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color: #000000 !important;"><span class="note">Zack Greinke</span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Zack_Greinke_on_May_20,_2015.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Zack_Greinke_on_May_20%2C_2015.jpg/240px-Zack_Greinke_on_May_20%2C_2015.jpg" decoding="async" width="240" height="244" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Zack_Greinke_on_May_20%2C_2015.jpg/360px-Zack_Greinke_on_May_20%2C_2015.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Zack_Greinke_on_May_20%2C_2015.jpg/480px-Zack_Greinke_on_May_20%2C_2015.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3588" data-file-height="3648" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Greinke with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2015</div></td></tr><tr style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><span class="note" style="font-weight:bold">Free agent </span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">Pitcher</a></b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>Born:</b> <span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1983-10-21</span>) </span>October 21, 1983<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 41)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Orlando,_Florida" title="Orlando, Florida">Orlando, Florida</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="ib-baseball-bio-batsthrows"><div><b>Bats:</b> Right</div><div><b>Throws:</b> Right</div></div></td></tr><tr style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB debut</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">May 23, 2004, for the Kansas City Royals</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB statistics <br />(through 2023 season)</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">Win–loss record</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">225–156</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">Earned run average</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">3.49</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">Strikeouts</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">2,979</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/greinza01.shtml">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Reference" title="Baseball Reference">Baseball Reference</a></b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1208454#P1825" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Teams</th></tr><tr class="ib-baseball-bio-teams"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a> (<a href="/wiki/2004_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2004 Major League Baseball season">2004</a>–<a href="/wiki/2010_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2010 Major League Baseball season">2010</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a> (<a href="/wiki/2011_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2011 Major League Baseball season">2011</a>–<a href="/wiki/2012_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2012 Major League Baseball season">2012</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels" title="Los Angeles Angels">Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2012 Major League Baseball season">2012</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> (<a href="/wiki/2013_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2013 Major League Baseball season">2013</a>–<a href="/wiki/2015_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2015 Major League Baseball season">2015</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Diamondbacks" title="Arizona Diamondbacks">Arizona Diamondbacks</a> (<a href="/wiki/2016_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2016 Major League Baseball season">2016</a>–<a href="/wiki/2019_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2019 Major League Baseball season">2019</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a> (<a href="/wiki/2019_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2019 Major League Baseball season">2019</a>–<a href="/wiki/2021_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2021 Major League Baseball season">2021</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a> (<a href="/wiki/2022_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2022 Major League Baseball season">2022</a>–<a href="/wiki/2023_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2023 Major League Baseball season">2023</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Career highlights and awards</th></tr><tr class="ib-baseball-bio-highlights"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <ul><li>6× <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star</a> (<a href="/wiki/2009_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2009</a>, <a href="/wiki/2014_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2014</a>, <a href="/wiki/2015_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2015</a>, <a href="/wiki/2017_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2017</a>–<a href="/wiki/2019_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2019</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cy_Young_Award" title="Cy Young Award">AL Cy Young Award</a> (2009)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/All-MLB_Team" title="All-MLB Team">All-MLB Second Team</a> (2019)</li> <li>6× <a href="/wiki/Gold_Glove_Award" title="Gold Glove Award">Gold Glove Award</a> (2014–2019)</li> <li>2× <a href="/wiki/Silver_Slugger_Award" title="Silver Slugger Award">Silver Slugger Award</a> (2013, 2019)</li> <li>2× <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_ERA_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball annual ERA leaders">MLB ERA leader</a> (2009, 2015)</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Donald Zackary Greinke</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="/ɡ/: 'g' in 'guy'">ɡ</span><span title="'r' in 'rye'">r</span><span title="/eɪ/: 'a' in 'face'">eɪ</span><span title="'n' in 'nigh'">n</span><span title="'k' in 'kind'">k</span><span title="/i/: 'y' in 'happy'">i</span></span>/</a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key"><i title="English pronunciation respelling"><span style="font-size:90%">GRAYN</span>-kee</i></a>;<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> born October 21, 1983) is an American <a href="/wiki/Professional_baseball" title="Professional baseball">professional baseball</a> <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> who is a <a href="/wiki/Free_agency_(Major_League_Baseball)" title="Free agency (Major League Baseball)">free agent</a>. Greinke primarily played with the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a> in <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) across two stints; from his 2004 debut to 2010, and from 2022 to 2023. He has also played for the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels" title="Los Angeles Angels">Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Diamondbacks" title="Arizona Diamondbacks">Arizona Diamondbacks</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a>, with the last of which Greinke finished as a runner-up in the <a href="/wiki/2019_World_Series" title="2019 World Series">2019</a> and <a href="/wiki/2021_World_Series" title="2021 World Series">2021</a> World Series. Greinke is considered to be one of the greatest pitchers of his generation. </p><p>The Royals selected Greinke in the first round with the 6th pick of the <a href="/wiki/2002_MLB_draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2002 MLB draft">2002 MLB draft</a>, after he won the <a href="/wiki/Gatorade_Player_of_the_Year_awards" title="Gatorade Player of the Year awards">Gatorade National Player of the Year Award</a> as a high school senior. After playing in the minor leagues, he made his MLB debut in 2004. His career was nearly derailed by his battles with <a href="/wiki/Depression_(mood)" title="Depression (mood)">depression</a> and <a href="/wiki/Anxiety" title="Anxiety">anxiety</a> in 2005 and 2006, and he missed most of the 2006 season. He returned in 2007 as a <a href="/wiki/Relief_pitcher" title="Relief pitcher">relief pitcher</a>, before rejoining the <a href="/wiki/Starting_rotation" class="mw-redirect" title="Starting rotation">starting rotation</a> in 2008 and developing into one of the top pitchers in the game. In 2009, he appeared in the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">MLB All-Star Game</a>, led the major leagues in <a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">earned run average</a>, and won the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> <a href="/wiki/Cy_Young_Award" title="Cy Young Award">Cy Young Award</a>. </p><p>Following his first stint with the Royals, Greinke would bounce around the league as a <a href="/wiki/Journeyman_(sports)" title="Journeyman (sports)">journeyman</a>, playing for the Brewers, Angels, Dodgers, Diamondbacks, and Astros across small stints from 2011 to 2021. During this time, Greinke was known for his streak of six consecutive <a href="/wiki/Gold_Glove_Award" title="Gold Glove Award">Gold Glove Awards</a> from 2014 to 2019, as well as his second league-leading <a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">earned run average</a> in 2015 with the Dodgers. </p><p>A dedicated competitor often described as unique in his talent and demeanor by teammates, Greinke is a six-time <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star</a>, six-time <a href="/wiki/Gold_Glove_Award" title="Gold Glove Award">Gold Glove Award</a> winner, two-time <a href="/wiki/Silver_Slugger_Award" title="Silver Slugger Award">Silver Slugger Award</a> winner, two-time earned run average leader, and an American League <a href="/wiki/Cy_Young_Award" title="Cy Young Award">Cy Young Award</a> recipient.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At age 41, Greinke is currently a <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agent</a>. With 2,979 career <a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">strikeouts</a>, Greinke is 21 strikeouts short of being the 20th member of the <a href="/wiki/3,000_strikeout_club" title="3,000 strikeout club">3,000 strikeout club</a>; he has the most strikeouts of any pitcher below the 3000-strikeout mark, with the next closest pitcher being <a href="/wiki/Clayton_Kershaw" title="Clayton Kershaw">Clayton Kershaw</a> with 2,968 strikeouts.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Greinke is also one of only 5 pitchers (<a href="/wiki/Nolan_Ryan" title="Nolan Ryan">Nolan Ryan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Randy_Johnson" title="Randy Johnson">Randy Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Greg_Maddux" title="Greg Maddux">Greg Maddux</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Roger Clemens</a>) to strike out 1,000 different batters, with his 1,000th strikeout coming against <a href="/wiki/Joey_Wiemer" title="Joey Wiemer">Joey Wiemer</a> on May 14, 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Zack_Greinke&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Greinke was born in <a href="/wiki/Orlando,_Florida" title="Orlando, Florida">Orlando, Florida</a>, the son of teachers Donald and Marsha Greinke. He is of <a href="/wiki/German_Americans" title="German Americans">German descent</a>, and was active in <a href="/wiki/Little_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Little League">Little League</a> and also excelled in <a href="/wiki/Tennis" title="Tennis">tennis</a> and <a href="/wiki/Golf" title="Golf">golf</a> tournaments as a youth.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a teenager, Greinke helped lead his team to the <a href="/wiki/Senior_League_World_Series" title="Senior League World Series">Senior League World Series</a> title in 1999. He played <a href="/wiki/Shortstop" title="Shortstop">shortstop</a> for the team, and his <a href="/wiki/Coach_(sport)" title="Coach (sport)">coach</a> estimated that he <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">hit</a> close to .700 in the tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Greinke was primarily a <a href="/wiki/Shortstop" title="Shortstop">shortstop</a> when he started playing <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a> at <a href="/wiki/Apopka_High_School" title="Apopka High School">Apopka High School</a>. He hit over .400 with 31 <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home runs</a> in his high school career.<sup id="cite_ref-Baseball_America_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baseball_America-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He worked as a <a href="/wiki/Relief_pitcher" title="Relief pitcher">relief pitcher</a> as a sophomore and junior, before becoming a <a href="/wiki/Starting_pitcher" title="Starting pitcher">starting pitcher</a> as a senior.<sup id="cite_ref-Baseball_America_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baseball_America-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his senior season, in 2002, Greinke compiled a 9–2 <a href="/wiki/Win%E2%80%93loss_record_(pitching)" title="Win–loss record (pitching)">win–loss record</a>, a 0.55 <a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">earned run average</a> (ERA), and 118 <a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">strikeouts</a> in 63 <a href="/wiki/Innings_pitched" title="Innings pitched">innings</a>. He also held opposing batters to a .107 average.<sup id="cite_ref-Baseball_America_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baseball_America-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He led his team to a 32–2 record and their third straight district title, and was selected as <a href="/wiki/Gatorade_Player_of_the_Year_awards" title="Gatorade Player of the Year awards">Gatorade National Player of the Year</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the high school season ended, he played in the Florida Athletic Coaches Association All-Star Classic and impressed pro scouts with his performance against some of the best hitters in the country.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Zack_Greinke&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Professional career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Draft_and_minor_leagues">Draft and minor leagues</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Zack_Greinke&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Draft and minor leagues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a> selected Greinke in the first round, with the sixth overall selection, of the <a href="/wiki/2002_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2002 Major League Baseball draft">2002 Major League Baseball draft</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They felt Greinke was a polished player who could move quickly through their system.<sup id="cite_ref-Baseball_America_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baseball_America-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Greinke turned down a scholarship offer from <a href="/wiki/Clemson_University" title="Clemson University">Clemson University</a><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to sign with the Royals for a $2.5 million signing bonus.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Greinke pitched in six <a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">minor league</a> games for the Royals <a href="/wiki/Baseball_farm_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball farm team">farm teams</a> in 2002: three games for the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_Coast_League#Past_teams" class="mw-redirect" title="Gulf Coast League">Gulf Coast Royals</a>, two for the <a href="/wiki/Class_A_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Class A (baseball)">Low-A</a> <a href="/wiki/Spokane_Indians" title="Spokane Indians">Spokane Indians</a>, and two innings for the <a href="/wiki/Class_A-Advanced" class="mw-redirect" title="Class A-Advanced">High-A</a> <a href="/wiki/Wilmington_Blue_Rocks" title="Wilmington Blue Rocks">Wilmington Blue Rocks</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Carolina_League" title="Carolina League">Carolina League</a>. He had a 3.97 ERA in <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac">11<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> innings.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2003, Greinke opened the season with Wilmington, where he was 11–1 with a 1.14 ERA in 14 starts.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Those numbers earned spots on both the Carolina League mid-season<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and post-season all-star teams as well as Carolina League Pitcher of the Year award.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Blue Rocks' <a href="/wiki/Manager_(baseball)" title="Manager (baseball)">manager</a>, Billy Gardner, Jr., remarked that Greinke was "the best pitcher I've ever seen at this level of the minor leagues."<sup id="cite_ref-path_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-path-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was promoted in July to the <a href="/wiki/Double-A_(baseball)" title="Double-A (baseball)">AA</a> <a href="/wiki/Wichita_Wranglers" title="Wichita Wranglers">Wichita Wranglers</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Texas_League" title="Texas League">Texas League</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-path_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-path-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where in nine starts he was 4–3 with a 3.23 ERA.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He had a couple of games where he struggled at Wichita and gave up a lot of runs. However, he bounced back and helped them make the playoffs with a victory in the final game of the season.<sup id="cite_ref-path_19-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-path-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Greinke was named the organization's Minor League Pitcher of the Year for 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was promoted by the Royals in 2004 to the <a href="/wiki/Omaha_Royals" class="mw-redirect" title="Omaha Royals">Omaha Royals</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League" title="Pacific Coast League">Pacific Coast League</a>, where he was 1–1 with a 2.51 ERA in six starts.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kansas_City_Royals_(2004–2010)"><span id="Kansas_City_Royals_.282004.E2.80.932010.29"></span>Kansas City Royals (2004–2010)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Zack_Greinke&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Kansas City Royals (2004–2010)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Zack_Greinke_on_July_29,_2009.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Zack_Greinke_on_July_29%2C_2009.jpg/220px-Zack_Greinke_on_July_29%2C_2009.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="222" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Zack_Greinke_on_July_29%2C_2009.jpg/330px-Zack_Greinke_on_July_29%2C_2009.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Zack_Greinke_on_July_29%2C_2009.jpg/440px-Zack_Greinke_on_July_29%2C_2009.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2588" data-file-height="2614" /></a><figcaption>Greinke pitching for the <a href="/wiki/2009_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="2009 Kansas City Royals season">Kansas City Royals in 2009</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Greinke was called up to the major leagues on May 22, 2004, and made his major league debut against the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" class="mw-redirect" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a>, allowing two runs in five innings. At 20 years old he was the youngest player in the majors and came close to picking up the win, but the team's <a href="/wiki/Closer_(baseball)" title="Closer (baseball)">closer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Affeldt" title="Jeremy Affeldt">Jeremy Affeldt</a>, gave up the lead with two outs in the bottom of the <a href="/wiki/Inning_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Inning (baseball)">ninth inning</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Greinke recorded his first career win on June 8, when he pitched seven scoreless innings against the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Expos" title="Montreal Expos">Montreal Expos</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 24 starts, Greinke finished the 2004 year with an 8–11 record and a 3.97 ERA. </p><p>His first major league <a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">hit</a> was a <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home run</a> off <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Diamondbacks" title="Arizona Diamondbacks">Arizona Diamondbacks</a> pitcher <a href="/wiki/Russ_Ortiz" title="Russ Ortiz">Russ Ortiz</a> in a 12–11 loss on June 10, 2005; however, he also allowed 15 hits in that game, which tied a club record.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2005, Greinke led the American League in losses, finishing with a 5–17 record and a 5.80 ERA in 33 starts. </p><p>Greinke was sometimes quiet and awkward in the clubhouse. To alleviate some of his <a href="/wiki/Anxiety" title="Anxiety">anxiety</a> and <a href="/wiki/Solitude" title="Solitude">solitude</a>, the Royals made arrangements for him to live with Royals <a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" title="List of members of the Baseball Hall of Fame">Hall of Fame</a> third baseman <a href="/wiki/George_Brett" title="George Brett">George Brett</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Passan_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Passan-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Still, by the 2005–2006 off-season he nearly quit baseball; Greinke later remarked that, at the time, he did not expect to return.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He left <a href="/wiki/Spring_training" title="Spring training">spring training</a> for personal reasons in late February 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was later revealed that he was diagnosed with depression and a <a href="/wiki/Social_anxiety_disorder" title="Social anxiety disorder">social anxiety disorder</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He reported back to the Royals' spring training facility in Surprise, Arizona, on April 17, where he underwent ongoing pitching sessions. He was placed on the 60-day <a href="/wiki/Disabled_list" class="mw-redirect" title="Disabled list">disabled list</a> due to psychological issues and took time away from baseball entirely.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He began seeing a <a href="/wiki/Sport_psychology" title="Sport psychology">sports psychologist</a> and taking <a href="/wiki/Anti-depressant" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-depressant">anti-depressant</a> medication.<sup id="cite_ref-Passan_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Passan-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Greinke only made three appearances out of the <a href="/wiki/Bullpen" title="Bullpen">bullpen</a> in 2006, and finished the year 1–0 with a 4.26 ERA. </p><p>In 2007, Greinke returned to the Royals rotation at the start of the season, but was assigned to the bullpen in early May.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 52 appearances (14 starts), Greinke finished 2007 with a 7–7 record and a 3.69 ERA. </p><p>Greinke returned to the rotation in 2008 and performed well that season. He made 32 starts in 2008 and finished with a 13–10 record along with 183 strikeouts. His 3.47 ERA was the best by a full-time Royals starter in 11 years.<sup id="cite_ref-38million_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38million-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 26, 2009, he agreed to a four-year contract with the Royals worth $38 million.<sup id="cite_ref-38million_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38million-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After ending the 2008 season with 15 scoreless innings, Greinke started off 2009 by not allowing a run in his first 24 innings, which meant that for 39 innings in a row, he had not given up a run.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Greinke was named <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> (AL) <a href="/wiki/Pitcher_of_the_Month" class="mw-redirect" title="Pitcher of the Month">Pitcher of the Month</a> for April, his five wins, 0.50 ERA and 44 strikeouts all tops in the Majors.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On August 25, Greinke struck out 15 batters, breaking <a href="/wiki/Mark_Gubicza" title="Mark Gubicza">Mark Gubicza</a>'s team record for strikeouts in a single game.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On August 30, Greinke had a one-hit complete game against the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Greinke's record for the 2009 season was 16–8, and he posted an ERA of 2.16, the lowest in MLB. On October 21, he was named American League Pitcher of the Year by <i><a href="/wiki/Sporting_News" class="mw-redirect" title="Sporting News">Sporting News</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On October 28, Greinke was awarded the <a href="/wiki/MLBPA" class="mw-redirect" title="MLBPA">MLBPA</a> Players Choice AL Pitcher of the Year. On November 17, 2009, he won the AL <a href="/wiki/Cy_Young_Award" title="Cy Young Award">Cy Young Award</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-CYA_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CYA-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Greinke credited some of his performance to his use of "<a href="/wiki/Sabermetrics" title="Sabermetrics">modern pitching metrics</a>" — statistics on team defense and <a href="/wiki/Defense_independent_pitching_statistics" class="mw-redirect" title="Defense independent pitching statistics">defense independent pitching statistics</a> — to calibrate his own approach to pitching. Greinke specifically mentioned <a href="/wiki/Defense_independent_pitching_statistics#Alternate_formulae" class="mw-redirect" title="Defense independent pitching statistics">FIP</a> (fielding independent pitching), an indicator developed by <a href="/wiki/Sabermetrician" class="mw-redirect" title="Sabermetrician">sabermetrician</a> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Tango" title="Tom Tango">Tom Tango</a>, as his favorite statistic. "That's pretty much how I pitch, to try to keep my FIP as low as possible.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Despite a stellar 2009 season, his performance in 2010 began to regress as he finished the year 10–14 with a 4.17 ERA and 181 strikeouts. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Milwaukee_Brewers_(2011–2012)"><span id="Milwaukee_Brewers_.282011.E2.80.932012.29"></span>Milwaukee Brewers (2011–2012)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Zack_Greinke&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Milwaukee Brewers (2011–2012)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On December 17, 2010, Greinke reportedly asked the Royals to trade him, claiming that he was not motivated to play for a rebuilding team.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Royals were unlikely to afford signing Greinke to a long-term deal once he became a free agent, so they agreed to trade him for some quality prospects.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On December 19, he was traded to the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a> with <a href="/wiki/Yuniesky_Betancourt" title="Yuniesky Betancourt">Yuniesky Betancourt</a> and $2 million for <a href="/wiki/Alcides_Escobar" title="Alcides Escobar">Alcides Escobar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lorenzo_Cain" title="Lorenzo Cain">Lorenzo Cain</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Jeffress" title="Jeremy Jeffress">Jeremy Jeffress</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jake_Odorizzi" title="Jake Odorizzi">Jake Odorizzi</a>. He was given the number 13, instead of his preferred number 23, due to number 23 already being issued to <a href="/wiki/Rickie_Weeks" class="mw-redirect" title="Rickie Weeks">Rickie Weeks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Greinke would later admit that he handled the trade request poorly, saying that he was "pretty rude" on the way out,<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but the deal worked out well for both teams.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2011, before reporting to his first <a href="/wiki/Spring_training" title="Spring training">spring training</a> with the Brewers, Greinke suffered a fractured rib while playing <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He started the 2011 season on the disabled list.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Zackgreinkebrewers.TIF" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Zackgreinkebrewers.TIF/lossy-page1-170px-Zackgreinkebrewers.TIF.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="198" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Zackgreinkebrewers.TIF/lossy-page1-255px-Zackgreinkebrewers.TIF.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Zackgreinkebrewers.TIF/lossy-page1-340px-Zackgreinkebrewers.TIF.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1472" data-file-height="1716" /></a><figcaption>Greinke with the <a href="/wiki/2011_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="2011 Milwaukee Brewers season">Milwaukee Brewers in 2011</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Greinke made his Brewers debut in the second game of a <a href="/wiki/Doubleheader_(baseball)" title="Doubleheader (baseball)">doubleheader</a> on May 4, 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite missing the first month of the season because of his injury, Greinke finished second on the team in wins with a 16–6 record. He also had a 3.83 ERA, and 201 strikeouts (seventh in the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> (NL)) in 171 innings pitched while surrendering just 45 walks. Greinke became only the fifth Brewer pitcher to strike out 200+ batters in a season. He was fourth in the NL in won-lost percentage (.727) and sixth in wins.<sup id="cite_ref-BR_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BR-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He went a perfect 11–0 in his starts at <a href="/wiki/Miller_Park_(Milwaukee)" class="mw-redirect" title="Miller Park (Milwaukee)">Miller Park</a>, the Brewers' home stadium.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Overall, Grienke finished the 2011 year with a 16–6 record, a 3.83 ERA, and 201 strikeouts in 28 starts. </p><p>On April 7, 2012, the Brewers defeated the Cardinals 6–0 in Greinke's first start of the season after he pitched seven scoreless innings while giving up four hits and striking out seven.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In an oddity, Greinke became the first pitcher to start three straight games in the Majors in 95 years. On July 7, he was ejected from the game after just four pitches for angrily throwing the ball into the ground following a close play at first base. The following day, Greinke started again, but lasted only until the third inning.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/2012_MLB_All-Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 MLB All-Star Game">All-Star break</a> followed, and Greinke was the Brewers' starter on July 13, the team's next game. Greinke's third start ended after five innings. Before this, the most recent pitcher to start three consecutive games was <a href="/wiki/Red_Faber" title="Red Faber">Red Faber</a> in 1917, who started both games of a September 3 doubleheader, throwing just six innings in total, followed by a complete game win the following day.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>To begin 2012, Greinke made 21 starts with the Brewers and had a 9–3 record, 120 strikeouts, and a 3.44 ERA.<sup id="cite_ref-Hoffman_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hoffman-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim_(2012)"><span id="Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim_.282012.29"></span>Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2012)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Zack_Greinke&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2012)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Despite his success with the Brewers, the team was struggling and not likely to make a playoff run. When talks on a contract extension broke down, the team traded Greinke to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels" title="Los Angeles Angels">Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim</a> on July 27, 2012, in exchange for top infield prospect <a href="/wiki/Jean_Segura" title="Jean Segura">Jean Segura</a> and pitchers <a href="/wiki/Ariel_Pe%C3%B1a" title="Ariel Peña">Ariel Peña</a> and <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Hellweg" title="Johnny Hellweg">Johnny Hellweg</a>. Brewers <a href="/wiki/General_manager_(baseball)" title="General manager (baseball)">General Manager</a> <a href="/wiki/Doug_Melvin" title="Doug Melvin">Doug Melvin</a> remarked that it was one of the tougher decisions he had to make because he was fond of Greinke.<sup id="cite_ref-Hoffman_54-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hoffman-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Greinke made his first start for the Angels on July 29.<sup id="cite_ref-BR_2012_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BR_2012-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After a stretch of four unproductive starts from August 3–19 (1–1, 7.20 ERA in 25 innings), Greinke followed up with four consecutive starts of at least seven innings and two or fewer runs — all of them wins. In those starts, he produced a 1.88 ERA in <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">28<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> innings.<sup id="cite_ref-BR_2012_55-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BR_2012-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Greinke became the first pitcher since 1920 to record 13 strikeouts in five innings or less in a game against the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> on September 25. He then combined with four other Angels pitchers to tie an American League record by striking out 20 batters in a nine-inning game.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He finished his time with the Angels with a 6–2 record and a 3.53 ERA in 13 starts.