Zack Greinke

#23 - Starting Pitcher

Kansas City Royals

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	10/21/1983 (39)
Height, Weight	6'2", 200 lb
Hometown	Orlando, FL

2023 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	W-L	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%
	1-6	66.2	4.59	1.13	18.3%	3.3%	26.6%

	135^th 3 W	52^nd 47 IP	114^th 4.87 ERA	50^th 1.38 WHIP	130^th 21.3% K%	6^th 8.2% BB%	147^th 28.1% CSW%

	FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	PLV	xERA
	89.5	9.3%	31.3%	44.8%	5.12	4.23

	192^nd 93.4 FB MPH	161^st 11.6% SwStr%	152^nd 28.0% HC%	87^th 43.6% GB%	75^th 5.06 PLV	86^th 4.69 xERA

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Stats Glossary

Overview

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Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/9	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%	PLV
2018	ARI	33	33	207.2	15	11	3.21	-	3.71	-	1.08	7.8	23.7%	5.1%	.273	-	-	1.21	-	80.2%	11.7%	31.1%	-
2019	ARI/HOU	33	33	208.2	18	5	2.93	-	3.22	-	0.98	7.6	23.1%	3.7%	.274	-	-	0.91	-	75.7%	11.2%	29.7%	-
2020	HOU	12	12	67.0	3	3	4.03	3.70	2.80	3.66	1.13	9.0	24.5%	3.3%	.321	24.9%	43.9%	0.81	9.1%	68.5%	11.3%	32.8%	5.02
2021	HOU	30	29	171.0	11	6	4.16	4.49	4.72	4.22	1.17	8.6	17.2%	5.2%	.264	27.3%	46.6%	1.58	19.1%	75.0%	10.0%	27.6%	4.94
2022	KC	26	26	137.0	4	9	3.68	4.88	4.03	4.49	1.34	10.3	12.5%	4.6%	.306	32.3%	45.2%	0.92	9.5%	72.9%	8.1%	25.7%	4.96
2023	KC	13	13	66.2	1	6	4.59	4.17	4.39	3.94	1.13	8.9	18.3%	3.3%	.272	31.3%	44.8%	1.48	17.2%	66.0%	9.3%	26.6%	5.12
SP MLB Percentile		82	82	73	15	2	43	57	53	74	74	47	33	97	72	22	56	35	29	30	17	25	62
SP MLB AVG		9	9	47.0	3	3	4.87	4.69	4.66	4.59	1.38	9.1	21.3%	8.2%	.301	28.0%	43.6%	-	14.8%	71.0%	11.6%	28.1%	5.06
6 Years		147	146	858.0	52	40	3.58	-	-	-	1.12	8.5	20.0%	4.4%	.281	23.2%	45.5%	1.15	25.3%	74.7%	10.4%	29.0%	4.98

Repertoire

Four-Seamer | 23%
Slider | 19%
Sinker | 17%
Curveball | 17%
Changeup | 15%
Cutter | 9%
Splitter | 0%
All Pitches

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 All

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Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	89.6	21.1%	-	-	6.2%	26.5%	32.7%	64.5%	59.3%	-	-	.292	.382	.333	-	-	-	-	-
2019	89.6	15.6%	-	-	5.6%	34.8%	40.4%	67.6%	64.7%	-	-	.175	.253	.189	-	-	-	-	-
2020	88.1	40.9%	10.3%	50.9%	4.4%	31.6%	35.9%	61.8%	55.5%	29.4%	41.2%	.321	.383	.369	10.7%	.309	.385	33.7%	2,301
2021	88.9	40.1%	17.7%	54.5%	4.8%	27.8%	32.6%	67.6%	61.4%	31.5%	40.1%	.267	.338	.273	17.7%	.294	.362	36.5%	2,221
2022	89.1	39.1%	23.8%	54.2%	6.6%	25.7%	32.3%	68.1%	62.4%	29.3%	40.8%	.298	.354	.314	11.7%	.314	.397	40.4%	2,278
2023	89.5	23.0%	12.2%	58.3%	8.1%	28.5%	36.6%	67.7%	63.4%	25.6%	33.3%	.208	.246	.256	0.0%	.267	.322	40.4%	2,237
SP MLB Percentile	3	15	2	92	37	97	95	67	76	24	23	80	93	75	84	50	73	13	45
SP MLB AVG	93.4	37.5%	26.8%	50.0%	9.5%	18.0%	27.6%	65.1%	59.3%	34.3%	41.9%	.279	.371	.313	15.7%	.269	.369	31.3%	2,253

