With all due respect to Eric Gagne, who won the Cy Young in 2003, we think that Kenley Jansen is the greatest closer in Dodgers history.

Jansen came to Baseball via Curacao, converting from a Catcher to the Relief Pitcher in the Dodgers minor league system, and six years after he was signed, in 2010, he made his debut for Los Angeles.  A flamethrowing closer in the Minors, L.A. knew they would have their ninth-inning guy, and he became that in 2012.

Jansen was solid in this role, seemingly improving every year, and by 2015, he was considered the elite reliever in the NL.  From that year to 2018, Jansen kept his WHIP under 0.800, with him finishing over 10.00 in SO/BB twice.  An All-Star each year from 2016 to 2018, Jansen was fifth in Cy Young voting in 2017 and was the Reliever of the Year in 2016 and 2017.  The Sporting News also named Jansen their Pitcher of the Year in both campaigns.

The hurler had seven 30-plus Save years, including three over 40.  In 2020, Jansen was still elite, and after many times in the playoffs, he and the Dodgers finally won it all.  With nothing left to prove, Jansen signed with Atlanta in 2022 and amassed a franchise-leading 350 Saves for L.A..

Before Whit Wyatt joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, he had already played nine years in the American League (Detroit, Chicago & Cleveland), but he played the entirety of the 1938 Season in the Minors.  The Brooklyn Dodgers still thought there was life left in Wyatt’s career, and they purchased his contract from Cleveland.  As was often the case in this era, the Dodgers were proven right.  

Wyatt, who had never been to an All-Star Game before (or anywhere close), went to Mid-Summer Classic in all his first four years in Brooklyn, the best of which was in 1941.  That season, he led the NL in Wins (22), had an excellent 2.34 ERA, and led the league in FIP (2.44), WHIP (1.058), and SO/BB (2.15).  Wyatt was third in National League MVP voting and would have been the Cy Young winner had that trophy existed.  The Dodgers won the Pennant that year, with Wyatt playing a massive part in that accomplishment.

Wyatt had two more strong years in Brooklyn, obtaining MVP votes in both years, but age caught up with him, and the Dodgers sold his contract to the Phillies, where he never won a Game.

Wyatt had an ERA of 2.86 with an 80-46 Record with Brooklyn.  That might be 80 more Wins than many baseball writers thought he would do.

Matt Kemp joined the Los Angeles Dodgers in late 2006 after three years in the Minors, but it was not for another two seasons that he established himself as an everyday Outfielder.  Breaking out in 2009 with a 26 HR/101 RBI/34 SB year where he won the Silver Slugger and Gold Glove, Kemp was tenth in MVP voting, and Los Angeles thought they had a potential megastar.  After a decent 2010, Kemp had one of the best seasons of a player who didn't win the MVP.  Kemp's 2011 saw him finish one Home Run shy of a 40/40 year, but he still led the NL in taters.  Adding a second Gold Glove and Silver Slugger, Kemp also led the NL in Runs (115), RBIs (126), and OPS+ (176).  It was a phenomenal year, but that was the only campaign Kemp would have that could be categorized as such.

Kemp was still a good power hitter, belting 20 or more Home Runs six more times, but he only stole 42 more Bases after his 40 SB year.  The Dodgers traded Kemp to San Diego after the 2014 Season, and he bounced around with stops in Atlanta and Los Angeles for a second time for one solid year in 2018, where he added a third All-Star Game appearance.

With the Dodgers, Kemp blasted 203 Home Runs with 170 Stolen Bases and 1,322 Hits.

Jeff Pfeffer was a very good Pitcher for Brooklyn in the 1910s, who, from 1913 to 1914, was one of the more competent players on the mound in the National League.

Pfeffer had only played seven Major League Games before the 1914 Season (two were with the St. Louis Browns in 1911), and would have likely won the 1914 Rookie of the Year, had there been one.  This began a three-year run as a top Pitcher, where he went 66-37 with a 1.99 ERA and a WHIP of 1.081.  Pfeffer helped Brooklyn win the Pennant that year, and though they lost to Boston, with Pfeffer taking a Loss, he was solid in defeat.

Pfeffer slumped in 1917 and was in the Navy in 1918, only playing one Game that year.  Upon his return to the Majors in 1919, he had two good years for Brooklyn, but a poor start in 1921 saw him traded to the Cardinals. 

With the Robins, Pfeffer had a 2.31 ERA with a record of 113 and 80.