<sup id="cite_ref-BR_2012_55-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BR_2012-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Overall in 2012, combined with both teams, Greinke made 34 starts with a 15–5 record, 200 strikeouts, and a 3.48 ERA. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Los_Angeles_Dodgers_(2013–2015)"><span id="Los_Angeles_Dodgers_.282013.E2.80.932015.29"></span>Los Angeles Dodgers (2013–2015)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Zack_Greinke&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Los Angeles Dodgers (2013–2015)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Greinke agreed to a six-year <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agent</a> contract with the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> worth $147 million, on December 8, 2012. The deal, which was finalized on December 10, was the largest ever for a right-handed pitcher at the time it was signed.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was surpassed a year later by <a href="/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Félix Hernández">Félix Hernández</a>'s seven-year, $175 million contract extension with the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Greinke later claimed that he chose the Dodgers over the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a>, who also were pursuing him, primarily because they offered more money.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 11, 2013, Greinke fractured his left collarbone in a brawl with <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Quentin" title="Carlos Quentin">Carlos Quentin</a> of the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> after Quentin was hit by an inside pitch and charged the mound.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was placed on the disabled list and it was revealed that he would require surgery,<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which was performed on April 13.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was estimated that he would miss eight weeks of the season. However, he returned to action on May 10 when he pitched in a rehab game for the Class-A <a href="/wiki/Rancho_Cucamonga_Quakes" title="Rancho Cucamonga Quakes">Rancho Cucamonga Quakes</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He returned to the Dodgers on May 15.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 11, 2013, Greinke was hit in the head and neck area by <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Diamondbacks" title="Arizona Diamondbacks">Arizona Diamondbacks</a> pitcher <a href="/wiki/Ian_Kennedy" title="Ian Kennedy">Ian Kennedy</a>, leading to a <a href="/wiki/Bench-clearing_brawl" title="Bench-clearing brawl">bench-clearing brawl</a>. Because Greinke did not participate in the brawl, he was unaffected.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Zack_Greinke_on_September_17,_2013.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Zack_Greinke_on_September_17%2C_2013.jpg/220px-Zack_Greinke_on_September_17%2C_2013.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Zack_Greinke_on_September_17%2C_2013.jpg/330px-Zack_Greinke_on_September_17%2C_2013.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Zack_Greinke_on_September_17%2C_2013.jpg/440px-Zack_Greinke_on_September_17%2C_2013.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1180" data-file-height="1180" /></a><figcaption>Greinke with the <a href="/wiki/2013_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="2013 Los Angeles Dodgers season">Los Angeles Dodgers in 2013</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Greinke picked up his 100th career win on August 5, 2013, against the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a>. He was 5–0 with a 1.23 ERA during the month of August and was selected as <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Pitcher_of_the_Month_Award" title="Major League Baseball Pitcher of the Month Award">National League Pitcher of the Month</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Greinke finished his first season with the Dodgers with a 15–4 record and 2.63 ERA in 28 starts. He also batted .328, the highest batting average for a Dodgers pitcher since <a href="/wiki/Orel_Hershiser" title="Orel Hershiser">Orel Hershiser</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1993_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1993 Los Angeles Dodgers season">1993 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was awarded with the <a href="/wiki/Silver_Slugger_Award" title="Silver Slugger Award">Silver Slugger Award</a> as the best hitting pitcher in the National League.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Greinke began the 2014 season by setting an MLB record with 22 straight starts (dating back to July 2013) where he allowed two or fewer <a href="/wiki/Earned_runs" class="mw-redirect" title="Earned runs">earned runs</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was selected to the National League squad at the <a href="/wiki/2014_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2014 Major League Baseball All-Star Game</a><sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and finished the season with a 17–8 record and a 2.71 ERA in 32 starts, the highest win total in his career.<sup id="cite_ref-BR_49-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BR-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He won the <a href="/wiki/Gold_Glove_Award" title="Gold Glove Award">Gold Glove Award</a> as the best fielding pitcher in the National League.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When <a href="/wiki/Justin_Upton" title="Justin Upton">Justin Upton</a> of the <a href="/wiki/2015_San_Diego_Padres_season" title="2015 San Diego Padres season">San Diego Padres</a> homered against Greinke in the eighth inning on June 13, <a href="/wiki/2015_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="2015 Los Angeles Dodgers season">2015</a>, it was the last run he surrendered until the All-Star break.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Greinke was then selected to the <a href="/wiki/2015_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2015 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a>, his second straight appearance,<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and chosen to be the starting pitcher for the National League squad. At that point in the season, Greinke carried a major league-leading 1.48 ERA with a 7–2 record.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After Greinke retired 28 consecutive batters over a span of two starts, <a href="/wiki/2015_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2015 Washington Nationals season">Nationals</a> <a href="/wiki/Outfielder" title="Outfielder">outfielder</a> <a href="/wiki/Michael_Taylor_(baseball,_born_1991)" class="mw-redirect" title="Michael Taylor (baseball, born 1991)">Michael Taylor</a> ended the streak in the third inning on July 19.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Greinke's recorded a <a href="/wiki/Scoreless_innings_streak" title="Scoreless innings streak">scoreless innings streak</a> which reached 45 innings; it started on June 18 and ended on July 26 start against the <a href="/wiki/2015_New_York_Mets_season" title="2015 New York Mets season">New York Mets</a> at <a href="/wiki/Citi_Field" title="Citi Field">Citi Field</a> and is the sixth-longest streak in MLB history. He shared the NL Player of the Week honors with his teammate <a href="/wiki/Clayton_Kershaw" title="Clayton Kershaw">Clayton Kershaw</a> for July 13–19.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Greinke finished the 2015 season with a 19–3 record, 200 strikeouts, and a major-league-best 1.66 ERA.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His ERA was the second lowest in Dodgers history behind <a href="/wiki/Rube_Marquard" title="Rube Marquard">Rube Marquard</a> in <a href="/wiki/1916_Brooklyn_Robins_season" title="1916 Brooklyn Robins season">1916</a>, and his <a href="/wiki/ERA%2B" class="mw-redirect" title="ERA+">ERA+</a> (225) and major-league-leading <a href="/wiki/Walks_plus_hits_per_inning_pitched" title="Walks plus hits per inning pitched">WHIP</a> (0.844) were the best in franchise history.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He led all major league pitchers in <a href="/wiki/Left_on_base" class="mw-redirect" title="Left on base">left on base</a> percentage, stranding 86.5% of base runners.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Greinke pitched in two games in the <a href="/wiki/2015_National_League_Division_Series" title="2015 National League Division Series">2015 National League Division Series</a> against the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a>. He allowed five runs in <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">13<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">2</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> innings and took the loss in the deciding fifth game in the series.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the conclusion of the series, it was announced that he would opt out of the last three years of his contract with the Dodgers and become a free agent.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He officially opted out on November 3.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the season, Greinke was selected as the Outstanding National League Pitcher at the <a href="/wiki/Players_Choice_Awards" title="Players Choice Awards">Players Choice Awards</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and won his second Gold Glove Award.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Greinke finished second in the NL <a href="/wiki/Cy_Young_Award" title="Cy Young Award">Cy Young Award</a> voting to <a href="/wiki/Jake_Arrieta" title="Jake Arrieta">Jake Arrieta</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Arizona_Diamondbacks_(2016–2019)"><span id="Arizona_Diamondbacks_.282016.E2.80.932019.29"></span>Arizona Diamondbacks (2016–2019)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Zack_Greinke&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Arizona Diamondbacks (2016–2019)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Zack_Greinke_on_February_27,_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Zack_Greinke_on_February_27%2C_2016.jpg/170px-Zack_Greinke_on_February_27%2C_2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="274" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Zack_Greinke_on_February_27%2C_2016.jpg/255px-Zack_Greinke_on_February_27%2C_2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Zack_Greinke_on_February_27%2C_2016.jpg/340px-Zack_Greinke_on_February_27%2C_2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="3100" /></a><figcaption>Greinke with the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2016</figcaption></figure> <p>On December 8, 2015, Greinke signed a six-year, $206.5 million contract with the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Diamondbacks" title="Arizona Diamondbacks">Arizona Diamondbacks</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Greinke started on Opening Day 2016 at <a href="/wiki/Chase_Field" title="Chase Field">Chase Field</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Rockies" title="Colorado Rockies">Colorado Rockies</a>; he gave up seven runs in four innings, including two home runs to rookie shortstop <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Story" title="Trevor Story">Trevor Story</a>, who was making his MLB debut. The Diamondbacks lost the game 10–5.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his second start, on April 9, Greinke matched up against <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Hendricks" title="Kyle Hendricks">Kyle Hendricks</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a>. He allowed three runs in the first inning, and struggled through the rest of his outing. The Diamondbacks lost the game 4–2. Greinke got his first win as a Diamondback on April 19, 2016, against the San Francisco Giants, allowing just one run in over six innings of work.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On July 3, 2016, Greinke was placed on the 15-day disabled list due to a left oblique strain.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On August 24, 2016, he recorded his 2000th career strikeout in the Diamondbacks' 10–9 win over <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Greinke finished his first year 13–7, but with a 4.37 ERA in <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">158<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">2</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> innings. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/2017_Arizona_Diamondbacks_season" title="2017 Arizona Diamondbacks season">2017</a>, Greinke was selected to the <a href="/wiki/2017_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">NL All-Star team</a>, his fourth All-Star selection. At the time of his selection he was 10–4 with a 3.05 ERA in <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">109<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> innings, 128 strikeouts (10.21 strikeouts per nine innings), WHIP of 1.02 and a .219 opponents batting average.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On September 16 versus the <a href="/wiki/2017_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="2017 San Francisco Giants season">San Francisco Giants</a> at <a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="AT&T Park">AT&T Park</a>, he completed eight shutout innings with two hits allowed and eight strikeouts as Arizona won, 2−0. His <a href="/wiki/Game_score" title="Game score">game score</a> of 90 was the second-best of his career, and he also hit two doubles at the plate.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 32 starts in 2017, Greinke finished with a 17–7 record, 215 strikeouts, and a 3.20 ERA in <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">202<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> innings. The Diamondbacks finished with a 93–69 record and clinched a Wild Card spot, but lost to the Dodgers in the Division Series. Greinke won his fourth consecutive <a href="/wiki/Rawlings_Gold_Glove_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Rawlings Gold Glove Award">Rawlings Gold Glove Award</a> after the 2017 season. He also finished fourth in the Cy Young voting behind <a href="/wiki/Max_Scherzer" title="Max Scherzer">Max Scherzer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clayton_Kershaw" title="Clayton Kershaw">Clayton Kershaw</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Strasburg" title="Stephen Strasburg">Stephen Strasburg</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Greinke was once again named an All-Star in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He finished the season with a 15–11 record and a 3.21 ERA in 33 starts.<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the season, he won his fifth consecutive Gold Glove Award.<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 2, 2019, Greinke hit two home runs and struck out 10 as the Diamondbacks won 8–5 against the Padres.<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2019 with Arizona before he was traded, he was 10–4 with a 2.90 ERA.<sup id="cite_ref-baseball-reference1_102-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baseball-reference1-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Greinke batted .271 with three home runs and eight RBIs with the Diamondbacks in 2019, earning him his second career <a href="/wiki/Silver_Slugger_Award" title="Silver Slugger Award">Silver Slugger Award</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Houston_Astros_(2019–2021)"><span id="Houston_Astros_.282019.E2.80.932021.29"></span>Houston Astros (2019–2021)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Zack_Greinke&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Houston Astros (2019–2021)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On July 31, 2019, the Diamondbacks traded Greinke to the <a href="/wiki/2019_Houston_Astros_season" title="2019 Houston Astros season">Houston Astros</a> with cash considerations for four minor league prospects: <a href="/wiki/Corbin_Martin" title="Corbin Martin">Corbin Martin</a>, <a href="/wiki/J._B._Bukauskas" title="J. B. Bukauskas">J. B. Bukauskas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seth_Beer" title="Seth Beer">Seth Beer</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Joshua_Rojas" class="mw-redirect" title="Joshua Rojas">Joshua Rojas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Diamondbacks also agreed to pay $24 million of Greinke's remaining $77 million salary. </p><p>On September 14, 2019, against the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a>, Greinke became the 19th pitcher in MLB history to <a href="/wiki/Major_league_pitchers_beating_all_30_teams" class="mw-redirect" title="Major league pitchers beating all 30 teams">win a game against all 30 MLB franchises</a>. In <a href="/wiki/2019_Houston_Astros_season" title="2019 Houston Astros season">2019</a> with the Astros, he was 8–1 with a 3.02 ERA.<sup id="cite_ref-baseball-reference1_102-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baseball-reference1-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Between the two teams, in 2019 he was 18–5 with a 2.93 ERA, as in 208.2 innings (sixth in the majors) over 33 starts he walked only 30 batters (1.3 walks per nine innings, the best ratio of his career and third-best in the major leagues), and had a WHIP of 0.982 (fifth-best in the major leagues).