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	.309	.385	.339	.448	33.7%	11.8%	48.5%	35.9%	88.8	91.3	16.3	1.3	10.3	-1.0	6.1	6.0	2,301
2021	.294	.362	.319	.420	36.5%	8.6%	46.7%	36.1%	92.1	91.0	21.2	1.4	9.7	-1.1	6.2	6.0	2,221
2022	.314	.397	.323	.438	40.4%	12.9%	49.7%	39.9%	91.8	89.5	19.8	2.0	9.2	-1.5	6.1	5.9	2,278
2023	.267	.322	.311	.357	40.4%	7.7%	53.8%	40.4%	94.2	88.1	19.8	1.9	9.8	-1.2	6.1	6.0	2,237
SP MLB Percentile	50	73	38	74	13	68	10	11	14	61	49	6	61	53	82	10	45
SP MLB AVG	.269	.369	.294	.416	31.3%	11.0%	44.0%	29.9%	91.1	89.2	18.9	4.9	9.2	-0.7	5.7	6.5	2,253

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	676	131	18	9	0	8	32	6	3	0	436	240	.292	.567	.382
2019	485	87	8	2	0	4	23	7	0	0	328	157	.175	.350	.253
2020	434	92	16	7	1	3	17	6	1	1	268	166	.321	.536	.383
2021	1,034	255	38	12	0	14	44	13	1	1	699	335	.267	.492	.338
2022	888	183	36	8	0	7	24	11	1	0	605	283	.298	.468	.354
2023	235	52	7	3	0	0	9	3	1	0	159	76	.208	.271	.246
SP MLB Percentile	51	47	49	44	27	83	47	71	11	11	53	51	80	92	93
SP MLB AVG	265	65	9	3	0	3	13	7	1	0	175	90	.279	.494	.371

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	18.5%	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	15.5%	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	29.4%	29.4%	41.2%	5.9%	10.7%	23.5%	41.2%	35.3%	10.1%	2.9%	23.5%	25.0%	23.5%	13.2%	47.1%
2021	31.5%	28.4%	40.1%	12.7%	17.7%	24.9%	35.5%	39.6%	16.0%	1.0%	18.8%	33.5%	30.5%	7.6%	45.2%
2022	29.3%	29.9%	40.8%	8.8%	11.7%	23.1%	35.4%	41.5%	19.3%	0.7%	20.4%	29.3%	27.9%	8.8%	45.6%
2023	25.6%	41.0%	33.3%	10.3%	0.0%	28.2%	33.3%	38.5%	14.5%	2.6%	17.9%	25.6%	25.6%	20.5%	46.2%
SP MLB Percentile	24	4	23	43	84	37	42	75	6	51	33	29	44	2	20
SP MLB AVG	34.3%	23.8%	41.9%	11.9%	15.7%	31.5%	35.9%	32.6%	21.1%	3.4%	21.8%	30.9%	24.7%	8.2%	39.4%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	-	-	-	-	.292	.382	.333	.393	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	.175	.253	.189	.246	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	33.7%	11.8%	48.5%	35.9%	.321	.383	.369	.397	.309	.385	.339	.448	88.8	91.3	16.3
2021	36.5%	8.6%	46.7%	36.1%	.267	.338	.273	.325	.294	.362	.319	.420	92.1	91.0	21.2
2022	40.4%	12.9%	49.7%	39.9%	.298	.354	.314	.347	.314	.397	.323	.438	91.8	89.5	19.8
2023	40.4%	7.7%	53.8%	40.4%	.208	.246	.256	.256	.267	.322	.311	.357	94.2	88.1	19.8
SP MLB Percentile	13	68	10	11	80	93	75	88	50	73	38	74	14	61	49
SP MLB AVG	31.3%	11.0%	44.0%	29.9%	.279	.371	.313	.357	.269	.369	.294	.416	91.1	89.2	18.9

