Hank Blalock vs. Zack Greinke — Matchup Analysis
Zack Greinke has had the better of this matchup. Despite batting 0.273, 1% above their career average and above Greinke's career opposing average of 0.249, Blalock's OPS of 0.701 sits modestly below the career mark of 0.791. Even with Blalock striking out less often than usual, once every 12 PA versus a career rate of once every 5.5 PA, the overall production numbers still favor Greinke. Slight edge: Greinke.
How Hank Blalock put the ball into play against Zack Greinke
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Zack Greinke to Hank Blalock
Matchup Details for Hank Blalock and Zack Greinke
Stats that describe the matchup between Hank Blalock and Zack Greinke including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
24
Hank Blalock Career Plate Appearances
3928
Zack Greinke Career Batters Faced
13877
In this matchup
0.273
Hank Blalock Career Batting Average
0.269
Zack Greinke Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
In this matchup
0
Hank Blalock Career Home Runs
153
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
0.000
Hank Blalock Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.043
Zack Greinke Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
Hank Blalock Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.160
Zack Greinke Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.114
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Hank Blalock Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.213
Zack Greinke Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.123
In this matchup
0.286
Hank Blalock Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.296
Zack Greinke Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.298
In this matchup
1
Hank Blalock Career Hit By Pitch
19
Zack Greinke Career Batters Hit By Pitch
79
Outs
In this matchup
15
In this matchup
0
Hank Blalock Career Intentional Walks
22
Zack Greinke Career Intentional Walks Allowed
25
In this matchup
2
Hank Blalock Career Strikeouts
720
Zack Greinke Career Strikeouts Thrown
2979
In this matchup
12.000
Hank Blalock Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.460
Zack Greinke Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.658
In this matchup
0.000
Hank Blalock Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.430
Zack Greinke Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.260
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.250
Hank Blalock Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.329
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
Hank Blalock Career Sacrifice Hits
2
Zack Greinke Career Sacrifice Hits
82
In this matchup
1
Hank Blalock Career Sacrifice Flies
27
Zack Greinke Career Sacrifice Flies
64
In this matchup
0
Hank Blalock Career Ground into Double Play
87
Zack Greinke Career Double Plays Enabled
266
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0