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
Pitches14293
PA3553
AVG.230
SLG.405
ISO.176
K%26.5%
BRL%7.1%
HH%31.9%
EV87.1
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 7275 | 50.9% | 94.2 | 2457 |
| Changeup | 2706 | 18.9% | 84.6 | 1461 |
| Curveball | 2042 | 14.3% | 77.4 | 2595 |
| Cutter | 1707 | 11.9% | 89.1 | 2443 |
| Slider | 503 | 3.5% | 87.4 | 2405 |
| Unknown | 60 | 0.4% | 45.0 | 1127 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1501 | .249 | .444 | .195 | 374 | 223 | 78 | 4 | 69 | 379 |
| Changeup | 737 | .210 | .326 | .115 | 155 | 104 | 32 | 4 | 15 | 207 |
| Curveball | 347 | .248 | .438 | .190 | 86 | 48 | 24 | 0 | 14 | 83 |
| Cutter | 462 | .186 | .359 | .173 | 86 | 42 | 25 | 2 | 17 | 218 |
| Slider | 144 | .229 | .493 | .264 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 51 |
| Unknown | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1145 | 8.1% | 34.4% | 88.1 | 26.0° | 212 | 34.1% | 24.8% | 26.2% | 14.9% |
| Changeup | 536 | 3.9% | 24.8% | 84.7 | 8.4° | 144 | 19.6% | 21.6% | 52.6% | 6.2% |
| Curveball | 264 | 5.7% | 30.7% | 85.8 | 16.8° | 182 | 26.9% | 26.9% | 37.1% | 9.1% |
| Cutter | 245 | 8.2% | 37.1% | 88.7 | 21.8° | 205 | 32.7% | 28.2% | 28.6% | 10.6% |
| Slider | 94 | 13.8% | 34.0% | 87.4 | 21.3° | 200 | 31.9% | 26.6% | 29.8% | 11.7% |
| Unknown | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | —° | — | 0.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% |