Zack Greinke
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 200LBS | Age: 41
Draft: 2002 | Rd: 1, #6, Kansas City Royals | Apopka HS (FL)
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 11 6 4.16 30 29 0 171 120 1.17
2022 4 9 3.68 26 26 0 137 73 1.34
2023 2 15 5.06 30 27 0 142.1 97 1.27
20 Seasons 225 156 3.49 586 541 1 3,389.1 2,979 1.17
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 30 11-6 4.16 171 120 1.17
2022 26 4-9 3.68 137 73 1.34
2023 30 2-15 5.06 142.1 97 1.27
20 Seasons 586 225-156 3.49 3,389.1 2,979 1.17
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 31 3239 598 24 4.0 2.8 87.3 113.9 9.8 28.1 .211 .318 .225 .255 .311 27.8 23.7 4.7 1.66 2.65
2016 32 2503 492 34 6.9 5.1 87.9 117.4 10.9 32.1 .257 .437 .319 .317 .376 30.9 20.1 6.1 4.37 4.25
2017 33 3163 541 40 7.4 5.0 87.4 114.8 10.2 31.6 .224 .395 .282 .287 .370 30.9 26.8 5.6 3.20 3.50
2018 34 3212 591 38 6.4 4.5 87.9 113.0 10.4 35.4 .245 .406 .286 .303 .375 33.5 23.7 5.1 3.21 3.87
2019 35 3113 589 37 6.3 4.6 87.5 114.0 11.0 34.1 .238 .389 .263 .281 .349 33.3 23.1 3.7 2.93 3.43
2020 36 1060 196 16 8.2 5.9 86.8 115.9 11.7 34.7 .249 .421 .293 .299 .381 35.2 24.5 3.3 4.03 3.76
2021 37 2577 539 35 6.5 5.0 88.3 113.2 10.6 35.3 .266 .430 .309 .319 .364 35.4 17.2 5.2 4.16 4.32
2022 38 2272 482 33 6.8 5.6 88.9 111.7 12.6 34.4 .284 .441 .321 .336 .365 39.6 12.5 4.6 3.68 4.78
2023 39 2219 469 36 7.7 6.1 89.6 117.1 11.9 32.6 .290 .479 .332 .343 .394 38.8 16.4 3.9 5.06 5.06
Player 23358 4497 293 6.5 4.8 88.0 117.4 10.9 33.0 .249 .408 .288 .302 .363 33.6 21.2 4.8
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Greinke relies on 7 pitches.
Four Seamer
(26.6%) ,
Slider
(20.0%) ,
Changeup
(16.6%) ,
Sinker
(15.8%) ,
Curveball
(14.1%) ,
Cutter
(7.0%) ,
Slow Curve
(0.0%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 49.2 16.7 27.1 7.0 33.3 40.1 26.6 3.2 38.5 25.1 21.7 3.2 4.0 2.8
2016 47.0 18.7 27.2 7.1 35.4 37.0 26.0 3.3 34.6 22.4 25.8 4.3 6.9 5.1
2017 47.9 20.1 25.1 6.8 34.2 43.3 22.0 5.4 34.2 23.5 21.4 6.1 7.4 5.0
2018 45.5 23.7 25.7 5.1 34.5 43.1 22.0 3.0 34.3 23.7 25.4 6.3 6.4 4.5
2019 46.3 20.7 26.1 6.8 33.1 38.7 28.0 2.7 36.0 23.1 24.4 6.1 6.3 4.6
2020 42.9 23.5 26.0 7.7 31.6 42.3 26.0 4.6 32.7 25.0 24.0 5.6 8.2 5.9
2021 45.6 23.9 25.0 5.4 36.7 35.6 27.6 4.8 34.1 23.6 25.2 5.8 6.5 5.0
2022 41.5 23.2 28.2 7.1 36.1 38.6 25.3 1.5 34.6 23.0 26.1 7.9 6.8 5.6
2023 43.7 25.8 25.2 5.3 35.4 37.3 27.3 2.1 33.5 24.1 25.2 7.2 7.7 6.1
