List of Arizona Diamondbacks Opening Day starting pitchers

List of Arizona Diamondbacks Opening Day starting pitchers

The Arizona Diamondbacks are a Major League Baseball franchise from Phoenix, Arizona who play in the National League West division. The Diamondbacks have used four different Opening Day starting pitchers in its 11 seasons. The four starters have a combined Opening Day record of four wins, five losses (4–5), and two no decisions. No decisions are only awarded to the starting pitcher if the game is won or lost after the starting pitcher has left the game.

Randy Johnson holds the Diamondbacks' record for most Opening Day starts with six, and has an Opening Day record of 3–3. The only other Diamondbacks pitcher to start more than one opening game is Brandon Webb. Andy Benes and Javier Vázquez have started one Opening Day each. Webb has the best winning percentage as the Opening Day starting pitcher with a record of 1–0 (and two no decisions). Benes and Vázquez are tied for the worst Opening Day record, both at 0–1. Webb is Arizona's only pitcher with a no decision on Opening Day (Webb has two), while Johnson is the only pitcher to have won two or more opening games.

Overall, the Diamondbacks have a record of 2–4 at Chase Field on Opening Day, compared to a 2–1 record at away games. The Diamondbacks went on to play in the National League Division Series (NLDS) playoff games in mlby|1999, mlby|2001, mlby|2002 and mlby|2007. Randy Johnson was the Opening Day starting pitcher in 1999, 2001, and 2002, while Brandon Webb was the starter in 2007.cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/opening_day/odschedule.php?t=ARI|title=Arizona Diamondbacks Opening Day History|publisher=Baseball-Almanac|accessdate=2008-09-12] Webb and Johnson have a combined Opening Day record of 4–3.

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