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
Pitches1392
PA358
AVG.262
SLG.497
ISO.235
K%22.9%
BRL%12.4%
HH%38.2%
EV88.3
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 674 | 48.4% | 93.6 | 2391 |
| Slider | 332 | 23.9% | 86.4 | 2405 |
| Changeup | 195 | 14.0% | 84.9 | 1353 |
| Curveball | 165 | 11.9% | 76.7 | 2689 |
| Cutter | 24 | 1.7% | 88.0 | 2478 |
| Unknown | 2 | 0.1% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 145 | .248 | .490 | .241 | 36 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 31 |
| Slider | 96 | .240 | .479 | .240 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 31 |
| Changeup | 43 | .279 | .395 | .116 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Curveball | 43 | .349 | .674 | .326 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Cutter | 4 | .250 | .500 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 115 | 15.7% | 42.6% | 89.4 | 28.5° | 230 | 45.2% | 22.6% | 18.3% | 13.9% |
| Slider | 65 | 12.3% | 30.8% | 87.2 | 17.1° | 188 | 29.2% | 24.6% | 35.4% | 10.8% |
| Changeup | 32 | 6.3% | 43.8% | 89.2 | 7.9° | 139 | 21.9% | 18.8% | 53.1% | 6.3% |
| Curveball | 35 | 8.6% | 37.1% | 87.6 | 18.0° | 223 | 37.1% | 37.1% | 22.9% | 2.9% |
| Cutter | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 78.7 | 30.5° | 261 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |