2019 Stats
W-L
18-5
ERA
2.93
WHIP
0.98
K
187
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2019 Fantasy Outlook
Note to self: when Greinke exhibits reduced velocity, ignore it. It's become a rite of spring. Greinke struggles in the exhibition season only to kick things into gear when the games count. One of these years, Father Time will catch up, but that keeps his cost of acquisition low for those willing to take the chance for one more season. The veteran has topped 200 innings in four of the last five seasons. After struggling in the desert his first year with the Diamondbacks, he's posted nearly identical seasons. His ERA estimators portended a little higher than his 3.21 mark from 2018, but not much. Skills-wise, Greinke posted strikeout and walk rates in line with recent campaigns. There is undeniable age-related risk, as Greinke has amassed a ton of innings and only averages 90 mph with his fastball. However, he is being drafted as an SP2 in mixed leagues after finishing in the top 12 among starting pitchers in all but one season since 2014. Read Past Outlooks

Named Game 3 starter
Greinke will start Game 3 of the World Series in Washington on Friday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
ANALYSIS
Greinke has been the Astros' third starter all postseason and will remain in that role for the World Series. He'd be lined up to start Game 7 on regular rest should the series go that long.
Greinke has been the Astros' third starter all postseason and will remain in that role for the World Series. He'd be lined up to start Game 7 on regular rest should the series go that long.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
93
Last 10 Games
86
Last 5 Games
80
How many pitches does Zack Greinke generally throw?
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What part of the game does Zack Greinke generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2017
-2%
BAA vs RHP
2019
-6%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2017vs Left | .232 | 272 | 61 | 257 | 29 | |||
Since 2017vs Right | .227 | 329 | 57 | 271 | 45 | |||
2019vs Left | .221 | 85 | 17 | 83 | 10 | |||
2019vs Right | .235 | 102 | 13 | 92 | 11 | |||
2018vs Left | .234 | 80 | 21 | 82 | 9 | |||
2018vs Right | .229 | 119 | 22 | 99 | 19 | |||
2017vs Left | .241 | 107 | 23 | 92 | 10 | |||
2017vs Right | .217 | 108 | 22 | 80 | 15 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2017
-14%
ERA at Home
2019
-19%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2017Home | 2.88 | 1.01 | 318.1 | 8.9 | 1.7 | ||||
Since 2017Away | 3.36 | 1.08 | 300.1 | 8.5 | 1.7 | ||||
2019Home | 3.27 | 1.04 | 96.1 | 7.7 | 0.8 | ||||
2019Away | 2.64 | 0.93 | 112.1 | 8.4 | 1.7 | ||||
2018Home | 2.55 | 1.04 | 106.0 | 8.7 | 2.4 | ||||
2018Away | 3.90 | 1.12 | 101.2 | 8.5 | 1.3 | ||||
2017Home | 2.87 | 0.96 | 116.0 | 10.2 | 1.8 | ||||
2017Away | 3.65 | 1.23 | 86.1 | 8.8 | 2.3 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Zack Greinke compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
6.23K/9
8.1BB/9
1.3HR/9
0.9Fastball
90.0 mphERA
2.93WHIP
0.98BABIP
.277GB/FB
1.63Left On Base
75.2%Exit Velocity
87.5 mphBarrels/BBE
6.2%Spin Rate
2239 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
33.2%Swinging Strike
10.5%Advanced Pitching Stats
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It certainly appears 2016 was an outlier as even with that tumultuous campaign, Greinke's 2.93 ERA over the past three seasons is fourth best among starters with at least 500 innings pitched. The primary reason for Greinke's bounce-back season was a sharp increase in strikeout rate (9.6 K/9), supported by a career-best swinging strike rate (12.4 percent). Greinke's velocity dropped a tick while his overall pitch mix was fundamentally the same. He threw fewer first-pitch strikes, also throwing fewer overall strikes. Perhaps it was sequencing or just confidence after spending a year in the desert, but Greinke's change and slider were much better pitches his second season with the Diamondbacks. He's still a fantasy ace, but at 34, with a lot of mileage on his arm, it's best to expect a give-back in terms of strikeouts. Though, with the humidor installed at Chase Field, any ERA correction from fewer whiffs should be mitigated with a subsequent drop in homers.
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No-decision in Game 4 start
Greinke gave up one run on three hits and four walks with five strikeouts in 4.1 innings in Thursday's 8-3 win over the Yankees in Game 4 of the ALCS.
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Starting Game 4
Greinke will start Game 4 of the ALCS against the Yankees on Thursday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
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Starting Game 1
Greinke will start Game 1 of the ALCS against the Yankees on Saturday, Alyson Footer of MLB.com reports.
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To start Game 3
Greinke will start the third game of the ALDS on Monday, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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Records 18th win in near no-hitter
Greinke (18-5) gave up two hits and one walk while striking out nine through 8.1 scoreless innings to record the win over the Mariners on Wednesday.
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