5. Curt Schilling

  1. General
  2. Awards
  3. Career Stats
  • Born: November 14, 1966 in Anchorage, AK USA
  • Weight: 205 lbs.
  • Height: 6'5"
  • Bats: R
  • Throws: R
  • Debut: September 07, 1988
  • Final Game: September 25, 2007
 
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Curt Schilling did not spend a long time in Arizona (three and a half years) but nobody can dispute the impact that he had as a Diamondback.

Schilling arrived midway through the 2000 season and was the perfect compliment to Randy Johnson as the most potent 1-2 punch in baseball.  Schilling was the Cy Young runner-up to Johnson in both 2001 and 2002, winning 45 games in that time frame while also leading the NL in FIP and WHIP in the 2002 season.

Another reason that Schilling might be ranked unusually high (again based on his tenure) was his incredible performance in the 2001 Playoffs.  Schilling went 4-0 with an ERA of 1.05 and a WHIP under 0.700.  He was the co-winner of the World Series MVP (with Johnson, naturally) and that World Series win does not happen without Schilling.

With Arizona, Schilling had an overall record of 58-28 with a 3.14 ERA and 875 Strikeouts, and had he not run afoul of the Baseball Writers of American might have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Pitcher
  • Acquired: Traded from the Philadelphia Phillies for Omar Daal, Nelson Figueroa, Travis Lee and Vincente Padilla. 7/26/00.
  • Departed: Traded to the Boston Red Sox for Mike Goss, Casey Fossum, Brandon Lyon and Jorge De La Rosa. 11/28/03.
  • Games Played: 108
  • Notable Statistics: 58 Wins
    28 Losses
    3.14 ERA
    107 Games Started
    18 Complete Games
    5 Shutouts
    781.2 Innings Pitched
    875 Strikeouts
    2.81 FIP
    1.036 WHIP
    7.48 SO/BB
    25.3 bWAR

    7 Playoff Games
    4 Wins
    0 Losses
    1.14 ERA
    7 Games Started
    3 Complete Games
    1 Shutout
    55.1 Innings Pitched
    63 Strikeouts
    0.71 WHIP
    9.00 SO/BB


    17 Runs Scored
    37 Hits
    3 Doubles
    0 Triples
    0 Home Runs
    7 Runs Batted In
    0 Stolen Bases
    .147/.173/.159 Slash Line

    8 Playoff Games
    0 Runs Scored
    1 Hit
    0 Doubles
    0 Triples
    0 Home Runs
    0 Runs Batted In
    0 Stolen Bases
    .059/.059/.059 Slash Line
  • Major Accolades and Awards:

    World Series Champion (2001)
    All-Star (2001 & 2002)
    World Series MVP (2001)
    Babe Ruth Award (2001)
    Branch Rickey Award (2001)
    Robert Clemente Award (2001)
    Hutch Award (2001)
    Most Wins (2001)
    Lowest WHIP (2002)
    Lowest BB/9 (2002)
    Most Innings Pitched (2001)
    Highest SO/BB (2001, 2002 & 2003)
    Lowest FIP (2002)
    Highest Fielding Percentage by a Pitcher (2000* & 2002)

    * Traded midway through the season from Philadelphia.
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