As in the previous edition, many of these nuggets come from the D-backs end of season summary sent out by the team. Though sadly, it seems the team forgot entirely about the man who set a franchise-record consecutive saves streak this season... Needless to say, finding positive things to say about the 2016 Arizona pitching staff was sometimes akin to, “Otherwise, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?”
Jake Barrett
Fourth player in D-backs history to play high school, college (4-year university) and the Majors all in Arizona (also: Ed Vosberg, Cody Ransom and Tuffy Gosewisch).
Silvino Bracho
Posted a 28.7 ground ball pct. (25 GB/40 FB), the sixth-lowest mark by a NL reliever (min. 20.0 IP).
Archie Bradley
His 9.08 strikeouts per 9.0 IP were most by a rookie in team history (min. 20 starts). His is the second Arizona rookie with multiple 10+ strikeout games (also: 4x by Brandon Webb in 2003). Archie matched the D-backs rookie record with 11 strikeouts on Oct. 1 vs. Padres (Also: Brandon Webb on Aug. 19, 2003 vs. Reds and Max Scherzer on Sept. 7, 2008 @ Dodgers).
Enrique Burgos
Limited left-handed hitters to a .236 average (17-for-72)…struck out 34.3 pct. (24 of 70) of the lefties he faced in the second half, the fourth-best mark in the NL behind Kenley Jansen (45.5 pct.), Jim Johnson (34.8) and Hector Neris (34.5) (min 50 BF).
Andrew Chafin
His .178 opponents slugging pct. @ Chase Field was the lowest in ballpark history by a D-back with more than five IP there. He ended his season with 9 consecutive hitless outings, matching the franchise record (also: Joe Paterson, April 16-May 11, 2011; and Mike Myers, May 10-25, 2003).
Patrick Corbin
Became the second Diamondback pitcher with a start and a save during the same season in two separate years, having previously done it in 2012 (also: Josh Collmenter, 2014 + 2015). Corbin led the Majors with 20 unearned runs, second-most in franchise history, trailing Brandon Webb’s 28 in 2003. Led all pitchers with a .313 average (15-for-48) and .327 on-base pct. and ranked second with a .417 slugging pct. His 15 hits were a career high and tied for second in the Majors, trailing only Jake Arrieta’s 17.
Rubby De La Rosa
His .156 opponents average @ Chase Field is the second-lowest in ballpark history (min. 100 BF), trailing only David Hernandez (.152 in 2011). Allowed 1 run on 1 hit in 6.2 innings on May 15 vs. Giants, making him the 12th pitcher in team history (18th time) to throw 6.2+ innings and allow 1 or fewer hits, and first since Chase Anderson on June 12, 2015 @ SF.
Randall Delgado
His 79 appearances were the second most in franchise history, trailing only Oscar Villarreal in 2003 (86). Delgado did not make a start for the first time in his career. One of four NL relievers to record 68+ strikeouts in each of the last 3 seasons, joining A.J. Ramos, Jeurys Familia and Kenley Jansen.
Edwin Escobar
Went 1-0 with a 3.31 ERA (6 ER in 16.1 IP) in 22 games after his final recall on Aug. 15. He twice posted career-long 7-game scoreless streaks during that time: Aug. 26-Sept. 7 and Sept. 14-Sept. 26.
Zack Godley
Was the first pitcher in franchise history to win 7+ games in his first 10 career starts.
Zack Greinke
Was the fifth pitcher in team history to amass 10+ wins before the All-Star Break and the first since Patrick Corbin’s 11 in 2013. Recorded his 2,000th strikeout on Aug. 24 vs. Braves (Freddie Freeman), the sixth-fastest pitcher (385 games) to do so, behind Felix Hernandez (310), Cole Hamels (320), Justin Verlander (327), Jake Peavy (333) and CC Sabathia (353). On June 23 @ Rockies, became the first pitcher with two runs scored and a stolen-base in a game since Greg Maddux on May 3, 2004 @ Cardinals.
Steve Hathaway
Held the opposition scoreless in 20 of his 24 outings, including a 9-game scoreless streak from Aug. 17-Sept. 16. Did not allow a home run in his final 23 games, tied for the third-longest homerless streak by a D-backs reliever in 2016 (Brad Ziegler, 35 from April 6-July 3; Randall Delgado,27 from Aug. 5-Sept. 26).
Daniel Hudson
Stranded 17-of-22 inherited runners (77.3 pct), the best mark on the team. Held right-handed hitters hitless in their first 26 at-bats of the season through May 14, the longest hitless streak by a D-backs pitcher to start a season. Bob Walcott held the previous record of 20 AB in 1998.
Matt Koch
Recorded his first career save on Sept. 13, pitching four shutout innings. Was the fourth player in team history to record a 4.0-inning save, and the first since Josh Collmenter on April 9, 2014 @ Giants. His five hitless innings to begin his start on Sept. 27 were the most by a D-backs pitcher in his first Major League start [source: Elias Sports Bureau].
Dominic Leone
Had a pulse.
Shelby Miller
His 35 wins are fourth-most among active pitchers younger than 26 years old, behind Gerrit Cole (47), Julio Teheran (47) and Yordano Ventura (38). Threw his fifth career shutout on Sept. 28 @ Nationals (5.0 IP), and joined Clayton Kershawas the only pitchers to throw at least one shutout each season since 2013.
Robbie Ray
Was the fastest left-handed pitcher in his age-24 or younger season to reach the 200-strikeout mark in a single season (159.1), surpassing the previous mark held by Indians’ Sam McDowell in 1965 (161.1 IP). Averaged 95.29 mph on his four-seam fastball, the second-highest average velocity in the Majors by a left-handed starter (James Paxton, 97.38).
Braden Shipley
He was the D-backs’ sixth first-round selection to make a start (also: Archie Bradley, Trevor Bauer, Jarrod Parker, Max Scherzer and Nick Bierbrodt). Was the fi rst member of the 2013 draft class to play for Arizona. Worked five-plus innings in 10 of first 11 starts, tied for second most by a D-back starting pitcher, behind Brandon Webb and Barry Enright (11).
Brad Ziegler
Converted 43 consecutive save opportunities: at the time the 7th-longest streak in baseball history, though it was passed by Jeurys Familia’s 52-game run later in the year. It blew past the previous franchise best of 28 (J.J. Putz, 2011-12). Brad allowed one home-run to the 165 batters faced as a D-back this year. Only one pitcher in team history with that many PA has had a better ratio (Randy Choate in 2004; 232 PA, one HR allowed).