Zack Greinke
P · Last on a Brewers farm club: Nashville Sounds, 2011
- B/T
- R/R
- Size
- 6' 2", 200 lb
- Born
- 1983-10-21 · Orlando, FL, USA
- Acquired
- Drafted 2002, round 1, pick 6, by Kansas City Royals
- MLB debut
- 2004-05-22
The path and tables below cover his minor-league seasons with any club, as the MLB Stats API lists them, through 2026. His major-league seasons are in the "Major leagues" section.
Level path
- ROK2002GCL Royals
- SS-A2002Spokane Indians
- A+2002Wilmington Blue Rocks
- A+2003Wilmington Blue Rocks
- AA2003Wichita Wranglers
- AAA2004Omaha Royals
- AA2006Wichita Wranglers
- A+2011Brevard County Manatees
- AAA2011Nashville Sounds
- A+2013Rancho Cucamonga Quakes
- ROK2016ACL D-backs
- AAA2016Reno Aces
- AAA2021Sugar Land Skeeters
- AAA2022Omaha Storm Chasers
Pitching
| Year | Lvl | Club | Age | Games pitched in. | Games started. | Wins. | Losses. | Saves. | Innings pitched. The digit after the point is outs: 110.1 is 110 innings and one out. | Hits allowed. | Walks allowed. | Strikeouts. | Home runs allowed. | Earned run average: earned runs allowed per nine innings. | Walks plus hits allowed per inning pitched. | Strikeouts per nine innings. | Walks per nine innings. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by batters faced. | Walk rate: walks divided by batters faced. | Strikeout rate minus walk rate, both as a share of batters faced. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | ROK | GCL Royals | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1.93 | 1.29 | 7.71 | 5.79 | 21.1% | 15.8% | 5.3% |
| 2002 | SS-A | Spokane Indians | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7.71 | 1.93 | 9.64 | 0.00 | 21.7% | 0.0% | 21.7% |
| 2002 | A+ | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2003 | A+ | Wilmington Blue Rocks | 19 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 87.0 | 56 | 13 | 78 | 5 | 1.14 | 0.79 | 8.07 | 1.34 | 23.6% | 3.9% | 19.7% |
| 2003 | AA | Wichita Wranglers | 19 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 53.0 | 58 | 5 | 34 | 5 | 3.23 | 1.19 | 5.77 | 0.85 | 15.9% | 2.3% | 13.6% |
| 2004 | AAA | Omaha Royals | 20 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28.2 | 25 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 2.51 | 1.08 | 7.22 | 1.88 | 19.3% | 5.0% | 14.3% |
| 2006 | AA | Wichita Wranglers | 22 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 105.2 | 96 | 27 | 94 | 12 | 4.34 | 1.16 | 8.01 | 2.30 | 21.5% | 6.2% | 15.3% |
| 2011 | A+ | Brevard County Manatees | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 12.00 | 0.00 | 40.0% | 0.0% | 40.0% |
| 2011 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4.70 | 1.57 | 10.57 | 2.35 | 27.3% | 6.1% | 21.2% |
| 2013 | A+ | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6.23 | 1.38 | 8.31 | 0.00 | 19.0% | 0.0% | 19.0% |
| 2016 | ROK | ACL D-backs | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.33 | 15.00 | 0.00 | 38.5% | 0.0% | 38.5% |
| 2016 | AAA | Reno Aces | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9.00 | 2.20 | 9.00 | 3.60 | 20.0% | 8.0% | 12.0% |
| 2021 | AAA | Sugar Land Skeeters | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 13.50 | 0.00 | 42.9% | 0.0% | 42.9% |
| 2022 | AAA | Omaha Storm Chasers | 38 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2.25 | 0.67 | 6.00 | 0.75 | 19.0% | 2.4% | 16.7% |
Hitting
| Year | Lvl | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 | 1.000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.000 |
Major leagues
Pitching
