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	21-9 / in Starts: 21-9
Longest Hitting Streak	3 games
Longest On Base Streak	3 games
Most Games w/o HR	20 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	1

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 72 PAs	5
Actual Runners on Base	38 (16-15-7)
Avg. MLBer w/ 72 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	43 (21-13-7)

Most Driven In
A Rendon	2
R Zimmerman	1
B Goodwin	1
Self	1
M Taylor	0

Most Driven In By
J Werth	1
Self	1
T Turner	1
B Goodwin	1

2017 Batting Game Log

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2017 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	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	121	4 (3)	Apr 7	WSN	@	PHI	W,7-6	GS-7	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	9	.39	-0.001	.45	0.00%	0.04	P
2	122	9 (4)	Apr 12	WSN		STL	L,1-6	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.78	-0.020	.79	-0.01%	-0.17	P
3	123	13 (3)	Apr 18	WSN	@	ATL	W,3-1	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.99	-0.054	1.22	-0.04%	-0.62	P
4	124	18 (4)	Apr 23	WSN	@	NYM	W,6-3	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	.60	-0.045	.83	-0.04%	-0.49	P
5	125	23 (4)	Apr 28	WSN		NYM	L,5-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091	.091	.091	.182	9	.82	-0.043	1.10	-0.03%	-0.37	P
May		Gtm	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
6	126	28 (4)	May 4	WSN		ARI	W,4-2	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.214	.429	9	1.23	0.098	1.55	0.08%	1.14	P
7	127	37 (8)	May 14 (2)	WSN		PHI	W,6-5	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.188	.188	.375	9	1.12	-0.034	1.55	-0.03%	-0.31	P
8	128	42 (4)	May 20	WSN	@	ATL	L,2-5	GS-6	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333	9	.94	0.045	1.38	0.04%	0.50	P
9	129	47 (4)	May 26	WSN		SDP	W,5-1	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136	.136	.136	.273	9	.52	-0.056	.57	-0.04%	-0.88	P
10	130	52 (4)	May 31	WSN	@	SFG	W,3-1	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.192	.160	.352	9	.48	0.002	.49	0.00%	0.16	P
Jun		Gtm	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
11	131	57 (4)	Jun 6	WSN	@	LAD	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.148	.179	.148	.327	9	.60	-0.030	.47	-0.01%	-0.26	P
12	132	62 (4)	Jun 11	WSN		TEX	L,1-5	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.138	.167	.138	.305	9	.86	-0.044	.75	-0.02%	-0.35	P
13	133	67 (4)	Jun 16	WSN	@	NYM	W,7-2	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.152	.125	.277	9	.45	-0.034	.52	-0.02%	-0.61	P
14	134	72 (4)	Jun 21	WSN	@	MIA	L,1-2	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.147	.171	.147	.318	9	1.06	-0.035	1.06	-0.02%	-0.40	P
15	135	77 (4)	Jun 27	WSN		CHC	W,6-1	GS-7	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.211	.189	.400	9	.71	0.047	.71	0.03%	1.07	P
Jul		Gtm	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
16	136	82 (4)	Jul 2	WSN	@	STL	W,7-2	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.184	.225	.184	.409	9	.52	-0.025	.56	-0.02%	-0.45	P
17	137	86 (3)	Jul 7	WSN		ATL	W,5-4	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.220	.179	.399	9	1.25	-0.034	1.54	-0.03%	-0.33	P
18	138	90 (3)	Jul 15	WSN	@	CIN	W,10-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.171	.209	.171	.380	9	.55	-0.028	.40	-0.01%	-0.34	P
19	139	95 (4)	Jul 21	WSN	@	ARI	L,5-6	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.205	.167	.371	9	1.10	-0.025	.50	-0.01%	-0.29	P
20	140	100 (4)	Jul 27	WSN		MIL	W,15-2	GS-6	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.255	.186	.441	9	.17	0.026	.06	0.01%	1.27	P
Aug		Gtm	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
21	141	105 (4)	Aug 1	WSN	@	MIA	L,6-7	GS-2	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.271	.273	.544	9	1.78	0.173	.47	0.03%	2.10	P
22	142	110 (4)	Aug 7	WSN		MIA	W,3-2	GS-8	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.280	.283	.563	9	.98	0.004	.27	0.00%	0.08	P
23	143	116 (5)	Aug 13 (2)	WSN		SFG	W,6-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.269	.271	.540	9	1.04	-0.057	.13	0.00%	-0.51	P
24	144	130 (13)	Aug 28	WSN		MIA	W,11-2	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.255	.255	.509	9	.41	-0.038	.04	0.00%	-1.06	P
Sept		Gtm	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
25	145	135 (4)	Sep 2	WSN	@	MIL	W,3-2	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.246	.245	.491	9	.65	-0.033	.05	0.00%	-0.28	P
26	146	141 (5)	Sep 8	WSN		PHI	W,11-10	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.237	.236	.474	9	.81	-0.065	.06	0.00%	-0.70	P
27	147	145 (3)	Sep 13	WSN		ATL	L,2-8	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.175	.230	.228	.458	9	.82	-0.046	.07	0.00%	-0.45	P
28	148	150 (4)	Sep 19	WSN	@	ATL	W,4-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.169	.222	.220	.443	9	.94	-0.057	.06	0.00%	-0.63	P
29	149	155 (4)	Sep 24	WSN	@	NYM	W,3-2	GS-7	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.164	.215	.213	.428	9	1.42	-0.065	.08	0.00%	-0.71	P
30	150	161 (5)	Sep 30	WSN		PIT	L,1-4	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.161	.212	.210	.422	9	1.57	-0.045	.00	0.00%	-0.52	P
							21-9		72	62	4	10	0	0	1	5	4	0	16	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	.161	.212	.210	.422		.77	-0.519	.60	-0.17%	-4.36

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