Zack Greinke vs. Ron Piche — Career Comparison

Zack Greinke
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Ron Piche
Silent GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Zack Greinke built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Piche 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 4.19 and 1.627 for Ron Piche. By the career numbers, Zack Greinke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zack Greinke and Ron Piche

Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.56
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.45
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
1.44
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.6
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.41
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.65
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.06
59.06
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.32
92.32
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1315
3.49
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
4.19
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10168
27
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
27
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3389.1
9
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
221.1
9
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3207
8.52
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
8.78
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
0.97
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.94
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
2.02
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
5
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.07
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.85
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2979
7.91
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
6.38
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.104
1.104
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.27
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.21
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.28
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13877
36.85
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1001
40.7
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.28
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1410
3.74
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
5.29
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.22
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.17
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.71
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12890
34.23
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
35.42
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.7
40.7

Fielding Stats for Zack Greinke and Ron Piche

Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.56
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
5.45
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
1.44
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10168
27
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
664
27
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3389.1
9
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
221.1
9
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
0.9
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.89
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
1.29
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.5
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.02
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
834
2.21
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.44
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
2.19
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.4
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.33
98.33
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.32
92.32
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.21
8.21
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.16
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zack Greinke and Ron Piche

Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
597
597
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
1736.17
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
600
600
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
47
600
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
521
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
536.17
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
117
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
29
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
39
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.93
47.93
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
1.46
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
175
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
145
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
4
51.06
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
49
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
34
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
74
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
3
38.3
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.43
48.43
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.8
-35.7
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
26
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
38.3
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
114
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
331.91
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
5.26
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
1.81
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
47
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ron Piche
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
90
Ron Piche
Career
Per 600 PA