One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .368 expected average against them, against .233 on his offspeed pitches.
167 of his fastballs thrown.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
50% of the contact against Scherzer with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 35.8% with the bases empty.
71 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 272 with the bases empty.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Scherzer's curveball leaves the bat at 96.2 mph, against 85.5 off his slider.
48 and 77 of them thrown.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
25.8% of the contact against Scherzer is on the ground and 51.6% of it is in the air.
62 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Scherzer has given up 7 tracked home runs, 5 of them to right field, the longest 435 feet.
7 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Both sides hit him about the same
44.4% of the contact right-handers make against Scherzer is hit hard, against 36.2% of what left-handers make.
106 pitches to right-handed hitters, 237 to left-handed hitters.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Scherzer averages 87.8 mph across his arsenal, 23rd percentile in the league.
343 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 412th in MLB.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 91.3 mph off the bat against Scherzer and left-handers 88.3.
18 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 47 from left-handers.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.1 mph off the bat against Scherzer, 39th percentile.
343 pitches in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 326th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
44.6% of the balls put in play against Scherzer have gone to right field.
29 of 65 located batted balls allowed.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .351 average against Scherzer and left-handers to .330.
106 pitches to right-handed hitters, 237 to left-handed hitters.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .368 expected average against them, against .233 on his offspeed pitches.
167 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
50% of the contact against Scherzer with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 35.8% with the bases empty.
71 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 272 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Scherzer's curveball leaves the bat at 96.2 mph, against 85.5 off his slider.
48 and 77 of them thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
25.8% of the contact against Scherzer is on the ground and 51.6% of it is in the air.
62 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Scherzer has given up 7 tracked home runs, 5 of them to right field, the longest 435 feet.
7 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 91.3 mph off the bat against Scherzer and left-handers 88.3.
18 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 47 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
44.6% of the balls put in play against Scherzer have gone to right field.
29 of 65 located batted balls allowed.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
44.4% of the contact right-handers make against Scherzer is hit hard, against 36.2% of what left-handers make.
106 pitches to right-handed hitters, 237 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .351 average against Scherzer and left-handers to .330.
106 pitches to right-handed hitters, 237 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Scherzer averages 87.8 mph across his arsenal, 23rd percentile in the league.
343 pitches in 2026. 23rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 412th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.1 mph off the bat against Scherzer, 39th percentile.
343 pitches in 2026. 39th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 326th in MLB.
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