Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: Pitching Comparison

Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: Totals

Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: 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	Clayton Kershaw	20-36	2008	2024	212	94	.693	2.50	432	429	1	25	15	0	2742.2	2091	835	762	227	678	28	2968	44	25	103	10816	2914	156	2.83	1.010	6.9	0.7	2.2	9.7

Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: 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	Clayton Kershaw	20-35	2008	2023	13	13	.500	4.49	39	32	2	0	0	1	194.1	165	102	97	30	51	5	213	4	0	11	788	225		3.03	1.111	7.6	1.4	2.4	9.9

Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: Value

Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: 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	Clayton Kershaw	20-36	2008	2024	432	429	2742.2	76.5	54.4

Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: Totals Against

Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: 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	Clayton Kershaw	20-36	2008	2024	432	429	2742.2	2914	9962	1432	400	32	85	78	52.15	71	195	90	33	.210	.262	.325	.587	64	.115	.274	858	3236	659	2813	2914

Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: 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	Clayton Kershaw	20-35	2008	2023	39	32	194.1	225	721	106	27	2	4	4	50.00	3	12	6	5	.229	.282	.397	.678		.168	.280	90	286	59	220	225

Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: Starting & Relieving

Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: 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	Clayton Kershaw	20-36	2008	2024	295	69	62.0	0	0		0		1	3

Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: 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	Clayton Kershaw	20-35	2008	2023	16	50	53.9	4	0	0	1	50.0	2	7

Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: Ratios

Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: 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	Clayton Kershaw	20-36	2008	2024	432	429	2742.2	27.4	6.3	21.2

Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: 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	Clayton Kershaw	20-35	2008	2023	39	32	194.1	27.0	6.5	20.6

Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: Pitch Summary

Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: 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	Clayton Kershaw	20-36	2008	2024	432	429	2742.2	39005	97	25760	66.04

Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: 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	Clayton Kershaw	20-35	2008	2023	39	32	194.1	3051	91	2024	66.34

Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: Head-to-Head Pitching

Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: Totals

Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: 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	2	.000	6.88	3	3	0	0	0	0	17.0	20	13	13	1	7	1	15	1	0	1	78	1.588	10.6	0.5	3.7	7.9
2	Clayton Kershaw	2	0	1.000	2.45	3	3	0	0	0	0	22.0	15	6	6	3	2	0	16	0	0	1	81	0.773	6.1	1.2	0.8	6.5

Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: Game Logs

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Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: 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	HOU	2021-05-25	GS-6, L	6.0	3	4	4	0	1	3	0	5	0	0	0	24	6	21	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	52	88	50	-0.1	-0.84			0.76
2	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	2021-05-25	GS-8, W	7.2	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	27	5	27	2	1	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	2	73	81	57	0.3	3.11			0.73
3	Zack Greinke	ARI	2019-06-24	GS-7	6.0	7	4	4	0	0	1	1	6	1	0	1	27	10	25	5	2	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	2	47			0.0	-0.18			1.42
4	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	2019-06-24	GS-6	6.0	7	4	4	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	25	8	24	5	0	0	0	0	0	13	1	0	0	2	43			-0.1	-0.79			0.85
5	Zack Greinke	ARI	2017-04-14	GS-5, L	5.0	10	5	5	0	0	3	0	4	0	0	0	27	13	23	8	2	0	0	0	0	12	1	0	1	2	28	107	64	-0.2	-2.52			0.92
6	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	2017-04-14	GS-9, W	8.1	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	8	0	0	1	29	5	28	3	1	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	1	78	100	72	0.3	2.78			0.65

Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: Batter vs. Pitcher

Zack Greinke (Pitcher) vs. Clayton Kershaw (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Zack Greinke (Pitcher) vs. Clayton Kershaw (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	2017	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	1
2	2019	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	1

Zack Greinke (Pitcher) vs. Clayton Kershaw (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Zack Greinke (Pitcher) vs. Clayton Kershaw (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2017	2017-04-14	LAD	ARI	tied 0-0	b2	123	1	4 (1-2)	Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
2	2017	2017-04-14	LAD	ARI	ahead 0-2	b4	---	1	5 (2-2)	Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
3	2017	2017-04-14	LAD	ARI	ahead 0-5	b5	1--	2	2 (0-1)	Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
4	2019	2019-06-24	LAD	ARI	tied 3-3	t2	---	1	5 (1-2)	Strikeout Swinging
5	2019	2019-06-24	LAD	ARI	down 4-3	t4	1--	2	1 (0-0)	Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)

Clayton Kershaw (Pitcher) vs. Zack Greinke (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Clayton Kershaw (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	2017	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
2	2019	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	.500	.500	2.000	2.500	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	3	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	.333	.333	1.333	1.667	0	0	0	0	0

Clayton Kershaw (Pitcher) vs. Zack Greinke (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Clayton Kershaw (Pitcher) vs. Zack Greinke (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2017	2017-04-14	ARI	LAD	tied 0-0	t3	---	2	5 (2-2)	Strikeout Looking
2	2019	2019-06-24	ARI	LAD	tied 3-3	b2	---	2	3 (1-1)	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
3	2019	2019-06-24	ARI	LAD	ahead 3-4	b4	1--	2	4 (2-1)	Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)

Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: Batting Comparison

Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: Batting Totals

Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: 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	Clayton Kershaw	20-36	2008	2024	357	847	698	46	113	11	1	1	40	1	0	34	211	.162	.205	.185	.390	9	129	15	4	110	1	0

Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: 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	Clayton Kershaw	20-35	2008	2023	40	52	39	2	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	13	.154	.267	.179	.446	7	0	0	7	0	0

Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: Batting Value

Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: 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	Clayton Kershaw	20-36	2008	2024	357	847	2.8	2.8	2.9	0.0	-90	2	-3	0

Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: Batting Sabermetric

Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: 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	Clayton Kershaw	20-36	2008	2024	357	847	13	151	166	711	33	.230	85	-91	-9.1	.023	3.3	100.0	1

Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: 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	Clayton Kershaw	20-35	2008	2023	40	52	1	12	12	40	3	.231	2			.026	3.0		0

Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: Batting Win Probability

Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: 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	Clayton Kershaw	20-36	2008	2024	357	847	-8.5	-9.0	-0.1	-104.04	-10.7	-98.17	0.94

Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: Head-to-Head Batting

Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: Totals

Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: 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	3	3	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	1.333	1.667	4	0	0	0	0	0
2	Clayton Kershaw	3	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	1	0	0

Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: Game Logs

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Zack Greinke vs. Clayton Kershaw: 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	HOU	2021-05-25																																	P
2	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	2021-05-25																																	P
3	Zack Greinke	ARI	2019-06-24	*	7	9	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	2.000	2.500	4	0	0	0	0	0	0.62	0.085	0.43	0.04%	0.76			P
4	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	2019-06-24	*	7	9	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.84	-0.047	0.30	-0.01%	-0.42			P
5	Zack Greinke	ARI	2017-04-14	*	6	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.46	-0.012	0.57	-0.01%	-0.10			P
6	Clayton Kershaw	LAD	2017-04-14	*	9	9	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	1	0	1	0	0	0.80	-0.167	0.88	-0.11%	-2.16			P

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