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Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: Pitching Comparison

Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: Totals

Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: 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	Cliff Lee	23-35	2002	2014	143	91	.611	3.52	328	324	1	29	12	0	2156.2	2116	923	843	223	464	12	1824	50	2	41	8917	2701	118	3.45	1.196	8.8	0.9	1.9	7.6

Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: 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	Cliff Lee	30-32	2009	2011	7	3	.700	2.52	11	11	0	3	0	0	82.0	66	27	23	2	10	0	89	1	0	2	320	81		0.88	0.927	7.2	0.2	1.1	9.8

Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: Value

Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: 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	Cliff Lee	23-35	2002	2014	328	324	2156.2	42.5	23.2

Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: Totals Against

Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: 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	Cliff Lee	23-35	2002	2014	328	324	2156.2	2701	8294	1425	435	33	69	33	67.65	9	166	53	54	.255	.297	.396	.693	87	.141	.300	988	3286	691	2630	2701

Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: 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	Cliff Lee	30-32	2009	2011	11	11	82.0	81	308	44	18	2	3	0	100.00	0	3	1	0	.214	.241	.305	.547		.091	.295	27	94	22	77	81

Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: Starting & Relieving

Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: 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	Cliff Lee	23-35	2002	2014	201	62	55.4	2	0	0	0		1	4

Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: 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	Cliff Lee	30-32	2009	2011	8	73	65.2						0	0

Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: Ratios

Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: 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	Cliff Lee	23-35	2002	2014	328	324	2156.2	20.5	5.2	15.3

Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: 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	Cliff Lee	30-32	2009	2011	11	11	82.0	27.8	3.1	24.7

Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: Pitch Summary

Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: 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	Cliff Lee	23-35	2002	2014	328	324	2156.2	33074	102	22419	67.78

Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: 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	Cliff Lee	30-32	2009	2011	11	11	82.0	1233	112	836	67.80

Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: Head-to-Head Pitching

Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: Totals

Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: 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	Cliff Lee	3	1	.750	2.97	5	5	0	0	0	0	36.1	32	13	12	5	7	0	29	2	0	0	144	1.073	7.9	1.2	1.7	7.2
2	Zack Greinke	1	3	.250	2.97	5	5	0	0	0	0	30.1	24	14	10	3	8	0	23	1	0	2	127	1.055	7.1	0.9	2.4	6.8

Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: Game Logs

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Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: 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	LAD	2013-08-16	GS-8, W	7.1	3	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	0	0	0	29	8	25	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	1	71	113	68	0.3	2.70			1.17
2	Cliff Lee	PHI	2013-08-16	GS-8, L	8.0	5	3	3	0	1	1	0	6	0	0	0	30	6	29	2	2	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	3	65	110	75	0.0	0.54			0.57
3	Zack Greinke	MIL	2012-07-24	GS-7	7.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	24	3	24	2	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	72	87	54	0.3	2.40			0.94
4	Cliff Lee	PHI	2012-07-24	GS-8	7.0	12	6	6	0	4	1	0	6	0	0	0	31	13	29	8	0	0	0	1	1	24	1	1	0	4	34	96	72	-0.1	-2.60			1.13
5	Zack Greinke	KCR	2008-09-07	GS-6, L	6.0	5	3	3	0	0	2	0	8	0	0	1	25	7	23	3	2	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	2	56	105	66	0.0	0.13			0.71
6	Cliff Lee	CLE	2008-09-07	GS-8, W	7.1	7	1	1	0	0	1	0	5	1	0	0	31	9	29	6	1	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	64	104	75	0.3	2.64			1.34
7	Zack Greinke	KCR	2008-08-21	GS-5, L	5.0	6	5	1	4	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	24	9	23	4	0	1	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	2	46	99	63	-0.2	-2.39			0.75
8	Cliff Lee	CLE	2008-08-21	GS-7, W	7.0	6	3	2	1	0	2	0	7	1	0	0	27	10	24	5	1	0	0	0	0	7	4	0	0	1	60	102	70	0.2	0.66			1.01
9	Zack Greinke	KCR	2005-04-18	GS-5, L	5.0	7	5	5	0	2	1	0	3	1	0	1	25	11	23	2	1	2	0	0	0	18	1	0	0	5	35	99	61	-0.2	-2.39			0.66
10	Cliff Lee	CLE	2005-04-18	GS-7, W	7.0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	0	0	25	4	23	1	1	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	76	104	65	0.3	3.66			0.66

Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: Batter vs. Pitcher

Cliff Lee (Pitcher) vs. Zack Greinke (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Cliff Lee (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	2012	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	2013	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.250	.000	.250	0	0	0	0	0

Cliff Lee (Pitcher) vs. Zack Greinke (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Cliff Lee (Pitcher) vs. Zack Greinke (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2012	2012-07-24	PHI	MIL	tied 1-1	b3	---	0	1 (0-0)	Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
2	2012	2012-07-24	PHI	MIL	tied 1-1	b5	---	2	3 (0-2)	Strikeout Looking
3	2013	2013-08-16	PHI	LAD	tied 0-0	b3	1--	0	2 (0-1)	Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Short 3B Line)
4	2013	2013-08-16	PHI	LAD	down 2-0	b5	---	1	8 (3-2)	Walk

Zack Greinke (Pitcher) vs. Cliff Lee (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Zack Greinke (Pitcher) vs. Cliff Lee (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	2012	3	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	.500	.500	2.000	2.500	1	0	0	0	0
2	2013	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	6	5	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	.200	.200	.800	1.000	1	0	0	0	0

Zack Greinke (Pitcher) vs. Cliff Lee (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Zack Greinke (Pitcher) vs. Cliff Lee (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2012	2012-07-24	MIL	PHI	tied 1-1	t2	---	2	3 (0-2)	Strikeout Looking
2	2012	2012-07-24	MIL	PHI	tied 1-1	t5	12-	0	1 (0-0)	Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); M. Maldonado to 3B; C. Izturis to 2B
3	2012	2012-07-24	MIL	PHI	ahead 1-2	t7	---	2	1 (0-0)	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
4	2013	2013-08-16	LAD	PHI	tied 0-0	t3	---	1	2 (0-1)	Groundout: 2B-1B
5	2013	2013-08-16	LAD	PHI	ahead 0-2	t5	---	1	5 (3-1)	Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
6	2013	2013-08-16	LAD	PHI	ahead 0-3	t7	-2-	2	5 (1-2)	Groundout: SS-1B

Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: Batting Comparison

Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: Batting Totals

Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: 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	Cliff Lee	23-35	2002	2014	133	321	291	18	51	7	1	2	19	2	2	5	110	.175	.189	.227	.415	13	66	3	0	24	1	0

Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: 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	Cliff Lee	30-32	2009	2011	12	17	15	1	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	.267	.267	.333	.600	5	0	0	2	0	0

Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: Batting Value

Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: 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	Cliff Lee	23-35	2002	2014	133	321	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.1	-36	1	-1	0

Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: Batting Sabermetric

Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: 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	Cliff Lee	23-35	2002	2014	133	321	10	56	59	270	14	.272	35	-36	-3.7	.052	2.6	50.0	4

Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: 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	Cliff Lee	30-32	2009	2011	12	17	1	4	4	13	1	.400	1			.067	3.0	100.0	1

Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: Batting Win Probability

Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: 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	Cliff Lee	23-35	2002	2014	133	321	-3.2	-3.4	-0.1	-29.69	-2.9	-34.17	0.91

Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: Head-to-Head Batting

Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: Totals

Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: 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	Cliff Lee	5	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.250	.000	.250	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Zack Greinke	5	6	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	.200	.200	.800	1.000	4	0	0	1	0	0

Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: Game Logs

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Cliff Lee vs. Zack Greinke: 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	LAD	2013-08-16	*	8	9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.53	-0.040	0.32	-0.01%	-0.58			P
2	Cliff Lee	PHI	2013-08-16	*	8	9	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.500	.000	.500	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.26	-0.002	0.01	0.00%	-0.10			P
3	Zack Greinke	MIL	2012-07-24	*	8	9	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	2.000	2.500	4	0	0	1	0	0	1.12	0.127	0.23	0.02%	0.82			P
4	Cliff Lee	PHI	2012-07-24	*	8	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.78	-0.040	0.07	0.00%	-0.33			P
5	Zack Greinke	KCR	2008-09-07																																	P
6	Cliff Lee	CLE	2008-09-07																																	P
7	Zack Greinke	KCR	2008-08-21																																	P
8	Cliff Lee	CLE	2008-08-21																																	P
9	Zack Greinke	KCR	2005-04-18																																	P
10	Cliff Lee	CLE	2005-04-18																																	P

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