Pedro Alvarez vs. Zack Greinke — Matchup Analysis
Zack Greinke has had the better of this matchup. Alvarez is hitting just 0.190 in this matchup, 19% below their career average and below Greinke's career opposing average of 0.249. Alvarez also posted an OPS of 0.667, modestly below the career mark of 0.757. Even with Alvarez striking out less often than usual, once every 4.2 PA versus a career rate of once every 3.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Greinke. Slight edge: Greinke.
How Pedro Alvarez put the ball into play against Zack Greinke
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Zack Greinke to Pedro Alvarez
Matchup Details for Pedro Alvarez and Zack Greinke
Stats that describe the matchup between Pedro Alvarez and Zack Greinke including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
21
Pedro Alvarez Career Plate Appearances
3321
Zack Greinke Career Batters Faced
13877
In this matchup
21
Pedro Alvarez Career At Bats
2980
Zack Greinke Career At Bats Pitched
12890
In this matchup
0.190
Pedro Alvarez Career Batting Average
0.236
Zack Greinke Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
In this matchup
2
Pedro Alvarez Career Home Runs
162
Zack Greinke Career Home Runs Allowed
367
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
In this matchup
0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.095
Pedro Alvarez Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.054
Zack Greinke Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.500
Pedro Alvarez Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.230
Zack Greinke Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.114
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.400
Pedro Alvarez Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.170
Zack Greinke Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.123
In this matchup
0.143
Pedro Alvarez Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.288
Zack Greinke Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.298
In this matchup
0
Pedro Alvarez Career Hit By Pitch
11
Zack Greinke Career Batters Hit By Pitch
79
Outs
In this matchup
12
In this matchup
0
Pedro Alvarez Career Intentional Walks
31
Zack Greinke Career Intentional Walks Allowed
25
In this matchup
5
Pedro Alvarez Career Strikeouts
952
Zack Greinke Career Strikeouts Thrown
2979
In this matchup
4.200
Pedro Alvarez Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
3.490
Zack Greinke Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.658
In this matchup
0.000
Pedro Alvarez Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.330
Zack Greinke Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.260
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.190
Pedro Alvarez Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.316
Zack Greinke Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.288
Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Error
In this matchup
0
Batter Reached due to Interference
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Pedro Alvarez Career Sacrifice Hits
1
Zack Greinke Career Sacrifice Hits
82
In this matchup
0
Pedro Alvarez Career Sacrifice Flies
15
Zack Greinke Career Sacrifice Flies
64
In this matchup
0
Pedro Alvarez Career Ground into Double Play
71
Zack Greinke Career Double Plays Enabled
266
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0