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
Pitches14550
PA3623
AVG.231
SLG.406
ISO.175
K%26.2%
BRL%7.0%
HH%32.0%
EV87.1
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 7398 | 50.8% | 94.2 | 2455 |
| Changeup | 2765 | 19.0% | 84.6 | 1459 |
| Curveball | 2086 | 14.3% | 77.3 | 2597 |
| Cutter | 1733 | 11.9% | 89.1 | 2444 |
| Slider | 508 | 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 | 1531 | .250 | .442 | .193 | 382 | 229 | 80 | 4 | 69 | 384 |
| Changeup | 750 | .212 | .329 | .117 | 159 | 107 | 32 | 4 | 16 | 209 |
| Curveball | 358 | .249 | .436 | .187 | 89 | 50 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 85 |
| Cutter | 468 | .190 | .368 | .177 | 89 | 44 | 25 | 2 | 18 | 218 |
| Slider | 145 | .234 | .497 | .262 | 34 | 15 | 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 | 1170 | 8.0% | 34.4% | 88.2 | 26.1° | 212 | 34.2% | 24.9% | 26.0% | 15.0% |
| Changeup | 547 | 3.8% | 24.9% | 84.7 | 8.5° | 145 | 20.1% | 21.8% | 52.1% | 6.0% |
| Curveball | 273 | 5.5% | 30.8% | 85.7 | 16.8° | 182 | 27.1% | 27.1% | 36.6% | 9.2% |
| Cutter | 251 | 8.4% | 37.1% | 88.6 | 22.0° | 205 | 32.7% | 28.3% | 28.3% | 10.8% |
| Slider | 95 | 13.7% | 34.7% | 87.6 | 21.1° | 199 | 31.6% | 26.3% | 30.5% | 11.6% |
| Unknown | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | —° | — | 0.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% |