Zack Greinke vs. Turk Wendell — Career Comparison

Zack Greinke
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star
Turk Wendell
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Zack Greinke built a career as a starting pitcher and Turk Wendell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Turk Wendell led in strikeout rate (K%+ 95 vs 81), run prevention (ERA+ 109 vs 99), and home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 93). Zack Greinke held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 162 vs 85). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Turk Wendell.

Pitching Stats for Zack Greinke and Turk Wendell

Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.56
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
7.69
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
1.44
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
0.6
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.5
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.41
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.06
59.06
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.17
52.17
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.32
92.32
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.05
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.01
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.46
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1315
3.49
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
3.93
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10168
27
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1937
27
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3389.1
9
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
645.2
9
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3207
8.52
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
8.13
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
0.97
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
1.02
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
762
2.02
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
4.52
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.07
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.77
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2979
7.91
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
515
7.18
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.18
7.18
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.104
1.104
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.27
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.24
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.21
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.39
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13877
36.85
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2812
39.2
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.56
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1410
3.74
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
4.2
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.22
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.45
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.17
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.31
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
0.71
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.53
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.405
1.405
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12890
34.23
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2406
33.54
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.85
36.85
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for Zack Greinke and Turk Wendell

Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
1.56
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
7.69
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
1.44
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10168
27
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1937
27
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3389.1
9
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
645.2
9
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
0.9
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.96
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
1.29
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
1.2
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.02
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
834
2.21
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
2.27
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
825
2.19
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
2.16
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.92
98.92
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.09
95.09
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.408
1.408
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.32
92.32
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.16
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zack Greinke and Turk Wendell

Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
597
597
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
552
6759.18
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
600
600
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
521
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
526.53
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
117
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
29
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
39
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.93
47.93
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
4.99
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
175
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
145
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.598
0.598
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
49
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
34
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
74
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48.43
48.43
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.17
-14.37
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
26
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
114
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
232.65
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
5.26
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
47
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zack Greinke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
90
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA