Brandon Webb

Full Name: Brandon Tyler Webb	Primary Position: P
Height/Weight: 6' 3"/190	First Game: April 22, 2003
Birthdate: May 9, 1979	MLB Experience: 4 years
Birthplace: Ashland, Kentucky
Bat/Throw: Right/Right

Biography[]

Brandon Webb was born May 9, 1979 in Ashland, Kentucky. Webb graduated from Ashland High in 1997 and then went on to play collegiate ball at the University of Kentucky where he played with future Arizona Diamondbacks teammate Andy Green.

In 2000 Webb was drafted in the 8th round by the Diamondbacks and then went on to hold appoints to a .172 clip that same year in the Midwest League.

In his second year in professional baseball playing in the California League Webb showed some promise having a 3.99 ERA and striking out 158 batters and pitching over 150 innings, but he also beaned 27 hitters and at the beginning of year he had an ERA well over 8.

In '02 Brandon dominated double A and was able to move up to triple A before the season was done, he was also elected to the double A all-star game.

Brandon Webb started the 2003 season with the Tucson Sidewinders but when Randy Johnson went down early in the year with an injury "Webby" burst on the scene and was incredible, he was able to stay in the majors because of more pitching injures and the trade of Byung-Hyun Kim to the Boston Red Sox and Webb capitalized on the opportunities by earning himself a 2.84 ERA and while he finished behind Dontrelle Willis in the 2003 Rookie of the Year he did earn the Baseball America ROY.

'04 might have been the definition of sophomore slump as Webb finished the year with a dismal 7-16 record and though he being, a ground-ball pitcher and having an absolutely horrendous defense, was pitching away from contact and thus walking many more than the year before and the year after, but Webb does have to take some credit for his terrible record.

2005 was an amazing year for Webb as he had a new and better "D" this may have contributed to Webb setting a career high in wins but more importantly it allowed Brandon to do what comes naturally and pitch to contact this also allowed him to more than cut his walks in half, but as with '04 not everything can be put on the defense as Webb definitely deserves the majority of the credit.

2006 was Webb's best year yet as he lowered his walk totals increased his strike outs and innings, all of this culminated in his Cy Young Award.

Scouting Report[]

Brandon Webb is an extreme ground-ball pitcher who features either the best or close to the best sinker-ball in baseball. Webb is also able to get a key strike out when needed. He has developed an above average change-up though it has caused him arm problems in the past. He has a good curve that he uses very effectively. He also has a good 2-seem fastball or "come-backer" that he uses to buckle lefties. Webb has good control averaging less than a walk per 4 innings last year.

Statistics[]

Pitching Stats[]

Year	Team		G	GS	W	L	ERA	K	R	ER	CG	SHO	IP	H	HR	BB	IB	WP	HBP
2003	ARI	N	29	28	10	9	2.84	172	65	57	1	1	180.2	140	12	68	4	9	13
2004	ARI	N	35	35	7	16	3.59	164	111	83	1	0	208	194	17	119	11	17	11
2005	ARI	N	33	33	14	12	3.54	172	98	90	1	0	229	229	21	59	4	14	2
2006	ARI	N	33	33	16	8	3.10	178	91	81	5	3	235	216	15	50	4	5	6
2007	ARI	N	34	34	18	10	3.01	194	91	79	4	3	236.1	209	12	72	6	3	5
Total			164	163	65	55	3.22	880	456	390	12	7	1089	988	77	368	29	48	37

Fielding Stats[]

Year	Team		POS	G	GS	INN	PO	A	ERR	DP	PB	SB	CS	PkO	AVG
2003	ARI	N	P	29	28	180.2	14	32	3	0	2	11	3	0	.939
2004	ARI	N	P	35	35	208	13	41	5	7	1	31	10	3	.915
2005	ARI	N	P	33	33	229	18	44	2	7	1	26	4	2	.969
2006	ARI	N	P	33	33	235	17	46	3	3	2	24	9	2	.955
Total			P	130	129	852.2	62	163	13	17	6	92	26	7	.945

Batting Stats[]

Year	Team		G	AB	R	H	RBI	AVG	OBP	SLG	2B	BB	SO	SH	GDP
2003	ARI	N	29	50	2	5	0	.100	.135	.120	1	2	21	7	0
2004	ARI	N	35	64	3	6	4	.094	.134	.094	0	3	36	4	0
2005	ARI	N	33	62	0	6	2	.097	.111	.097	0	1	30	13	1
2006	ARI	N	33	73	4	11	9	.151	.171	.178	2	2	33	10	1
Total			130	249	9	28	15	.112	.140	.124	3	8	120	34	2

Transactions[]

Selected by Arizona Diamondbacks in the 8th round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 2000 - signed June 6, 2000).