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2018	-	-	6.2%	26.5%	32.7%	64.5%	59.3%	16.3%	38.0%	83.7%	-	-	32.1%	-	66.8%	57.0%
2019	-	-	5.6%	34.8%	40.4%	67.6%	64.7%	17.0%	32.8%	83.0%	-	-	40.7%	-	70.9%	62.0%
2020	10.3%	50.9%	4.4%	31.6%	35.9%	61.8%	55.5%	14.5%	30.2%	85.5%	72.7%	88.1%	37.4%	12.0%	65.1%	58.1%
2021	17.7%	54.5%	4.8%	27.8%	32.6%	67.6%	61.4%	12.1%	39.8%	87.9%	79.5%	90.0%	32.1%	15.4%	69.4%	56.6%
2022	23.8%	54.2%	6.6%	25.7%	32.3%	68.1%	62.4%	15.6%	42.5%	84.4%	82.5%	85.0%	29.5%	17.2%	71.1%	60.1%
2023	12.2%	58.3%	8.1%	28.5%	36.6%	67.7%	63.4%	20.7%	39.1%	79.3%	75.0%	80.0%	30.9%	14.5%	62.2%	52.2%
SP MLB Percentile	2	92	37	97	95	67	76	53	13	53	32	72	90	12	46	47
SP MLB AVG	26.8%	50.0%	9.5%	18.0%	27.6%	65.1%	59.3%	19.9%	47.1%	80.1%	70.0%	84.1%	23.2%	22.5%	62.2%	52.1%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	66.9%	11.1%	22.0%	-	11.3%	21.5%
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	68.9%	10.7%	20.4%	-	9.0%	23.2%
2020	42.9%	26.3%	30.9%	20.7%	27.2%	52.1%	7.1%	17.1%	56.7%	66.6%	10.4%	23.0%	50.9%	9.3%	17.0%
2021	36.8%	25.9%	37.2%	27.1%	32.3%	40.6%	8.2%	21.8%	52.3%	65.4%	13.2%	21.4%	54.5%	15.5%	19.9%
2022	37.0%	25.5%	37.5%	35.5%	31.1%	33.4%	7.3%	22.7%	51.8%	63.7%	13.4%	22.9%	54.2%	13.1%	11.8%
2023	40.4%	34.5%	25.1%	35.7%	30.2%	34.0%	11.1%	18.3%	47.2%	70.2%	6.4%	23.4%	58.3%	12.1%	16.4%
SP MLB Percentile	77	89	9	4	81	93	95	5	71	98	93	23	92	36	50
SP MLB AVG	34.3%	28.8%	36.9%	52.8%	26.1%	21.2%	7.4%	29.6%	41.6%	57.2%	14.0%	28.8%	50.0%	13.6%	16.3%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2018	676	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	485	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	434	4.81	2,087	32.5%	23.5%	44.0%	-11.5%	-1.4	4.97	-2
2021	1,034	4.82	4,981	34.7%	23.5%	41.8%	-7.1%	-11.5	4.47	-10
2022	888	4.86	3,786	37.0%	25.3%	37.7%	-0.8%	-4.9	3.87	-11
2023	235	4.59	1,079	32.8%	23.0%	44.3%	-11.5%	-8.6	4.53	-7
SP MLB Percentile	51	13	48	11	79	12	12	98	-	97
SP MLB AVG	265	4.92	1,325	43.0%	19.9%	37.1%	5.9%	-	-	+2

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	83.5	8.5%	-	-	19.1%	9.2%	28.3%	67.6%	60.3%	-	-	.230	.294	.271	-	-	-	-	-
2019	83.8	7.3%	-	-	13.7%	9.3%	22.9%	59.0%	48.9%	-	-	.390	.379	.458	-	-	-	-	-
2020	84.6	12.3%	28.6%	35.4%	9.2%	14.6%	23.8%	60.0%	51.5%	46.7%	30.0%	.333	.348	.367	0.0%	.274	.299	26.5%	2,411
2021	83.6	15.2%	40.3%	32.7%	16.1%	11.0%	27.1%	62.1%	55.5%	50.0%	26.1%	.232	.305	.244	20.8%	.237	.310	20.7%	2,348
2022	82.9	10.7%	38.0%	43.9%	11.1%	19.3%	30.3%	66.0%	57.4%	48.1%	28.8%	.333	.384	.380	13.3%	.297	.335	32.3%	2,403
2023	79.5	19.4%	42.2%	41.4%	14.6%	8.6%