Randy Johnson is easily the best pitcher in Arizona Diamondbacks’ history

Blogged under General, Blast from the Past, Front Page, Bloglockers by chinmusic on Wednesday 27 January 2010 at 9:59 am

The best move the D-Backs ever made was when they brought in The Big Unit. Johnson pitched in 233 games (232 starts) in his 8 years with the D-Backs and he was 118-62 with a 2.83 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP. Johnson won 4 straight Cy Young Awards from 1999-2002. During those four seasons, Johnson pitched in 140 games (139 starts) in which he was 81-27 with a 2.48 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP. He also whiffed a stunning 1,417 batters those four years. Randy Johnson is the D-Backs all-time leader in games started (232), wins (118), ERA (2.83), strikeouts (2,077), innings pitched (1630 1/3), complete games (38) and shutouts (14). But, the Big Unit will be remembered the most for his post season pitching especially the 2001 World Series in which he won game #6 as a starter and game #7 as a reliever. He pitched in 3 games (2 starts) for the D-Backs against the Yankees and he was 3-0 with a 1.04 ERA and a 0.69 WHIP. He whiffed 19 Yankee hitters allowing only 9 hits in 17 1/3 innings in that series. Overall, the Big Unit pitched in 8 games (7 starts) in the post-season for the D-Backs and he was 5-3 with a 3.07 ERA and a 1.01 WHIP. The Big Unit should go into the Hall of Fame as a D-Back instead of a Mariner because his best work was done with them.

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