List of Arizona Diamondbacks seasons explained

The Arizona Diamondbacks are a Major League Baseball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. The Diamondbacks are part of the National League and play in the West Division. Since beginning play in the 1998 season, the Diamondbacks called Chase Field (formerly named "Bank One Ballpark") their home.[1] The name "Diamondbacks" was inspired by the Western diamondback snake and was chosen among thousands of entries in a contest to name the team.[2]

Arizona made their Major League debut in the 1998 baseball season when they became the 14th expansion team.[3] After going 65–97 in their first season, the Diamondbacks were the National League West Division Champions in the 1999 baseball season when they went 100–62. They made it to the National League Division Series but they lost to the New York Mets. The early success of the franchise was exemplified in 2001 when the Diamondbacks defeated the New York Yankees in a dramatic seven game World Series in 2001. In the 2002 baseball season, Arizona returned to the playoffs but were defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Division Series. Post season baseball did not return to the desert until the 2007 season when Arizona lost to the Colorado Rockies in the National League Championship Series. The following season, Arizona narrowly missed the playoffs, when they finished 2 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 2011, the Diamondbacks won their division but were ousted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Division Series. In 2017, the Arizona Diamondbacks finished 2nd in the NL West, and they played in the National League Wild Card Game against the Rockies. This would be the team's first appearance in the postseason as a Wild Card team. Arizona won 11–8 and played the Dodgers in the NLDS that year but were swept in 3 games.

Table Key

National League Division Series
National League Championship Series
Most Valuable Player Award
Cy Young Award
Rookie of the Year Award
Manager of the Year Award
Comeback Player of the Year Award
World Series Most Valuable Player Award

Regular season results

World Series champions †NL champions *Division champions (1969–present) ^Wild card berth (1995–present) ¤
SeasonLevelLeagueDivisionFinishWinsLossesWin%GBPost-seasonAwards
1998MLBNLWest5th659733
1999MLBNLWest ^1st10062Lost NLDS (Mets) 3–1[4] Randy Johnson (CYA)[5]
2000MLBNLWest3rd857712Randy Johnson (CYA)
2001MLB †NL *West ^1st9270Won NLDS (Cardinals) 3–2
Won NLCS (Braves) 4–1
Won World Series (Yankees) 4–3[6]
Randy Johnson (CYA, co-WS MVP)
Curt Schilling (co-WS MVP)
2002MLBNLWest ^1st9864Lost NLDS (Cardinals) 3–0[7] Randy Johnson (CYA)
2003MLBNLWest3rd847816½
2004MLBNLWest5th5111142
2005MLBNLWest2nd77855
2006MLBNLWest4th768612Brandon Webb (CYA)
2007MLBNLWest ^1st9072Won NLDS (Cubs) 3–0
Lost NLCS (Rockies) 4–0[8]
Bob Melvin (MOY)[9]
2008MLBNLWest2nd82802
2009MLBNLWest5th709225
2010MLBNLWest5th659727
2011MLBNLWest ^1st9468Lost NLDS (Brewers) 3–2Kirk Gibson (MOY)
2012MLBNLWest3rd818113
2013MLBNLWest2nd818111
2014MLBNLWest5th649830
2015MLBNLWest3rd798313
2016MLBNLWest4th699322
2017MLBNLWest2nd ¤936911Won NLWC (Rockies)
Lost NLDS (Dodgers) 3–0
Torey Lovullo (MOY)
2018MLBNLWest3rd8280
2019MLBNLWest2nd857721
2020MLBNLWest5th253518
2021MLBNLWest5th5211055
2022MLBNLWest4th748837
MLBNL *West2nd ¤847816Won NLWC (Brewers) 2–0
Won NLDS (Dodgers) 3–0
Won NLCS (Phillies) 4–3
Lost World Series (Rangers) 4–1
Corbin Carroll (ROY)[10]
TotalsWinsLossesWin%
1,9982,112All-time regular season record[11]
2829All-time postseason record
2,0262,141All-time regular and postseason record
These statistics are current as of October 1, 2023. Bold denotes a playoff season, pennant or championship; italics denote an active season.