<sup id="cite_ref-baseball-reference1_102-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baseball-reference1-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the plate, he batted .280/.308/.580 with three home runs and eight RBIs in 50 at bats.<sup id="cite_ref-baseball-reference1_102-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baseball-reference1-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Greinke started Games 3 and 7 of the <a href="/wiki/2019_World_Series" title="2019 World Series">2019 World Series</a> for Houston. Greinke allowed two runs on two hits in <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">6<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> innings in his Game 7 start.<sup id="cite_ref-Footer1031_105-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Footer1031-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Nightengale1031_106-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nightengale1031-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was pulled by manager <a href="/wiki/A._J._Hinch" title="A. J. Hinch">A. J. Hinch</a> in the seventh inning after surrendering a one-out home run to <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Rendon" title="Anthony Rendon">Anthony Rendon</a>, followed by a walk to <a href="/wiki/Juan_Soto" title="Juan Soto">Juan Soto</a>, with the Astros leading 2–1.<sup id="cite_ref-Footer1031_105-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Footer1031-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Nightengale1031_106-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nightengale1031-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Will_Harris_(baseball)" title="Will Harris (baseball)">Will Harris</a>, who allowed a two-run home run to <a href="/wiki/Howie_Kendrick" title="Howie Kendrick">Howie Kendrick</a>. The Astros lost the game 6–2, prompting questions by members of the media about Hinch's decision to pull Greinke.<sup id="cite_ref-Footer1031_105-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Footer1031-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Nightengale1031_106-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nightengale1031-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/2020_Houston_Astros_season" title="2020 Houston Astros season">2020</a>, Greinke produced a 3–3 record with a 4.03 ERA in 12 starts spanning 67 innings, and was second in the AL in walks per nine innings (1.209) and fourth in home runs per nine innings (0.806).<sup id="cite_ref-baseball-reference1_102-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baseball-reference1-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 1, <a href="/wiki/2021_Houston_Astros_season" title="2021 Houston Astros season">2021</a>, Greinke earned his first Opening Day win and 209th win overall as the Astros defeated the <a href="/wiki/2021_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="2021 Oakland Athletics season">Oakland Athletics</a>, 8–1, at the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Coliseum" title="Oakland Coliseum">Oakland Coliseum</a>. He pitched six scoreless innings, the 65th time his career he has produced at least six scoreless innings.<sup id="cite_ref-mctaggart040221_108-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mctaggart040221-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the May 25 contest versus the <a href="/wiki/2021_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="2021 Los Angeles Dodgers season">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>, he reached 3,000 career innings, the 135th pitcher in major league history to achieve this milestone.<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On June 4, 2021, Greinke threw a complete game for the first time since April 19, 2017. He allowed six hits with one run and one walk and three strikeouts in a 13–1 win over the <a href="/wiki/2021_Toronto_Blue_Jays_season" title="2021 Toronto Blue Jays season">Toronto Blue Jays</a> at <a href="/wiki/Sahlen_Field" title="Sahlen Field">Sahlen Field</a> in <a href="/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York" title="Buffalo, New York">Buffalo, New York</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2021, Greinke was credited with an 11–6 W–L record and 4.16 ERA over 30 games and 29 starts.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_111-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He ranked second in the AL in walks per nine innings (1.895) and fifth in WHIP (1.170) and home runs (30).<sup id="cite_ref-auto_111-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <a href="/wiki/2021_World_Series" title="2021 World Series">World Series</a> versus the <a href="/wiki/2021_Atlanta_Braves_season" title="2021 Atlanta Braves season">Atlanta Braves</a>, Greinke started Game 4, recording four scoreless innings. At the plate, he singled in the second inning to become the first Astros pitcher to get a hit in World Series play.<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Game 5, he was called in as a <a href="/wiki/Pinch_hitter" title="Pinch hitter">pinch hitter</a> in the fourth inning and recorded a single, becoming the first pitcher to record a pinch hit in the World Series since <a href="/wiki/Jack_Bentley_(baseball)" title="Jack Bentley (baseball)">Jack Bentley</a> in <a href="/wiki/1923_World_Series" title="1923 World Series">1923</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 3, 2021, Greinke was declared a free agent.<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Return_to_Kansas_City_Royals_(2022–2023)"><span id="Return_to_Kansas_City_Royals_.282022.E2.80.932023.29"></span>Return to Kansas City Royals (2022–2023)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Zack_Greinke&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Return to Kansas City Royals (2022–2023)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ZackGreinkeKcvsStl2023.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/ZackGreinkeKcvsStl2023.jpg/360px-ZackGreinkeKcvsStl2023.jpg" decoding="async" width="360" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/ZackGreinkeKcvsStl2023.jpg/540px-ZackGreinkeKcvsStl2023.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/ZackGreinkeKcvsStl2023.jpg/720px-ZackGreinkeKcvsStl2023.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3823" data-file-height="2393" /></a><figcaption>Greinke pitching for the <a href="/wiki/2023_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="2023 Kansas City Royals season">Kansas City Royals against the Cardinals in 2023.</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Greinke expressed interest in finishing his career with the Royals, saying as such to <a href="/wiki/George_Brett" title="George Brett">George Brett</a> during the 2021-22 lockout.<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 16, 2022, Greinke signed a one-year, $13 million contract to return to the <a href="/wiki/2022_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="2022 Kansas City Royals season">Royals</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 31, Greinke was announced as the Royals' Opening Day starter, the first time he'd been given the role for the Royals since 2010, marking the largest gap between Opening Day pitching starts for the same team.<sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He made his 500th career start on June 29 versus the <a href="/wiki/2022_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2022 Texas Rangers season">Texas Rangers</a>, going six innings in a 2−1 win.<sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Greinke re-signed with the Royals on a one-year contract worth $8.5 million on February 3, 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 24, Greinke was named the Royals' Opening Day starter for the second consecutive year.<sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On May 15, Greinke became the fifth pitcher (after <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Ryan" title="Nolan Ryan">Nolan Ryan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Randy_Johnson" title="Randy Johnson">Randy Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Roger Clemens</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Greg_Maddux" title="Greg Maddux">Greg Maddux</a>) to strike out 1,000 unique batters over his career.<sup id="cite_ref-FifthP_121-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FifthP-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He became a free agent following the season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Pitching_style">Pitching style</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Zack_Greinke&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Pitching style"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Greinke throws six different pitches: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Four-seam_fastball" title="Four-seam fastball">Four-seam fastball</a> — 88–92 miles per hour (142–148 km/h)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Two-seam_fastball" title="Two-seam fastball">Two-seam fastball</a> — 86–91 miles per hour (138–146 km/h)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cutter_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cutter (baseball)">Cutter</a> — 85–89 miles per hour (137–143 km/h)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slider_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Slider (baseball)">Slider</a> — 85–87 miles per hour (137–140 km/h)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curveball" title="Curveball">Curveball</a> — 66–77 miles per hour (106–124 km/h)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Changeup" title="Changeup">Changeup</a> — 86–90 miles per hour (138–145 km/h)<sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>His curveball has two speeds with different types of movement, and he will sometimes throw a curve that is more in the middle range combining the types of movement. His two-seamer is his most-used pitch against right-handed hitters and is used more frequently than against lefties, as is his slider. His changeup is thrown only to left-handed hitters. Greinke's curveball is typically used early in the <a href="/wiki/Count_(baseball)" title="Count (baseball)">count</a>, while his slider is his most common 2-strike pitch.<sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Greinke's slider has been one of his more effective pitches. Hitters have only a .154 <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batting average</a> and .230 <a href="/wiki/Slugging_percentage" title="Slugging percentage">slugging percentage</a> against the pitch. It has produced 51% of his strikeouts. Its <a href="/wiki/Baseball_statistics#whiff_rate" title="Baseball statistics">whiff rate</a> is 42%, and more than half the pitches put in play are <a href="/wiki/Ground_ball" class="mw-redirect" title="Ground ball">ground balls</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, he limits the use of the slider in order not to put excessive strain on his arm.<sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Greinke has produced good <a href="/wiki/Strikeout-to-walk_ratio" title="Strikeout-to-walk ratio">strikeout-to-walk ratios</a> throughout his career, finishing in his league's top 10 five times<sup id="cite_ref-BR_49-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BR-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and ranking eighth among active pitchers in the category, at 3.76:1 as of the end of the 2017 regular season.<sup id="cite_ref-126" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Greinke has been described as a "scientist as a pitcher" and is known for preparing for each start more extensively than most.<sup id="cite_ref-127" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-127"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Owing to his upright overhand pitching style, with a pause where the ball is hidden down next to his right knee before release, a forward-facing follow-through, and late movement that reaches the lower third of the strike zone, he is in an excellent position for fielding soft, short hits coming at him, which helped him gain many assists and six consecutive NL <a href="/wiki/Gold_Glove_Award" title="Gold Glove Award">Gold Glove Awards</a> as a pitcher. He was still awarded NL Gold Glove in 2019 because he started the 2019 season in Arizona before being traded. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Zack_Greinke_(47664047441)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Zack_Greinke_%2847664047441%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/170px-Zack_Greinke_%2847664047441%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="216" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Zack_Greinke_%2847664047441%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/255px-Zack_Greinke_%2847664047441%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Zack_Greinke_%2847664047441%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/340px-Zack_Greinke_%2847664047441%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="549" data-file-height="696" /></a><figcaption>Greinke with his son at the <a href="/wiki/2018_Major_League_Baseball_Home_Run_Derby" title="2018 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby">2018 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Batting">Batting</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Zack_Greinke&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Batting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Greinke is a good hitting pitcher, having won two <a href="/wiki/Silver_Slugger_Award" title="Silver Slugger Award">Silver Slugger Awards</a> in his career with a .225 batting average. He has also amassed nine stolen bases over his career (on ten stolen base attempts), and he has expressed a desire to end his career with ten home runs and ten stolen bases; he has nine of each, with his last home run and stolen base each being in 2019. He entered Game 5 of the <a href="/wiki/2021_World_Series" title="2021 World Series">2021 World Series</a> as a pinch-hitter and recorded a hit, being the first pitcher to have a pinch hit in a World Series game since <a href="/wiki/Jack_Bentley_(baseball)" title="Jack Bentley (baseball)">Jack Bentley</a> of the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants_(NL)" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Giants (NL)">New York Giants</a> in <a href="/wiki/1923_World_Series" title="1923 World Series">1923</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 2024, he is the last pitcher to have a hit in a postseason game, as the designated hitter was introduced in the National League in 2022, meaning that the pitcher is not required to hit at any point. In his fourth at-bat as a major leaguer, Greinke hit his first home run. Years later, when teammate <a href="/wiki/Alex_Gordon" title="Alex Gordon">Alex Gordon</a> was in a slump, Greinke had the idea to take him into the video room and show the clip of his home run multiple times before leaving by saying, "Do more of that."<sup id="cite_ref-129" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-129"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Zack_Greinke&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Greinke is married to Emily Kuchar, whom he met while attending Apopka High School. Kuchar is a former <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys_cheerleader" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas Cowboys cheerleader">Dallas Cowboys cheerleader</a> and was <a href="/wiki/Miss_USA#State_competitions" title="Miss USA">Miss Daytona Beach USA</a> 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-130"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-131"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their sons were born in 2015, 2017, and 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-132" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-132"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-133" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-133"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They reside in <a href="/wiki/Orlando,_Florida" title="Orlando, Florida">Orlando, Florida</a>. </p><p>Greinke's younger brother, Luke, was also a pitcher who played <a href="/wiki/College_baseball" title="College baseball">college baseball</a> at <a href="/wiki/Auburn_University" title="Auburn University">Auburn University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-134" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-134"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Luke was drafted by the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> in the 12th round of the <a href="/wiki/2008_MLB_draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 MLB draft">2008 MLB draft</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-135"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but was out of baseball a year later because of injuries.