Max Scherzer

Position: Starting 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)

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

2009 Player Pitching Game Log

2009 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2009-04-09	A+-CALL	Visalia Rawhide	@	Lake Elsinore Storm	1-5		4.2	1	2	1	4	5	0	1	57	15	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20					4	6	0	2
		Player Moved from A+-CALL to Maj-NL
2	2009-04-14	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		St. Louis Cardinals	1-5		5.0	5	3	3	2	1	0	0	44	19	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	83	52	13	6	10	8	1	1
3	2009-04-19	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	San Francisco Giants	1-5	L	5.0	3	1	1	4	6	0	0	59	17	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	22	104	66	19	11	4	8	2	0
4	2009-04-25	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		San Francisco Giants	1-5	L	4.2	5	4	4	2	6	1	0	42	19	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	98	62	14	14	6	7	0	1
5	2009-04-30	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	Milwaukee Brewers	1-6		6.0	5	0	0	1	7	0	0	68	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	107	71	18	19	8	8	3	1
6	2009-05-05	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	1-6	L	6.0	4	3	2	2	4	0	0	56	23	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	25	99	62	23	8	10	8	4	1
7	2009-05-10	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		Washington Nationals	1-5		5.0	7	4	4	3	5	3	0	39	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	107	71	17	12	6	10	2	1
8	2009-05-16	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	Atlanta Braves	1-6	W	6.0	4	0	0	3	4	0	0	65	19	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	22	92	60	15	7	6	9	3	2
9	2009-05-21	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	Florida Marlins	1-6		6.0	6	3	3	2	10	1	0	56	23	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	26	109	69	27	17	8	4	0	0
10	2009-05-26	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		San Diego Padres	1-8	W	7.0	6	2	2	0	10	1	0	67	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	103	74	19	15	5	12	5	2
11	2009-05-31	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		Atlanta Braves	1-4	L	3.2	10	8	8	3	4	2	1	10	20	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	24	86	53	14	9	5	11	5	1
12	2009-06-06	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	San Diego Padres	1-5		5.0	3	0	0	5	6	0	1	62	17	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	23	104	62	16	13	5	6	4	2
13	2009-06-11	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		San Francisco Giants	1-8	W	7.2	3	0	0	1	6	0	1	78	25	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	27	116	80	16	19	6	13	2	3
14	2009-06-17	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	Kansas City Royals	1-6	W	6.0	9	2	2	3	5	0	0	48	27	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	109	63	18	6	11	10	2	1
15	2009-06-23	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		Texas Rangers	1-6	W	6.0	7	2	2	1	7	0	1	56	25	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	119	82	18	17	4	14	5	2
16	2009-06-28	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	1-5	L	4.1	4	8	3	3	2	0	0	32	18	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	21	89	56	16	6	11	6	2	2
17	2009-07-03	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	Colorado Rockies	1-6	L	6.0	6	5	3	1	5	1	0	48	24	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	26	101	68	20	9	8	13	5	0
18	2009-07-08	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		San Diego Padres	1-7		7.0	4	2	2	3	9	0	0	67	24	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	27	108	64	21	12	7	8	0	1
19	2009-07-21	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	Colorado Rockies	1-4		4.0	7	4	4	1	6	1	0	37	17	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	95	63	17	5	3	8	4	2
20	2009-07-26	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		Pittsburgh Pirates	1-7	W	7.0	5	0	0	0	8	0	0	75	26	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	26	109	85	23	16	4	14	4	3
21	2009-08-01	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	New York Mets	1-4		4.0	6	4	4	2	4	0	0	36	17	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	20	86	54	16	11	6	8	5	0
22	2009-08-06	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	1-6		5.1	7	5	5	4	5	0	1	35	21	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	26	100	62	15	10	9	8	4	1
23	2009-08-11	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		New York Mets	1-7	W	6.2	8	2	2	0	8	1	0	58	27	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	118	84	28	6	11	8	3	0
24	2009-08-17	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	Atlanta Braves	1-5	L	5.0	6	9	3	1	7	2	2	37	21	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	25	93	58	11	12	4	10	3	0
25	2009-08-22	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	Houston Astros	1-5	L	5.0	7	4	4	2	7	0	0	42	21	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	24	101	67	16	12	9	7	5	0
26	2009-08-28	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		Houston Astros	1-6	W	6.0	5	6	5	2	8	1	1	46	23	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	107	73	20	9	6	10	1	1
27	2009-09-02	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	1-8	W	7.2	7	1	1	1	4	0	0	64	29	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	30	102	71	23	8	10	14	7	0
28	2009-09-07	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		Los Angeles Dodgers	1-7	L	7.0	6	4	4	1	3	3	1	51	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	102	68	21	9	9	14	6	2
29	2009-09-13	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		Milwaukee Brewers	1-6		6.0	3	1	1	2	5	1	0	65	19	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	21	107	69	17	6	5	9	2	1
30	2009-09-19	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		Colorado Rockies	1-6	L	5.1	3	4	3	5	6	2	1	49	18	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	25	109	65	17	11	2	12	1	0
31	2009-09-25	Maj-NL	Arizona Diamondbacks		San Diego Padres	1-5	L	5.0	5	3	3	3	6	0	0	48	19	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	22	104	62	19	7	5	8	3	1

