Greg Olson was the D-Backs closer for the first two years in team history. He pitched in 125 games (0 starts) those two years and he was 12-8 with 44 saves, a 3.34 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP. Olson only gave up 110 hits in 129 1/3 innings in his two years with the Diamondbacks. Olson is still fifth in team history with his 44 saves! His years with the D-Backs were his last effective ones. He pitched in 2 years for the Dodgers appearing in 41 games (0 starts) after leaving Arizona and he was 0-2 with a 6.80 ERA and a 1.75 WHIP. Olson wasn’t with the D-Backs long but he still has a place in team history.

Righty swinging SS Jay Bell had a solid five years with the Diamondbacks. He put up a monster season in 1999 earning a trip to the All-Star game for the D-Backs. In 1999, Bell played in 151 games for the D-Backs in which he was 170 of 589 (.289 avg, .931 OPS) with 132 runs scored, 38 homers, 112 RBIs and 7 stolen bases. That was a career year as Bell never came close to putting up those type of numbers again in his career. Bell played in 616 games in his time with the D-Backs and he was 573 of 2,180 (.263 avg, .812 OPS) with 360 runs scored, 91 homers, 304 RBIs and 17 stolen bases. Bell is #6 in D-Backs’ history in games played (616). He is also #7 in hits (573), #5 in OPS (.812), #4 in runs scored (360), #5 in homers (91), #5 in RBIs (304), #6 in doubles (116), tied for 7th in triples with Justin Upton (18) and he’s #3 in walks (303). Bell might not be in the record books long with those career totals as the D-Backs have a long of young players that they plan to build around. Still, Bell was a very solid player for the D-Backs.

If it wasn’t for teammate Randy Johnson, Curt Schilling would have won the Cy Young Award in 2001 and 2002 (he finished 2nd both years). Schilling pitched in 108 games (107 starts) in his four years with the D-Backs and he was 58-28 with a 3.14 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP. He was also awesome in the post season for the D-Backs. He pitched in 7 games (all starts) in the playoffs and World Series for the D-Backs and he was 4-0 with a 1.14 ERA and a 0.70 WHIP. He only gave up 32 hits while whiffing 63 batters in 55 1/3 innings in the post-season for the D-Backs. Despite only playing 4 years for the D-Backs, Schilling is all over the teams’ record books. Schilling is #5 in D-Backs’ history in games started (107), #3 in wins (58), #2 in ERA (3.14), #2 in complete games (18), #3 in shutouts (5), #4 in innings pitched (781 2/3) and he is #3 in strikeouts (875). Although Schilling was only on the Diamodbacks for four years he made a huge mark in team history.

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.

Luis Gonzalez remains the best position player in team history as of right now. He played in 1,194 games in his 8 years with the Diamondbacks and he was 1,337 for 4,488 (.298 avg, .919 OPS) with 780 runs scored, 224 homers, 774 RBIs and 32 stolen bases. He is the all-time leader for the D-Backs in games played, hits, at bats, runs, homers, and RBIs. But 2001 was his crowning achievement as he played in 162 games in which he was 198 for 609 (.325 avg, 1.117 OPS) with 128 runs scored, 57 homers and 142 RBIs. But, despite his awesome numbers in 2001 his biggest hit was a hump back liner over the head of Derek Jeter to knock in the winning run to clinch the World Series Championship off Mariano Rivera.