Max Scherzer

Right-handed pitcher · TOR · 14 starts · 62.2 innings

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5.09
SIERA
6.03
ERA
17.6 %
strikeout rate
9.9 %
walk rate
1.36
WHIP

His ERA and his SIERA disagree by 0.94. The ERA is the harsh one — he has pitched better than his run prevention shows. SIERA is built from strikeouts, walks and contact, so it settles far faster than ERA does.

Against left-handed and right-handed batters

His strikeout rate moves by 13.3 points between the two sides — he misses far more bats against right-handed batters. His xFIP moves by 2.91 depending on which side the batter stands. A gap this size changes the read of a start.

xFIPK%BB%K-BB%HR/9
vs left-handed batters6.4813.0 %11.9 %1.1 %1.89
vs right-handed batters3.5726.3 %6.3 %20.0 %1.82

xFIP rather than SIERA by hand: FanGraphs does not publish SIERA in its splits. The two describe the same thing and correlate at about 0.95.

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