Max Scherzer

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 208lb (190cm, 94kg)

Team: Texas Rangers (majors, 15-day IL)

Born: July 27, 1984 in St. Louis, MO us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 43rd round of the 2003 MLB June Amateur Draft from Parkway Central HS (Chesterfield, MO) and the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 1st round (11th) of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Missouri (Columbia, MO).

High School: Parkway Central HS (Chesterfield, MO)

School: University of Missouri (Columbia, MO)

Debut: April 29, 2008 (Age 23-277d, 19,290th in major league history)
vs. HOU 4.1 IP, 0 H, 7 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2008 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 3 yrs/$130M (22-24)

Service Time (01/2024): 15.079 • Free Agent: 2025

Agents: Boras Corporation

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Maxwell Martin Scherzer

Nicknames: Mad Max, Blue Eye or Brown Eye

Pronunciation: \SHER-zer\

Twitter: @Max_Scherzer

Instagram: @maxscherzer31

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

75.0

214

108

ERA

3.15

457

448

2834.2

3367

WHIP

1.077

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	6-6 / in Starts: 4-5
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	0 games
Most Games w/o HR	8 games
Most Games w/o RBI	8 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	2016	NLDS g1	Oct 7	WSN		LAD	L,3-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	2.44	-0.106	38.17	-1.06%	-0.96	P
2	2016	NLDS g5	Oct 13	WSN		LAD	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.22	-0.066	50.63	-1.53%	-0.75	P
2017 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
3	2017	NLDS g3	Oct 9	WSN	@	CHC	L,1-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.91	-0.083	19.12	-1.07%	-0.74	P
4	2017	NLDS g5	Oct 12	WSN		CHC	L,8-9	5-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
2019 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	2019	NLWC g1	Oct 1	WSN		MIL	W,4-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.65	-0.017	13.54	-0.22%	-0.17	P
6	2019	NLDS g2	Oct 4	WSN	@	LAD	W,4-2	8-9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
7	2019	NLDS g4	Oct 7	WSN		LAD	W,6-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.06	-0.082	20.61	-0.95%	-1.08	P
8	2019	NLCS g2	Oct 12	WSN	@	STL	W,3-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.88	-0.047	22.52	-0.77%	-0.47	P
2021 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	2021	NLWC g1	Oct 6	LAD		STL	W,3-1	GS-5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0					9	1.75	-0.023	36.46	-0.30%	-0.22	P
10	2021	NLDS g3	Oct 11	LAD		SFG	L,0-1	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.55	-0.064	32.43	-0.82%	-0.52	P
11	2021	NLDS g5	Oct 14	LAD	@	SFG	W,2-1	9-GF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9						P
12	2021	NLCS g2	Oct 17	LAD	@	ATL	L,4-5	GS-5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.44	-0.022	11.50	-0.38%	-0.28	P
									18	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	2	0		0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

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