The Baseball Scholar

The 20 Greatest Arizona Diamondbacks of All-Time

Dave Franks
2–3 minutes

Update 11/16/2026

To be eligible, position players needed 1,500 plate appearance and starting pitchers had to have started a minimum of 75 games for the franchise.

  1. Randy Johnson

    • Age: 35 – 40, 43 – 44
    • Years: 1999 – 2004, 2007 – 2008
    • Position(s): SP

    Randy Johnson
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO % WHIP
    52.6 62 233 232 118 62 2.83 1630.1 38 14 0 594 513 416 2077 31.6% 1.07

  2. Paul Goldschmidt

    • Age: 23 – 30
    • Years: 2011 – 2018
    • Position(s): 1B

    Paul Goldschmidt
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    40.7 144 1092 4700 3975 709 1182 267 19 209 710 124 655 1059 .297 .397 .531 .929

  3. Brandon Webb

    • Age: 24 – 30
    • Years: 2003 – 2009
    • Position(s): SP

    Brandon Webb
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO % WHIP
    33.0 72 199 198 87 62 3.27 1319.2 15 8 0 557 479 435 1065 19.3% 1.24

  4. Ketel MarteActive

    • Age: 23 – 31
    • Years: 2017 – 2025
    • Position(s): 2B, CF, SS

    Ketel Marte
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    33.1 127 1054 4379 3878 608 1098 235 38 168 537 46 429 682 .283 .358 .493 .851

  5. Luis Gonzalez

    • Age: 31 – 38
    • Years: 1999 – 2006
    • Position(s): LF

    Luis Gonzalez
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    30.0 130 1194 5246 4488 780 1337 310 27 224 774 32 650 580 .298 .390 .528 .919

  6. Curt Schilling

    • Age: 33 – 36
    • Years: 2000 – 2003
    • Position(s): SP

    Curt Schilling
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO % WHIP
    25.9 70 108 107 58 28 3.14 781.2 18 5 0 280 273 117 875 28.2% 1.04

  7. Corbin CarrollActive

    • Age: 21 – 24
    • Years: 2022 – 2025
    • Position(s): RF, CF

    Corbin Carroll
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    15.7 126 488 2086 122 357 470 93 43 82 248 123 205 439 .258 .341 .491 .832

  8. Zack Greinke

    • Age: 32 – 35
    • Years: 2016 – 2019
    • Position(s): SP

    Zack Greinke
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    15.8 78 114 114 55 29 3.40 714.2 2 1 0 285 270 150 683 23.8% 1.09

  9. Zac GallenActive

    • Age: 23 – 29
    • Years: 2019 – 2025
    • Position(s): SP

    Zac Gallen
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    19.4 85 169 169 65 49 3.61 971 2 2 0 413 390 306 1017 25.5% 1.16

  10. A.J. Pollock

    • Age: 24 – 30
    • Years: 2012 – 2018
    • Position(s): CF

    A. J. Pollock
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    19.0 113 637 2507 2277 367 640 144 29 74 264 103 185 407 .281 .337 .467 .804

  11. Steve Finley

    • Age: 34 – 39
    • Years: 1999 – 2004
    • Position(s): CF

    Steve Finley
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    18.0 111 849 3449 3049 491 847 150 34 153 479 70 337 467 .278 .349 .499 .849

  12. Dan Haren

    • Age: 27 – 29
    • Years: 2008 – 2010
    • Position(s): SP

    Dan Haren
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO K% WHIP
    13.1 81 87 87 37 26 3.56 586.1 5 2 0 248 232 107 570 23.8% 1.13

  13. Merrill Kelly

    • Age: 30 – 36
    • Years: 2019 – 2025
    • Position(s): SP

    Merrill Kelly
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO % WHIP
    16.6 87 162 162 62 50 3.74 953 0 0 0 422 396 290 865 22.1% 1.19

  14. Christian Walker

    • Age: 26 – 33
    • Years: 2017 – 2024
    • Position(s): 1B

    Christian Walker
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    15.3 113 819 3239 2853 426 716 157 7 146 442 25 314 729 .251 .331 .464 .795

  15. Justin Upton

    • Age: 19 – 26
    • Years: 2007 – 2014
    • Position(s): RF

    Justin Upton
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    13.7 117 731 3030 2663 438 739 147 28 108 363 80 306 694 .278 .356 .475 .831

  16. David Peralta

    • Age: 26 – 34
    • Years: 2014 – 2022
    • Position(s): LF, RF

    David Peralta
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    15.3 112 961 3728 3397 434 960 191 46 110 468 33 280 725 .283 .340 .463 .803

  17. Geraldo PerdomoActive

    • Age: 21 – 25
    • Years: 2021 – 2025
    • Position(s): SS

    Geraldo Perdomo
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    13.5 103 562 2140 1803 293 457/td>

    		87 14 34 225 61 250 336 .253 .348 .374 .722

  18. Miguel Montero

    • Age: 22 – 30
    • Years: 2006 – 2014
    • Position(s): C

    Miguel Montero
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    13.6 101 906 3430 3017 365 795 172 6 97 448 2 334 670 .264 .341 .420 .762

  19. Miguel Batista

    • Age: 30 – 32, 35
    • Years: 2001 – 2003, 2006
    • Position(s): SP

    Miguel Batista
    WAR ERA- G GS W L ERA IP CG SHO SV R ER BB SO SO % WHIP
    11.6 88 154 109 40 34 3.99 723.2 6 2 0 357 321 274 454 14.6% 1.36

  20. Chris Young

    • Age: 22 – 28
    • Years: 2006 – 2012
    • Position(s): CF

    Chris Young
    WAR wRC+ G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS
    14.6 95 885 3588 3173 453 758 198 17 132 408 112 360 814 .239 .317 .436 .753

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