Chad Ryan Billingsley¡ Married Tiffany Clemmer (11/3/06)¡ 2003 graduate of Defiance High School (OH), where he played baseball and football¡ Was inducted into Defiance's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009¡ As a senior, went 6-1, 1.49 ERA with 113 SO in 56.0 IP¡ Once struck out 19 batters in a 9.0-inning start for Defiance¡ Also pitched a 5.0-inning perfect game with 13 SO¡ Won the bronze medal in the 2002 IBAF World Junior Championships after going 3-0, 2.45 ERA for Team USA¡ Launched his community initiative called "Chad's Champs" in 2008 with a visit to Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA, a medical facility that provides treatment for more than 98,000 children per year¡ Has hosted many children from Mattel, providing tickets, food and a meet-and-greets before games¡ Has made annual visits to the hospital¡ Chosen by the players as the Dodgers' Marvin Miller Man of the Year nominee in 2010¡ Hobbies: Golf and hunting¡ **Signed by:** Marty Lamb.
2014
Began the season on the DL recovering from Tommy John surgery on his right elbow... Pitched in 2 rehab games with Rancho Cucamonga (AAA) before being shut down due to discomfort in his right arm... Had season-ending surgery to repair the flexor tendon in his right arm on 6/24 (Dr. Neal ElAttrache)
2013
Started the season on the DL with a right index finger contusion... Activated on 4/10 and made 2 starts before returning to the DL on 4/16 with right elbow pain... Underwent Tommy John surgery, 4/24 (Dr. Neal ElAttrache)
2012
Posted double-digits in wins for the 6th consecutive season (2007-12), joining Cole Hamels as the only NL pitchers to accomplish the feat over that period... Ranked 8th in the NL in road ERA (2.93)... Held opposing batters to a .231 AVG (34-147) with RISP... Had an ERA under 3.00 in three separate months; April (2.64), July (2.84) and August (2.27)... Struck out a season-high 11 batters, 4/6 at SD... Lost 5 consecutive starts, 6/16-7/7 (6.21 ERA, 20 ER, 29.0 IP), tying his career-long losing streak... Collected his 1,000th career SO, 7/7 at ARI (Trevor Cahill)... Had a 16.2-inning scoreless streak, 7/23-8/3... Won 6 consecutive starts, 7/23-8/19 (1.30 ERA, 6 ER, 41.2 IP)... Placed on the DL twice with right elbow pain: 7/8-22 and 8/25-end of season
2011
Tied his career high in starts (32)... Went 6-4, 3.07 ERA (32 ER, 93.2 IP) in 15 home starts, as opposed to 5-7, 5.34 ERA (56 ER, 94.1 IP) in 17 road games... Had the 7th-best interleague ERA (1.86) among all NL starters (min. 18.0 IP)... Struck out a season-high 11 batters, 4/17 vs STL... Allowed 1 hit over 8.0 innings in a 1-0 loss, 5/14 vs ARI... Posted a 2.63 ERA (12 ER, 41.0 IP) in 6 May starts
2010
Finished with the 2nd-best HR/9.0 IP ratio in MLB (0.38, 8 HR, 191.2 IP), trailing only Josh Johnson (0.34)... Led all ML starters with a 0.94 ERA in day games... Held RHH to a .236 AVG (83-351)... Posted a 2.90 ERA (32 ER, 99.1 IP) in 17 road starts... Did not allow a HR in 92.0 consecutive innings, 5/31-8/28, the longest streak of the season in MLB Threw his 2nd career SHO, 7/21 vs SF... Had a career-best 24.2-inning scoreless streak, 7/21-8/5... Posted a 3.00 ERA (32 ER, 96.0 IP) in 15 starts after the All-Star break... Tied a career high with 13 SO, 9/26 at ARI
2009
Selected as an NL All-Star for the 1st time... Led LAD in wins (12) and ranked 2nd in innings (196.1) and SO (179)... Pitched at least 6.0 innings in 25 of his 32 starts (78%)... Won each of his first 5 decisions, 4/8-5/3... Went 9-3, 2.72 ERA (28 ER, 92.2 IP) over his first 14 starts, 4/8-6/14; was T-2nd in MLB in wins and 10th in ERA over that period... Struck out a season-high 11 batters twice: 4/13 vs SF and 6/30 vs COL... Had a 9-game home winning streak, 7/13/08-5/3/09 (10 GS, 1.96 ERA, 15 ER, 69.0 IP)... Made 1 appearance in relief, 9/18 vs SF... Surrendered only 3 HR over his first 14 starts before allowing 14 HR in his final 19 games (18 GS)
