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
Pitches13060
PA3363
AVG.188
SLG.328
ISO.140
K%36.0%
BRL%7.6%
HH%34.0%
EV87.1
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 6313 | 48.3% | 94.4 | 2462 |
| Slider | 4963 | 38.0% | 85.5 | 2332 |
| Changeup | 1130 | 8.7% | 84.5 | 1444 |
| Curveball | 499 | 3.8% | 76.3 | 2659 |
| Cutter | 140 | 1.1% | 88.7 | 2404 |
| Unknown | 15 | 0.1% | 41.1 | 2552 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 1369 | .199 | .362 | .163 | 272 | 153 | 65 | 4 | 50 | 460 |
| Slider | 1300 | .179 | .296 | .117 | 233 | 157 | 37 | 2 | 37 | 513 |
| Changeup | 338 | .154 | .254 | .101 | 52 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 172 |
| Curveball | 123 | .260 | .472 | .211 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 41 |
| Cutter | 52 | .192 | .385 | .192 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 |
| Unknown | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Contact quality by pitch
| Pitch | BBE | BRL% | HH% | EV | LA | DIST | FB% | LD% | GB% | PU% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 922 | 10.0% | 42.5% | 90.8 | 23.2° | 213 | 33.3% | 25.7% | 28.5% | 12.5% |
| Slider | 795 | 5.0% | 26.3% | 83.9 | 12.9° | 155 | 21.1% | 22.3% | 44.7% | 11.9% |
| Changeup | 167 | 6.0% | 27.5% | 85.0 | 6.0° | 147 | 18.0% | 24.0% | 53.9% | 4.2% |
| Curveball | 83 | 7.2% | 26.5% | 82.1 | 15.8° | 162 | 25.3% | 21.7% | 42.2% | 10.8% |
| Cutter | 30 | 10.0% | 33.3% | 86.6 | 16.0° | 169 | 23.3% | 26.7% | 36.7% | 13.3% |