has a pair of 6-game winning streaks. WEBB’S FINE NINE--Webb won his first 9 starts of the season before losing on May 21 at Florida, the best such streak for a D-back to begin a season... Randy Johnson won 7 straight to start the 2000 campaign en route to his third Cy Young Award...Johnson also won his first 6 starts in 2002 en route to his fifth Cy Young Award...Webb became only the sixth Major Leaguer since World War I to win his first 9 starts in a season (see chart below)...Webb also won his first 8 decisions in 2006 and is only the second pitcher in Major League history to win his first 9 decisions of a season as a starting pitcher more than once, joining Roger Clemens (14-0 in 1986, 11-0 in 1997, 9-0 in 2004) (source: Elias Sports Bureau). WINS PITCHER (YEAR) TEAM 12 Eddie Cicotte (1919) Chicago White Sox 10 Andy Hawkins (1985) San Diego Padres 9 Brandon Webb (2008) Arizona Diamondbacks 9 Sal Maglie (1952) New York Giants 9 Atley Donald (1939) New York Yankees 9 George Uhle (1929) Detroit Tigers As a starter--Webb leads the National League with 22 wins, while ranking second with a .759 winning percentage…his 226.2 innings ranks third and he has allowed only 13 home runs, tied for fifth-fewest among National League starters…he walked 65 this season and ranks 17th in the National League with a 2.58 walks per 9-inning ratio…he has induced 25 grounded into double plays, ranking fourth in the National League while his perennial Major League leading ground ball to fly ball ratio is 3.22 (Derek Lowe ranks second on the list at 2.60)…as a starter, Lincecum won 16 games, ranking tied for sixth in the National League…he won 17 overall, tying him with four other players for second… he allowed 82 walks, the seventh-most in the National League…Webb’s run support average per game was 5.00 while Lincecum’s was 4.99. Pre & post all-star break--Before the All-Star break, Webb led the Majors with 13 wins, holding a 3.23 ERA (47 ER in 131.0 IP) while tossing 2 complete games with a shutout…he ranked third with 131.0 innings pitched and allowed 33 walks while holding opponents to a .239 average…Lincecum won 11 games before the All-Star break, tied for third with 2 other pitchers, holding a 2.57 ERA (37 ER in 129.2 IP) without a complete game and 47 walks…he struck out 135 while opponents hit .241…after the All-Star break, Webb ranks second in the National League with 9 wins and a 3.39 ERA (36 ER in 95.2 IP) with a complete game…Lincecum ranks tied for 16th in the National League after the All-Star break with 6 wins, holding a 2.79 ERA (28 ER in 90.1 IP) which ranks 20th in the National League. Deep into games--When pitching 6.0 or more innings, Webb went 22-2 with a 2.34 ERA (52 ER in 200.1 IP) with 45 walks and 155 strikeouts in 28 games…he allowed an OBP of .273 and a SLG of .287 in those games, allowing 6 home runs while holding opponents to a .220 average (161-for-731)…Lincecum went 16-4 with a 2.14 ERA (47 ER in 197.1 IP) in 28 games in which he pitched 6.0 or more innings, allowing 67 walks and 9 home runs with 218 strikeouts…opponent’s OBP was .291 with a SLG of .309, holding opponents to a .219 average. Pitching under pressure--Webb made 27 starts for the Dbacks while they were in first place, going 17-6 with a 3.27 ERA (65 ER in 179.0) with 149 strikeouts while holding opponents to a .246 average…no other pitcher in the National League has made more starts than Webb while pitching for a first place team…in games when not in first place, Webb helped keep the D-backs in the race by going 5-1 with a 3.10 ERA (14 ER in 40.2 IP) with 27 strikeouts over 6 games…Lincecum never made a start for a team in first place this season. PITCHER OF THE MONTH--Webb won the National League Pitcher of the Month award for April...he led the league with 6 wins, while his 1.98 ERA ranked fourth and he tied for fourth with 41.0 innings pitched, striking out 34 and allowing 9 earned runs, 29 hits and 14 walks...the last pitcher to end April with a 6-0 record was Randy Johnson in 2002.

* UPDATED THROUGH GAMES OF SEPT. 27, 2008

SHO 1 0 0 3 3 1 8

IP 180.2 208.0 229.0 235.0 236.1 226.2 1315.2

Date Opp. 3/31 @CIN 4/5 @COL 4/11 COL 4/16 @SF 4/22 SF 4/27 @SD MARCH/APRIL 5/3 NYM 5/8 PHI 5/15 COL 5/21 @FLA 5/26 @ATL 5/31 WAS MAY 6/6 @PIT 6/11 @NYM 6/17 OAK 6/22 @MIN 6/28 @FLA JUNE 7/3 MIL 7/8 @WAS 7/13 @PHI 7/20 LAD 7/26 @SF 7/31 @LAD JULY 8/5 PIT 8/10 ATL 8/15 @HOU 8/21 SD 8/26 @SD 8/31 LAD AUGUST 9/6 @LAD 9/12 CIN 9/17 SF 9/22 @STL 9/27 COL SEPTEMBER 2008 Totals

