Hunter Greene

Hunter Greene

26-Year-Old PitcherSP
Cincinnati Reds
Out
Injury Elbow
Est. Return 4/15/2026
2025 Stats
W-L
7-4
ERA
2.76
WHIP
0.94
K
132
SV
0
2026 Projections
W-L
ERA
WHIP
K
SV
Unlock Our Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Injuries once again sabotaged Greene's season, as he hit the IL twice due to groin issues, totaling just 107.2 innings during the 2025 regular season before adding on an additional three innings in the wild-card round. He pitched brilliantly when available, posting a 2.76 ERA and a career-best 0.94 WHIP to go along with a 132:26 K:BB and only two hit batsmen after plunking an MLB-high 19 the year prior. The home-run rate jumped back up to 1.25 HR/9 after he made major strides there in 2024, suggesting the 2024 campaign will end up being the outlier in that regard. Still, despite the groin issues, Greene continued to showcase elite velocity for a starting pitcher, averaging 99.5 mph on his four-seamer, along with excellent swing-and-miss ability, ranking in the 89th percentile or above in Chase%, Whiff% and K%. His home park in Cincinnati doesn't help with the occasional bouts of gopheritis, and he's still mostly fastball-slider, but Greene has now performed at a near-Cy Young level for two consecutive seasons, making good on his prospect promise. Having reached 150 innings only once so far, Greene is still looking to add that final piece of the puzzle. Read Past Outlooks
read more
RANKS
From Preseason
#Subscriber-Only
Overall Rank
#Subscriber-Only
Dynasty
#59
ADP
League Majors
Bats R
Throws R
40 Man Yes
Height 6'5"
Weight 242
DOB 8/6/1999
Born Los Angeles, CA
College None
Drafted 1st Rd 2017 CIN
Signed a six-year, $53 million contract extension with the Reds in April of 2023. Contract includes $21 million team option ($2 million buyout) for 2029.
Elbow issue dates back to last year
PCincinnati Reds
Elbow
March 4, 2026
Greene revealed Wednesday that the right elbow soreness which prompted an MRI dates back to his "final 5-6 starts" of last season, Charlie Goldsmith of Fox 19 Now Cincinnati reports.
Analysis
Greene said of the elbow soreness last season that "it was a playoff push, so I pushed through it." The hurler noted that he got an injection and "felt fine" during the offseason, but the discomfort returned a week before the start of spring training. Greene made a Cactus League start Feb. 28 and was touched up for four runs on five hits and one walk over one inning of work. The righty is being sent for an MRI, which will be evaluated by team physician Dr. Timothy Kremchek before being sent to specialist Dr. Neal ElAttrache for a second opinion. Greene said that "I know I have bone spurs" in the elbow, but "as of now, there's no UCL damage." Those comments were made prior to the scheduled MRI, so more will be known about Greene's outlook after he's evaluated by both doctors. At minimum, he will be shut down through at least next Tuesday.
Read More News
Pitching Stats
Loading Pitching Stats...
2025 MLB Game Log
2025
2024
2023
2022
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo DFS
Sorare
Loading Pitching Game Log...
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo DFS
Sorare
Loading Pitching Game Log...
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo DFS
Sorare
Loading Pitching Game Log...
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Scoring
FanDuel
DraftKings
Yahoo DFS
Sorare
Loading Pitching Game Log...
Minor League Game Log
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Loading Minor League Pitching Game Log...
Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
91
Last 10 Games
92
Last 5 Games
90
How many pitches does Hunter Greene generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Hunter Greene generally pitch?
 