2008
Is expected to be ready for the start of Spring Training 2009 after slipping on a patch of ice outside his home and suffering a
spiral fracture of the fibula in his left leg during mid-November...Led staff with 16 wins and ranking first among club starters with a 3.14 ERA...also led the staff with 201 strikeouts, and ranked
second with 200.2 innings pitched...went 16-10 in 35 games (32 starts) overall...Ranked seventh in the National League in ERA...ranked fifth in the league and ninth in the Majors in strikeouts...was one of only
11 pitchers in the NL with at least 16 wins, finishing tied for seventh in the Senior Circuit...Lost just once in his final 12 starts, going 7-1 with a 2.93 ERA (25 ER/76.2 IP) in that span...after losing each of his first four
starts through April 24, lost just six of his final 28 starts...10 of his 16 wins came at Dodger Stadium, where he posted a 2.95 ERA (33 ER/100.2 IP) in 17 games (16 starts)...the 10 wins
at Dodger Stadium were tied for the most in a single season in the last 18 years beginning in 1991...joined Kevin Brown (10 in
2003), Derek Lowe (10 in 2006), and Chan Ho Park (10 in 2000 and 2001)...Had a 3.33 ERA (37 ER/100.0 IP) in 18 road games (16 starts)...After going 1-4 with a 5.20 ERA (16 ER/27.2 IP) in seven games (five starts) in April, went 3-2 with a 1.89 ERA (8 ER/38.0 IP)
in six starts in May...Won a career-high four straight starts from June 17-July 3, posting a 1.37 ERA (4 ER/26.1 IP) in that span...Allowed three earned runs or less in 23 of his 32 starts, including in 13 of his
last 14 assignments...Limited the opposition to a .248 average, second on the team to Lowe's .246
opponents average...With 201 strikeouts in 200.2 innings pitched, averaged 9.01 strikeouts per
9.0 innings...became the first Dodger since Chan Ho Park in 2001 to strike
out at least 200 batters in a season...Made three relief appearances, allowing one run and five hits in 4.1 innings...Tossed his first career shutout on July 30 vs. San Francisco, allowing five hits
and striking out eight in the 118-pitch effort...Established a career high with 12 strikeouts on April 24 vs. Arizona...then set
another one with 13 strikeouts on July 13 vs. Florida...Was slated to make his first start on April 2 against the Giants, but was held
back due to the threat of rain in Los Angeles....did appear in the fifth inning,
but a one-hour, 14-minute rain delay ended his night after just 0.1 inning...His final regular-season appearance was in relief on September 27 at San
Francisco...allowed two hits and struck out two in 2.0 scoreless innings...Made three starts during the 2008 postseason
and went 1-2 with an 8.49 ERA (11
ER/11.2 IP)...won his first-ever playoff start,
beating the Cubs at Wrigley Field in Game 2
of the NLDS...lost Games 2 and 5 of the
NLCS against the Phillies
2007
In his first full season in the Major Leagues, went 12-5 with a 3.31 ERA in 43 games (20 starts)...was 8-5 with a 3.38 ERA in 20 starts...went 4-0 with a 3.09 ERA in 23 games out of the bullpen...went 8-3 with a 2.59 ERA on the road, the second-best road ERA in the NL behind Jake Peavy (2.57)...began the year 7-0 with a 3.38 ERA, becoming the first Dodger to start a season with seven consecutive victories since Matt Herges in 2001...had a 2.77 ERA during the day, which ranked fifth in the National League...posted a 3.31 ERA, the second lowest among all pitchers under the age of 25 (min. 100 innings), behind Cleveland's Fausto Carmona (3.06)...from July 1 on, his 3.02 ERA was the seventh-best in the Majors among all pitchers with 10 or more starts, behind Fausto Carmona (2.35), Adam Wainwright (2.70), Scott Kazmir (2.73), Roy Oswalt (2.87), Brandon Webb (2.97) and Jake Peavy (2.99)...his .706 winning percentage (12-5) was tied for fifth in the NL...opponents hit just .241 against him...limited right-handed batters to a .210 mark...held the opposing teams' No. 1, 2 and 3 hitters to a .213 average (44-for-207), including a .119 mark against the No. 3 hitter...lost back-to-back games by a score of 1-0 on Aug. 3 and 8, becoming the first to suffer that fate in Los Angeles Dodger history...the only other close call was Don Drysdale in 1964, who started consecutive 1-0 losses but did not get a decision in the second when Ron Perranoski took the loss in extra innings...was dominant against the Padres, going 4-0 with a 1.05 ERA (3 ER/25.2 IP) in six games (three starts)...fanned 34 San Diego hitters on the year...had a dominant stretch out of the bullpen from April 29 until June 21...over 15 outings during that time, was 3-0 with a 1.16 ERA (3 ER/23.1 IP) and 30 strikeouts while batters hit just .145 against him...was promoted to the rotation on June 21 at Toronto and went 3.2 innings (70 pitches) in his first start of 2007...earned the victory in the Dodgers' marathon 17-inning game against the Padres on April 29...fanned Ryan Bowen and Kevin Kouzmanoff with two runners on to end the contest and preserve the 5-4 win...headed into the All-Star break with his five-game winning streak intact and was 5-0 with a 3.62 ERA during that run...his seven-game winning streak from the start of the season until July 23 was tied with Ted Lilly for the fourth-longest in the NL in 2007 behind Brad Penny (8), Jeff Francis (8) and Tim Hudson (9)...won nine straight games from Sept. 21, 2006-July 23, 2007...tossed his first career complete game on July 23 in Houston...allowed two runs and five hits in the 10-2 victory...matched his career high with nine strikeouts twice, both in victories over San Diego...on July 1 when he tossed 7.0 scoreless innings at Dodger Stadium and again on Sept. 2 at PETCO Park when he also fired 7.0 shutout frames...was 7-5 with a 3.12 ERA in the second half...was 3-1 with a 2.59 ERA (9 ER/31.1 IP) in six starts during the month of September.
2006
Began the season at Triple-A Las Vegas where he went 6-3 with a 3.95 ERA (46 ER/70.2 IP) in 13 starts before having his contract purchased on June 14...led the 51s in wins (6) and strikeouts (78) while his 70.2 IP ranked second at the time of his promotion...Had his contract purchased on June 14 and in his Major League debut at San Diego on June 15 picked up a no-decision, but allowed just six hits and two earned runs in 5.1 innings while striking out three...helped
himself in his debut by driving in two runs with his first Major League hit and RBI in his first Major League at-bat...At the age of 21, was the youngest starting pitcher for the Dodgers since Edwin Jackson, who took the mound
less than a month after his 21st birthday on the final day of the 2004 season (Oct. 2)...Finished his rookie campaign by going 7-4 with a 3.80 ERA and 59 strikeouts in 18 games (16 starts)...After the All-Star Break, went 7-2 with an 3.16 ERA, the 10th lowest among NL pitchers with 60 or more
innings pitched...in his first seven starts after the break, went 4-1 with a 1.96 ERA (10 ER/46.0 IP)...Ranked fifth among NL rookies in ERA (3.80) and 10th with seven wins...Posted a 3.55 ERA (20 ER/50.2 IP) in 10 appearances (8 starts) on the road...In his first full month in the bigs, went 2-2 with a 3.15 ERA(12 ER/34.1 IP) in six July starts...Finished the month of August by going 3-0 with a miniscule 1.50 ERA...Missed several starts from Aug. 28 - Sept. 15 with a strained oblique muscle...Held right-handers to a .213 (35-for-164) average...Seemed to thrive with runners on base, holding opponents to an .247 average with runners on and .191 mark...with runners in scoring position...with RISP and two outs, opponents hit just .196 off him...Shut out St. Louis and Arizona in back-to-back road starts in July and carried a streak of 15.2 innings during the month in which he was unscored upon...Tossed seven shutout innings, allowing just three hits and a walk while striking out a career-high nine batters on his way to a 4-0 victory on Aug. 15 vs. Florida...Nearly tossed a no-hitter on April 28 against Colorado Springs, going 8.0 innings and allowing just one
single while striking out six...Earned the victory in the final game of the season on Oct. 1 vs. San Francisco, clinching a tie for the National
League Western Division championship with one scoreless inning of relief...Compiled a 2.51 ERA (4 ER/14 .0 IP) in five games (three games started) during Spring Training...Ranked by
Baseball America as the Dodgers' top prospect entering the 2006 season...the publication also tabbed him the best pitching prospect in the Southern League with the best breaking ball...On Aug. 9, visited Childrens Hospital Los Angeles with Dodger Owner Frank McCourt and teammates Rafael Furcal and Russell Martin...spent time with youngsters in the Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases...On July 29, co-hosted a clinic at Dodger Stadium with bench coach Dave Jauss and former Dodger "Sweet"
Lou Johnson.
2005
Was named as the Dodgers' Minor League Pitcher of the Year for the second consecutive year ... Put together an outstanding season at Double-A Jacksonville compiling a 13-6 record and a 3.51 ERA while striking out 162 batters and walking only 50...opposing batters could only muster a .212 batting average against him ... Rated by
Baseball America as the Southern League's best pitching prospect and as having the best breaking ball in the league ...Named the BC Powder Southern League Pitcher of the Week for Aug. 15-21 ... Led all Dodger minor leaguers in wins (13), strikeouts (162), games started (26), and innings pitched (146), and shared the lead in complete games (2) and shutouts (1) ... Ranked third in the Southern League in wins (13), second in strikeouts (162), third in shutouts (1), and second in complete games (2) ... Threw 7.0 innings in a combined no-hitter in Game 1 of the South Division finals vs. Birmingham ... Tabbed as Dodgers' Minor League Co-Pitcher of the Month for August ... Ranked seventh on
Baseball America's Top 25 Midseason Prospects ... His 162 strikeouts ranked as the fifth best all-time in Jacksonville history ... Ranked by
Baseball America as the Dodgers' top prospect going into the 2006 season ... Rated by
Baseball America as having the Best Control and Best Curveball in the Dodgers' farm system.
2004
Honored as the Dodgers' Minor League Pitcher of the Year
Topped all Dodger full-season minor leaguers in ERA and strikeouts and tied for first in wins
Following a 1-4 start, won his final 10 decisions of the season, including six for Vero Beach and four for Jacksonville
Tabbed by Baseball America as the second-best overall prospect and the best pitching prospect in the Florida State League,
as well as having the best control among league pitchers
At age 20, was the youngest pitcher in the Southern League
Represented Vero Beach in the FSL All-Star Game
In his first week with Double-A Jacksonville, was named Southern League Pitcher of the Week for July 23-29 after going 2-0
with a 1.64 ERA in two starts
Hurled 6.0 shutout innings in his Double-A debut, allowing
four hits and striking out six batters
Recorded a season-high 11 strikeouts in 5.0 innings for
Vero Beach on May 6 vs. Brevard County
Ranked by Baseball America as the Dodgers' sixth-best
prospect entering the season
2003
After becoming the Dodgers' No. 1 draft pick, made his
professional debut with rookie-level Ogden
Was picked by Baseball America as the No. 2 prospect in
the Pioneer League
Over his last seven starts, was 5-2 with a 2.61 ERA
Struck out a season-high 11 batters in 5.0 innings in Aug.
17 win vs. Helena
Gave up one run in 5.1 innings to record victory in Raptors'
playoff win vs. Provo
