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
Pitches2050
PA518
AVG.254
SLG.459
ISO.205
K%20.5%
BRL%10.0%
HH%39.7%
EV88.6
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 976 | 47.6% | 93.3 | 2384 |
| Slider | 426 | 20.8% | 85.8 | 2407 |
| Changeup | 308 | 15.0% | 84.3 | 1365 |
| Curveball | 259 | 12.6% | 75.8 | 2700 |
| Cutter | 80 | 3.9% | 88.3 | 2523 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.0% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 204 | .240 | .417 | .176 | 49 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 39 |
| Slider | 121 | .248 | .579 | .331 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 34 |
| Changeup | 78 | .231 | .269 | .038 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Curveball | 58 | .362 | .621 | .259 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Cutter | 12 | .167 | .417 | .250 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 167 | 11.4% | 43.7% | 89.6 | 27.2° | 206 | 37.7% | 19.8% | 25.7% | 16.8% |
| Slider | 87 | 14.9% | 35.6% | 86.8 | 16.6° | 185 | 36.8% | 16.1% | 39.1% | 8.0% |
| Changeup | 61 | 1.6% | 34.4% | 88.3 | 7.7° | 141 | 18.0% | 24.6% | 54.1% | 3.3% |
| Curveball | 49 | 6.1% | 40.8% | 88.6 | 18.5° | 187 | 26.5% | 38.8% | 28.6% | 6.1% |
| Cutter | 6 | 16.7% | 33.3% | 89.0 | 15.7° | 231 | 50.0% | 33.3% | 16.7% | 0.0% |