| Year | Club | Age | Games pitched in. | Games started. | Wins. | Losses. | Saves. | Innings pitched. The digit after the point is outs: 110.1 is 110 innings and one out. | Hits allowed. | Walks allowed. | Strikeouts. | Home runs allowed. | Earned run average: earned runs allowed per nine innings. | Walks plus hits allowed per inning pitched. | Strikeouts per nine innings. | Walks per nine innings. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by batters faced. | Walk rate: walks divided by batters faced. | Strikeout rate minus walk rate, both as a share of batters faced. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Kansas City Royals | 20 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 145.0 | 143 | 26 | 100 | 26 | 3.97 | 1.17 | 6.21 | 1.61 | 16.7% | 4.3% | 12.4% |
| 2005 | Kansas City Royals | 21 | 33 | 33 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 183.0 | 233 | 53 | 114 | 23 | 5.80 | 1.56 | 5.61 | 2.61 | 13.8% | 6.4% | 7.4% |
| 2006 | Kansas City Royals | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4.26 | 1.58 | 7.11 | 4.26 | 17.9% | 10.7% | 7.1% |
| 2007 | Kansas City Royals | 23 | 52 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 122.0 | 122 | 36 | 106 | 12 | 3.69 | 1.30 | 7.82 | 2.66 | 20.9% | 7.1% | 13.8% |
| 2008 | Kansas City Royals | 24 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 202.1 | 202 | 56 | 183 | 21 | 3.47 | 1.28 | 8.14 | 2.49 | 21.5% | 6.6% | 14.9% |
| 2009 | Kansas City Royals | 25 | 33 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 229.1 | 195 | 51 | 242 | 11 | 2.16 | 1.07 | 9.50 | 2.00 | 26.4% | 5.6% | 20.9% |
| 2010 | Kansas City Royals | 26 | 33 | 33 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 220.0 | 219 | 55 | 181 | 18 | 4.17 | 1.25 | 7.40 | 2.25 | 19.7% | 6.0% | 13.7% |
| 2011 | Milwaukee Brewers | 27 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 171.2 | 161 | 45 | 201 | 19 | 3.83 | 1.20 | 10.54 | 2.36 | 28.1% | 6.3% | 21.8% |
| 2012 | Milwaukee Brewers | 28 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 123.0 | 120 | 28 | 122 | 7 | 3.44 | 1.20 | 8.93 | 2.05 | 24.2% | 5.6% | 18.7% |
| 2012 | Los Angeles Angels | 28 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 89.1 | 80 | 26 | 78 | 11 | 3.53 | 1.19 | 7.86 | 2.62 | 21.4% | 7.1% | 14.3% |
| 2012 | 2 teams | 28 | 34 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 212.1 | 200 | 54 | 200 | 18 | 3.48 | 1.20 | 8.48 | 2.29 | 23.0% | 6.2% | 16.8% |
| 2013 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 29 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 177.2 | 152 | 46 | 148 | 13 | 2.63 | 1.11 | 7.50 | 2.33 | 20.6% | 6.4% | 14.2% |
| 2014 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 30 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 202.1 | 190 | 43 | 207 | 19 | 2.71 | 1.15 | 9.21 | 1.91 | 25.2% | 5.2% | 20.0% |
| 2015 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 31 | 32 | 32 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 222.2 | 148 | 40 | 200 | 14 | 1.66 | 0.84 | 8.08 | 1.62 | 23.7% | 4.7% | 19.0% |
| 2016 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 32 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 158.2 | 161 | 41 | 134 | 23 | 4.37 | 1.27 | 7.60 | 2.33 | 20.1% | 6.1% | 13.9% |
| 2017 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 33 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 202.1 | 172 | 45 | 215 | 25 | 3.20 | 1.07 | 9.56 | 2.00 | 26.8% | 5.6% | 21.2% |
| 2018 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 34 | 33 | 33 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 207.2 | 181 | 43 | 199 | 28 | 3.21 | 1.08 | 8.62 | 1.86 | 23.7% | 5.1% | 18.6% |
| 2019 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 35 | 23 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 146.0 | 117 | 21 | 135 | 15 | 2.90 | 0.95 | 8.32 | 1.29 | 24.0% | 3.7% | 20.3% |
| 2019 | Houston Astros | 35 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 62.2 | 58 | 9 | 52 | 6 | 3.02 | 1.07 | 7.47 | 1.29 | 21.0% | 3.6% | 17.3% |
