Matt Cain vs. Zack Greinke — Matchup Analysis
Matt Cain has absolutely raked against Greinke. With only 7 career plate appearances, treat this as early evidence, but it points toward Cain. Cain's production against Greinke has been exceptional: an OPS of 0.571, 73% above the career mark of 0.331, with a batting average of 0.286, 136% above their career average and above Greinke's career opposing average of 0.249. Despite striking out once every 1.8 plate appearances here, more often than the career rate of once every 2.3 PA, Cain is still posting above-career production against Greinke. Edge: Cain.
How Matt Cain put the ball into play against Zack Greinke
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Zack Greinke to Matt Cain
Matchup Details for Matt Cain and Zack Greinke
Stats that describe the matchup between Matt Cain and Zack Greinke including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
7
Matt Cain Career Plate Appearances
708
Zack Greinke Career Batters Faced
13877
In this matchup
0.286
Matt Cain Career Batting Average
0.121
Zack Greinke Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In the Park Home Runs
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0
In the Park Grand Slams
In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0.000
Matt Cain Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.012
Zack Greinke Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
Matt Cain Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.095
Zack Greinke Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.114
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Matt Cain Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.023
Zack Greinke Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.123
In this matchup
0.667
Matt Cain Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.225
Zack Greinke Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.298
In this matchup
0
Matt Cain Career Hit By Pitch
1
Zack Greinke Career Batters Hit By Pitch
79
Outs
In this matchup
1
In this matchup
0
Matt Cain Career Intentional Walks
0
Zack Greinke Career Intentional Walks Allowed
25
In this matchup
4
Matt Cain Career Strikeouts
308
Zack Greinke Career Strikeouts Thrown
2979
In this matchup
1.750
Matt Cain Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
2.300
Zack Greinke Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.658
In this matchup
0.000
Matt Cain Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.070
Zack Greinke Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.260
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.286
Matt Cain Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.134
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
Matt Cain Career Sacrifice Hits
73
Zack Greinke Career Sacrifice Hits
82
In this matchup
0
Matt Cain Career Sacrifice Flies
2
Zack Greinke Career Sacrifice Flies
64
In this matchup
0
Matt Cain Career Ground into Double Play
1
Zack Greinke Career Double Plays Enabled
266
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0