Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Pitching Comparison

Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Totals

Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Zack Greinke	20-39	2004	2023	225	156	.591	3.49	586	541	8	17	5	1	3389.1	3207	1410	1315	367	762	25	2979	79	7	101	13877	4155	121	3.52	1.171	8.5	1.0	2.0	7.9
2	James Shields	24-36	2006	2018	145	139	.511	4.01	407	405	1	23	9	0	2616.0	2581	1267	1167	361	746	22	2234	97	10	107	10993	3516	102	4.17	1.272	8.9	1.2	2.6	7.7

Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Zack Greinke	27-37	2011	2021	4	6	.400	4.14	22	21	0	0	0	0	113.0	103	55	52	19	33	0	100	3	0	2	469	143		4.04	1.204	8.2	1.5	2.6	8.0
2	James Shields	26-32	2008	2014	3	6	.333	5.46	11	11	0	0	0	0	59.1	76	37	36	8	15	0	45	6	0	6	269	98		3.52	1.534	11.5	1.2	2.3	6.8

Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Value

Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	WAR	WAA
1	Zack Greinke	20-39	2004	2023	586	541	3389.1	72.4	42.9
2	James Shields	24-36	2006	2018	407	405	2616.0	30.4	6.3

Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Totals Against

Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Zack Greinke	20-39	2004	2023	586	541	3389.1	4155	12886	2130	643	67	97	84	53.59	27	266	82	64	.249	.294	.395	.688	86	.146	.296	1513	5085	1077	4048	4155
2	James Shields	24-36	2006	2018	407	405	2616.0	3516	10049	1638	524	58	129	57	69.35	38	211	53	45	.257	.313	.428	.741	101	.171	.296	1364	4304	943	3424	3516

Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Totals Against Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	SB%	PO	GIDP	SH	SF	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	ISO	BAbip	RC	TB	XBH	TOB	TOBwe
1	Zack Greinke	27-37	2011	2021	22	21	113.0	143	429	64	18	2	5	2	71.43	1	9	3	1	.240	.298	.424	.723		.184	.270	59	182	39	139	143
2	James Shields	26-32	2008	2014	11	11	59.1	98	246	55	13	0	1	1	50.00	1	1	1	1	.309	.362	.459	.821		.150	.351	42	113	21	97	98

Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Starting & Relieving

Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Zack Greinke	20-39	2004	2023	318	59	55.1	37	7	19	0	100.0	8	45
2	James Shields	24-36	2006	2018	246	61	53.0	0	0		0		1	2

Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Starting & Relieving Table
					Starting Pitching			Relief Pitching
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	QS	QS%	GmScA	IR	IS	IS%	BSv	SV%	GF	GR
1	Zack Greinke	27-37	2011	2021	9	43	52.0	2	2	100			0	1
2	James Shields	26-32	2008	2014	4	36	44.4						0	0

Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Ratios

Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Zack Greinke	20-39	2004	2023	586	541	3389.1	21.5	5.5	16.0
2	James Shields	24-36	2006	2018	407	405	2616.0	20.3	6.8	13.5

Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Ratios Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	K%	BB%	K-BB%
1	Zack Greinke	27-37	2011	2021	22	21	113.0	21.3	7.0	14.3
2	James Shields	26-32	2008	2014	11	11	59.1	16.7	5.6	11.2

Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Pitch Summary

Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Zack Greinke	20-39	2004	2023	586	541	3389.1	50725	96	32419	63.91
2	James Shields	24-36	2006	2018	407	405	2616.0	40319	102	25582	63.45

Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Pitch Summary Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	GS	IP	Pit	Pit/GS	Str	Str%
1	Zack Greinke	27-37	2011	2021	22	21	113.0	1818	86	1147	63.09
2	James Shields	26-32	2008	2014	11	11	59.1	1028	93	647	62.94

Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Head-to-Head Pitching

Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Totals

Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Totals Table
Rk	Player	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9
1	Zack Greinke	0	0		2.45	1	1	0	0	0	0	7.1	6	2	2	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	29	0.955	7.4	0.0	1.2	6.1
2	James Shields	0	0		2.57	1	1	0	0	0	0	7.0	6	2	2	1	4	0	6	0	0	0	29	1.429	7.7	1.3	5.1	7.7

Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Game Logs

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Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	App,Dec	IP	H	R	ER	UER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	BR	AB	1B	2B	3B	SB	CS	PO	TB	GIDP	SH	SF	XBH	GmSc	Pit	Str	WPA	RE24	IR	IS	aLI	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)
1	Zack Greinke	ARI	2016-04-15	GS-8	7.1	6	2	2	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	29	7	28	5	1	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	1	62	95	62	0.1	1.11			1.09
2	James Shields	SDP	2016-04-15	GS-7	7.0	6	2	2	0	1	4	0	6	0	0	0	29	10	25	3	2	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	3	59	105	65	0.1	1.30			1.24

Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Batter vs. Pitcher

Zack Greinke (Pitcher) vs. James Shields (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Zack Greinke (Pitcher) vs. James Shields (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	2016	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	0	0	0	0	0

Zack Greinke (Pitcher) vs. James Shields (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Zack Greinke (Pitcher) vs. James Shields (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2016	2016-04-15	ARI	SDP	ahead 0-1	t2	---	2	1 (0-0)	Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
2	2016	2016-04-15	ARI	SDP	down 2-1	t5	---	1	1 (0-0)	Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
3	2016	2016-04-15	ARI	SDP	down 2-1	t7	-2-	1	7 (2-2)	Popfly: 3B

James Shields (Pitcher) vs. Zack Greinke (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

James Shields (Pitcher) vs. Zack Greinke (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals Table
Rk	Year	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SH	SF	IBB	HBP	GIDP
1	2016	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

James Shields (Pitcher) vs. Zack Greinke (Batter): Plate Appearances

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James Shields (Pitcher) vs. Zack Greinke (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2016	2016-04-15	SDP	ARI	tied 1-1	b2	1-3	2	4 (1-2)	Strikeout Swinging
2	2016	2016-04-15	SDP	ARI	ahead 1-2	b4	12-	2	4 (1-2)	Strikeout Swinging

Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Batting Comparison

Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Batting Totals

Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Zack Greinke	20-39	2004	2023	260	600	521	49	117	29	1	9	34	9	1	26	114	.225	.262	.336	.598	60	175	8	2	47	4	0
2	James Shields	24-36	2006	2018	70	154	142	15	24	3	0	0	6	0	0	3	56	.169	.186	.190	.376	5	27	1	0	9	0	0

Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Batting Totals Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Zack Greinke	27-37	2011	2021	23	30	26	1	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.269	.269	.269	.538	7	0	0	4	0	0
2	James Shields	26-32	2008	2014	11	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Batting Value

Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Batting Value Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WAR	WAA	oWAR	dWAR	Rbat	Rdp	Rbaser	Rfield
1	Zack Greinke	20-39	2004	2023	260	600	5.1	5.0	5.1	0.0	-34	0	-1	0
2	James Shields	24-36	2006	2018	70	154	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.0	-18	0	0	0

Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Batting Sabermetric

Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Zack Greinke	20-39	2004	2023	260	600	39	145	146	464	51	.269	74	-33	-3.2	.111	4.6	90.0	10
2	James Shields	24-36	2006	2018	70	154	3	27	30	128	7	.279	21	-19	-2.0	.021	2.5		0

Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Batting Sabermetric Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	XBH	TOB	TOBwe	Outs	RC	BAbip	RP	BtRuns	BtWins	ISO	AB/SO	SB%	SBatt
1	Zack Greinke	27-37	2011	2021	23	30	0	7	7	23	3	.304	2			.000	8.7		0
2	James Shields	26-32	2008	2014	11	2	0	0	0	2	0	.000	0			.000	2.0		0

Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Batting Win Probability

Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Batting Win Probability Table
Rk	Player	Age	From	To	G	PA	WPA	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI	aLI
1	Zack Greinke	20-39	2004	2023	260	600	-3.5	-3.5	-0.4	-48.82	-5.0	-40.09	0.89
2	James Shields	24-36	2006	2018	70	154	-1.8	-1.9	-0.1	-21.62	-2.3	-20.41	0.91

Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Head-to-Head Batting

Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Totals

Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Totals Table
Rk	Player	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1	Zack Greinke	1	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	James Shields	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Game Logs

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Zack Greinke vs. James Shields: Game Logs Table
Rk	Player	Team	Date	GS	InnPl	BOP	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
1	Zack Greinke	ARI	2016-04-15	*	8	8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.25	-0.041	1.06	-0.02%	-0.19			P
2	James Shields	SDP	2016-04-15	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.73	-0.091	1.53	-0.05%	-0.90			P

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