H 140 194 229 216 209 206 1194

R 65 111 98 91 91 95 551

ER 57 83 90 81 79 83 473

BB 68 119 59 50 72 65 433

SO 172 164 172 178 194 183 1063

Webb’s 2008 appearances Result W/L IP W, 4-2 W 6.0 W, 7-2 W 7.0 W, 8-2 W 8.0 W, 4-1 W 8.0 W, 5-4 W 6.0 W, 2-1 W 6.0 6-0 1.98 ERA 41.0 W, 10-4 W 6.0 W, 8-3 W 9.0 W, 8-5 W 7.1 L, 1-3 L 7.0 L, 3-7 L 4.1 W, 4-0 W 9.0 4-2 3.38 ERA 42.2 W, 3-1 W 7.0 L, 3-5 (13) ND 5.0 L, 1-15 L 3.1 L, 3-5 L 7.0 W, 6-2 W 6.0 2-2 4.76 ERA 28.1 W, 6-5 ND 6.0 W, 2-0 W 6.0 L, 3-6 ND 7.0 L, 5-6 ND 8.0 W, 5-3 W 7.0 W, 2-1 W 8.0 3-0 2.57 ERA 42.0 W, 3-1 W 9.0 W, 6-1 W 6.0 W, 12-2 W 8.0 W, 4-1 W 7.0 L, 2-9 L 4.2 L, 1-8 L 3.1 4-2 3.79 ERA 38.0 L, 2-7 L 5.2 W, 3-2 W 8.0 W, 7-6 W 7.0 W, 4-2 W 7.0 W, 6-4 ND 7.0 3-1 3.89 ERA 34.2 22-7 3.30 ERA 226.2

H 3 5 4 3 9 5 29 5 6 6 6 10 6 39 3 5 9 8 5 29 9 6 7 6 4 6 38 9 6 4 3 9 8 39 5 5 8 8 6 32 206

R 2 2 2 1 3 1 11 4 3 3 3 7 0 20 1 3 7 5 2 18 5 0 2 1 3 1 12 1 1 2 0 6 8 18 7 0 3 2 4 16 95

ER 2 1 2 1 3 0 9 4 2 3 3 4 0 16 1 1 7 4 2 15 5 0 2 1 3 1 12 1 1 2 0 6 6 16 7 0 2 2 4 15 83

HR 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 13

BB 4 1 1 2 2 4 14 2 0 1 0 3 0 6 0 0 5 1 3 9 2 2 0 3 2 1 10 0 2 1 3 1 5 12 6 2 2 2 2 14 65

SO TP 6 90 5 98 6 104 5 104 7 96 5 97 34 3 103 4 104 8 111 7 99 8 100 8 113 38 3 95 4 58 3 84 4 99 8 110 22 6 95 6 112 6 108 4 109 8 107 6 97 36 4 103 5 96 6 82 8 100 4 82 3 89 30 6 100 2 96 2 88 6 121 7 108 23 183

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING

“I’m voting Brandon Webb. He’s been the most dominant guy in the league all year. His separation between wins and losses is tremendous. You think about the fact he could go 22-6 with a very good ERA. He does it all. He’s been the ace that has held that team together. Whenever they’ve struggled for wins earlier in the season, he was the guy who they could count on to win every game, and that can’t be forgotten.” 2008 National League batting champion Atlanta Braves infielder Chipper Jones – Atlanta Journal Constitution, Sept. 3, 2008 “Today was a little too much Brandon Webb. He was awesome, as he usually is.” Chipper Jones – MLB.com, Aug. 10, 2008 “I don’t think [right now] that anybody in the game’s been better than Webb.” Cardinals Manager Tony La Russa – MLB.com, Sept. 5, 2008 “You almost feel you have to pitch almost a perfect game as far as making no mistakes. He’s one of the toughest you can face.” Los Angeles Dodgers right-handed pitcher Derek Lowe – MLB.com, July 31, 2008 “His ball moves about two feet. He may be the only starter in the game that could literally throw one pitch and win 20 games every year.” Houston Astros infielder Lance Berkman – MLB.com, Aug. 15, 2008 “It should be physically impossible to make a ball (sink like that). You know what you’re going to get, but you continually run yourself into a brick wall because it’s 100 pounds and it’s moving all over the place.” Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Doug Mientkiewicz – MLB.com, Aug. 5, 2008 “With Webb, it’s like riding one of those tough rodeo bulls. You’ve just got to hang on and give yourself tough at-bats, and just battle, battle and battle him.” Florida Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez – MLB.com, May 21, 2008 “It’s like trying to catch a chicken. Every time you think you’ve got a bead on it, it was gone.” Colorado Rockies manager Clint Hurdle – MLB.com, April 11, 2008 “He’s as tough as they come.” San Francisco Giants outfielder Dave Roberts – MLB.com, Sept. 17, 2008