<sup id="cite_ref-136" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-136"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" 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Garbe">Garbe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Stokes" title="Jason Stokes">Stokes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Casey_Kotchman" title="Casey Kotchman">Kotchman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Greinke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Lubanski" title="Chris Lubanski">Lubanski</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Rogers_(baseball)" title="Mark Rogers (baseball)">Rogers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Justin_Upton" title="Justin Upton">Upton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Clayton_Kershaw" title="Clayton Kershaw">Kershaw</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Porcello" title="Rick Porcello">Porcello</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Skipworth" title="Kyle Skipworth">Skipworth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Matt_Hobgood" title="Matt Hobgood">Hobgood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Kaleb_Cowart" title="Kaleb Cowart">Cowart</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Dylan_Bundy" title="Dylan Bundy">Bundy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Lance_McCullers_Jr." title="Lance McCullers Jr.">McCullers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Clint_Frazier" title="Clint Frazier">Frazier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Justus_Sheffield" title="Justus Sheffield">J. Sheffield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Luken_Baker" title="Luken Baker">Baker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Muller" title="Kyle Muller">Muller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/MacKenzie_Gore" title="MacKenzie Gore">Gore</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Weathers" title="Ryan Weathers">Weathers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Witt_Jr." title="Bobby Witt Jr.">Witt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Jared_Kelley" title="Jared Kelley">Kelley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Dylan_Lesko" title="Dylan Lesko">Lesko</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Brock_Porter" title="Brock Porter">Porter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Max_Clark_(baseball)" title="Max Clark (baseball)">Clark</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Konnor_Griffin" title="Konnor Griffin">Griffin</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="2002_Major_League_Baseball_draft_first_round_selections" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:2002_MLB_Draft" title="Template:2002 MLB Draft"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:2002_MLB_Draft" title="Template talk:2002 MLB Draft"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:2002_MLB_Draft" title="Special:EditPage/Template:2002 MLB Draft"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="2002_Major_League_Baseball_draft_first_round_selections" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/2002_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2002 Major League Baseball draft">2002 Major League Baseball draft first round selections</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Bullington" title="Bryan Bullington">Bryan Bullington</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/B._J._Upton" title="B. 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title="Jeremy Guthrie">Jeremy Guthrie</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Francoeur" title="Jeff Francoeur">Jeff Francoeur</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Blanton" title="Joe Blanton">Joe Blanton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Matt_Cain" title="Matt Cain">Matt Cain</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">John McCurdy</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sergio_Santos_(baseball)" title="Sergio Santos (baseball)">Sergio Santos</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_Mayberry_Jr." title="John Mayberry Jr.">John Mayberry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Derick Grigsby</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ben_Fritz" title="Ben Fritz">Ben Fritz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Greg Miller</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Luke Hagerty</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Matt Whitney</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a 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Baseball draft">1971</a>: <a href="/wiki/Roy_Branch" title="Roy Branch">Branch</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1972_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1972 Major League Baseball draft">1972</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Quirk" title="Jamie Quirk">Quirk</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1973_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1973 Major League Baseball draft">1973</a>: Olsen</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1974_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1974 Major League Baseball draft">1974</a>: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Wilson_(baseball)" title="Willie Wilson (baseball)">Wilson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1975_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1975 Major League Baseball draft">1975</a>: <a href="/wiki/Clint_Hurdle" title="Clint Hurdle">Hurdle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1976_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1976 Major League Baseball draft">1976</a>: Gryzbek</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1977_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1977 Major League Baseball draft">1977</a>: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Jones_(1980s_pitcher)" title="Mike Jones (1980s pitcher)">Jones</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1978_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1978 Major League Baseball draft">1978</a>: <a href="/wiki/Buddy_Biancalana" title="Buddy Biancalana">Biancalana</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1979_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1979 Major League Baseball draft">1979</a>: <a href="/wiki/Atlee_Hammaker" title="Atlee Hammaker">Hammaker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1980_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1980 Major League Baseball draft">1980</a>: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Wills_(baseball)" title="Frank Wills (baseball)">Wills</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1981_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1981 Major League Baseball draft">1981</a>: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Leeper" title="Dave Leeper">Leeper</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1982_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1982 Major League Baseball draft">1982</a>: <a href="/wiki/John_Morris_(outfielder)" title="John Morris (outfielder)">Morris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1983_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1983 Major League Baseball draft">1983</a>: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Thurman" title="Gary Thurman">Thurman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1984_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1984 Major League Baseball draft">1984</a>: <a href="/wiki/Scott_Bankhead" title="Scott Bankhead">Bankhead</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1985_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1985 Major League Baseball draft">1985</a>: <a href="/wiki/Brian_McRae" title="Brian McRae">McRae</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1986_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1986 Major League Baseball draft">1986</a>: Clements</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1987_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1987 Major League Baseball draft">1987</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Appier" title="Kevin Appier">Appier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1988_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1988 Major League Baseball draft">1988</a>: Walker</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1989_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1989 Major League Baseball draft">1989</a>: <a href="/wiki/Brent_Mayne" title="Brent Mayne">Mayne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <i>None</i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1991_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1991 Major League Baseball draft">1991</a>: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Vitiello" title="Joe Vitiello">Vitiello</a>, Pruitt</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1992_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1992 Major League Baseball draft">1992</a>: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Tucker_(baseball)" title="Michael Tucker (baseball)">Tucker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Pittsley" title="Jim Pittsley">Pittsley</a>, Clinkscales, <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Damon" title="Johnny Damon">Damon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1993_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1993 Major League Baseball draft">1993</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Granger" title="Jeff Granger">Granger</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1994_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1994 Major League Baseball draft">1994</a>: Smith</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1995_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1995 Major League Baseball draft">1995</a>: Lebron</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1996_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1996 Major League Baseball draft">1996</a>: <a href="/wiki/Dee_Brown_(baseball)" title="Dee Brown (baseball)">Brown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1997_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1997 Major League Baseball draft">1997</a>: <a href="/wiki/Dan_Reichert" title="Dan Reichert">Reichert</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1998_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1998 Major League Baseball draft">1998</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Austin_(baseball)" title="Jeff Austin (baseball)">Austin</a>, Burch, <a href="/wiki/Chris_George_(left-handed_pitcher)" title="Chris George (left-handed pitcher)">George</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1999_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1999 Major League Baseball draft">1999</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Snyder_(baseball)" title="Kyle Snyder (baseball)">Snyder</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_MacDougal" title="Mike MacDougal">MacDougal</a>, Gehrke, <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Gobble" title="Jimmy Gobble">Gobble</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2000 Major League Baseball draft">2000</a>: Whatland</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2001_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2001 Major League Baseball draft">2001</a>: C. Griffin</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2002_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2002 Major League Baseball draft">2002</a>: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Greinke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2003_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2003 Major League Baseball draft">2003</a>: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Lubanski" title="Chris Lubanski">Lubanski</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mitch_Maier" title="Mitch Maier">Maier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2004_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2004 Major League Baseball draft">2004</a>: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Butler_(baseball)" title="Billy Butler (baseball)">Butler</a>, Campbell, <a href="/wiki/J._P._Howell" title="J. P. Howell">Howell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2005_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2005 Major League Baseball draft">2005</a>: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Gordon" title="Alex Gordon">Gordon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2006_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2006 Major League Baseball draft">2006</a>: <a href="/wiki/Luke_Hochevar" title="Luke Hochevar">Hochevar</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2007_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2007 Major League Baseball draft">2007</a>: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Moustakas" title="Mike Moustakas">Moustakas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2008_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2008 Major League Baseball draft">2008</a>: <a href="/wiki/Eric_Hosmer" title="Eric Hosmer">Hosmer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Montgomery_(baseball)" title="Mike Montgomery (baseball)">Montgomery</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2009_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2009 Major League Baseball draft">2009</a>: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Crow" title="Aaron Crow">Crow</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2010_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2010 Major League Baseball draft">2010</a>: <a href="/wiki/Christian_Col%C3%B3n" title="Christian Colón">Colón</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2011_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2011 Major League Baseball draft">2011</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bubba_Starling" title="Bubba Starling">Starling</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2012_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2012 Major League Baseball draft">2012</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Zimmer" title="Kyle Zimmer">Zimmer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2013 Major League Baseball draft">2013</a>: <a href="/wiki/Hunter_Dozier" title="Hunter Dozier">Dozier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2014_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2014 Major League Baseball draft">2014</a>: <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Finnegan" title="Brandon Finnegan">Finnegan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Foster_Griffin" title="Foster Griffin">F. Griffin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2015_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2015 Major League Baseball draft">2015</a>: Russell, <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Watson_(baseball)" title="Nolan Watson (baseball)">Watson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2016_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2016 Major League Baseball draft">2016</a>: <i>None</i></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2017_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2017 Major League Baseball draft">2017</a>: <a href="/wiki/Nick_Pratto" title="Nick Pratto">Pratto</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2018_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2018 Major League Baseball draft">2018</a>: <a href="/wiki/Brady_Singer" title="Brady Singer">Singer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jackson_Kowar" title="Jackson Kowar">Kowar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Lynch_IV" title="Daniel Lynch IV">Lynch</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2019_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2019 Major League Baseball draft">2019</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Witt_Jr." title="Bobby Witt Jr.">Witt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2020_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2020 Major League Baseball draft">2020</a>: <a href="/wiki/Asa_Lacy" title="Asa Lacy">Lacy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2021_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2021 Major League Baseball draft">2021</a>: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Mozzicato" title="Frank Mozzicato">Mozzicato</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2022_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2022 Major League Baseball draft">2022</a>: <a href="/wiki/Gavin_Cross" title="Gavin Cross">Cross</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2023_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2023 Major League Baseball draft">2023</a>: <a href="/wiki/Blake_Mitchell_(baseball)" title="Blake Mitchell (baseball)">Mitchell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2024_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="2024 Major League Baseball draft">2024</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jac_Caglianone" title="Jac Caglianone">Caglianone</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="The_Sporting_News_Minor_League_Player_of_the_Year_Award" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a 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League Player of the Year Award">Minor League Player of the Year Award</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1936: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Vander_Meer" title="Johnny Vander Meer">Vander Meer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1937: <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Keller" title="Charlie