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
Pitches27792
PA7032
AVG.209
SLG.367
ISO.157
K%30.9%
BRL%7.3%
HH%32.9%
EV87.1
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 13802 | 49.7% | 94.3 | 2457 |
| Slider | 5528 | 19.9% | 85.6 | 2340 |
| Changeup | 3901 | 14.0% | 84.5 | 1454 |
| Curveball | 2613 | 9.4% | 77.1 | 2610 |
| Cutter | 1873 | 6.7% | 89.1 | 2441 |
| Unknown | 75 | 0.3% | 44.6 | 1285 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 2920 | .225 | .403 | .178 | 657 | 384 | 145 | 8 | 120 | 849 |
| Slider | 1457 | .185 | .316 | .131 | 270 | 174 | 47 | 3 | 46 | 568 |
| Changeup | 1091 | .193 | .305 | .112 | 211 | 139 | 45 | 4 | 23 | 382 |
| Curveball | 491 | .246 | .436 | .189 | 121 | 68 | 33 | 0 | 20 | 129 |
| Cutter | 520 | .190 | .369 | .179 | 99 | 50 | 26 | 2 | 21 | 240 |
| Unknown | 7 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 2107 | 8.9% | 37.9% | 89.3 | 24.9° | 212 | 33.7% | 25.2% | 27.0% | 14.1% |
| Slider | 898 | 6.0% | 27.3% | 84.3 | 14.0° | 160 | 22.3% | 22.8% | 42.9% | 12.0% |
| Changeup | 716 | 4.3% | 25.4% | 84.8 | 7.9° | 145 | 19.6% | 22.2% | 52.7% | 5.6% |
| Curveball | 363 | 6.1% | 29.8% | 84.7 | 16.9° | 178 | 27.0% | 25.6% | 37.5% | 9.9% |
| Cutter | 281 | 8.5% | 36.7% | 88.4 | 21.4° | 201 | 31.7% | 28.1% | 29.2% | 11.0% |
| Unknown | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | —° | — | 0.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% |