 
 
1st
 
 
 
2nd
 
 
 
3rd
 
 
 
4th
 
 
 
5th
 
 
 
6th
 
 
 
7th
 
 
 
8th
 
 
 
9th
 
Extra
 
 
 
1st
 
 
 
2nd
 
 
 
3rd
 
 
 
4th
 
 
 
5th
 
 
 
6th
 
 
 
7th
 
 
 
8th
 
 
 
9th
 
Extra
 
 
 
1st
 
 
 
2nd
 
 
 
3rd
 
 
 
4th
 
 
 
5th
 
 
 
6th
 
 
 
7th
 
 
 
8th
 
 
 
9th
 
Extra
% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-16%
BAA vs LHP
2025
 
 
-8%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-8%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-25%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .190 751 246 73 124 32 3 24
Since 2023vs Right .225 777 207 58 158 42 5 22
2025vs Left .184 207 69 15 35 11 0 9
2025vs Right .199 213 63 11 40 11 1 6
2024vs Left .174 300 94 30 44 10 1 6
2024vs Right .190 311 75 27 52 9 2 6
2023vs Left .215 244 83 28 45 11 2 9
2023vs Right .288 253 69 20 66 22 2 10
More Splits→ View More Split Stats
Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-16%
ERA at Home
2025
 
 
-67%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-39%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-9%
ERA on Road
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 3.10 1.03 188.2 11 9 0 11.4 3.1 1.2
Since 2023Away 3.67 1.20 181.1 9 7 0 10.6 3.3 1.0
2025Home 1.58 0.72 68.1 5 1 0 11.3 2.1 0.7
2025Away 4.81 1.32 39.1 2 3 0 10.5 2.3 2.3
2024Home 3.38 1.10 80.0 5 4 0 10.9 3.3 1.0
2024Away 2.05 0.92 70.1 4 1 0 9.2 3.6 0.4
2023Home 5.13 1.44 40.1 1 4 0 12.7 4.2 2.7
2023Away 4.65 1.41 71.2 3 3 0 11.9 3.6 0.9
More Splits→ View More Split Stats
Stat Review
How does Hunter Greene compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
5.08
 
