Zack Greinke vs. Michael Wacha — Career Comparison

Zack Greinke
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Michael Wacha
MillenialIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Zack Greinke and Michael Wacha are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 99 for Zack Greinke and 99 for Michael Wacha, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 95 and 96 respectively. If forced to pick, Michael Wacha gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Zack Greinke and Michael Wacha

Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.56
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.71
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.44
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
0.6
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.61
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.41
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.41
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.06
59.06
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.68
59.68
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.32
92.32
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1315
3.49
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
703
3.89
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10168
27
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3389.1
9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3207
8.52
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1571
8.69
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
0.97
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
1.07
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
2.02
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
503
2.78
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.07
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.1
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2979
7.91
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1416
7.83
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.104
1.104
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.27
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.24
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.21
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.23
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13877
36.85
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6846
37.86
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1410
3.74
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
746
4.13
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.22
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.2
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.17
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.25
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
0.71
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.75
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.275
1.275
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12890
34.23
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6219
34.39
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Zack Greinke and Michael Wacha

Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.56
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.71
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
1.44
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
1.59
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10168
27
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
4882
27
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3389.1
9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627.1
9
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
0.9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.66
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
1.29
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
0.94
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.02
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
834
2.21
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
1.64
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
825
2.19
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
1.6
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.64
97.64
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.32
92.32
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.16
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zack Greinke and Michael Wacha

Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
597
597
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
310
641.38
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
600
600
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
290
600
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
521
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
251
519.31
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
117
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
23
47.59
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
21
43.45
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
29
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
39
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.14
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.93
47.93
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
5.84
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
175
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
25
51.72
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
145
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
49
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
34
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
16
33.1
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
74
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
32
66.21
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.43
48.43
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
-7.53
-15.58
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
9
18.62
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
114
114
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
125
258.62
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
5.26
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
2.32
2.32
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
47
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
60
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.07
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.21
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.07
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Michael Wacha
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.07
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
90
90
Michael Wacha
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100