Max Scherzer

P · TOR

MLBAM 453286

Seasons

Yr	BF	K%	BB%	xwOBA	Pts	PPG
2026	46	19.6%	8.7%	0.445	17	4.25
2025	359	22.8%	6.4%	0.332	176	8.38
2024	178	22.5%	5.6%	0.307	72	8.00
2023	621	28.0%	7.2%	0.285	394	12.71
2022	566	30.6%	4.2%	0.268	457	17.58
2021	695	34.0%	5.2%	0.262	636	17.67
2020	296	31.1%	7.8%	0.323	149	11.46
2019	693	35.1%	4.8%	0.255	600	17.65
2018	867	34.6%	5.9%	0.251	716	20.46
2017	779	34.4%	6.9%	0.245	685	18.51

2026 MLB Percentile Rankings

Season

46 BF this season — below qualified-pitcher cutoff. Bars ranked against qualified peers (faded to flag small sample).

Arsenal

FB Velocity

92.4

FB Spin

2366

Extension

6.11

Results

xwOBA

0.445

Barrel %

18.8

Hard-Hit %

43.8

K %

19.6

BB %

8.7

Chase %

27.4

Whiff %

16.8

Command & Stuff

Pitching+

Expected run-value conceded per pitch against a rational hitter, standardized against the season. 100 = avg · 110 = 1 SD better.

Pitching+

100

≈ 50th pctl

Stuff+

if they swing

Command+

115

out-of-zone take RV

Strike quality+

RV of in-zone pitches

Crushable pitches

19.2%

50 meatballs

Putaway counts (0-2, 1-2)

0.037

RV per pitch · league 0.042

-0.005 better than avg · 91 pitches

Lower RV = more wasted whiff chances when they choose not to put hitters away.

Hitter's counts (3-0, 3-1, 2-0)

0.035

RV per pitch · league 0.029

+0.006 worse than avg · 19 pitches

How often they groove get-me-overs vs. nibble safely.

Based on 260 pitches. RV = Statcast delta_run_exp; lower = better for the pitcher.

2026 Movement Profile (Induced Break)

MLB Avg.

	FF	SL	CU	CH	FC

Usage	47%	21%	14%	13%	6%
MPH	93.0	86.2	76.3	84.7	88.3
RHP Avg	95.0	86.7	80.2	86.9	89.8

2026 Tunneling

Where pitches are when the hitter commits — and where they end up. Tighter cluster on the left = more deceptive arsenal.

At Decision

23 ft out · ~280ms before arrival

At the Plate

Where they actually cross

FFSLCUCHFC

Decision point computed from Statcast kinematics (vx0/vy0/vz0, ax/ay/az) by projecting each pitch back to y = 23 ft. Coordinates in catcher’s view: 1B on the left, 3B on the right. RHP.

2026 Divergence from a Shared Origin

Every pitch type launched from the same decision-point — how far apart they end up by the plate. Bigger fan = harder arsenal to square up.

Distances from origin (in inches) show how far each pitch type separates itself from the common launch point by plate arrival. RHP.