Player 45.8 21.6 26.2 6.4 34.6 39.5 25.6 3.3 35.0 23.6 24.3 5.8 6.5 4.8
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2023 Slider KC R 444 79.2 41.2 -2.1 13.6GLV 3.0 2.4 -0.9 13.6GLV 8.3
2023 Cutter KC R 156 85.2 33.2 -2.5 6.9GLV 3.2 4.2 -3.7 6.9GLV 4.3
2023 Sinker KC R 349 89.8 24.3 0.1 14.8ARM 0.8 9.6 -2.0 14.8ARM -0.2
2023 4-Seam Fastball KC R 590 89.5 18.2 -0.7 2.9ARM -2.6 15.7 -0.1 2.9ARM -4.5
2023 Changeup KC R 367 86.5 32.2 2.0 13.3ARM -0.9 4.2 1.2 13.3ARM -1.1
2023 Curveball KC R 312 72.4 63.2 -1.7 11.5GLV -0.3 -10.8 0.9 11.5GLV 2.6
2022 Cutter KC R 347 85.8 30.8 -0.9 6.6GLV 2.8 6.1 -2.2 6.6GLV 3.9
2022 Changeup KC R 374 86.5 32.6 2.9 12.8ARM -1.0 3.8 2.1 12.8ARM -1.4
2022 Slider KC R 168 81.8 34.7 -6.0 8.4GLV 1.0 6.0 -4.2 8.4GLV 2.7
2022 Curveball KC R 462 72.0 64.4 -1.9 12.5GLV 0.4 -11.2 1.3 12.5GLV 3.4
2022 4-Seam Fastball KC R 870 89.2 18.4 -1.1 2.1ARM -3.8 15.9 -0.3 2.1ARM -5.2
2022 Sinker KC R 51 89.4 24.2 0.5 11.7ARM -2.1 9.9 -1.6 11.7ARM -3.1
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2023 4-Seam Fastball -0.1 0 590 26.6 138 .276 .472 .358 15.9 14.5 15.3 .322 .593 .406 47.2
2023 Slider 0.7 3 444 20.0 125 .214 .282 .249 23.1 20.0 15.7 .230 .330 .271 25.8
2023 Changeup -0.8 -3 367 16.5 110 .241 .370 .273 20.7 17.3 14.4 .271 .355 .276 36.7
2023 Sinker -0.6 -2 349 15.7 92 .333 .609 .436 8.1 14.1 16.7 .335 .568 .399 54.1
2023 Curveball -2.9 -9 313 14.1 75 .386 .729 .490 15.5 13.3 14.7 .307 .584 .388 36.1
2023 Cutter -2.0 -3 156 7.0 51 .320 .500 .353 18.6 15.7 12.3 .299 .527 .344 27.9
2022 4-Seam Fastball 1.0 9 870 38.3 179 .299 .455 .351 15.4 12.8 11.9 .332 .579 .410 50.7
2022 Curveball 1.6 8 462 20.3 150 .222 .347 .270 16.4 10.7 10.7 .233 .364 .265 28.8
2022 Changeup -1.9 -7 374 16.5 104 .309 .362 .346 17.3 10.6 8.4 .269 .324 .311 41.7
2022 Cutter -0.4 -1 347 15.3 90 .268 .354 .303 19.6 15.6 12.2 .284 .452 .358 34.8
2022 Slider -3.9 -7 168 7.4 52 .365 .615 .449 24.1 15.4 13.8 .288 .386 .306 34.1
2022 Sinker -6.5 -3 51 2.2 10 .500 .800 .560 23.5 10.0 33.3 .353 .523 .380 66.7
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2023 Changeup 353 86.5 86 14.4 1:45 2:45 -60
2023 Curveball 302 72.5 76 18.4 7:45 7:15 30
2023 Cutter 156 85.2 41 8.8 10:45 9:45 60
2023 4-Seam Fastball 584 89.5 80 15.4 12:45 12:15 30
2023 Sinker 346 89.8 83 17.8 1:00 2:00 -60
2023 Slider 419 79.2 52 14.6 8:30 9:00 -30
2022 Changeup 341 86.5 86 13.9 1:30 2:30 -60
