Chad Billingsley vs. Tommy John — Career Comparison

Chad Billingsley
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tommy John
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Chad Billingsley a clear advantage over Tommy John across the core pitching metrics. Chad Billingsley led in strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 69), home run suppression (HR9+ 142 vs 126), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 116 vs 101). Tommy John held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 118 vs 86). Chad Billingsley was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Chad Billingsley and Tommy John

Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
26
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.68
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760
1.45
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.46
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
700
1.34
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.62
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
0.55
Chad Billingsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.48
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
0.44
Chad Billingsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.46
56.46
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.49
55.49
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.17
87.17
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.11
92.11
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.31
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.09
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Chad Billingsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
3.72
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1749
3.34
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Chad Billingsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Chad Billingsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3637
27
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14131
27
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1212.1
9
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4710.1
9
Chad Billingsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1162
8.63
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
4783
9.14
Chad Billingsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Chad Billingsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
0.68
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
0.58
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Chad Billingsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
499
3.7
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1259
2.41
Chad Billingsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.24
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.19
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1052
7.81
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245
4.29
Chad Billingsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Chad Billingsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Chad Billingsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.744
0.744
Chad Billingsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.37
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.36
Chad Billingsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.33
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.19
Chad Billingsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5202
38.62
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19692
37.63
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.04
Chad Billingsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
545
4.05
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2017
3.85
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Chad Billingsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.45
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.3
Chad Billingsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.15
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.8
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
383
0.73
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4557
33.83
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18101
34.59
Chad Billingsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Chad Billingsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.63
37.63

Fielding Stats for Chad Billingsley and Tommy John

Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
26
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.68
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760
1.45
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.46
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
700
1.34
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3637
27
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14129
27
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1212.1
9
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4709.2
9
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.45
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
0.45
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
1.08
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1028
1.96
Chad Billingsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.09
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1314
2.51
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
1.54
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1265
2.42
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.95
94.95
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.27
96.27
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.916
0.916
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.665
1.665
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.17
87.17
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.11
92.11
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.13
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chad Billingsley and Tommy John

Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 600 PA
226
329.13
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
761
443.3
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 600 PA
412
600
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1030
600
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 600 PA
355
516.99
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
900
524.27
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.442
0.442
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 600 PA
49
71.36
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
82.14
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 600 PA
38
55.34
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
71.65
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
11.65
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
7.57
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.37
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.91
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
16.02
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
10.49
Chad Billingsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Chad Billingsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Chad Billingsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13.35
19.44
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30.05
17.51
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 600 PA
66
96.12
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
98.45
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 600 PA
69
100.49
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.94
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Chad Billingsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Chad Billingsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.277
0.277
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Chad Billingsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 600 PA
14
20.39
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
25.05
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 600 PA
21
30.58
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
31.46
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 600 PA
32
46.6
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
53.59
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 600 PA
5.88
8.56
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.54
10.22
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.46
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
27.67
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
19.22
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Billingsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
170
247.57
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
122.91
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.88
4.88
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 600 PA
36
52.43
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
54.17
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.46
Tommy John
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.75
Chad Billingsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.83
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
20
11.65
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Billingsley
Career
Per 600 PA
Tommy John
Career
Per 600 PA