Brett Graves vs. Zack Greinke — Career Comparison

Brett Graves
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMiami MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Zack Greinke
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star

Zack Greinke built a career as a starting pitcher and Brett Graves as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Zack Greinke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.178 compared to 5.4 and 1.650 for Brett Graves. By the career numbers, Zack Greinke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brett Graves and Zack Greinke

Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.67
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.56
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
1.44
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.6
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.41
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.06
59.06
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.32
92.32
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.4
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1315
3.49
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
27
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10168
27
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.1
9
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3389.1
9
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
11.07
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3207
8.52
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.81
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
0.97
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.24
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
2.02
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.54
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.07
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
5.67
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2979
7.91
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.27
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.08
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.21
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
39.96
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13877
36.85
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.32
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.94
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1410
3.74
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.22
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.17
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.89
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
0.71
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
35.64
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12890
34.23
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.96
39.96
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85

Fielding Stats for Brett Graves and Zack Greinke

Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.67
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.56
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
1.44
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
27
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10168
27
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.1
9
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3389.1
9
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
0.9
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.62
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
1.29
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.02
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.89
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
834
2.21
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.89
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
825
2.19
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.92
98.92
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.32
92.32
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.16
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brett Graves and Zack Greinke

Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
6300
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
597
597
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
600
600
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
521
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
117
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
29
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
39
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.93
47.93
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
175
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
145
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
49
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
34
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
74
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.43
48.43
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
114
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
5.26
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
47
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
90