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
Pitches1365
PA341
AVG.254
SLG.439
ISO.185
K%17.0%
BRL%8.1%
HH%32.8%
EV86.7
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 646 | 47.3% | 92.9 | 2333 |
| Slider | 235 | 17.2% | 85.3 | 2427 |
| Changeup | 213 | 15.6% | 83.9 | 1355 |
| Curveball | 200 | 14.7% | 74.5 | 2701 |
| Cutter | 70 | 5.1% | 87.7 | 2558 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.1% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 124 | .234 | .363 | .129 | 29 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 |
| Slider | 67 | .299 | .657 | .358 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| Changeup | 53 | .245 | .358 | .113 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Curveball | 46 | .239 | .326 | .087 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Cutter | 13 | .308 | .769 | .462 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 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 | 106 | 6.6% | 35.8% | 87.7 | 29.4° | 202 | 37.7% | 18.9% | 22.6% | 20.8% |
| Slider | 52 | 17.3% | 36.5% | 86.8 | 18.9° | 179 | 32.7% | 19.2% | 34.6% | 13.5% |
| Changeup | 43 | 0.0% | 25.6% | 87.6 | 9.3° | 155 | 16.3% | 32.6% | 46.5% | 4.7% |
| Curveball | 34 | 5.9% | 29.4% | 81.7 | 13.5° | 147 | 20.6% | 26.5% | 41.2% | 11.8% |
| Cutter | 12 | 16.7% | 25.0% | 87.8 | 29.4° | 212 | 50.0% | 16.7% | 16.7% | 16.7% |