2023 Stats
W-L
1-5
ERA
4.19
WHIP
1.14
K
47
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Greinke's return to Kansas City was a mixed bag. His best asset was a slightly lucky 3.68 ERA as he posted a 1.34 WHIP, his worst since 2006 as well as a career-low 12.5% strikeout rate. Greinke's saving grace was yielding only 14 homers in 137 frames. Even in his salad days, Greinke barely broke 90-mph, so averaging 89.2 mph on his fastball wasn't as crucial as losing some break and depth on his slider, curve and changeup. The veteran was limited to just 26 starts with forearm and elbow issues but ended the season with a 1.91 ERA in five September/October starts, albeit with only nine punchouts in 28.1 stanzas. Greinke will probably land a rotation spot with a club looking to chew up innings, but his lack of strikeouts makes him a huge fantasy risk, even in a streaming capacity. Read Past Outlooks

Outdueled in no-decision
Greinke did not factor into the decision Tuesday, allowing two hits and one walk over five scoreless innings against the Cardinals. He struck out six.
ANALYSIS
Though Greinke held the Cardinals to just two hits and no runs over 5.0 innings of work, he was outshined by Miles Mikolas, who tossed eight scoreless innings and struck out 10. Greinke has quietly put together an impressive May, earning a 2.30 ERA with a 25:3 K/BB over six starts (31.1 innings). Though his recent form has been promising, the veteran's fantasy upside remains capped by his inability to pitch deep into games, as he hasn't gone more than six innings all season.
Though Greinke held the Cardinals to just two hits and no runs over 5.0 innings of work, he was outshined by Miles Mikolas, who tossed eight scoreless innings and struck out 10. Greinke has quietly put together an impressive May, earning a 2.30 ERA with a 25:3 K/BB over six starts (31.1 innings). Though his recent form has been promising, the veteran's fantasy upside remains capped by his inability to pitch deep into games, as he hasn't gone more than six innings all season.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
79
Last 10 Games
79
Last 5 Games
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% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-9%
BAA vs LHP
2023
-25%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .250 | 84 | 32 | 147 | 18 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .276 | 156 | 40 | 236 | 36 | |||
2023vs Left | .299 | 18 | 4 | 32 | 6 | |||
2023vs Right | .224 | 29 | 5 | 30 | 4 | |||
2022vs Left | .286 | 21 | 13 | 64 | 4 | |||
2022vs Right | .286 | 52 | 14 | 93 | 10 | |||
2021vs Left | .199 | 45 | 15 | 51 | 8 | |||
2021vs Right | .285 | 75 | 21 | 113 | 22 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-23%
ERA at Home
2023
-46%
ERA at Home
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Since 2021Home | 3.47 | 1.23 | 184.0 | 5.9 | 1.7 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 4.49 | 1.23 | 186.1 | 5.8 | 1.8 | ||||
2023Home | 3.00 | 1.09 | 33.0 | 6.5 | 1.4 | ||||
2023Away | 5.52 | 1.19 | 29.1 | 7.1 | 1.2 | ||||
2022Home | 1.91 | 1.17 | 66.0 | 4.8 | 1.4 | ||||
2022Away | 5.32 | 1.51 | 71.0 | 4.8 | 2.2 | ||||
2021Home | 4.87 | 1.33 | 85.0 | 6.5 | 2.1 | ||||
2021Away | 3.45 | 1.01 | 86.0 | 6.2 | 1.7 | ||||
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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
5.22K/9
6.8BB/9
1.3HR/9
1.4Fastball
89.8 mphERA
4.19WHIP
1.14BABIP
.288GB/FB
1.35Left On Base
70.2%Exit Velocity
82.5 mphBarrels/BBE
5.4%Spin Rate
2274 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
27.0%Swinging Strike
8.5%Advanced Pitching Stats
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It took four or five tries, but those avoiding Greinke because, "I'd rather be a year too early than too late," were finally rewarded. His 4.16 ERA was its highest since 2016. In a vacuum, that doesn't seem so bad, but a 4.54 SIERA and 4.71 FIP suggest Lady Luck helped the veteran fend off Father Time. Greinke's strikeout rate was its lowest since 2005, leading to his worst K-BB% since 2006. His signature curve lost vertical break, resulting in more hangers. Greinke has had a great run, leading MLB in innings pitched since 2008. Now 38 years old, Greinke may have a swan song season in his quiver, but the indicators are finally pointing in the wrong direction, so expecting a return to form is an overly optimistic outlook.
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Records another solid outing
Greinke did not factor in the decision against Detroit on Wednesday, allowing one run on four hits and one walk while striking out five batters over five innings.
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No help in loss
Greinke (1-5) took the loss Friday versus the White Sox, allowing two runs on five hits over 5.2 innings. He struck out four and didn't walk a batter.
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Makes history in no-decision
Greinke did not factor in the decision against Milwaukee on Saturday, allowing two runs on three hits and no walks while striking out five batters over five innings.
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Goes 5.2 innings in no-decision
Greinke did not factor in the decision against the White Sox on Monday, allowing four runs (three earned) on six hits and one walk while striking out two batters over 5.2 innings.
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Absurdly efficient in win
Greinke (1-4) earned the win over Baltimore on Wednesday, pitching five scoreless innings during which he allowed three hits and struck out three batters.
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