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Chad Billingsley, A Mixed Bag

Found December 16, 2011 on Dodger Sims:
PLAYERS: Chad Billingsley,  AJ Burnett,  Derek Holland,  Jhoulys Chacin,  Wandy Rodriguez,  Tom Gorzelanny,  Chris Narveson,  Ricky Romero,  Gio Gonzalez,  Jonathon Niese,  Carlos Zambrano,  Ryan Vogelsong,  Brian Matusz,  Anibal Sanchez,  Felipe Paulino,  Matt Garza,  Ryan Dempster,  Homer Bailey,  Francisco Liriano,  Ubaldo Jimenez,  Max Scherzer,  Javier Vazquez,  Jaime Garcia,  Josh Beckett,  Ian Kennedy,  Chris Capuano,  Ervin Santana,  CC Sabathia,  John Danks,  Jeff Niemann,  Daisuke Matsuzaka,  Phil Hughes,  Bud Norris,  Jake Peavy,  Gavin Floyd,  Kyle Davies,  Tommy Hanson,  Aaron Harang,  Justin Masterson,  Brett Myers,  Matt Cain,  Barry Zito,  Clay Buchholz,  Carlos Carrasco,  Felix Hernandez,  Travis Wood,  Roy Oswalt,  Wade LeBlanc,  John Lackey,  James Shields,  Hiroki Kuroda,  Shaun Marcum,  Clayton Richard,  Jon Lester,  Bartolo Colon,  Scott Baker,  Johnny Cueto,  Daniel Hudson,  Mat Latos,  Adam Wainwright,  Madison Bumgarner,  Randy Wells,  Ted Lilly,  Joe Blanton,  Dillon Gee,  Rich Harden,  Brett Cecil,  Cole Hamels,  Alexi Ogando,  Luke Hochevar,  Jason Hammel,  Zack Greinke,  Michael Pineda,  Johan Santana,  Ricky Nolasco,  Yovani Gallardo,  Justin Verlander,  Tim Lincecum,  Jered Weaver,  Philip Humber,  Kevin Millwood,  Jon Garland,  Jeremy Bonderman,  Jordan Zimmermann,  Charlie Morton,  Jake Arrieta,  Jeremy Hellickson,  Trevor Cahill,  Brian Duensing,  Jair Jurrjens,  Kevin Correia,  Randy Wolf,  Mike Leake,  Tim Stauffer,  Bruce Chen,  Danny Haren,  Chris Volstad,  Clayton Kershaw,  Zach Britton,  Edinson Volquez,  Jonathan Sanchez,  Wade Davis,  Tim Hudson,  Ivan Nova,  Dave Bush,  Tim Wakefield,  Freddy Garcia,  Jake Westbrook,  Roy Halladay,  Scott Kazmir,  RA Dickey,  Fausto Carmona,  Kevin Slowey,  Brandon McCarthy,  Cliff Lee,  Jeremy Guthrie,  Paul Maholm,  Kyle Lohse,  Mitch Talbot,  Jason Marquis,  Dallas Braden,  Michael Pelfrey,  Armando Galarraga,  Rodrigo Lopez,  John Lannan,  Doug Fister,  Brandon Morrow,  Livan Hernandez,  Joe Saunders,  Dustin Moseley,  Brandon Beachy,  Bronson Arroyo,  Rick Porcello,  Jeff Francis,  Brad Bergesen,  Joel Pineiro,  Aaron Cook,  Josh Tomlin,  Kyle Kendrick,  Mark Buehrle,  Nick Blackburn,  Brad Penny,  Carl Pavano
TEAMS: Los Angeles Dodgers,  New York Yankees,  Texas Rangers,  Colorado Rockies,  Houston Astros,  Washington Nationals,  Milwaukee Brewers,  Toronto Blue Jays,  Oakland Athletics,  New York Mets,  Chicago Cubs,  San Francisco Giants,  Baltimore Orioles,  Miami Marlins,  Cincinnati Reds,  Minnesota Twins,  Cleveland Indians,  Detroit Tigers,  St. Louis Cardinals,  Boston Red Sox,  Arizona Diamondbacks,  Los Angeles Angels,  Chicago White Sox,  Tampa Bay Rays,  Atlanta Braves,  Seattle Mariners,  Philadelphia Phillies,  San Diego Padres,  Kansas City Royals,  Pittsburgh Pirates

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Using 2010 and 2011 data and looking at K/9, BB/9 and GB/FB numbers I computed similarity scores for any starting pitcher who has thrown 150 or more innings the past two years. Out of the 158 qualified pitchers here are the pitchers with the most similar numbers to Chad Billingsley. There are a mixed bag of pitchers who have a similar skill set as Billingsley. A.J. Burnett is not the best player to be comparable to in the world, yet C.J. Wilson isn't too bad. I will have lists for a few of the other Dodgers starting pitchers up in the next couple of days. RankNameK/9BB/9GB/FB Chad Billingsley7.663.631.44 1A.J. Burnett7.63.851.35 2C.J. Wilson7.923.521.51 3Derek Holland7.613.21.3 4Jhoulys Chacin7.664.041.83 5Wandy Rodriguez8.023.191.39 6Jorge de la Rosa8.223.841.55 7Tom Gorzelanny7.913.770.89 8James McDonald7.83.90.86 9Chris Narveson7.253.31.05 10Ricky Romero7.283.351.9 11Edwin Jackson7.263.091.47 12Gio Gonzalez8.234.091.4 13Jonathon Niese7.782.891.65 14Carlos Zambrano7.14....
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