2022 Curveball 458 72.0 78 19.5 7:45 7:30 15
2022 Cutter 336 85.8 47 8.9 11:15 10:00 75
2022 4-Seam Fastball 861 89.1 79 15.5 12:30 12:15 15
2022 Sinker 51 89.4 79 15.2 12:45 1:45 -60
2022 Slider 168 81.8 46 11.0 9:30 10:00 -30
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2008 838 3,180 14 20 -7 -12 14
2009 908 3,453 38 23 -5 -9 48
2010 917 3,436 5 4 -4 -12 -7
2011 793 3,116 -12 23 -7 -9 -6
2012 866 3,379 13 29 -21 -9 12
2013 791 3,096 18 30 -18 -9 22
2014 844 3,304 10 22 -4 -8 20
2015 892 3,447 24 55 -10 -8 60
2016 664 2,493 1 16 -11 -5 1
2017 840 3,318 9 33 -11 -10 22
2018 835 3,209 13 38 -16 -8 26
2019 915 3,515 8 45 -7 -11 35
2020 332 1,308 -3 19 -4 -4 8
2021 726 2,693 1 26 -12 -11 5
2022 585 2,272 12 11 -15 -10 -2
2023 591 2,219 -6 13 -14 -7 -14
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 3,239 43.5 69.1 81.0 31.8 57.0 43.5 64.1 48.1 27.1 6.2 80.5
2016 2,503 44.8 66.6 86.3 35.1 60.8 45.3 67.8 49.2 22.8 5.5 73.2
2017 3,163 44.8 63.3 80.8 32.4 53.6 43.5 62.4 46.2 29.0 5.7 71.1
2018 3,212 44.3 62.5 80.4 31.6 63.5 45.3 67.1 45.3 26.0 5.7 66.7
2019 3,113 44.6 63.7 83.7 33.1 62.9 43.7 67.3 46.7 24.1 6.1 72.1
2020 1,060 43.6 59.7 82.6 26.3 53.5 43.7 61.9 40.8 27.7 6.3 67.2
2021 2,577 45.9 66.4 87.4 28.8 59.6 42.9 66.0 46.0 21.8 6.7 76.2
2022 2,272 47.4 63.9 87.9 30.2 71.7 43.3 64.8 46.2 17.4 7.2 73.6
2023 2,219 49.0 66.4 88.8 27.9 67.1 42.4 66.4 46.8 17.3 7.8 75.6
Player 23,358 45.2 64.9 84.1 31.3 61.0 43.8 65.5 46.5 23.9 6.3 73.4
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2015 92 85 88 84 95 23 77 73 89 72 93 81 73 43 88 71 45
2016 43 36 28 23 66 12 28 66 77 43 78 46 96 32 80 63 46
2017 76 77 56 39 92 3 22 43 69 79 91 81 91 20 86 69 28
2018 56 42 39 38 74 7 49 63 67 59 93 57 87 10 75 50 30
2019 81 55 62 68 91 9 64 77 75 52 98 40 86 10 66 40 30
2020 64 39 41 41 86 4 34 77 59 55 98 57 36 3 66 35 24
2021 38 17 31 45 60 11 68 60 74 11 92 18 58 5 50 34 21
2022 15 3 14 33 30 16 60 39 31 1 93 2 57 4 65 40 16
2023 19 6 11 21 45 14 53 34 51 9 98 2 38 6 50 40 16
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 22.7 23 24.1 -1 7 20 11 47.8
2017 23.1 27 22.1 5 19 20 7 25.9
2018 22.8 28 25.2 3 16 16 13 46.4
2019 22.3 27 26.8 0 13 22 11 40.7
2020 24.4 9 9.6 -1 14 7 4 44.4
2021 23.8 31 27.1 4 12 16 15 48.4
2022 22.7 14 14.4 0 12 16 2 14.3
2023 23.2 25 23.8 1 7 20 9 36.0
Player 23.0 184 173.2 11 100 137 72 39.1
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.