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
Pitches337
PA98
AVG.161
SLG.195
ISO.034
K%37.8%
BRL%1.7%
HH%23.7%
EV80.9
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 169 | 50.1% | 91.9 | 2245 |
| Sinker | 68 | 20.2% | 91.2 | 2115 |
| Slider | 29 | 8.6% | 84.0 | 2317 |
| Changeup | 24 | 7.1% | 84.1 | 1821 |
| Curveball | 23 | 6.8% | 77.1 | 2361 |
| Knuckle Curve | 9 | 2.7% | 78.5 | 2356 |
| Cutter | 9 | 2.7% | 85.1 | 2316 |
| Slurve | 2 | 0.6% | 80.4 | 2858 |
| Split-Finger | 2 | 0.6% | 84.0 | 2280 |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.6% | 87.0 | 2357 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 37 | .162 | .162 | .000 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Sinker | 20 | .200 | .200 | .000 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Slider | 9 | .111 | .111 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Changeup | 5 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Curveball | 11 | .182 | .182 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Knuckle Curve | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cutter | 3 | .333 | 1.333 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Slurve | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Split-Finger | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 28 | 0.0% | 21.4% | 79.6 | 17.1° | 176 | 17.9% | 32.1% | 42.9% | 7.1% |
| Sinker | 16 | 0.0% | 18.8% | 79.8 | -9.9° | 84 | 0.0% | 25.0% | 75.0% | 0.0% |
| Slider | 3 | 0.0% | 66.7% | 98.2 | -1.7° | 109 | 0.0% | 33.3% | 66.7% | 0.0% |
| Changeup | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 66.2 | -30.0° | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Curveball | 5 | 0.0% | 20.0% | 86.5 | -13.8° | 28 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Cutter | 2 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 86.7 | 17.5° | 241 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% |
| Split-Finger | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 97.3 | -2.0° | 30 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 45.1 | -62.0° | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |