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
Pitches1780
PA448
AVG.255
SLG.478
ISO.223
K%20.8%
BRL%11.0%
HH%40.3%
EV88.9
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 849 | 47.7% | 93.5 | 2393 |
| Slider | 386 | 21.7% | 86.0 | 2403 |
| Changeup | 262 | 14.7% | 84.5 | 1370 |
| Curveball | 218 | 12.2% | 76.3 | 2700 |
| Cutter | 64 | 3.6% | 88.7 | 2518 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.1% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 168 | .244 | .446 | .202 | 41 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 31 |
| Slider | 114 | .246 | .596 | .351 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 32 |
| Changeup | 69 | .232 | .275 | .043 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Curveball | 48 | .375 | .667 | .292 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Cutter | 9 | .111 | .111 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 139 | 12.9% | 45.3% | 90.2 | 24.6° | 210 | 38.8% | 19.4% | 28.1% | 13.7% |
| Slider | 82 | 15.9% | 34.1% | 86.7 | 16.5° | 186 | 36.6% | 15.9% | 39.0% | 8.5% |
| Changeup | 53 | 1.9% | 37.7% | 89.1 | 7.4° | 144 | 17.0% | 24.5% | 54.7% | 3.8% |
| Curveball | 41 | 7.3% | 39.0% | 88.4 | 15.1° | 184 | 26.8% | 36.6% | 34.1% | 2.4% |
| Cutter | 3 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 93.1 | 2.7° | 160 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 0.0% |