Zack Greinke
| 26-year-old Pitcher |
| Kansas City Royals |
| Date of Birth: October 21, 1983 |
| Height: 6-2 Weight: 185 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
| Drafted: Round 1 of 2002 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | G | W | L | IP | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | WHIP | RA9 | |
| 2005 | 21 | MLB | KC Royals | 33 | 5 | 17 | 183.0 | 820 | 233 | 23 | 125 | 118 | 53 | 114 | 5.80 | 1.56 | 6.15 | ||
| 2006 | 22 | AA | Wichita | 18 | 8 | 3 | 105.2 | 438 | 96 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 53 | 51 | 27 | 94 | 4.34 | 1.16 | 4.51 |
| 2006 | 22 | MLB | Kansas City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4.27 | 1.57 | 4.27 |
| 2007 | 23 | MLB | Kansas City | 52 | 7 | 7 | 122.0 | 507 | 122 | 35 | 2 | 12 | 52 | 50 | 36 | 106 | 3.69 | 1.29 | 3.84 |
| 2008 | 24 | MLB | Kansas City | 32 | 13 | 10 | 202.1 | 851 | 202 | 36 | 9 | 21 | 87 | 78 | 56 | 183 | 3.47 | 1.27 | 3.87 |
| 2009 | 25 | MLB | Kansas City | 33 | 16 | 8 | 229.1 | 915 | 195 | 47 | 5 | 11 | 64 | 55 | 51 | 242 | 2.16 | 1.07 | 2.51 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | HR/Air | FIP | BsRA9 | |
| 2005 | 21 | MLB | KC Royals | 6.5% | 13.9% | .362 | 4.51 | |||
| 2006 | 22 | AA | Wichita | 6.2% | 21.5% | .282 | 44% | 7% | 3.78 | 3.95 |
| 2006 | 22 | MLB | Kansas City | 10.7% | 17.9% | .353 | 35% | 9% | 5.09 | 5.99 |
| 2007 | 23 | MLB | Kansas City | 7.1% | 20.9% | .325 | 32% | 5% | 3.81 | 4.28 |
| 2008 | 24 | MLB | Kansas City | 6.6% | 21.5% | .312 | 45% | 6% | 3.60 | 4.27 |
| 2009 | 25 | MLB | Kansas City | 5.6% | 26.4% | .309 | 41% | 3% | 2.38 | 2.83 |
Extended Statistics
2009: Kansas City | 2008: Kansas City | 2007: Kansas City
| Split Statistics with Kansas City in 2007 | |||||||
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| April | 25.2 | 112 | 8.0% | 14.3% | .349 | 40% | 3.51 |
| May | 22.2 | 104 | 4.8% | 17.3% | .400 | 30% | 7.15 |
| June | 17.2 | 67 | 6.0% | 29.9% | .289 | 24% | 3.06 |
| July | 13.0 | 51 | 9.8% | 23.5% | .273 | 24% | 2.77 |
| August | 16.0 | 62 | 6.5% | 25.8% | .310 | 36% | 2.81 |
| September | 27.0 | 111 | 8.1% | 21.6% | .278 | 32% | 2.33 |
| AWAY | 53.0 | 226 | 10.6% | 20.4% | .303 | 32% | 3.40 |
| HOME | 69.0 | 281 | 4.3% | 21.4% | .342 | 33% | 3.91 |
Game Log
Game Log
| Date | Level | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| October 3 | MLB | @ Minnesota | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| September 27 | MLB | vs. Minnesota | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| September 22 | MLB | vs. Boston | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| September 17 | MLB | @ Detroit | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| September 11 | MLB | @ Cleveland | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| September 5 | MLB | vs. LA Angels | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| August 30 | MLB | @ Seattle | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| August 25 | MLB | vs. Cleveland | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| August 19 | MLB | @ Chi White Sox | 7.0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| August 14 | MLB | @ Detroit | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| August 8 | MLB | vs. Oakland | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| August 3 | MLB | @ Tampa Bay | 5.0 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| July 29 | MLB | @ Baltimore | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| July 24 | MLB | vs. Texas | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| July 18 | MLB | vs. Tampa Bay | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| July 8 | MLB | @ Detroit | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| July 3 | MLB | vs. Chi White Sox | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| June 28 | MLB | @ Pittsburgh | 6.1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| June 23 | MLB | @ Houston | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| June 17 | MLB | vs. Arizona | 6.2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| June 11 | MLB | @ Cleveland | 7.1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| June 5 | MLB | @ Toronto | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| May 31 | MLB | vs. Chi White Sox | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| May 26 | MLB | vs. Detroit | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Player Notes
November 2009
USS Mariner: Zack Greinke Is AwesomeMLB.com: Greinke's performance may be AL Cy-worthy
MLB.com: Greinke gets one more win: AL Cy Young
River Ave. Blues: Greinke takes home the Cy Young
Both the AL MVP and AL Cy Young are pretty obvious picks this year, and half of those awards were made officia...
MILB.com: Path of the Pros: Zack Greinke
Described by one manager as a "baseball freak," Zack Greinke had the talent to race to the big leagues and the...
LoHud Yankees Blog: Greinke wins in a runaway (UPDATES with Mitre news)
Zack Greinke won the AL Cy Young, dominating the voting and taking 25 of the 28 first-place votes.
OSC: Greinke Winis A.L. Cy Young Award
Batter's Box: Greinke Wins AL Cy Young
To the surprise of (hopefully) no one, Zack Greinke has won the AL Cy Young.
May 2008
Baseball Intellect: Scouting the Pitching Mechanics of Zack GreinkeI had a reader ask me recently about Zack Greinke and to take a look at his overall mechanics.
