Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Chad Billingsley, Handle With Care


Of the six Dodgers starting pitchers I have looked at so far, Billingsley probably has the fourth best set of comparables.  Falling behind Kershaw, Beckett and Capuano and ahead of Harang and probably Lilly.  Billingsley's strikeout rate is right up there with Beckett and Capuano but he walks quite a few more hitters.  Billingsley does however induce the most groundballs of any Dodgers starting pitcher which is a good thing.

Top 50 Most Similar Starting Pitchers

RankNameK/9BB/9GB/FB
NAChad Billingsley7.533.281.36
1Jarrod Parker6.873.111.44
2Josh Johnson7.873.051.52
3Ryan Vogelsong7.333.021.21
4C.J. Wilson7.953.631.63
5Vance Worley7.513.101.35
6Matt Garza8.682.831.42
7Ervin Santana6.852.981.15
8Mat Latos8.182.801.18
9Jon Lester7.743.181.63
10Clay Buchholz6.233.121.42
11Wandy Rodriguez6.672.731.44
12Erik Bedard8.573.771.23
13Ivan Nova7.103.021.55
14Philip Humber6.853.021.07
15Edwin Jackson7.502.781.35
16Derek Holland7.522.801.18
17Jeff Niemann7.332.591.44
18Dillon Gee7.233.101.57
19John Danks6.432.931.17
20Gavin Floyd7.452.861.29
21Chris Narveson6.883.671.17
22Luke Hochevar6.542.911.35
23Ryan Dempster8.183.101.23
24Jason Hammel6.923.411.58
25Jake Arrieta7.553.461.26
26Matt Moore9.074.080.87
27Luis Mendoza5.782.971.83
28Clayton Kershaw9.262.341.27
29Johnny Cueto6.732.241.70
30Roy Halladay8.031.731.51
31Justin Verlander9.012.181.09
32Jered Weaver7.132.150.76
33Tim Lincecum9.174.031.49
34Cole Hamels8.712.061.36
35James Shields8.552.321.59
36Doug Fister6.961.841.70
37Ian Kennedy8.062.320.92
38Matt Cain7.682.270.96
39Josh Beckett7.462.621.08
40Ricky Romero6.574.361.91
41Jeremy Hellickson6.023.170.97
42CC Sabathia8.812.121.56
43Hiroki Kuroda6.972.131.56
44Nathan Eovaldi5.973.721.40
45Gio Gonzalez9.143.671.52
46Kyle Kendrick6.172.271.32
47Jordan Zimmermann7.011.901.16
48Madison Bumgarner8.322.091.41
49Ross Detwiler5.572.681.59
50Justin Masterson6.803.392.16


Links to other player comparables...

Clayton Kershaw
Josh Beckett
Chris Capuano
Aaron Harang
Ted Lilly

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