Max Scherzer
Starting Pitcher · Toronto Blue Jays · #31
- Bats / Throws
- R / R
- Height
- 6′ 3″
- Weight
- 208 lb
- Born
- 1984-07-27
- Birthplace
- St. Louis, MO, United States
- Debut
- 2008
- ESPN id
- 28976
- Source
- espn
Pitches1018
PA256
AVG.255
SLG.472
ISO.216
K%22.3%
BRL%10.3%
HH%28.6%
EV86.0
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 486 | 47.7% | 93.7 | 2382 |
| Slider | 228 | 22.4% | 86.2 | 2390 |
| Changeup | 152 | 14.9% | 84.7 | 1384 |
| Curveball | 118 | 11.6% | 76.1 | 2699 |
| Cutter | 32 | 3.1% | 88.6 | 2537 |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.2% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 103 | .272 | .476 | .204 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 19 |
| Slider | 61 | .246 | .508 | .262 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 20 |
| Changeup | 31 | .258 | .419 | .161 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Curveball | 27 | .222 | .370 | .148 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Cutter | 8 | .250 | .750 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Unknown | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 85 | 11.8% | 30.6% | 86.7 | 27.9° | 229 | 42.4% | 27.1% | 16.5% | 14.1% |
| Slider | 41 | 12.2% | 36.6% | 88.3 | 12.7° | 177 | 14.6% | 34.1% | 39.0% | 12.2% |
| Changeup | 22 | 4.5% | 18.2% | 86.2 | 4.9° | 116 | 4.5% | 27.3% | 59.1% | 9.1% |
| Curveball | 19 | 5.3% | 21.1% | 78.3 | 13.9° | 182 | 31.6% | 21.1% | 36.8% | 10.5% |
| Cutter | 8 | 12.5% | 12.5% | 84.1 | 36.5° | 261 | 62.5% | 25.0% | 0.0% | 12.5% |