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

2016 Player Pitching Game Log

2016 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	2016-04-04	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Atlanta Braves	1-7		7.0	3	2	2	2	7	2	0	68	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	104	72	12	17	7	10	2	6
2	2016-04-11	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Atlanta Braves	1-6	W	6.0	6	4	4	3	6	0	0	47	22	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	26	94	61	11	9	9	6	4	0
3	2016-04-16	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Philadelphia Phillies	1-7	W	7.0	5	1	1	1	7	1	0	69	26	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	108	72	19	11	7	11	2	5
4	2016-04-21	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Miami Marlins	1-5	L	5.0	8	5	5	2	3	1	1	32	21	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	25	99	64	14	6	7	11	5	0
5	2016-04-26	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Philadelphia Phillies	1-6		6.0	7	3	3	4	7	1	0	49	22	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	27	116	79	15	18	8	7	5	0
6	2016-05-01	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	St. Louis Cardinals	1-7	W	7.0	4	0	0	0	9	0	0	78	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	105	73	20	17	4	12	4	3
7	2016-05-06	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Chicago Cubs	1-5	L	5.0	7	7	7	3	7	4	0	29	22	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	96	61	15	15	4	11	4	3
8	2016-05-11	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Detroit Tigers	1-9	W	9.0	6	2	2	0	20	2	0	87	33	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	119	96	27	31	3	10	3	1
9	2016-05-17	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	New York Mets	1-7	L	6.1	3	2	2	3	10	2	1	66	21	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	25	98	62	17	15	2	9	3	3
10	2016-05-22	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Miami Marlins	1-8	W	8.0	6	2	2	0	8	1	0	70	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	103	76	19	16	8	13	7	1
11	2016-05-27	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		St. Louis Cardinals	1-7	L	7.0	3	5	5	4	6	1	0	53	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	27	92	63	12	14	4	12	5	3
12	2016-06-01	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Philadelphia Phillies	1-8	W	8.0	5	2	2	2	11	1	0	73	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	111	78	17	22	4	13	5	2
13	2016-06-08	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Chicago White Sox	1-7	W	7.0	5	0	0	1	6	0	0	72	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	97	68	18	13	7	13	6	6
14	2016-06-13	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Chicago Cubs	1-7	W	7.0	2	1	1	0	11	1	0	80	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	96	63	17	12	5	7	3	2
15	2016-06-18	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	San Diego Padres	1-6		6.0	4	1	1	0	10	1	0	70	22	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	113	76	16	19	3	9	3	2
16	2016-06-24	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Milwaukee Brewers	1-6	L	6.0	5	5	5	3	10	2	0	49	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	117	74	23	21	6	7	3	1
17	2016-06-29	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		New York Mets	1-8	W	7.1	2	0	0	1	10	0	0	83	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	108	75	15	18	4	10	4	2
18	2016-07-04	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Milwaukee Brewers	1-6	L	6.0	4	1	1	3	7	1	0	64	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	114	73	13	19	6	9	5	1
19	2016-07-09	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	New York Mets	1-7	W	7.0	3	1	0	2	9	0	1	76	23	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	27	117	73	16	15	5	11	5	0
20	2016-07-17	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Pittsburgh Pirates	1-7		7.0	6	1	1	1	7	0	1	67	26	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	29	103	75	19	13	8	11	4	2
21	2016-07-23	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		San Diego Padres	1-7		7.0	4	2	2	0	10	1	0	71	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	99	71	11	21	5	10	3	4
22	2016-07-29	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	San Francisco Giants	1-7	W	7.0	5	1	1	2	6	0	0	67	25	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	27	116	81	17	14	6	13	6	2
23	2016-08-03	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Arizona Diamondbacks	1-8	W	8.0	4	3	3	1	11	2	0	72	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	103	68	18	19	5	12	2	1
24	2016-08-09	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Cleveland Indians	1-7	L	7.0	3	2	1	1	10	0	0	74	24	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	108	70	18	15	2	11	3	4
25	2016-08-15	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Colorado Rockies	1-4		4.0	7	4	4	2	3	1	0	33	18	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	21	97	61	14	10	4	12	6	0
26	2016-08-20	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Atlanta Braves	1-7	W	6.1	6	4	4	3	6	0	0	48	25	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	101	69	17	14	8	11	5	4
27	2016-08-25	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Baltimore Orioles	1-8	W	8.0	2	0	0	0	10	0	0	88	26	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	26	95	72	13	22	6	10	4	2
28	2016-08-30	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Philadelphia Phillies	1-8	W	8.0	3	2	2	1	11	1	0	78	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	27	102	69	14	19	5	10	4	4
29	2016-09-05	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Atlanta Braves	1-7	W	7.0	7	2	2	2	5	0	0	58	30	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	107	77	21	14	9	16	8	2
30	2016-09-10	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Philadelphia Phillies	1-7		6.2	4	0	0	1	8	0	2	73	23	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	26	117	76	17	16	4	11	4	3
31	2016-09-16	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Atlanta Braves	1-7	W	7.0	7	2	2	2	8	0	0	61	27	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	30	104	68	18	13	5	16	10	2
32	2016-09-21	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Miami Marlins	1-7	W	6.2	4	3	3	2	8	2	0	60	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	104	71	24	16	4	12	1	3
33	2016-09-27	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Arizona Diamondbacks	1-6	W	6.0	6	2	2	2	10	1	0	60	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	98	66	17	23	3	10	8	1
34	2016-10-02	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Miami Marlins	1-5	W	5.0	9	5	5	2	7	2	0	34	22	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	25	94	61	18	15	5	10	6	0

2016 Player Pitching Splits

2016 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	34	902	830	77	165	37	4	31	8	3	56	284	.199	.254	.365	.619	.259	303	6	6	7	3	2

Home	15	401	368	30	71	18	1	10	6	2	24	134	.193	.248	.329	.577	.272	121	3	3	6	0	2
Away	19	501	462	47	94	19	3	21	2	1	32	150	.204	.258	.394	.652	.248	182	3	3	1	3	0

April	5	130	114	15	29	6	1	5	0	1	12	30	.254	.331	.456	.787	.304	52	2	1	3	0	1
May	6	164	153	18	29	3	1	10	0	0	10	60	.190	.244	.418	.662	.229	64	2	1	0	0	0
June	6	153	146	9	23	4	0	5	1	0	7	58	.158	.196	.288	.484	.217	42	0	0	0	0	0
July	5	134	121	6	22	7	0	2	2	0	8	39	.182	.242	.289	.532	.247	35	1	2	2	1	0
August	6	156	147	15	25	9	1	4	2	1	8	51	.170	.212	.327	.538	.226	48	0	0	0	1	0
September	5	140	127	9	28	8	0	3	2	0	9	39	.221	.281	.354	.635	.291	45	1	2	1	1	0
October	1	25	22	5	9	0	1	2	1	1	2	7	.409	.458	.773	1.231	.539	17	0	0	1	0	1

As Starter	34	902	830	77	165	37	4	31	8	3	56	284	.199	.254	.365	.619	.259	303	6	6	7	3	2

vs RHB as RHP	34	439	416		65	13	0	14			14	166	.156	.189	.289	.477	.215	120	2	3	5	1	0
vs LHB as RHP	34	463	414		100	24	4	17			42	118	.242	.315	.442	.757	.295	183	4	3	2	2	2

Bases Empty	34	599	560		109	22	3	18			38	203	.195	.247	.341	.588	.268	191	0	1	0	0	0
Runners On	34	303	270		56	15	1	13			18	81	.207	.267	.415	.682	.240	112	6	5	7	3	2

vs. Younger Batters	34	695	645		123	30	4	26			37	240	.191	.238	.371	.609	.254	239	4	4	6	3	2
vs. Older Batters	32	207	185		42	7	0	5			19	44	.227	.306	.346	.652	.272	64	2	2	1	0	0

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	20	7	.741	2.96	34	34	0	228.1	165	77	75	31	56	2	284	6	1	0	902	0.968	11.2	5.07

Home	8	3	.727	2.56	15	15	0	102.0	71	30	29	10	24	2	134	3	1	0	401	0.931	11.8	5.58
Away	12	4	.750	3.28	19	19	0	126.1	94	47	46	21	32	0	150	3	0	0	501	0.997	10.7	4.69

April	2	1	.667	4.35	5	5	0	31.0	29	15	15	5	12	1	30	1	0	0	130	1.323	8.7	2.50
May	3	3	.500	3.83	6	6	0	42.1	29	18	18	10	10	0	60	1	0	0	164	0.921	12.8	6.00
June	4	1	.800	1.96	6	6	0	41.1	23	9	9	5	7	0	58	0	0	0	153	0.726	12.6	8.29
July	2	1	.667	1.32	5	5	0	34.0	22	6	5	2	8	0	39	2	0	0	134	0.882	10.3	4.88
August	4	1	.800	3.05	6	6	0	41.1	25	15	14	4	8	0	51	0	0	0	156	0.798	11.1	6.38
September	4	0	1.000	2.43	5	5	0	33.1	28	9	9	3	9	0	39	2	1	0	140	1.110	10.5	4.33
October	1	0	1.000	9.00	1	1	0	5.0	9	5	5	2	2	1	7	0	0	0	25	2.200	12.6	3.50

As Starter	20	7	.741	2.96	34	34	0	228.1	165	77	75	31	56	2	284	6	1	0	902	0.968	11.2	5.07

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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