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
Pitches1145
PA326
AVG.170
SLG.181
ISO.010
K%30.1%
BRL%0.5%
HH%17.4%
EV81.6
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 504 | 44.0% | 93.3 | 2255 |
| Sinker | 245 | 21.4% | 92.7 | 2147 |
| Slider | 219 | 19.1% | 84.7 | 2340 |
| Cutter | 67 | 5.9% | 87.9 | 2296 |
| Curveball | 54 | 4.7% | 78.6 | 2476 |
| Knuckle Curve | 23 | 2.0% | 79.5 | 2307 |
| Changeup | 22 | 1.9% | 85.1 | 1795 |
| Split-Finger | 4 | 0.3% | 84.7 | 1347 |
| Sweeper | 3 | 0.3% | 81.2 | 2805 |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.2% | — | — |
| Knuckleball | 2 | 0.2% | 81.1 | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 110 | .227 | .245 | .018 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| Sinker | 62 | .129 | .145 | .016 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Slider | 57 | .088 | .088 | .000 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Cutter | 19 | .211 | .211 | .000 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Curveball | 21 | .238 | .238 | .000 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Knuckle Curve | 5 | .200 | .200 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Changeup | 10 | .100 | .100 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Split-Finger | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sweeper | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Knuckleball | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 92 | 1.1% | 25.0% | 83.9 | 0.0° | 113 | 9.8% | 17.4% | 69.6% | 3.3% |
| Sinker | 44 | 0.0% | 11.4% | 79.8 | -16.9° | 77 | 2.3% | 18.2% | 79.5% | 0.0% |
| Slider | 37 | 0.0% | 13.5% | 80.5 | -11.4° | 52 | 0.0% | 10.8% | 89.2% | 0.0% |
| Cutter | 18 | 0.0% | 11.1% | 80.5 | -9.1° | 69 | 0.0% | 16.7% | 83.3% | 0.0% |
| Curveball | 13 | 0.0% | 23.1% | 82.2 | -10.2° | 68 | 7.7% | 15.4% | 76.9% | 0.0% |
| Knuckle Curve | 5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 85.6 | 22.5° | 272 | 0.0% | 40.0% | 60.0% | 0.0% |
| Changeup | 8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 75.5 | -10.8° | 48 | 12.5% | 0.0% | 87.5% | 0.0% |
| Sweeper | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 82.9 | -21.0° | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Knuckleball | 1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 64.4 | -12.0° | 9 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |