Logan Webb isn’t the Bay Area’s secret anymore.

It might have escaped the notice of much of the baseball world that Webb, the Giants’ 24-year-old right-hander from Rocklin, has been the best pitcher down the stretch for the team with the best record in the majors.

He introduced himself to a national television audience on Friday night, pitching eight electrifying innings in the Giants’ 4-0 win over Los Angeles in Game 1 of the NLDS.

In out-dueling the Dodgers’ young star, Walker Buehler, Webb continued a stretch of dominance that stands out even for a franchise as steeped in historic pitching brilliance as the Giants.

Friday, he became the 10th-youngest player to start a postseason game for San Francisco (24 years, 324 days) and was more than up to the challenge, scattering five hits and striking out 10 Dodgers before leaving the game two a standing ovation from the towel-waving Oracle Park crowd with two out in the eighth inning.

Here are some things even Giants fans might not know about Logan Tyler Webb:

Giants fan, right?
Webb grew up in Rocklin, outside of Sacramento, and attended Giants and A’s games. Turns out it was mostly A’s games because his dad was a fan. Webb’s favorite A’s players as a kid were future Giant Tim Hudson, Bobby Crosby and Stephen Vogt, who happened to catch him in his major league debut with the Giants in 2019.

Corrected vision
He is considered legally blind because of astigmatism, which causes blurred vision. Diagnosed in 3rd or 4th grade when he was having a hard time seeing the ball. Wore glasses until age 11 or 12, which made football difficult, then switched to contacts. He still usually wears glasses when he’s not playing ball but only at night.

Good company
Webb joined two other Giants in SF history with at least 10 strikeouts and 7 ⅔ shutout innings in a playoff start: Tim Lincecum in Game 1 of the 2010 NLDS against the Braves and Madison Bumgarner in the 2014 wild card game against the Pirates.

Buster Posey, who caught all three of those games, said Friday night, “It felt like a little bit like Lincecum’s vs. the Braves (2010)… Logan had the potential to do that tonight (go the distance for a shutout) if he stays out there.”

Bonds connection
Webb’s dad, Erik, played one season on the Serra High baseball team in San Mateo with former Giants slugger Barry Bonds.

Delayed arrival
Webb underwent Tommy John surgery in June of 2016 and returned a season later in 2017. Two years later, he made his debut with the Giants.

Long road in 2019
The 2019 season was a pivotal one for Webb. It was also trying. He got a late start servin an 80-game suspension for PEDs, and when he finally got on the mound, pitched at every level from Arizona rookie to the majors.

Young gun
Webb became the youngest Giants pitcher to make his debut as a starter since then-20-year-old Madison Bumgarner in September 2009. It went pretty well: he earned the win after allowing two runs (one earned) and striking out seven in five innings against the Diamondbacks.

He can throw the football a little, too
Webb, listed as 6-foot-1, 216 pounds, was a standout football player at Rocklin High as well. He passed for 3,767 yards with 47 touchdowns in two seasons as a starter.

Good company II
Webb made his final 20 starts of the regular season without a loss, the longest streak by a Giants pitcher since Hall of Famer Carl Hubbel had 22 straight between 1936-37.

Batter beware
Webb had a rough 2020, logging a 5.47 ERA. He also had his share of command issues, tying for the league lead with seven hit batters in 54 1/3 innings. This season he hit eight batters in 148 1/3 innings.