K/9
11.0
 
BB/9
2.2
 
HR/9
1.3
 
Fastball
100.3 mph
 
ERA
2.76
 
WHIP
0.94
 
BABIP
.259
 
GB/FB
0.79
 
Left On Base
82.5%
 
Exit Velocity
82.9 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
4.5%
 
Spin Rate
2344 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
22.1%
 
Swinging Strike
15.9%
 
Prospect Rankings History
View Complete Hunter Greene Prospect Ranking History
Advanced Pitching Stats
Loading Advanced Pitching Stats...
Defensive Stats
Loading MLB Defensive Stats...
Stats Vs Today's Lineup
Want more matchup stats?
View Hunter Greene vs. Batter Stats
Loading Matchup Stats...
Reds Depth Chart
Our full team depth charts are reserved for RotoWire subscribers.
Subscribe Now
Recent RotoWire Articles Featuring Hunter Greene See More
Differences in Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy by League
MLB
Differences in Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy by League
Author Image
Mark Strotman
Yesterday
RotoWire Roundtable Rankings: Updated 2026 Fantasy Baseball Top 300
MLB
RotoWire Roundtable Rankings: Updated 2026 Fantasy Baseball Top 300
Rotowire Staff
3 days ago
Fantasy Baseball Breakouts and Busts: Starting Pitchers - Part 2
MLB
Fantasy Baseball Breakouts and Busts: Starting Pitchers - Part 2
Author Image
KC Joyner
4 days ago
Spring Training Job Battles: NL Central
MLB
Spring Training Job Battles: NL Central
Author Image
Erik Siegrist
4 days ago
Top 100 Rookies For 2026 Fantasy Baseball Leagues
MLB
Top 100 Rookies For 2026 Fantasy Baseball Leagues
Author Image
James Anderson
4 days ago
Recent RotoWire Articles Featuring Hunter Greene See More
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
Right elbow soreness put Greene on the injured list in mid-August and derailed his first All-Star campaign. He was able to return for two abbreviated starts at the end of September, which helped restore confidence in his health heading into the offseason. In total, Greene tossed a career-high 150.1 innings for the Reds and pitched to a 2.75 ERA, fourth lowest among pitchers with at least 150 frames. His 1.02 WHIP was seventh lowest among that group. Primarily a fastball-slider pitcher, Greene introduced a splitter and curveball while bagging his changeup last year. His strikeout rate dipped a bit, but it was still impressive at 27.7%, and he made huge strides with his home-run rate, cutting it by more than half to 0.72 HR/9. The second overall pick in 2017 is making good on his prospect promise. Now 25, Greene is right on the verge of ace status, with the ace workload representing his final hurdle.
Greene didn't earn his first win until May 26 and a hip injury cost him two months during the summer. He struggled to a 6.52 ERA and 1.55 WHIP in eight starts following his return in August, leaving him with a 4.82 and 1.42 WHIP in 112 innings overall. The much-hyped flamethrowing righty hit 105 mph on the radar gun in his 2023 debut and the slider once again enjoyed a great deal of success (.175 xBA, 39.2 Whiff%) on the heels of the fastball. The ERA estimators paint an encouraging picture, but many of the same problems remain for Greene, namely the fact that the changeup is still a distant third pitch that he uses primarily against lefties to marginal success. Home runs have been a big problem in Great American Ball Park (2.2 HR/9, 20.7% HR/FB at home for his career). He will still be just 24 years old for most of 2024 and the Reds are trending upward as a team, but big-league hitters can catch up to elite velocity when they're sitting on it, and without further development of the changeup Greene will likely continue to battle inconsistency as a member of the Cincinnati rotation.
Greene comes with a once-in-a-lifetime fastball, a ton of hype and a lot of promise. As a rookie in 2022, Greene threw 337 pitches at 100-plus mph, the most ever for a starting pitcher in a single season, shattering Noah Syndergaard's previous record of 199 pitches at that velocity. It wasn't all sunshine and roses, however. Greene endured a couple blowups and admitted to bagging his changeup on occasion. As tremendous as the fastball velo is, he will likely need more than the fastball and slider to enjoy sustained success in the rotation at the big-league level. He needs to keep hitters honest and prevent them from sitting dead red on the heater (17 homers against the four-seamer last season). The Reds will give the righty a long leash to make it as a starting pitcher. Expect high highs but also additional growing pains in 2023.
It was a lock that Cincinnati would add Greene to the 40-man roster this offseason, and we even got a report in November that he will be competing for a rotation spot in spring training. With Luis Castillo, Sonny Gray and even Tyler Mahle on the trade block, Greene could realistically break camp in the big-league rotation, and at the very least, the bulk of his 2022 innings will come in the majors. Things couldn't have gone any better for Greene in 2021, and his 2019 Tommy John surgery now seems like a distant memory. He logged a 3.30 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and a 139:39 K:BB in 106.1 IP across Double-A and Triple-A. Greene's fastball can sit at 100 mph when he's humming, and his hard slider gives him a second plus pitch. Even though his fastball has elite velocity, it doesn't have elite movement, so he still gives up homers off it in the top half of the zone. However, his fastball's velocity allows for his slider and third-pitch changeup to play up, so it's a valuable pitch on the whole. Greene isn't a perfect pitching prospect, but he has big stuff and is very close to debuting in the majors.
