Zack Greinke
Historical · P

Zack Greinke

6' 2", 200 lbs·Lived to 43·Bats R / Throws R
6×Gold Glove2×Silver SluggerCy Young AwardAll-Star
Pitcher archetype· SP· DERIVED
Balanced ArsenalA deep, even arsenal without a single dominant tendency.2015–2023 · 23,375 pitches · 90.1 mph fastball
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Career Highs
1.66
Best ERA · 2015
19
Most W · 2015
242
Most K · 2009
0.844
Best WHIP · 2015
Career Arc · OPS
12 seasons
Career Arc · ERA
20 seasons
Statistical Comps

Career · Hitting

20 seasons
YearTeamGABHRRBIAVGOPSOPS+
2004KC24200.000.0000
2005KC33211.5002.500334
2006KC3000
2007KC52100.000.0000
2008KC32700.286.71495
2009KC33600.167.50067
2010KC33600.000.0000
2011MIL294911.143.39655
2012MIL373312.212.60083
2013LAD295804.328.788110
2014LAD326013.200.61287
2015LAD326723.224.57580
2016AZ275203.212.47664
2017AZ336204.210.52069
2018AZ346405.234.56678
2019AZ365038.280.888117
2020HOU12000
2021HOU30200.000.0000
2022KC26000
2023KC30000
Career597521934.225

Career · Pitching

20 seasons
YearTeamGIPWLERAERA+SOWHIP
2004KC24145.08113.971121001.166
2005KC33183.05175.80741141.563
2006KC36.3104.2610651.579
2007KC52122.0773.691211061.295
2008KC32202.313103.471241831.275
2009KC33229.31682.162002421.073
2010KC33220.010144.17981811.245
2011MIL28171.71663.831032011.200
2012MIL34212.31553.481152001.196
2013LAD28177.71542.631471481.114
2014LAD32202.31782.711382071.152
2015LAD32222.71931.662382000.844
2016AZ26158.71374.37961341.273
2017AZ32202.31773.201362151.072
2018AZ33207.715113.211291991.079
2019AZ33208.71852.931531870.982
2020HOU1267.0334.03110671.134
2021HOU30171.01164.161021201.170
2022KC26137.0493.68108731.343
2023KC30142.32155.0686971.272
Career5863389.32251562979
Pitch Movement Map

Each pitch type this pitcher throws regularly, placed by how the ball moves — sideways break across, rise or drop down the side. Each dotted ring holds about the middle 85% of the league’s pitches of that type, so a cluster sitting outside its ring is movement most pitchers don’t have.

RHP · 23,331 pitches · 2015–2023
-24-12+12+24-24-12+12+24← GLOVE SIDEARM SIDE →HORIZONTAL BREAK (IN)INDUCED VERTICAL BREAK (IN)FFCHSLCUSIFC
FF · 4-Seam Fastball39.6% · 90.3 mph
CH · Changeup19.0% · 87.1 mph
SL · Slider17.5% · 84.0 mph
CU · Curveball13.4% · 72.3 mph
SI · Sinker7.5% · 90.6 mph
FC · Cutter2.2% · 85.6 mph
Rare or unclassified pitches (0.8%) not mapped.

The dots — a sample of this pitcher’s regular-season pitches, placed by movement: left–right is horizontal break, up–down is induced vertical break (what the pitch does beyond gravity). The view is handedness-neutral — positive break is toward the pitcher’s arm side for lefties and righties alike, so every sinker runs right and every sweeper breaks left, whoever throws it.

The dotted rings — about the middle 85% of where each pitch type lands league-wide (a 2-standard-deviation spread), measured from 7.5 million regular-season pitches since 2015. A cluster sitting well outside its ring is movement most of the league doesn’t get. Spring training and the postseason are excluded.

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