Keller">Keller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1938: <a href="/wiki/Fred_Hutchinson" title="Fred Hutchinson">Hutchinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1939: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Novikoff" title="Lou Novikoff">Novikoff</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1940: <a href="/wiki/Phil_Rizzuto" title="Phil Rizzuto">Rizzuto</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1941: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Lindell" title="Johnny Lindell">Lindell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1942: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Barrett_(baseball)" title="Dick Barrett (baseball)">Barrett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1943: <a href="/wiki/Chet_Covington" title="Chet Covington">Covington</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1944: <a href="/wiki/Ripper_Collins_(baseball)" title="Ripper Collins (baseball)">Collins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1945: <a href="/wiki/Gil_Coan" title="Gil Coan">Coan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1946: <a href="/wiki/Sibby_Sisti" title="Sibby Sisti">Sisti</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1947: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Sauer" title="Hank Sauer">Sauer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1948: <a href="/wiki/Gene_Woodling" title="Gene Woodling">Woodling</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1949: <a href="/wiki/Orie_Arntzen" title="Orie Arntzen">Arntzen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1950: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Saucier" title="Frank Saucier">Saucier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1951: <a href="/wiki/Gene_Conley" title="Gene Conley">Conley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Skowron" title="Bill Skowron">Skowron</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: Conley</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a href="/wiki/Herb_Score" title="Herb Score">Score</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Red_Murff" title="Red Murff">Murff</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Bilko" title="Steve Bilko">Bilko</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Norm_Siebern" title="Norm Siebern">Siebern</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Jim_O%27Toole" title="Jim O'Toole">O'Toole</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Howard_(baseball)" title="Frank Howard (baseball)">Howard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Davis_(baseball)" title="Willie Davis (baseball)">Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Howie_Koplitz" title="Howie Koplitz">Koplitz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Bailey_(baseball)" title="Bob Bailey (baseball)">Bailey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Don_Buford" title="Don Buford">Buford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Mel_Stottlemyre" title="Mel Stottlemyre">Stottlemyre</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Foy" title="Joe Foy">Foy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Epstein" title="Mike Epstein">Epstein</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Bench" title="Johnny Bench">Bench</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Merv_Rettenmund" title="Merv Rettenmund">Rettenmund</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Danny_Walton" title="Danny Walton">Walton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Don_Baylor" title="Don Baylor">Baylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Grich" title="Bobby Grich">Grich</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Paciorek" title="Tom Paciorek">Paciorek</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Ontiveros_(infielder)" title="Steve Ontiveros (infielder)">Ontiveros</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Rice" title="Jim Rice">Rice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/H%C3%A9ctor_Cruz_(baseball)" title="Héctor Cruz (baseball)">Cruz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Pat_Putnam" title="Pat Putnam">Putnam</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Landreaux" title="Ken Landreaux">Landreaux</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Champ_Summers" title="Champ Summers">Summers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Bomback_(baseball)" title="Mark Bomback (baseball)">Bomback</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Raines" title="Tim Raines">Raines</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Marshall_(outfielder)" title="Mike Marshall (outfielder)">Marshall</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Kittle" title="Ron Kittle">Kittle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_McReynolds" title="Kevin McReynolds">McReynolds</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Alan_Knicely" title="Alan Knicely">Knicely</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Jose_Canseco" title="Jose Canseco">Canseco</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Pyznarski" title="Tim Pyznarski">Pyznarski</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Milligan" title="Randy Milligan">Milligan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Alomar_Jr." title="Sandy Alomar Jr.">Alomar Jr.</a> & <a href="/wiki/Gary_Sheffield" title="Gary Sheffield">Sheffield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: Alomar Jr.</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Offerman" title="José Offerman">Offerman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Pedro Martínez">Martínez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Salmon" title="Tim Salmon">Salmon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Floyd" title="Cliff Floyd">Floyd</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Derek_Jeter" title="Derek Jeter">Jeter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Karim_Garc%C3%ADa" title="Karim García">García</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Guerrero" title="Vladimir Guerrero">Guerrero</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Grieve" title="Ben Grieve">Grieve</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Gabe_Kapler" title="Gabe Kapler">Kapler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Ankiel" title="Rick Ankiel">Ankiel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Jon_Rauch" title="Jon Rauch">Rauch</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Josh_Beckett" title="Josh Beckett">Beckett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Stokes" title="Jason Stokes">Stokes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Greinke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Dallas_McPherson" title="Dallas McPherson">McPherson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Wood" title="Brandon Wood">Wood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Gordon" title="Alex Gordon">Gordon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Jay_Bruce" title="Jay Bruce">Bruce</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="American_League_Cy_Young_Award" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:AL_Cy_Young" title="Template:AL Cy Young"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:AL_Cy_Young" 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class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Perry_(baseball)" title="Jim Perry (baseball)">J. Perry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Vida_Blue" title="Vida Blue">Blue</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Gaylord_Perry" title="Gaylord Perry">G. Perry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Palmer" title="Jim Palmer">Palmer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Catfish_Hunter" title="Catfish Hunter">Hunter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Palmer" title="Jim Palmer">Palmer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Palmer" title="Jim Palmer">Palmer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Sparky_Lyle" title="Sparky Lyle">Lyle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Guidry" title="Ron Guidry">Guidry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Flanagan_(baseball)" title="Mike Flanagan (baseball)">Flanagan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Stone_(baseball)" title="Steve Stone (baseball)">Stone</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Rollie_Fingers" title="Rollie Fingers">Fingers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Vuckovich" title="Pete Vuckovich">Vuckovich</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/LaMarr_Hoyt" title="LaMarr Hoyt">Hoyt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Willie Hernández">W. Hernández</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Bret_Saberhagen" title="Bret Saberhagen">Saberhagen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Viola" title="Frank Viola">Viola</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Bret_Saberhagen" title="Bret Saberhagen">Saberhagen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Welch_(baseball)" title="Bob Welch (baseball)">Welch</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Eckersley" title="Dennis Eckersley">Eckersley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Jack_McDowell" title="Jack McDowell">McDowell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/David_Cone" title="David Cone">Cone</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Johnson" title="Randy Johnson">Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Pat_Hentgen" title="Pat Hentgen">Hentgen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Pedro Martínez">Martínez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Pedro Martínez">Martínez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Barry_Zito" title="Barry Zito">Zito</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Roy_Halladay" title="Roy Halladay">Halladay</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Johan_Santana" title="Johan Santana">Santana</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Bartolo_Col%C3%B3n" title="Bartolo Colón">Colón</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Johan_Santana" title="Johan Santana">Santana</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/CC_Sabathia" title="CC Sabathia">Sabathia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Lee" title="Cliff Lee">Lee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Greinke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Félix Hernández">F. Hernández</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Verlander</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/David_Price_(baseball)" title="David Price (baseball)">Price</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Max_Scherzer" title="Max Scherzer">Scherzer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Corey_Kluber" title="Corey Kluber">Kluber</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Keuchel" title="Dallas Keuchel">Keuchel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Porcello" title="Rick Porcello">Porcello</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Corey_Kluber" title="Corey Kluber">Kluber</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Blake_Snell" title="Blake Snell">Snell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Verlander</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Shane_Bieber" title="Shane Bieber">Bieber</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Robbie_Ray" title="Robbie Ray">Ray</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Verlander</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Gerrit_Cole" title="Gerrit Cole">Cole</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Tarik_Skubal" title="Tarik Skubal">Skubal</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="American_League_season_ERA_leaders" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:AL_ERA_champions" title="Template:AL ERA champions"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:AL_ERA_champions" title="Template talk:AL ERA champions"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:AL_ERA_champions" title="Special:EditPage/Template:AL ERA champions"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="American_League_season_ERA_leaders" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_ERA_leaders#American_League" title="List of Major League Baseball annual ERA leaders">American League season ERA leaders</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1901: <a href="/wiki/Cy_Young" title="Cy Young">Young</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1902: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Siever" title="Ed Siever">Siever</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1903: <a href="/wiki/Earl_Moore" title="Earl Moore">E. Moore</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1904: <a href="/wiki/Addie_Joss" title="Addie Joss">Joss</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1905: <a href="/wiki/Rube_Waddell" title="Rube Waddell">Waddell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1906: <a href="/wiki/Doc_White" title="Doc White">White</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1907: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Walsh" title="Ed Walsh">Walsh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1908: <a href="/wiki/Addie_Joss" title="Addie Joss">Joss</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1909: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Krause" title="Harry Krause">Krause</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1910: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Walsh" title="Ed Walsh">Walsh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1911: <a href="/wiki/Vean_Gregg" title="Vean Gregg">Gregg</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1912: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">W. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1913: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">W. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1914: <a href="/wiki/Dutch_Leonard_(left-handed_pitcher)" title="Dutch Leonard (left-handed pitcher)">Leonard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1915: <a href="/wiki/Smoky_Joe_Wood" title="Smoky Joe Wood">Wood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1916: <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Ruth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1917: <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Cicotte" title="Eddie Cicotte">Cicotte</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1918: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">W. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1919: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">W. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1920: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Shawkey" title="Bob Shawkey">Shawkey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1921: <a href="/wiki/Red_Faber" title="Red Faber">Faber</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1922: <a href="/wiki/Red_Faber" title="Red Faber">Faber</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1923: <a href="/wiki/Stan_Coveleski" title="Stan Coveleski">Coveleski</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1924: <a href="/wiki/Walter_Johnson" title="Walter Johnson">W. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1925: <a href="/wiki/Stan_Coveleski" title="Stan Coveleski">Coveleski</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1926: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1927: <a href="/wiki/Wilcy_Moore" title="Wilcy Moore">W. Moore</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1928: <a href="/wiki/Garland_Braxton" title="Garland Braxton">Braxton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1929: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1930: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1931: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1932: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1933: <a href="/wiki/Mel_Harder" title="Mel Harder">Harder</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1934: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Gomez" title="Lefty Gomez">Gomez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1935: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1936: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1937: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Gomez" title="Lefty Gomez">Gomez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1938: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1939: <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Grove" title="Lefty Grove">Grove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1940: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Feller" title="Bob Feller">Feller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1941: <a href="/wiki/Thornton_Lee" title="Thornton Lee">T. Lee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1942: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Lyons" title="Ted Lyons">Lyons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1943: <a href="/wiki/Spud_Chandler" title="Spud Chandler">Chandler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1944: <a href="/wiki/Dizzy_Trout" title="Dizzy Trout">Trout</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1945: <a href="/wiki/Hal_Newhouser" title="Hal Newhouser">Newhouser</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1946: <a href="/wiki/Hal_Newhouser" title="Hal Newhouser">Newhouser</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1947: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Haynes_(baseball)" title="Joe Haynes (baseball)">Haynes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1948: <a href="/wiki/Gene_Bearden" title="Gene Bearden">Bearden</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1949: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923)" title="Mike Garcia (baseball, born 1923)">Garcia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1950: <a href="/wiki/Early_Wynn" title="Early Wynn">Wynn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1951: <a href="/wiki/Saul_Rogovin" title="Saul Rogovin">Rogovin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/wiki/Allie_Reynolds" title="Allie Reynolds">Reynolds</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Lopat" title="Eddie Lopat">Lopat</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Garcia_(baseball,_born_1923)" title="Mike Garcia (baseball, born 1923)">Garcia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Pierce" title="Billy Pierce">Pierce</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Whitey_Ford" title="Whitey Ford">Ford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Shantz" title="Bobby Shantz">Shantz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Whitey_Ford" title="Whitey Ford">Ford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Hoyt_Wilhelm" title="Hoyt Wilhelm">Wilhelm</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Baumann_(baseball)" title="Frank Baumann (baseball)">Baumann</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Donovan" title="Dick Donovan">Donovan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Aguirre" title="Hank Aguirre">Aguirre</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Peters_(baseball)" title="Gary Peters (baseball)">Peters</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Dean_Chance" title="Dean Chance">Chance</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Sam_McDowell" title="Sam McDowell">McDowell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Peters_(baseball)" title="Gary Peters (baseball)">Peters</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Horlen" title="Joe Horlen">Horlen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Luis_Tiant" title="Luis Tiant">Tiant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Bosman" title="Dick Bosman">Bosman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Diego_Segu%C3%AD" title="Diego Seguí">Seguí</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Vida_Blue" title="Vida Blue">Blue</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Luis_Tiant" title="Luis Tiant">Tiant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Palmer" title="Jim Palmer">Palmer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Catfish_Hunter" title="Catfish Hunter">Hunter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Palmer" title="Jim Palmer">Palmer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Fidrych" title="Mark Fidrych">Fidrych</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Tanana" title="Frank Tanana">Tanana</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Guidry" title="Ron Guidry">Guidry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Guidry" title="Ron Guidry">Guidry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Rudy_May" title="Rudy May">May</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Stewart" title="Sammy Stewart">Stewart</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Sutcliffe" title="Rick Sutcliffe">Sutcliffe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Honeycutt" title="Rick Honeycutt">Honeycutt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Boddicker" title="Mike Boddicker">Boddicker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Stieb" title="Dave Stieb">Stieb</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Key" title="Jimmy Key">Key</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Allan_Anderson_(baseball)" title="Allan Anderson (baseball)">Anderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Bret_Saberhagen" title="Bret Saberhagen">Saberhagen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Appier" title="Kevin Appier">Appier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Ontiveros_(pitcher)" title="Steve Ontiveros (pitcher)">Ontiveros</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Johnson" title="Randy Johnson">R. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Juan_Guzm%C3%A1n_(baseball)" title="Juan Guzmán (baseball)">Guzmán</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Pedro Martínez">Martínez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Pedro Martínez">Martínez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Freddy_Garc%C3%ADa" title="Freddy García">García</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Pedro Martínez">Martínez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Pedro Martínez">Martínez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Johan_Santana" title="Johan Santana">Santana</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Millwood" title="Kevin Millwood">Millwood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Johan_Santana" title="Johan Santana">Santana</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/John_Lackey" title="John Lackey">Lackey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Lee" title="Cliff Lee">C. Lee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Greinke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Félix Hernández">Hernández</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Verlander</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/David_Price_(baseball)" title="David Price (baseball)">Price</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/An%C3%ADbal_S%C3%A1nchez" title="Aníbal Sánchez">An. Sánchez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Félix Hernández">Hernández</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/David_Price_(baseball)" title="David Price (baseball)">Price</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Sanchez_(baseball)" title="Aaron Sanchez (baseball)">Aa. Sanchez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Corey_Kluber" title="Corey Kluber">Kluber</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Blake_Snell" title="Blake Snell">Snell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Gerrit_Cole" title="Gerrit Cole">Cole</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Shane_Bieber" title="Shane Bieber">Bieber</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Robbie_Ray" title="Robbie Ray">Ray</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Verlander</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Gerrit_Cole" title="Gerrit Cole">Cole</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Tarik_Skubal" title="Tarik Skubal">Skubal</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="National_League_season_ERA_leaders" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:NL_ERA_champions" title="Template:NL ERA champions"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:NL_ERA_champions" title="Template talk:NL ERA champions"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:NL_ERA_champions" title="Special:EditPage/Template:NL ERA champions"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="National_League_season_ERA_leaders" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_annual_ERA_leaders#National_League" title="List of Major League Baseball annual ERA leaders">National League season ERA leaders</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1876: <a href="/wiki/George_Bradley" title="George Bradley">Bradley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1877: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Bond_(baseball)" title="Tommy Bond (baseball)">Bond</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1878: <a href="/wiki/John_Montgomery_Ward" title="John Montgomery Ward">Ward</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1879: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Bond_(baseball)" title="Tommy Bond (baseball)">Bond</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1880: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Keefe" title="Tim Keefe">Keefe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1881: <a href="/wiki/Stump_Weidman" title="Stump Weidman">Weidman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1882: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Corcoran" title="Larry Corcoran">Corcoran</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1883: <a href="/wiki/Jim_McCormick_(pitcher)" title="Jim McCormick (pitcher)">J. McCormick</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1884: <a href="/wiki/Charles_Radbourn" title="Charles Radbourn">Radbourn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1885: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Keefe" title="Tim Keefe">Keefe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1886: <a href="/wiki/Henry_Boyle_(baseball)" title="Henry Boyle (baseball)">Boyle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1887: <a href="/wiki/Dan_Casey_(baseball)" title="Dan Casey (baseball)">Casey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1888: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Keefe" title="Tim Keefe">Keefe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1889: <a href="/wiki/John_Clarkson" title="John Clarkson">Clarkson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1890: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Rhines" title="Billy Rhines">Rhines</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1891: <a href="/wiki/John_Ewing_(baseball)" title="John Ewing (baseball)">Ewing</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1892: <a href="/wiki/Cy_Young" title="Cy Young">Young</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1893: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Breitenstein" title="Ted Breitenstein">Breitenstein</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1894: <a href="/wiki/Amos_Rusie" title="Amos Rusie">Rusie</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1895: <a href="/wiki/Al_Maul" title="Al Maul">Maul</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1896: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Rhines" title="Billy Rhines">Rhines</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1897: <a href="/wiki/Amos_Rusie" title="Amos Rusie">Rusie</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1898: <a href="/wiki/Clark_Griffith" title="Clark Griffith">Griffith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1899: <a href="/wiki/Vic_Willis" title="Vic Willis">Willis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1900: <a href="/wiki/Rube_Waddell" title="Rube Waddell">Waddell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1901: <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Tannehill" title="Jesse Tannehill">Tannehill</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1902: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Taylor_(1900s_pitcher)" title="Jack Taylor (1900s pitcher)">Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1903: <a href="/wiki/Sam_Leever" title="Sam Leever">Leever</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1904: <a href="/wiki/Joe_McGinnity" title="Joe McGinnity">McGinnity</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1905: <a href="/wiki/Christy_Mathewson" title="Christy Mathewson">Mathewson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1906: <a href="/wiki/Mordecai_Brown" title="Mordecai Brown">M. Brown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1907: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Pfiester" title="Jack Pfiester">Pfiester</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1908: <a href="/wiki/Christy_Mathewson" title="Christy Mathewson">Mathewson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1909: <a href="/wiki/Christy_Mathewson" title="Christy Mathewson">Mathewson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1910: <a href="/wiki/King_Cole_(baseball)" title="King Cole (baseball)">Cole</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1911: <a href="/wiki/Christy_Mathewson" title="Christy Mathewson">Mathewson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1912: <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Tesreau" title="Jeff Tesreau">Tesreau</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1913: <a href="/wiki/Christy_Mathewson" title="Christy Mathewson">Mathewson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1914: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Doak" title="Bill Doak">Doak</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1915: <a href="/wiki/Grover_Cleveland_Alexander" title="Grover Cleveland Alexander">Alexander</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1916: <a href="/wiki/Grover_Cleveland_Alexander" title="Grover Cleveland Alexander">Alexander</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1917: <a href="/wiki/Fred_Anderson_(baseball)" title="Fred Anderson (baseball)">Anderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1918: <a href="/wiki/Hippo_Vaughn" title="Hippo Vaughn">Vaughn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1919: <a href="/wiki/Grover_Cleveland_Alexander" title="Grover Cleveland Alexander">Alexander</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1920: <a href="/wiki/Grover_Cleveland_Alexander" title="Grover Cleveland Alexander">Alexander</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1921: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Doak" title="Bill Doak">Doak</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1922: <a href="/wiki/Phil_Douglas_(baseball)" title="Phil Douglas (baseball)">Douglas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1923: <a href="/wiki/Dolf_Luque" title="Dolf Luque">Luque</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1924: <a href="/wiki/Dazzy_Vance" title="Dazzy Vance">Vance</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1925: <a href="/wiki/Dolf_Luque" title="Dolf Luque">Luque</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1926: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Kremer" title="Ray Kremer">Kremer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1927: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Kremer" title="Ray Kremer">Kremer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1928: <a href="/wiki/Dazzy_Vance" title="Dazzy Vance">Vance</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1929: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Walker_(baseball)" title="Bill Walker (baseball)">Walker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1930: <a href="/wiki/Dazzy_Vance" title="Dazzy Vance">Vance</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1931: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Walker_(baseball)" title="Bill Walker (baseball)">Walker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1932: <a href="/wiki/Lon_Warneke" title="Lon Warneke">Warneke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1933: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Hubbell" title="Carl Hubbell">Hubbell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1934: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Hubbell" title="Carl Hubbell">Hubbell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1935: <a href="/wiki/Cy_Blanton" title="Cy Blanton">Blanton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1936: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Hubbell" title="Carl Hubbell">Hubbell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1937: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Turner_(baseball)" title="Jim Turner (baseball)">Turner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1938: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Lee_(right-handed_pitcher)" title="Bill Lee (right-handed pitcher)">Lee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1939: <a href="/wiki/Bucky_Walters" title="Bucky Walters">Walters</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1940: <a href="/wiki/Bucky_Walters" title="Bucky Walters">Walters</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1941: <a href="/wiki/Elmer_Riddle" title="Elmer Riddle">Riddle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1942: <a href="/wiki/Mort_Cooper" title="Mort Cooper">Cooper</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1943: <a href="/wiki/Max_Lanier" title="Max Lanier">Lanier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1944: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Heusser" title="Ed Heusser">Heusser</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1945: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Prim" title="Ray Prim">Prim</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1946: <a href="/wiki/Howie_Pollet" title="Howie Pollet">Pollet</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1947: <a href="/wiki/Warren_Spahn" title="Warren Spahn">Spahn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1948: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Brecheen" title="Harry Brecheen">Brecheen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1949: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Koslo" title="Dave Koslo">Koslo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1950: <a href="/wiki/Sal_Maglie" title="Sal Maglie">Maglie</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1951: <a href="/wiki/Chet_Nichols_Jr." title="Chet Nichols Jr.">Nichols Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/wiki/Hoyt_Wilhelm" title="Hoyt Wilhelm">Wilhelm</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: <a href="/wiki/Warren_Spahn" title="Warren Spahn">Spahn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Antonelli" title="Johnny Antonelli">Antonelli</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Friend" title="Bob Friend">Friend</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Lew_Burdette" title="Lew Burdette">Burdette</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Podres" title="Johnny Podres">Podres</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Stu_Miller" title="Stu Miller">Miller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Sam_Jones_(baseball)" title="Sam Jones (baseball)">S. Jones</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Mike_McCormick_(pitcher)" title="Mike McCormick (pitcher)">M. McCormick</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Warren_Spahn" title="Warren Spahn">Spahn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Koufax" title="Sandy Koufax">Koufax</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Koufax" title="Sandy Koufax">Koufax</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Koufax" title="Sandy Koufax">Koufax</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Koufax" title="Sandy Koufax">Koufax</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Koufax" title="Sandy Koufax">Koufax</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Phil_Niekro" title="Phil Niekro">Niekro</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Gibson" title="Bob Gibson">Gibson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Juan_Marichal" title="Juan Marichal">Marichal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Seaver" title="Tom Seaver">Seaver</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Seaver" title="Tom Seaver">Seaver</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Carlton" title="Steve Carlton">Carlton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Seaver" title="Tom Seaver">Seaver</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Buzz_Capra" title="Buzz Capra">Capra</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Jones_(baseball)" title="Randy Jones (baseball)">R. Jones</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/John_Denny" title="John Denny">Denny</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/John_Candelaria" title="John Candelaria">Candelaria</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Craig_Swan" title="Craig Swan">Swan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/J._R._Richard" title="J. R. Richard">Richard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Don_Sutton" title="Don Sutton">Sutton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Ryan" title="Nolan Ryan">Ryan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Rogers_(baseball)" title="Steve Rogers (baseball)">Rogers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Atlee_Hammaker" title="Atlee Hammaker">Hammaker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Alejandro_Pe%C3%B1a" title="Alejandro Peña">Peña</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Gooden" title="Dwight Gooden">Gooden</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Scott_(baseball)" title="Mike Scott (baseball)">Scott</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Ryan" title="Nolan Ryan">Ryan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Magrane" title="Joe Magrane">Magrane</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Scott_Garrelts" title="Scott Garrelts">Garrelts</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Danny_Darwin" title="Danny Darwin">Darwin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Dennis Martínez">D. Martínez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Swift" title="Bill Swift">Swift</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Maddux" title="Greg Maddux">Maddux</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Maddux" title="Greg Maddux">Maddux</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Maddux" title="Greg Maddux">Maddux</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Brown_(right-handed_pitcher)" title="Kevin Brown (right-handed pitcher)">K. Brown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Pedro Martínez">P. Martínez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Maddux" title="Greg Maddux">Maddux</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Johnson" title="Randy Johnson">R. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Brown_(right-handed_pitcher)" title="Kevin Brown (right-handed pitcher)">K. Brown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Johnson" title="Randy Johnson">R. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Johnson" title="Randy Johnson">R. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Schmidt" title="Jason Schmidt">Schmidt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Jake_Peavy" title="Jake Peavy">Peavy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Roy_Oswalt" title="Roy Oswalt">Oswalt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Jake_Peavy" title="Jake Peavy">Peavy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Johan_Santana" title="Johan Santana">Santana</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Carpenter" title="Chris Carpenter">Carpenter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Josh_Johnson_(pitcher)" title="Josh Johnson (pitcher)">J. Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Clayton_Kershaw" title="Clayton Kershaw">Kershaw</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Clayton_Kershaw" title="Clayton Kershaw">Kershaw</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Clayton_Kershaw" title="Clayton Kershaw">Kershaw</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Clayton_Kershaw" title="Clayton Kershaw">Kershaw</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Greinke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Hendricks" title="Kyle Hendricks">Hendricks</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Clayton_Kershaw" title="Clayton Kershaw">Kershaw</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Jacob_deGrom" title="Jacob deGrom">deGrom</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Hyun-jin_Ryu" title="Hyun-jin Ryu">Ryu</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Bauer" title="Trevor Bauer">Bauer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Corbin_Burnes" title="Corbin Burnes">Burnes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Julio_Ur%C3%ADas" title="Julio Urías">Urías</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Blake_Snell" title="Blake Snell">Snell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Sale" title="Chris Sale">Sale</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="National_League_Pitcher_Gold_Glove_Award" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" 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Shantz">Shantz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Gibson" title="Bob Gibson">Gibson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Gibson" title="Bob Gibson">Gibson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Gibson" title="Bob Gibson">Gibson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Gibson" title="Bob Gibson">Gibson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Gibson" title="Bob Gibson">Gibson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Gibson" title="Bob Gibson">Gibson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Gibson" title="Bob Gibson">Gibson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Gibson" title="Bob Gibson">Gibson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Gibson" title="Bob Gibson">Gibson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Andy_Messersmith" title="Andy Messersmith">Messersmith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Andy_Messersmith" title="Andy Messersmith">Messersmith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Kaat" title="Jim Kaat">Kaat</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Kaat" title="Jim Kaat">Kaat</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Phil_Niekro" title="Phil Niekro">Niekro</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Phil_Niekro" title="Phil Niekro">Niekro</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Phil_Niekro" title="Phil Niekro">Niekro</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Carlton" title="Steve Carlton">Carlton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Phil_Niekro" title="Phil Niekro">Niekro</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Phil_Niekro" title="Phil Niekro">Niekro</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Joaqu%C3%ADn_And%C3%BAjar" title="Joaquín Andújar">Andújar</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Reuschel" title="Rick Reuschel">Reuschel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Valenzuela" title="Fernando Valenzuela">Valenzuela</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Reuschel" title="Rick Reuschel">Reuschel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Orel_Hershiser" title="Orel Hershiser">Hershiser</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Darling" title="Ron Darling">Darling</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Maddux" title="Greg Maddux">Maddux</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Maddux" title="Greg Maddux">Maddux</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Maddux" title="Greg Maddux">Maddux</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Maddux" title="Greg Maddux">Maddux</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Maddux" title="Greg Maddux">Maddux</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Maddux" title="Greg Maddux">Maddux</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Maddux" title="Greg Maddux">Maddux</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Maddux" title="Greg Maddux">Maddux</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Maddux" title="Greg Maddux">Maddux</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Maddux" title="Greg Maddux">Maddux</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Maddux" title="Greg Maddux">Maddux</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Maddux" title="Greg Maddux">Maddux</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Maddux" title="Greg Maddux">Maddux</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Hampton" title="Mike Hampton">Hampton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Maddux" title="Greg Maddux">Maddux</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Maddux" title="Greg Maddux">Maddux</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Maddux" title="Greg Maddux">Maddux</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Maddux" title="Greg Maddux">Maddux</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Maddux" title="Greg Maddux">Maddux</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Adam_Wainwright" title="Adam Wainwright">Wainwright</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Bronson_Arroyo" title="Bronson Arroyo">Arroyo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Clayton_Kershaw" title="Clayton Kershaw">Kershaw</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Buehrle" title="Mark Buehrle">Buehrle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Adam_Wainwright" title="Adam Wainwright">Wainwright</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Greinke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Greinke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Greinke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Greinke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Greinke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Greinke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Max_Fried" title="Max Fried">Fried</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Max_Fried" title="Max Fried">Fried</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Max_Fried" title="Max Fried">Fried</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Zack_Wheeler" title="Zack Wheeler">Wheeler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Sale" title="Chris Sale">Sale</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="National_League_Pitcher_Silver_Slugger_Award" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a 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<li><span class="nowrap">1951: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Feller" title="Bob Feller">Feller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Shantz" title="Bobby Shantz">Shantz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Porterfield" title="Bob Porterfield">Porterfield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lemon" title="Bob Lemon">Lemon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Whitey_Ford" title="Whitey Ford">Ford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Pierce" title="Billy Pierce">Pierce</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Pierce" title="Billy Pierce">Pierce</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Turley" title="Bob Turley">Turley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Early_Wynn" title="Early Wynn">Wynn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Estrada" title="Chuck Estrada">Estrada</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Whitey_Ford" title="Whitey Ford">Ford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Donovan" title="Dick Donovan">Donovan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Whitey_Ford" title="Whitey Ford">Ford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Dean_Chance" title="Dean Chance">Chance</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Mudcat_Grant" title="Mudcat Grant">Grant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Kaat" title="Jim Kaat">Kaat</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Lonborg" title="Jim Lonborg">Lonborg</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Denny_McLain" title="Denny McLain">McLain</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Denny_McLain" title="Denny McLain">McLain</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Sam_McDowell" title="Sam McDowell">McDowell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Vida_Blue" title="Vida Blue">Blue</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Wilbur_Wood" title="Wilbur Wood">Wood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Palmer" title="Jim Palmer">Palmer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Catfish_Hunter" title="Catfish Hunter">Hunter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Palmer" title="Jim Palmer">Palmer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Palmer" title="Jim Palmer">Palmer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Ryan" title="Nolan Ryan">Ryan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Guidry" title="Ron Guidry">Guidry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Flanagan_(baseball)" title="Mike Flanagan (baseball)">Flanagan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Stone_(baseball)" title="Steve Stone (baseball)">Stone</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Morris" title="Jack Morris">Morris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Stieb" title="Dave Stieb">Stieb</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/LaMarr_Hoyt" title="LaMarr Hoyt">Hoyt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Willie Hernández">Willie Hernández</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Bret_Saberhagen" title="Bret Saberhagen">Saberhagen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Key" title="Jimmy Key">Key</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Viola" title="Frank 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Clemens">Clemens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Pedro Martínez">Martínez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Pedro Martínez">Martínez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Barry_Zito" title="Barry Zito">Zito</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Roy_Halladay" title="Roy Halladay">Halladay</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Johan_Santana" title="Johan Santana">Santana</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Bartolo_Col%C3%B3n" title="Bartolo Colón">Colón</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Johan_Santana" title="Johan Santana">Santana</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/CC_Sabathia" title="CC Sabathia">Sabathia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Lee" title="Cliff Lee">Lee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Greinke</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Félix Hernández">Félix Hernández</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Verlander</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/David_Price_(baseball)" title="David Price (baseball)">Price</a> & <a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Verlander</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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