Greene will be a full two years removed from his Tommy John surgery at the projected start of the 2021 regular season. Still, the chances of him pitching in the major leagues in 2021 are incredibly slim given everything that stacks up against him. He is 21 years old with 72.2 innings of professional baseball under his belt. He has a fastball for days which we know can touch 103 mph, but the other pitches need time to develop and he simply needs time to hone his craft after missing the past two seasons of competitive baseball. Even if everything goes smoothly in his return to game action, Greene is unlikely to debut until 2023. The potential for stardom is still there for the 2017 first-round pick, but the opportunity is far off on the horizon and there will likely be more bumps along the way.
Greene and the Reds decided to take the rest-and-rehab route with his torn UCL, and to the surprise of very few, it did not work out. What was lost was essentially eight months of would-be recovery time; Greene was first diagnosed with a sprained UCL in his right elbow in early August of 2018 and did not undergo Tommy John surgery until April 9. The second overall pick in 2017 after landing a Sports Illustrated cover with the caption "The Star Baseball Needs," Greene was always seen as a Tommy John risk given his upper-90s velocity out of high school. The procedure obviously slows his development timeline, but Greene is only 20 years old and his future remains bright. Expect the 6-foot-4 righty to push closer to the long end of the typical 12-18 month recovery window from TJS. He should pitch 50 or so innings at the low levels late in the season before building back up in earnest in 2021.
Greene showed flashes of his immense upside last season, but his career is in a bit of a holding pattern due to an elbow injury. After some initial bumps in the road with Low-A Dayton, Greene, the second overall pick in the 2017 first-year player draft, went on to post ace-like numbers over a 10-start stretch (2.39 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 59:9 K:BB in 49 innings). The good fortune ran out -- Greene turned in a few abbreviated outings in July before being diagnosed with a sprained UCL in his right elbow. Usually, the course of action with that diagnosis is Tommy John surgery, but Greene opted against surgery. It's risky to pass on the procedure. For many players, the alternative routes still end up leading to the same destination and they simply delay the inevitable. Greene started throwing off a mound in December and should be a full participant in spring training if he avoids setbacks, but the potential for TJS before he reaches MLB is still an elephant in the room.
Greene only logged 4.1 innings (three starts) on the mound after receiving the largest bonus ($7.23 million) of any player in the 2017 draft. The Reds deployed him as a designated hitter initially, in part to see how he stacked up against pro pitching and also to get him acclimated while limiting his innings. He was then transitioned to the hill, where he figures to spend the rest of his career. He sat at 99-to-100 mph with his fastball in each of his outings, never throwing more than 35 pitches. At 6-foot-4, 197 pounds, he has a prototypical starter’s frame. Some evaluators believe he is the most athletic prep righty to come along in 20 years. This athleticism leads to plus projections on his command. Until his secondary pitches can be thrown with confidence, he will be prone to some ugly stat lines, but it’s important not to focus on that right now. He’s throwing gas, he’s healthy, all is good. Look for him to be held back in extended spring training, before eventually finishing the year with Low-A Dayton.
More Fantasy News
Nursing elbow injury
PCincinnati Reds
Elbow
March 4, 2026
Reds manager Terry Francona said Wednesday that Greene is tending to a right elbow injury and is scheduled to undergo an MRI, Charlie Goldsmith of Fox 19 Now Cincinnati reports.
Analysis
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Shaky spring debut
PCincinnati Reds
March 1, 2026
Greene allowed four runs on five hits and one walk over one inning in Saturday's spring start against the Brewers.
Analysis
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Adding two-seam fastball
PCincinnati Reds
February 22, 2026
Greene is working on adding a two-seam fastball to his arsenal, Charlie Goldsmith of The Dayton Daily News reports. "It's going to be a great offering," Greene said. "I'm excited to get going. You'll see it a good bit." The Reds are working in Greene slowly, as he essentially pitched a simulated game Sunday and will make his spring training debut on Friday.
Analysis
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Unravels in third inning
PCincinnati Reds
October 1, 2025
Greene took the loss to the Dodgers on Tuesday in Game 1 of the National League Wild Card Series. He allowed five runs on six hits and two walks while striking out four over three innings.
Analysis
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Confirmed for Game 1 on Tuesday
PCincinnati Reds
September 29, 2025
Greene will start Game 1 of the National League Wild Card Series against the Dodgers on Tuesday.
Analysis
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Latest Fantasy Rumors
No desire to be traded
PCincinnati Reds
December 31, 2025
Greene told Bob Nightengale of USA Today he loves playing for the Reds and doesn't want to be traded elsewhere.
Analysis
There was some chatter about the Reds potentially shopping Greene early in the offseason, but there never seemed to be much traction on that rumor. Cincinnati returned to the playoffs in 2025, and Greene was a big part of that with a 2.76 ERA, 0.94 WHIP and 132:26 K:BB across 107.2 innings during the regular season.
See All MLB Rumors