Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: Head-to-Head Stats Comparison

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Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: Pitching Comparison

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: Totals

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: 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	Max Scherzer	23-38	2008	2023	214	108	.665	3.15	457	448	2	12	5	0	2834.2	2306	1063	991	328	746	20	3367	111	7	76	11452	3221	134	3.17	1.077	7.3	1.0	2.4	10.7

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: 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	139		4.04	1.204	8.2	1.5	2.6	8.0
2	Max Scherzer	26-38	2011	2023	7	8	.467	3.78	30	25	1	0	0	1	143.0	109	63	60	20	56	4	171	9	0	8	594	174		3.37	1.154	6.9	1.3	3.5	10.8

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: Value

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: 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	Max Scherzer	23-38	2008	2023	457	448	2834.2	74.1	49.9

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: Totals Against

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: 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	Max Scherzer	23-38	2008	2023	457	448	2834.2	3221	10478	1438	491	49	144	79	64.57	8	148	59	56	.220	.278	.370	.648	75	.150	.289	1096	3879	868	3163	3221

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: 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	139	429											.240	.299					.271				139	139
2	Max Scherzer	26-38	2011	2023	30	25	143.0	174	524											.208	.295					.267				174	174

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: Starting & Relieving

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: 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	Max Scherzer	23-38	2008	2023	288	64	59.8	5	0	0	0		2	9

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: 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									0	1
2	Max Scherzer	26-38	2011	2023								100.0	1	5

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: Ratios

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: 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	Max Scherzer	23-38	2008	2023	457	448	2834.2	29.4	6.5	22.9

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: 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	Max Scherzer	26-38	2011	2023	30	25	143.0	28.8	9.4	19.4

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: Pitch Summary

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: 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	Max Scherzer	23-38	2008	2023	457	448	2834.2	41584	102	27672	66.54

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: 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
2	Max Scherzer	26-38	2011	2023	30	25	143.0

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: Head-to-Head Pitching

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: Totals

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: 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	Max Scherzer	2	1	.667	1.89	3	3	0	0	0	0	19.0	20	4	4	1	6	0	20	0	0	1	82	1.368	9.5	0.5	2.8	9.5
2	Zack Greinke	1	2	.333	2.91	3	3	0	0	0	0	21.2	18	9	7	1	3	0	28	0	0	1	85	0.969	7.5	0.4	1.2	11.6

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: 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		2.84	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.1	2	2	2	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	22	0.632	2.8	1.4	2.8	4.3
2	Max Scherzer	0	0		3.60	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.0	7	2	2	1	4	0	3	0	0	0	26	2.200	12.6	1.8	7.2	5.4

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: Game Logs

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Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: 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	2015-07-19	GS-8, W	8.0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	11	0	0	0	27	4	26	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	86.0	119	76	0.6	3.79			1.17
2	Max Scherzer	WSN	2015-07-19	GS-6, L	6.0	7	1	1	0	0	1	0	8	0	0	1	26	8	24	6	1	0	0	0	0	8	0	1	0	1	61.0	98	70	0.2	1.84			1.17
3	Zack Greinke	LAD	2014-07-09	GS-7, L	7.0	7	3	3	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	1	27	7	27	5	1	1	1	0	0	10	1	0	0	2	59.0	115	73	-0.1	0.28			0.66
4	Max Scherzer	DET	2014-07-09	GS-7, W	7.0	4	1	1	0	1	2	0	7	0	0	0	26	6	24	1	1	1	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	3	70.0	101	64	0.3	2.28			1.09
5	Zack Greinke	KCR	2009-06-17	GS-7, L	6.2	8	6	4	2	1	2	0	9	0	0	0	31	10	28	4	3	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	1	4	45.0	115	70	-0.3	-2.43			0.85
6	Max Scherzer	ARI	2009-06-17	GS-6, W	6.0	9	2	2	0	0	3	0	5	0	0	0	30	12	27	7	1	1	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	2	48.0	109	63	0.2	1.16			1.27

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: Batter vs. Pitcher

Zack Greinke (Pitcher) vs. Max Scherzer (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Zack Greinke (Pitcher) vs. Max Scherzer (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	2015	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Zack Greinke (Pitcher) vs. Max Scherzer (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Zack Greinke (Pitcher) vs. Max Scherzer (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2015	2015-07-19	WSN	LAD	tied 0-0	b3	1--	1	4 (1-2)	Strikeout (missed bunt)

Max Scherzer (Pitcher) vs. Zack Greinke (Batter): Year-by-Year Totals

Max Scherzer (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	2015	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0
	Totals	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0

Max Scherzer (Pitcher) vs. Zack Greinke (Batter): Plate Appearances

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Max Scherzer (Pitcher) vs. Zack Greinke (Batter): Plate Appearances Table
Cr#	Year	Date	B Tm	P Tm		Inn	RoB	Out	Pit(cnt)	Play Description
1	2015	2015-07-19	LAD	WSN	tied 0-0	t2	---	2	1 (0-0)	Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
2	2015	2015-07-19	LAD	WSN	ahead 0-1	t5	---	0	3 (0-2)	Popfly: 1B

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: Batting Comparison

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: Batting Totals

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: 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	Max Scherzer	23-38	2008	2023	238	529	464	31	78	6	0	1	30	3	0	13	161	.168	.194	.188	.381	2	87	5	2	49	1	0

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: 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	Max Scherzer	26-38	2011	2023	30	18	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	2	0	0

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: Batting Value

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: 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	Max Scherzer	23-38	2008	2023	238	529	1.0	0.9	1.0	0.0	-68	1	-1	0

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: Batting Sabermetric

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: 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	90.00	10
2	Max Scherzer	23-38	2008	2023	238	529	7	93	99	441	24	.254	60	-71	-7.1	.019	2.9	100.00	3

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: 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		.304	2			.000	8.7		0
2	Max Scherzer	26-38	2011	2023	30	18	0	0	0	18		.000	0			.000	2.3		0

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: Batting Win Probability

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: 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		-40.09	0.89
2	Max Scherzer	23-38	2008	2023	238	529	-5.0	-6.4	0.8	-58.66		-68.53	0.89

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: Head-to-Head Batting

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: Totals

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: 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	Max Scherzer	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Zack Greinke	3	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: 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
2	Max Scherzer	1

Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: Game Logs

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Zack Greinke vs. Max Scherzer: 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	2015-07-19	*	9	9	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.76	0.003	1.09	0.00%	0.06			P
2	Max Scherzer	WSN	2015-07-19	*	6	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.32	-0.031	1.87	-0.03%	-0.28			P
3	Zack Greinke	LAD	2014-07-09																																	P
4	Max Scherzer	DET	2014-07-09																																	P
5	Zack Greinke	KCR	2009-06-17																																	P
6	Max Scherzer	ARI	2009-06-17																																	P

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