Zack Greinke
Career 225–156 · 3.49 ERA · 2,979 SO · 3389.1 IP · 597 G · 117 H · 9 HR · 34 RBI · .225 AVG
Seasons leading his league
6
4 best in baseball
2 league only
28
Top-5 finishes
4
Title seasons
4
Categories led
2009
Best season
Spanning 2009–2019, peaking at 2 titles in 2009.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 326th League titles 6
- 215th Best in baseball 4
- 322nd Top-5 finishes 28
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 21st Strikeouts 2,979
- 71st Wins 225
- 86th Innings Pitched 3389.1
- 102nd Strikeouts / 9 7.91
- 105th Walks + Hits / IP 1.17
- 429th Earned Run Average 3.49
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walks + Hits / IP | 2 | 1st | — | 2015 0.84 2009 AL 1.07 2019 #3 |
| Earned Run Average | 2 | 1st | — | 2009 2.16 2015 1.66 |
| Strikeouts / 9 | 1 | 1st | — | 2011 10.54 2009 #3 |
| Wins | 1 | 1st | — | 2019 NL 18 2015 #2 2017 #2 |
| Complete Games | — | #2 | — | 2009 #2 2021 #3 |
| Shutouts | — | #2 | — | 2009 #2 2016 #3 |
| Innings Pitched | — | #2 | — | 2019 #2 |
| Strikeouts | — | #2 | — | 2009 #2 |
Title Seasons
4 seasons with at least one titlePitching
20 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | KCA | AL | 8 | 11 | 3.97 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 145.0 | 143 | 64 | 26 | 26 | 100 | 1.17 |
| 2005 | KCA | AL | 5 | 17 | 5.80 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 183.0 | 233 | 118 | 23 | 53 | 114 | 1.56 |
| 2006 | KCA | AL | 1 | 0 | 4.26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1.58 |
| 2007 | KCA | AL | 7 | 7 | 3.69 | 52 | 14 | 1 | 122.0 | 122 | 50 | 12 | 36 | 106 | 1.30 |
| 2008 | KCA | AL | 13 | 10 | 3.47 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 202.1 | 202 | 78 | 21 | 56 | 183 | 1.28 |
| 2009 | KCA | AL | 16 | 8 | 2.16 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 229.1 | 195 | 55 | 11 | 51 | 242 | 1.07 |
| 2010 | KCA | AL | 10 | 14 | 4.17 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 220.0 | 219 | 102 | 18 | 55 | 181 | 1.25 |
| 2011 | MIL | NL | 16 | 6 | 3.83 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 171.2 | 161 | 73 | 19 | 45 | 201 | 1.20 |
| 2012 | MIL +1 | NL | 15 | 5 | 3.48 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 212.1 | 200 | 82 | 18 | 54 | 200 | 1.20 |
| 2013 | LAN | NL | 15 | 4 | 2.63 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 177.2 | 152 | 52 | 13 | 46 | 148 | 1.11 |
| 2014 | LAN | NL | 17 | 8 | 2.71 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 202.1 | 190 | 61 | 19 | 43 | 207 | 1.15 |
| 2015 | LAN | NL | 19 | 3 | 1.66 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 222.2 | 148 | 41 | 14 | 40 | 200 | 0.84 |
| 2016 | ARI | NL | 13 | 7 | 4.37 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 158.2 | 161 | 77 | 23 | 41 | 134 | 1.27 |
| 2017 | ARI | NL | 17 | 7 | 3.20 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 202.1 | 172 | 72 | 25 | 45 | 215 | 1.07 |
| 2018 | ARI | NL | 15 | 11 | 3.21 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 207.2 | 181 | 74 | 28 | 43 | 199 | 1.08 |
| 2019 | ARI +1 | NL | 18 | 5 | 2.93 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 208.2 | 175 | 68 | 21 | 30 | 187 | 0.98 |
| 2020 | HOU | AL | 3 | 3 | 4.03 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 67.0 | 67 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 67 | 1.13 |
| 2021 | HOU | AL | 11 | 6 | 4.16 | 30 | 29 | 0 | 171.0 | 164 | 79 | 30 | 36 | 120 | 1.17 |
| 2022 | KCA | AL | 4 | 9 | 3.68 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 137.0 | 157 | 56 | 14 | 27 | 73 | 1.34 |
| 2023 | KCA | AL | 2 | 15 | 5.06 | 30 | 27 | 0 | 142.1 | 158 | 80 | 25 | 23 | 97 | 1.27 |
| Career | — | — | 225 | 156 | 3.49 | 586 | 541 | 1 | 3389.1 | 3,207 | 1,315 | 367 | 762 | 2,979 | 1.17 |
Batting
20 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | KCA | AL | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2005 | KCA | AL | 33 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2.000 | 2.500 |
| 2006 | KCA | AL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2007 | KCA | AL | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2008 | KCA | AL | 32 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .429 | .714 |
| 2009 | KCA | AL | 33 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .333 | .500 |
| 2010 | KCA | AL | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2011 | MIL | NL | 29 | 49 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | .143 | .192 | .204 | .396 |
| 2012 | MIL +1 | NL | 37 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .212 | .206 | .394 | .600 |
| 2013 | LAN | NL | 29 | 58 | 5 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 2 | .328 | .409 | .379 | .788 |
| 2014 | LAN | NL | 32 | 60 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .200 | .262 | .350 | .612 |
| 2015 | LAN | NL | 32 | 67 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1 | .224 | .232 | .343 | .575 |
| 2016 | ARI | NL | 27 | 52 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | .212 | .246 | .231 | .476 |
| 2017 | ARI | NL | 33 | 62 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .210 | .246 | .274 | .520 |
| 2018 | ARI | NL | 34 | 64 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 3 | .234 | .269 | .297 | .566 |
| 2019 | ARI +1 | NL | 36 | 50 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 1 | .280 | .308 | .580 | .888 |
| 2020 | HOU | AL | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | HOU | AL | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2022 | KCA | AL | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | KCA | AL | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| Career | — | — | 597 | 521 | 49 | 117 | 29 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 26 | 114 | 9 | .225 | .262 | .336 | .598 |
Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FLD% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 586 | 340 | 485 | 9 | 62 | .989 |