SF Giants workhorse reaches impressive milestone for third straight year

In his penultimate start, SF Giants workhorse Logan Webb checked off an impressive milestone for the third straight year. He became the first pitcher in baseball this season to reach 200 innings.

SF Giants workhorse reaches impressive milestone for third straight year

Webb looks poised to lead the NL in that category. Only Cristopher Sánchez (196.1 innings) of the Philadelphia Phillies is a threat to surpass Webb in innings pitched, but that looks unlikely.

Robbie Ray is fourth in the NL with 182.1 innings pitched. However, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports that Ray's season is over, with JT Brubaker taking his spot in the rotation.

Ray was an All-Star in the first half of the season, but likely dealt with fatigue in the second half. This was his first full season pitched since 2022, and it was an encouraging one.

With the Giants now out of the playoff race, the focus will shift to the offseason. The Giants will need to add depth to the rotation behind Ray and Logan Webb.

Webb is putting the finishing touches on another strong season that should net him some down-ballot NL Cy Young votes. The righty pitcher has tallied a 3.30 ERA, 2.68 FIP, 1.25 WHIP, 9.6 K/9, and a 4.70 SO/W rate in 201.2 innings this season.

There has been an uptick in strikeouts this year. In fact, Webb currently leads the NL with 216 strikeouts. This is likely due to a change in pitch mix, which has seen a greater emphasis on his sweeper and a slight decline in his changeup usage. Both pitches have posted better whiff rates than last season, with the changeup demonstrating more vertical drop than in 2024.

Availability is a quality that probably does not get enough appreciation. In today's game, it is rare for pitchers to throw more than 150 innings. It is even rarer for a pitcher to reach 200 innings.

Webb has surpassed the 200-inning threshold in three straight years. Since the start of 2023, he has led all pitchers by a comfortable margin with 622.1 innings pitched. Framber Valdez is second in that category, with 559.1 innings pitched.

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