Max Scherzer vs Zack Greinke

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Max Scherzer and Zack Greinke compared on their MLB careers: Max Scherzer played 19 seasons, 2008 to 2026, Zack Greinke 20 seasons, 2004 to 2023. Max Scherzer has 225 wins to Zack Greinke's 225. They have faced each other 4 times: Max Scherzer's team won 3, Zack Greinke's 1. In the playoffs Max Scherzer leads 1-0. Max Scherzer won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Max Scherzer leads in 4 of the 6 lines, Zack Greinke in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Max Scherzer and Zack Greinke career totals
501GP586
225W225
126, betterL156
3.3, betterERA3.5
3,047.2IP3,389.1
3,557, betterK2,979
814BB762, better
1.1, betterWHIP1.2
0SV1, better

Max Scherzer vs Zack Greinke head to head

They have faced each other 4 times: Max Scherzer's team won 3, Zack Greinke's 1. In the playoffs Max Scherzer leads 1-0.

Max Scherzer and Zack Greinke, record against each other
Regular season32, better1
Playoffs11, better0
Total43, better1
Max Scherzer and Zack Greinke, averages in their games against each other
6.0IP6.8
6.8, betterH5.0
1.5R2.8, better
1.5ER2.3, better
5.8K7.8, better

Every game against each other

Max Scherzer vs Zack Greinke, every game
Oct 30, 2019WSH at HOU (playoffs)W 6-25 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 K6.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 K
Jul 19, 2015LAD at WSHL 5-06 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 8 K8 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 11 K
Jul 9, 2014LAD at DETW 4-17 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 7 K7 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 8 K
Jun 17, 2009ARI at KCW 12-56 IP, 9 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 5 K6.2 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 9 K

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

How do they compare in the postseason?

Max Scherzer and Zack Greinke postseason
33GP22
8, betterW4
8L6, better
3.8, betterERA4.1
157.1IP113
182, betterK100
62BB33, better
1.2, betterWHIP1.2
1, betterSV0

Where each stands all time

Max Scherzer and Zack Greinke all-time places
9th (3,557), betterStrikeouts (pitching)21st (2,979)
67th (225)Wins (pitching)67th (225)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Max Scherzer and Zack Greinke titles and awards
2, betterChampionships—
1AL Cy Young1
—NL Silver Slugger2, better
—NL Gold Glove6, better
2, betterNL Cy Young—

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Max Scherzer and Zack Greinke season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st200804, better3.05, better20048, better113.97
2nd20099, better11, better4.12, better20055175.80
3rd201012, better113.50, better200610, better4.26
4th201115, better94.43200777, better3.69, better
5th201216, better7, better3.74200813103.47, better
6th201321, better3, better2.9020091682.16, better
7th201418, better5, better3.15, better201010144.17
8th201514122.79, better201116, better6, better3.83
9th201620, better72.96, better2012155, better3.48
10th201716, better62.51, better2013154, better2.63
11th201818, better7, better2.53, better20141782.71
12th20191172.92201519, better3, better1.66, better
13th202054, better3.74, better201613, better74.37
14th2021154, better2.46, better201717, better73.20
15th2022115, better2.29, better201815, better113.21
16th20231363.77201918, better5, better2.93, better
17th2024243.95, better20203, better3, better4.03
18th202555, better5.19202111, better64.16, better
19th2026495.742022493.68, better
20th————20232155.06

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA