Cliff Pennington vs. Zack Greinke — Matchup Analysis
Zack Greinke has completely neutralized Pennington in this matchup. Pennington's numbers against Greinke tell a stark story: an OPS of 0.307, 53% below the career mark of 0.648, with a batting average of just 0.071, 70% below their career average and below Greinke's career opposing average of 0.249. Greinke has been dominant in the strikeout department too, sending Pennington down once every 4.3 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 5.1 PA, and Pennington has yet to take Greinke deep. Edge: Greinke.
How Cliff Pennington put the ball into play against Zack Greinke
Balls and Strikes Thrown by Zack Greinke to Cliff Pennington
Matchup Details for Cliff Pennington and Zack Greinke
Stats that describe the matchup between Cliff Pennington and Zack Greinke including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
17
Cliff Pennington Career Plate Appearances
3142
Zack Greinke Career Batters Faced
13877
In this matchup
14
Cliff Pennington Career At Bats
2799
Zack Greinke Career At Bats Pitched
12890
In this matchup
0.071
Cliff Pennington Career Batting Average
0.242
Zack Greinke Career Opposing Batting Average
0.249
In this matchup
0
Cliff Pennington Career Home Runs
36
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
Cliff Pennington Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.013
Zack Greinke Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.028
In this matchup
0.000
Cliff Pennington Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.053
Zack Greinke Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.114
Home Runs Per Strikeout
In this matchup
0.000
Cliff Pennington Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.058
Zack Greinke Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.123
In this matchup
0.124
Cliff Pennington Career Gross Production Average
0.224
In this matchup
0.100
Cliff Pennington Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.297
Zack Greinke Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.298
In this matchup
0
Cliff Pennington Career Hit By Pitch
15
Zack Greinke Career Batters Hit By Pitch
79
Outs
In this matchup
9
In this matchup
0
Cliff Pennington Career Intentional Walks
8
Zack Greinke Career Intentional Walks Allowed
25
In this matchup
4
Cliff Pennington Career Strikeouts
619
Zack Greinke Career Strikeouts Thrown
2979
In this matchup
4.250
Cliff Pennington Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.080
Zack Greinke Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
4.658
In this matchup
0.750
Cliff Pennington Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.430
Zack Greinke Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.260
Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance
In this matchup
0.235
Cliff Pennington Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.303
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
Cliff Pennington Career Sacrifice Hits
42
Zack Greinke Career Sacrifice Hits
82
In this matchup
0
Cliff Pennington Career Sacrifice Flies
20
Zack Greinke Career Sacrifice Flies
64
In this matchup
0
Cliff Pennington Career Ground into Double Play
40
Zack Greinke Career Double Plays Enabled
266
Ground into Triple Play
In this matchup
0