2009 Player Pitching Splits

2009 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	31	761	672	96	167	42	6	20	11	3	67	179	.249	.324	.418	.742	.307	281	8	11	5	6	1

Home	16	398	358	53	86	24	3	15	5	3	31	94	.240	.311	.450	.760	.284	161	4	6	2	1	0
Away	15	363	314	43	81	18	3	5	6	0	36	85	.258	.339	.382	.721	.332	120	4	5	3	5	1

April	5	109	93	10	19	7	0	1	2	0	13	25	.204	.306	.312	.617	.265	29	0	1	1	1	0
May	6	149	134	20	37	8	0	7	2	0	13	37	.276	.345	.493	.837	.333	66	2	1	1	0	1
June	5	128	112	12	26	5	2	0	2	1	13	26	.232	.328	.313	.641	.302	35	3	3	0	0	0
July	4	99	91	11	22	7	2	2	2	1	5	28	.242	.278	.429	.707	.323	39	0	0	2	1	0
August	6	149	130	30	39	12	2	4	1	0	11	39	.300	.365	.515	.880	.389	67	0	4	1	3	0
September	5	127	112	13	24	3	0	6	2	1	12	24	.214	.299	.402	.701	.217	45	3	2	0	1	0

As Starter	31	761	672	96	167	42	6	20	11	3	67	179	.249	.324	.418	.742	.307	281	8	11	5	6	1

vs RHB as RHP	31	346	314		73	20	2	9			19	90	.233	.292	.395	.686	.295	124	5	8	3	2	1
vs LHB as RHP	31	415	358		94	22	4	11			48	89	.263	.351	.439	.790	.317	157	3	3	2	4	0

Bases Empty	31	435	387		95	22	5	14			43	114	.246	.329	.437	.765	.313	169	0	5	0	0	0
Runners On	31	326	285		72	20	1	6			24	65	.253	.318	.393	.711	.300	112	8	6	5	6	1

vs. Younger Batters	25	134	118		25	5	1	4			13	36	.212	.293	.373	.666	.266	44	1	1	1	1	0
vs. Older Batters	30	627	554		142	37	5	16			54	143	.256	.331	.428	.759	.315	237	7	10	4	5	1

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	9	11	.450	4.06	31	31	0	175.0	167	96	79	20	67	1	179	11	1	0	761	1.337	9.2	2.67

Home	6	6	.500	4.44	16	16	0	93.1	86	53	46	15	31	0	94	6	0	0	398	1.254	9.1	3.03
Away	3	5	.375	3.64	15	15	0	81.2	81	43	33	5	36	1	85	5	1	0	363	1.433	9.4	2.36

April	0	2	.000	3.20	5	5	0	25.1	19	10	9	1	13	0	25	1	0	0	109	1.263	8.9	1.92
May	2	2	.500	5.08	6	6	0	33.2	37	20	19	7	13	1	37	1	1	0	149	1.485	9.9	2.85
June	3	1	.750	2.17	5	5	0	29.0	26	12	7	0	13	0	26	3	0	0	128	1.345	8.1	2.00
July	1	1	.500	3.38	4	4	0	24.0	22	11	9	2	5	0	28	0	0	0	99	1.125	10.5	5.60
August	2	2	.500	6.47	6	6	0	32.0	39	30	23	4	11	0	39	4	0	0	149	1.563	11.0	3.55
September	1	3	.250	3.48	5	5	0	31.0	24	13	12	6	12	0	24	2	0	0	127	1.161	7.0	2.00

As Starter	9	11	.450	4.06	31	31	0	175.0	167	96	79	20	67	1	179	11	1	0	761	1.337	9.2	2.67

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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