Record by decade

The following table describes the Diamondbacks' MLB win–loss record by decade.

Decade Wins Losses Win %
1990s 165 159
2000s 805 815
2010s 793 827
2020s 235 311
All-time 1998 2112
These statistics are from Baseball-Reference.com's Arizona Diamondbacks History & Encyclopedia,[11] and are current as of October 1, 2023.

Postseason appearances

YearWild Card Game/SeriesLDSLCSWorld Series
1999New York Mets
2001St. Louis CardinalsAtlanta BravesNew York Yankees
2002St. Louis Cardinals
2007Chicago CubsColorado Rockies
2011Milwaukee Brewers
2017Los Angeles Dodgers
2023Milwaukee BrewersLos Angeles DodgersPhiladelphia PhilliesTexas Rangers

Post-season record by year

The Diamondbacks have made the postseason seven times in their history, with their first being in 1999 and the most recent being in 2023.

YearFinishRoundOpponentResult
NL West ChampionsNLDSNew York MetsLost13
World Series ChampionsNLDSSt. Louis CardinalsWon32
NLCSAtlanta BravesWon41
World SeriesNew York YankeesWon43
NL West ChampionsNLDSSt. Louis CardinalsLost03
NL West ChampionsNLDSChicago CubsWon30
NLCSColorado RockiesLost04
NL West ChampionsNLDSMilwaukee BrewersLost23
NL Wild Card ChampionsWild Card GameColorado RockiesWon10
NLDSLos Angeles DodgersLost03
National League ChampionsWild Card SeriesMilwaukee BrewersWon20
NLDSLos Angeles DodgersWon30
NLCSPhiladelphia PhilliesWon 43
World SeriesTexas RangersLost14
7Totals8–62829

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chase Field . 2008-09-27 . MLB.com . 2011-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110203030814/http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/ari/ballpark/index.jsp . live .
  2. Web site: Team Information . 2008-09-27 . MLB.com . 2007-11-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071112090702/http://pressbox.mlb.com/pressbox/about_mlb/history.jsp?content=nicknames_nl . live .
  3. Web site: Arizona Granted Major League Baseball Franchise . 2008-09-27 . Newswire . https://web.archive.org/web/19980507173449/http://azdiamondbacks.com/newswire/press/03-09-95.html . 1998-05-07.
  4. Web site: 1999 Arizona Diamondbacks Statistics and Roster . 2008-12-06 . Baseball-Reference.com .
  5. Web site: Most Valuable Player MVP Awards & Cy Young Awards Winners . 2008-12-06 . 2008-10-30 . Baseball-Reference.com . 2010-01-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100109123655/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/mvp_cya.shtml . live .
  6. Web site: 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks Statistics and Roster . 2008-12-06 . Baseball-Reference.com . 2022-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220923144527/https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ARI/2001.shtml . live .
  7. Web site: 2002 Arizona Diamondbacks Statistics and Roster . 2008-12-06 . Baseball-Reference.com . 2022-09-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220925002508/https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ARI/2002.shtml . live .
  8. Web site: 2007 Arizona Diamondbacks Statistics and Roster . 2008-12-06 . Baseball-Reference.com . 2022-10-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221013100109/https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ARI/2007.shtml . live .
  9. Web site: Manager of the Year Award Winners . 2008-12-06 . 2008-10-30 . Baseball-Reference.com . 2000-09-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20000925060225/http://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/manage.shtml . live .
  10. Web site: Diamondbacks’ Corbin Carroll sweeps vote to win Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year . 2023-11-14 . 2023-11-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231114002659/https://bbwaa.com/23-nl-roy/ . live .
  11. Web site: Arizona Diamondbacks Team History & Encyclopedia. Baseball-Reference.com. October 5, 2017. April 6, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110406113036/http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/ARI/. live.