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
Pitches13198
PA3400
AVG.188
SLG.327
ISO.139
K%35.9%
BRL%7.6%
HH%33.9%
EV87.1
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 6384 | 48.4% | 94.4 | 2460 |
| Slider | 5006 | 37.9% | 85.5 | 2333 |
| Changeup | 1133 | 8.6% | 84.5 | 1443 |
| Curveball | 520 | 3.9% | 76.2 | 2661 |
| 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 | 1385 | .199 | .362 | .163 | 275 | 155 | 65 | 4 | 51 | 463 |
| Slider | 1310 | .180 | .297 | .117 | 236 | 159 | 38 | 2 | 37 | 516 |
| Changeup | 339 | .153 | .254 | .100 | 52 | 32 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 173 |
| Curveball | 132 | .242 | .439 | .197 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 44 |
| 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 | 935 | 9.9% | 42.2% | 90.7 | 23.4° | 212 | 33.0% | 25.7% | 28.3% | 12.9% |
| Slider | 802 | 5.1% | 26.3% | 83.9 | 13.1° | 155 | 21.1% | 22.4% | 44.4% | 12.1% |
| Changeup | 167 | 6.0% | 27.5% | 85.0 | 6.0° | 147 | 18.0% | 24.0% | 53.9% | 4.2% |
| Curveball | 89 | 7.9% | 25.8% | 81.9 | 17.1° | 166 | 27.0% | 20.2% | 40.4% | 12.4% |
| Cutter | 30 | 10.0% | 33.3% | 86.6 | 16.0° | 169 | 23.3% | 26.7% | 36.7% | 13.3% |