Cy Young awards
1
Career wins
225
Career strikeouts
2,979
Gold Gloves
6
All-Star selections
6
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 8 | |
| 2005 | 5 | |
| 2006 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 7 | |
| 2008 | 13 | |
| 2009 | 16 | |
| 2010 | 10 | |
| 2011 | 16 | |
| 2012 | 15 | |
| 2013 | 15 | |
| 2014 | 17 | |
| 2015 | 19 | |
| 2016 | 13 | |
| 2017 | 17 | |
| 2018 | 15 | |
| 2019 | 13 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 2 |
Data sources
- MLB.com
- Baseball Reference
- National Baseball Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Zack Greinke ranks #42 in Baseball
Zack Greinke ranks #42 in Baseball and #2053 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.5/100.
The verified career covers 2004–2023 and 20 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Cy Young awards 1, Career wins 225, Career strikeouts 2979, Gold Gloves 6.
Nearest context: ahead Nolan Ryan (89.5); behind Bullet Rogan (89.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Zack Greinke GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
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Zack Greinke — frequently asked
- Is Zack Greinke the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Zack Greinke ranks #42 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 89.5/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Zack Greinke's GOAT Score?
- 89.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does Zack Greinke rank all time?
- #2053 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #42 in Baseball.
- Zack Greinke vs Nolan Ryan: who ranks higher?
- Zack Greinke ranks higher at 89.5 versus Nolan Ryan at 89.5, a margin of 0.0 points.