| 2019 | 2 teams | 35 | 33 | 33 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 208.2 | 175 | 30 | 187 | 21 | 2.93 | 0.98 | 8.07 | 1.29 | 23.1% | 3.7% | 19.4% |
| 2020 | Houston Astros | 36 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 67.0 | 67 | 9 | 67 | 6 | 4.03 | 1.13 | 9.00 | 1.21 | 24.5% | 3.3% | 21.2% |
| 2021 | Houston Astros | 37 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 171.0 | 164 | 36 | 120 | 30 | 4.16 | 1.17 | 6.32 | 1.89 | 17.2% | 5.2% | 12.1% |
| 2022 | Kansas City Royals | 38 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 137.0 | 157 | 27 | 73 | 14 | 3.68 | 1.34 | 4.80 | 1.77 | 12.5% | 4.6% | 7.9% |
| 2023 | Kansas City Royals | 39 | 30 | 27 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 142.1 | 158 | 23 | 97 | 25 | 5.06 | 1.27 | 6.13 | 1.45 | 16.4% | 3.9% | 12.5% |
Hitting
| Year | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Kansas City Royals | 20 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 50.0% | 0.0% | .000 |
| 2005 | Kansas City Royals | 21 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 2.000 | 2.500 | 1.500 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .000 |
| 2007 | Kansas City Royals | 23 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | Kansas City Royals | 24 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .429 | .715 | .143 | 12.5% | 0.0% | .333 |
| 2009 | Kansas City Royals | 25 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .333 | .500 | .166 | 33.3% | 0.0% | .250 |
| 2010 | Kansas City Royals | 26 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 14.3% | 0.0% | .000 |
| 2011 | Milwaukee Brewers | 27 | 29 | 59 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | .143 | .192 | .204 | .396 | .061 | 15.3% | 5.1% | .154 |
| 2012 | Milwaukee Brewers | 28 | 24 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .212 | .206 | .394 | .600 | .182 | 21.1% | 0.0% | .240 |
| 2013 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 29 | 29 | 72 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 2 | .328 | .409 | .379 | .788 | .051 | 13.9% | 9.7% | .396 |
| 2014 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 30 | 32 | 69 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .200 | .262 | .350 | .612 | .150 | 15.9% | 7.2% | .229 |
| 2015 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 31 | 32 | 77 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1 | .224 | .232 | .343 | .575 | .119 | 18.2% | 1.3% | .250 |
| 2016 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 32 | 27 | 60 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | .212 | .246 | .231 | .477 | .019 | 15.0% | 5.0% | .244 |
| 2017 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 33 | 33 | 70 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 0 | .210 | .246 | .274 | .520 | .064 | 25.7% | 2.9% | .295 |
| 2018 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 34 | 34 | 71 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 3 | .234 | .269 | .297 | .566 | .063 | 22.5% | 4.2% | .313 |
| 2019 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 35 | 26 | 54 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 1 | .271 | .300 | .583 | .883 | .312 | 20.4% | 3.7% | .294 |
| 2019 | Houston Astros | 35 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .000 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 1.000 |
| 2019 | 2 teams | 35 | 36 | 56 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 1 | .280 | .308 | .580 | .888 | .300 | 21.4% | 3.6% | .314 |
| 2021 | Houston Astros | 37 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 50.0% | 0.0% | .000 |
| 2023 | Kansas City Royals | 39 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | — | — | — | — |
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Stats from the MLB Stats API, through Oct 9, 2026.