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
Pitches926
PA225
AVG.264
SLG.482
ISO.218
K%16.0%
BRL%9.2%
HH%33.1%
EV86.9
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 432 | 46.7% | 93.2 | 2342 |
| Slider | 173 | 18.7% | 85.7 | 2423 |
| Changeup | 148 | 16.0% | 84.2 | 1360 |
| Curveball | 128 | 13.8% | 75.2 | 2704 |
| Cutter | 44 | 4.8% | 88.3 | 2577 |
| Unknown | 1 | 0.1% | — | — |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 74 | .243 | .392 | .149 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Slider | 54 | .296 | .722 | .426 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 11 |
| Changeup | 37 | .243 | .324 | .081 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Curveball | 25 | .320 | .440 | .120 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Cutter | 7 | .143 | .571 | .429 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 66 | 7.6% | 37.9% | 87.8 | 26.3° | 206 | 40.9% | 15.2% | 27.3% | 16.7% |
| Slider | 43 | 18.6% | 34.9% | 86.2 | 17.1° | 178 | 34.9% | 16.3% | 37.2% | 11.6% |
| Changeup | 30 | 0.0% | 26.7% | 88.5 | 8.1° | 149 | 6.7% | 36.7% | 50.0% | 6.7% |
| Curveball | 18 | 5.6% | 27.8% | 82.2 | 3.8° | 105 | 5.6% | 27.8% | 61.1% | 5.6% |
| Cutter | 6 | 16.7% | 16.7% | 89.5 | 28.0° | 225 | 66.7% | 0.0% | 16.7% | 16.7% |