Toronto Blue Jays
Max Scherzer has thrown 49,537 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2008 and 2025, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason, The World Baseball Classic and Spring Training. In 2025, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (92mph) and Slider (85mph), also mixing in a Change (82mph) and Curve (74mph). He also rarely throws a Sinker (90mph).
In 2025, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has essentially average velo and has slight armside run. Their slider is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sliders. Their change generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' changeups, dives down out of the zone, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups and has slight armside fade. Their curve (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 13 of them in 2025) generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' curves, has below average velo, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves, has a sharp downward bite and has slight glove-side movement. Their sinker (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 5 of them in 2025) is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has an obvious tail, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has slightly below average velo and has some natural sinking action.