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
Pitches670
PA177
AVG.242
SLG.436
ISO.194
K%22.6%
BRL%7.9%
HH%34.9%
EV86.2
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 294 | 43.9% | 92.5 | 2299 |
| Slider | 149 | 22.2% | 85.0 | 2355 |
| Changeup | 93 | 13.9% | 82.8 | 1384 |
| Curveball | 93 | 13.9% | 74.7 | 2683 |
| Cutter | 40 | 6.0% | 86.6 | 2408 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.1% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 61 | .262 | .492 | .230 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| Slider | 43 | .209 | .326 | .116 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Changeup | 26 | .192 | .462 | .269 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Curveball | 18 | .333 | .611 | .278 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Cutter | 17 | .235 | .294 | .059 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 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 | 49 | 8.2% | 36.7% | 89.5 | 27.8° | 198 | 34.7% | 24.5% | 24.5% | 16.3% |
| Slider | 31 | 9.7% | 32.3% | 82.0 | 14.0° | 163 | 22.6% | 22.6% | 38.7% | 16.1% |
| Changeup | 18 | 11.1% | 38.9% | 87.2 | 6.3° | 185 | 27.8% | 22.2% | 44.4% | 5.6% |
| Curveball | 14 | 7.1% | 28.6% | 85.5 | 17.6° | 180 | 35.7% | 21.4% | 42.9% | 0.0% |
| Cutter | 14 | 0.0% | 35.7% | 83.0 | 22.1° | 159 | 21.4% | 28.6% | 35.7% | 14.3% |