Zack Greinke vs. Dizzy Royal — Career Comparison

Zack Greinke
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Dizzy Royal
Greatest GenerationIllinoisNorth AmericaIndianapolis AthleticsNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher

Zack Greinke built a career as a starting pitcher and Dizzy Royal as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dizzy Royal posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 2.250 compared to 3.49 and 1.178 for Zack Greinke. By the career numbers, Dizzy Royal had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zack Greinke and Dizzy Royal

Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.56
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
13.5
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
1.44
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.6
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.41
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.06
59.06
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.32
92.32
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1315
3.49
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10168
27
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3389.1
9
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3207
8.52
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
0.97
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
2.02
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
13.5
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.07
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2979
7.91
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
13.5
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.5
13.5
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.104
1.104
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.27
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.21
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13877
36.85
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
54
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1410
3.74
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.22
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.17
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.71
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12890
34.23
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
33.75
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54

Fielding Stats for Zack Greinke and Dizzy Royal

Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.56
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
13.5
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
1.44
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10168
27
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3389.1
9
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
0.9
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
1.29
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.02
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
834
2.21
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
825
2.19
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.32
92.32
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.16
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zack Greinke and Dizzy Royal

Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
597
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
600
600
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
521
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
117
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
29
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
39
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.93
47.93
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
175
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
145
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
49
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
34
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
74
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.43
48.43
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.17
-33.76
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
114
114
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
5.26
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
47
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Dizzy Royal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
90
Dizzy Royal
Career
Per 600 PA