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
Pitches27353
PA6916
AVG.209
SLG.367
ISO.158
K%31.1%
BRL%7.3%
HH%32.9%
EV87.1
Arsenal
| Pitch | Count | Usage | Velo | Spin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 13588 | 49.7% | 94.3 | 2459 |
| Slider | 5466 | 20.0% | 85.7 | 2339 |
| Changeup | 3836 | 14.0% | 84.6 | 1456 |
| Curveball | 2541 | 9.3% | 77.2 | 2608 |
| Cutter | 1847 | 6.8% | 89.1 | 2440 |
| Unknown | 75 | 0.3% | 44.6 | 1285 |
Outcomes by pitch
| Pitch | AB | AVG | SLG | ISO | H | 1B | 2B | 3B | HR | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-Seam Fastball | 2870 | .225 | .405 | .180 | 646 | 376 | 143 | 8 | 119 | 839 |
| Slider | 1444 | .184 | .316 | .132 | 266 | 171 | 46 | 3 | 46 | 564 |
| Changeup | 1075 | .193 | .303 | .111 | 207 | 136 | 45 | 4 | 22 | 379 |
| Curveball | 470 | .251 | .447 | .196 | 118 | 66 | 32 | 0 | 20 | 124 |
| Cutter | 514 | .187 | .362 | .175 | 96 | 48 | 26 | 2 | 20 | 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 | 2067 | 9.0% | 38.0% | 89.3 | 24.7° | 212 | 33.7% | 25.2% | 27.2% | 13.8% |
| Slider | 889 | 6.0% | 27.1% | 84.3 | 13.8° | 160 | 22.3% | 22.7% | 43.1% | 11.9% |
| Changeup | 703 | 4.4% | 25.5% | 84.8 | 7.8° | 144 | 19.2% | 22.2% | 52.9% | 5.7% |
| Curveball | 347 | 6.1% | 29.7% | 84.9 | 16.5° | 177 | 26.5% | 25.6% | 38.3% | 9.5% |
| Cutter | 275 | 8.4% | 36.7% | 88.4 | 21.2° | 201 | 31.6% | 28.0% | 29.5% | 10.9% |
| Unknown | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | —° | — | 0.0% | 25.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% |