21 pictures that perfectly sum up Jake Arrieta's dominating MLB season

From 2010 to 2013 Jake Arrieta pitched in 358 innings for the Baltimore Orioles. To say he unperformed would be a understatement as he had a hideous 5.64 ERA and walked more than four batters per nine innings.

On July 2, 2013, the O's traded Arrieta to the Cubs along with hard-throwing reliever Pedro Strop and a handful of cash. In exchange they received right-hander Scott Feldman and bench-warming catcher Steve Clevenger.

The Chicago Cubs got the better end of the deal.

This year has been an almost magical season for Arrieta. He finished the regular season with a 22-6 record in 33 starts and a 1.77 ERA.

He then dominated the Pittsburgh Pirates in a wild card game that witnessed Arrieta at his best with a four-hit, no-walk, 11-strikeout master class performance. It was the first Chicago Cubs postseason win since October 11, 2003.

With the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals now tied at one game a piece in the NLDS, we decided to take a look back at Jake Arrieta's dominating season with 21 pictures that perfectly sum up his breakout year.