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Randy Johnson vs. Curt Schilling
Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling put on a display in the 2001 baseball
season that won't soon be forgotten. After leading the four-year-old
Arizona Diamondbacks to the playoffs, the pair somehow kicked its
pitching into an even higher gear, going a combined 9-1 in the
postseason. To cap it all off, Schilling and Johnson joined forces in
Game 7 of the World Series to eliminate the three-time defending
champion New York Yankees. In the 3-2 D'Backs victory, Schilling tossed
7 1/3 innings of two-run ball, while Johnson closed out the contest with
1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief. Though it's difficult to separate
this dynamic duo that earned co-Sportsman of the Year honors, here's a
look at how two of baseball's best stack up against each other.
| Tale of the Tape |
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| Randy Johnson | Category | Curt Schilling |
| Randall David
Johnson | Full Name |
Curt Schilling |
| 38 | Age |
34 |
| Walnut Creek,
Calif. | Birthplace |
Anchorage, Alaska |
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Paradise Valley,
Ariz. | Resides |
Kennett Square, Pa. |
| Wife Lisa, son Tanner (age five), and daughters Samantha (six), Willow (three) and Alexandria (one) | Family |
Wife Shonda and sons Gehrig (age six), Grant (two) and daughter Gabriella (four)
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| 6-10, 232
pounds | Height/weight |
6-4, 231
pounds |
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USC | College |
Yavapai Junior College |
| Expos, Mariners, Astros,
Diamondbacks | Teams played for |
Orioles, Astros, Phillies, Diamondbacks |
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Sept. 15, 1988 (win against
Pittsburgh) | Major league debut |
Sept. 7, 1988 (no-decision against
Boston) |
| 200-101 | Career won/loss
record |
132-101
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| 3.13 | Career ERA |
3.37 |
| 3,412 (ninth on the all-time
list) | Career strikeouts |
2,032 |
| 30 | Career shutouts |
16
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7-7, 2.82 | Career postseason record/ERA |
5-1, 1.69 |
| One | World Series rings |
One
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| Eight | All-Star appearances |
Four |
| Four (1995, '99,
'00, '01) | Cy Young awards |
None |
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One | No-hitters |
None |
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Two | 20-win seasons |
One |
| 20
(once -- left in ninth with score tied) | Single-game strikeout high |
16
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Seven ('92-'95, '99, 2000, '01) | Strikeout titles |
Two ('97, '98) |
| Five | Sports Illustrated covers |
One
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Kenny Lofton, who got into an altercation with Johnson during a 1998 game after the Big Unit tossed two consecutive pitches near Lofton's head. | Thorn in the side |
Ben Davis, who bunted for a base hit in the eighth inning of a game in May of 2001, to break up Schilling's perfect game bid. |
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Selected by the Atlanta Braves in the third round of the 1982 free agent
draft, but chose to attend
USC | What could have been |
Drafted by Boston in the second round of the 1986 draft,
but was traded to Baltimore before ever playing in a big league game for the Red Sox. |
Compiled by Jimmy Traina
Cover photographs by Steve Jacobson, Chuck Solomon
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