The Dodgers are a leading candidate to land free agent Zack Greinke, so let me take a look at his comparables. Remember I am looking at three of the most skill related peripherals, and taking data from both the 2011 and 2012 season with a heavier weight on the 2012 numbers. The Dodgers would love to have a second starting pitcher who can come close to matching the skillset and results of Clayton Kershaw. If you are going to spend all this money, you mind as well make sure you've loaded your team to the brink of being a heavy favorite. A healthy Zach Greinke would do just that. His peripherals on the K/9 and BB/9 are almost an exact match of those of Kershaw. Greinke has a better GB/FB ratio than Kershaw which in general is a good thing as less fly balls equals less homeruns. The only draw back for a ground ball pitcher on the Dodgers might be Hanley Ramirez or Dee Gordon's glove out at SS. But you can't hang that on the pitcher. Ho! Ho! Ho!
Top 50 Most Similar Starting Pitchers
| Rank | Name | K/9 | BB/9 | GB/FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA | Zack Greinke | 9.17 | 2.32 | 1.64 |
| 1 | Clayton Kershaw | 9.26 | 2.34 | 1.27 |
| 2 | Cole Hamels | 8.71 | 2.06 | 1.36 |
| 3 | James Shields | 8.55 | 2.32 | 1.59 |
| 4 | CC Sabathia | 8.81 | 2.12 | 1.56 |
| 5 | Madison Bumgarner | 8.32 | 2.09 | 1.41 |
| 6 | Matt Garza | 8.68 | 2.83 | 1.42 |
| 7 | Felix Hernandez | 8.62 | 2.33 | 1.68 |
| 8 | David Price | 8.75 | 2.52 | 1.61 |
| 9 | Anibal Sanchez | 8.29 | 2.49 | 1.37 |
| 10 | Chris Sale | 9.00 | 2.36 | 1.39 |
| 11 | Jeff Samardzija | 9.30 | 2.89 | 1.35 |
| 12 | Adam Wainwright | 8.36 | 2.36 | 1.93 |
| 13 | Jarrod Parker | 6.87 | 3.11 | 1.44 |
| 14 | Stephen Strasburg | 10.97 | 2.55 | 1.31 |
| 15 | Josh Johnson | 7.87 | 3.05 | 1.52 |
| 16 | Johnny Cueto | 6.73 | 2.24 | 1.70 |
| 17 | Roy Halladay | 8.03 | 1.73 | 1.51 |
| 18 | Cliff Lee | 8.99 | 1.37 | 1.29 |
| 19 | Justin Verlander | 9.01 | 2.18 | 1.09 |
| 20 | Ryan Vogelsong | 7.33 | 3.02 | 1.21 |
| 21 | Doug Fister | 6.96 | 1.84 | 1.70 |
| 22 | Ian Kennedy | 8.06 | 2.32 | 0.92 |
| 23 | Matt Cain | 7.68 | 2.27 | 0.96 |
| 24 | Josh Beckett | 7.46 | 2.62 | 1.08 |
| 25 | C.J. Wilson | 7.95 | 3.63 | 1.63 |
| 26 | Vance Worley | 7.51 | 3.10 | 1.35 |
| 27 | Hiroki Kuroda | 6.97 | 2.13 | 1.56 |
| 28 | Gio Gonzalez | 9.14 | 3.67 | 1.52 |
| 29 | Jordan Zimmermann | 7.01 | 1.90 | 1.16 |
| 30 | R.A. Dickey | 7.82 | 2.18 | 1.43 |
| 31 | Chris Carpenter | 7.15 | 2.03 | 1.49 |
| 32 | Mat Latos | 8.18 | 2.80 | 1.18 |
| 33 | Jon Lester | 7.74 | 3.18 | 1.63 |
| 34 | Daniel Hudson | 6.99 | 2.12 | 1.06 |
| 35 | Wandy Rodriguez | 6.67 | 2.73 | 1.44 |
| 36 | Yovani Gallardo | 9.00 | 3.19 | 1.41 |
| 37 | Jaime Garcia | 7.25 | 2.27 | 1.99 |
| 38 | Ivan Nova | 7.10 | 3.02 | 1.55 |
| 39 | Brandon Beachy | 9.20 | 3.07 | 0.87 |
| 40 | Roy Oswalt | 6.58 | 2.07 | 1.31 |
| 41 | Michael Pineda | 9.11 | 2.89 | 0.81 |
| 42 | Edwin Jackson | 7.50 | 2.78 | 1.35 |
| 43 | Derek Holland | 7.52 | 2.80 | 1.18 |
| 44 | Jeff Niemann | 7.33 | 2.59 | 1.44 |
| 45 | Wade Miley | 6.75 | 1.88 | 1.26 |
| 46 | Chad Billingsley | 7.53 | 3.28 | 1.36 |
| 47 | Felipe Paulino | 8.95 | 3.61 | 1.23 |
| 48 | Jon Niese | 7.53 | 2.39 | 1.66 |
| 49 | Dillon Gee | 7.23 | 3.10 | 1.57 |
| 50 | Gavin Floyd | 7.45 | 2.86 | 1.29 |
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Clayton Kershaw
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