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
Pitches27678
PA7005
AVG.209
SLG.367
ISO.158
K%30.9%
BRL%7.3%
HH%32.9%
EV87.1
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 13753 | 49.7% | 94.3 | 2457 |
| Slider | 5512 | 19.9% | 85.6 | 2340 |
| Changeup | 3876 | 14.0% | 84.6 | 1455 |
| Curveball | 2595 | 9.4% | 77.1 | 2609 |
| Cutter | 1867 | 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 | 2904 | .225 | .404 | .179 | 652 | 380 | 144 | 8 | 120 | 844 |
| Slider | 1455 | .186 | .317 | .131 | 270 | 174 | 47 | 3 | 46 | 567 |
| Changeup | 1087 | .194 | .306 | .112 | 211 | 139 | 45 | 4 | 23 | 382 |
| Curveball | 488 | .246 | .436 | .191 | 120 | 67 | 33 | 0 | 20 | 128 |
| Cutter | 519 | .191 | .370 | .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 | 2096 | 8.9% | 37.9% | 89.3 | 24.9° | 212 | 33.7% | 25.1% | 27.1% | 14.0% |
| Slider | 897 | 6.0% | 27.2% | 84.3 | 13.9° | 160 | 22.2% | 22.9% | 42.9% | 12.0% |
| Changeup | 712 | 4.4% | 25.6% | 84.8 | 7.9° | 145 | 19.5% | 22.3% | 52.5% | 5.6% |
| Curveball | 361 | 6.1% | 29.6% | 84.7 | 16.9° | 178 | 27.1% | 25.2% | 37.7% | 10.0% |
| Cutter | 280 | 8.6% | 36.8% | 88.4 | 21.4° | 201 | 31.8% | 27.9% | 29.3% | 11.1% |
| Unknown | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | —° | — | 0.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% |