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

2021 Player Pitching Game Log

2021 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	GDP	SF	SB	CS	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2021-04-06	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Atlanta Braves	1-6		6.0	5	4	4	0	9	4	0	55	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	91	60	10	21	2	12	2	1
2	2021-04-11	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	1-6	L	6.0	3	1	1	1	5	0	0	66	20	2	0	0	0	0	0	21	90	54	11	11	4	11	4	2
3	2021-04-16	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Arizona Diamondbacks	1-7		7.0	2	0	0	2	10	0	0	81	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	106	68	21	18	2	11	2	3
4	2021-04-21	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		St. Louis Cardinals	1-6	W	6.0	4	0	0	1	9	0	1	72	21	1	0	0	0	0	1	23	109	71	20	13	3	9	3	3
5	2021-04-27	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Toronto Blue Jays	1-5	L	5.0	8	7	5	2	5	2	0	30	21	1	0	2	1	0	0	24	86	54	12	11	6	11	5	1
6	2021-05-02	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Miami Marlins	1-9	W	9.0	5	1	1	0	9	1	1	82	30	0	0	1	0	1	1	31	106	76	16	20	13	8	3	1
7	2021-05-08	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	New York Yankees	1-8		7.1	2	1	1	1	14	1	0	83	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	109	69	23	19	3	7	1	1
8	2021-05-14	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Arizona Diamondbacks	1-5	W	5.0	2	0	0	1	7	0	0	69	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	85	55	18	11	3	7	2	1
9	2021-05-19	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Chicago Cubs	1-5	W	5.0	5	2	2	4	8	0	0	53	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	100	66	14	17	2	9	5	1
10	2021-05-25	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Cincinnati Reds	1-7	L	7.0	5	2	2	1	9	2	1	67	24	1	0	1	0	0	1	26	107	67	10	20	4	11	3	2
11	2021-05-30	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Milwaukee Brewers	1-6	L	6.0	2	2	2	1	10	1	0	69	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	89	63	13	17	4	6	1	0
12	2021-06-04	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Philadelphia Phillies	1-8	W	7.2	5	1	1	1	9	0	1	73	25	1	0	0	0	1	1	28	108	70	15	20	8	9	2	1
13	2021-06-11	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		San Francisco Giants	1-1		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	51	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	3	0	0	0	1	0	0
14	2021-06-22	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Philadelphia Phillies	1-5	W	5.0	2	1	1	3	8	1	0	64	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	106	70	19	17	3	7	2	3
15	2021-06-27	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Miami Marlins	1-6	W	6.0	5	1	1	2	7	0	1	63	23	1	1	0	0	1	0	26	102	70	15	20	9	7	3	2
16	2021-07-02	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Los Angeles Dodgers	1-6		6.0	4	1	1	1	8	1	0	67	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	100	67	16	17	3	10	1	3
17	2021-07-08	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	San Diego Padres	1-4		3.2	5	7	7	1	7	2	2	29	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	91	58	14	16	3	6	2	0
18	2021-07-18	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		San Diego Padres	1-7		7.0	4	4	4	3	8	2	0	58	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	102	66	21	11	7	10	1	1
19	2021-07-29	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Philadelphia Phillies	1-6	W	6.0	3	1	1	3	5	1	1	64	19	1	0	2	0	0	0	23	88	56	14	9	6	8	3	1
20	2021-08-04	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers		Houston Astros	1-7	W	7.0	5	2	2	1	10	1	0	68	26	0	0	0	0	1	0	27	109	73	26	15	4	12	3	1
21	2021-08-10	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	Philadelphia Phillies	1-4		3.1	3	0	0	0	6	0	0	60	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	12	54	37	8	7	2	4	2	1
22	2021-08-15	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	New York Mets	1-6	W	6.0	4	2	2	2	7	0	0	61	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	94	65	10	16	10	8	5	2
23	2021-08-21	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers		New York Mets	1-5	W	5.0	5	1	1	1	8	1	1	60	21	2	0	0	0	2	0	23	103	63	13	15	4	9	5	2
24	2021-08-26	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	San Diego Padres	1-8	W	7.2	2	0	0	1	10	0	1	84	24	2	0	1	0	0	0	26	104	71	18	17	7	7	2	2
25	2021-09-01	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers		Atlanta Braves	1-6		6.0	3	0	0	0	9	0	0	75	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	76	56	12	18	4	8	2	1
26	2021-09-06	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	St. Louis Cardinals	1-8	W	8.0	6	1	0	0	13	0	0	81	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	30	103	74	11	22	7	10	8	0
27	2021-09-12	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers		San Diego Padres	1-8	W	8.0	1	0	0	0	9	0	0	89	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	25	92	62	13	18	5	11	2	2
28	2021-09-18	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	Cincinnati Reds	1-7	W	7.0	2	0	0	2	7	0	0	78	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	25	96	63	12	14	4	12	3	1
29	2021-09-23	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers	@	Colorado Rockies	1-5		5.0	6	5	5	1	6	1	0	40	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	102	69	15	11	6	9	4	2
30	2021-09-29	Maj-NL	Los Angeles Dodgers		San Diego Padres	1-6		5.1	11	6	5	0	4	2	0	28	27	1	1	0	0	0	2	27	97	69	21	9	6	17	12	0

2021 Player Pitching Splits

2021 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	30	693	644	53	119	21	2	23	6	7	36	236	.185	.239	.331	.570	.249	213	7	10	2	1	0

Home	14	323	308	23	56	7	1	15	4	5	11	112	.182	.220	.357	.577	.227	110	2	4	0	0	0
Away	16	370	336	30	63	14	1	8	2	2	25	124	.188	.255	.307	.562	.268	103	5	6	2	1	0

April	5	116	108	12	22	4	0	6	0	1	6	38	.204	.250	.407	.657	.246	44	2	1	0	1	0
May	6	144	134	8	21	1	0	5	1	2	8	57	.157	.215	.276	.491	.222	37	2	2	0	0	0
June	4	76	67	3	12	3	1	1	2	1	6	24	.179	.267	.299	.565	.262	20	0	2	1	0	0
July	4	92	81	13	16	3	0	6	0	0	8	28	.198	.294	.457	.750	.213	37	2	3	0	0	0
August	5	115	107	5	19	5	0	2	3	1	5	41	.178	.228	.280	.509	.266	30	1	2	1	0	0
September	6	150	147	12	29	5	1	3	0	2	3	48	.197	.213	.306	.519	.271	45	0	0	0	0	0

As Starter	30	693	644	53	119	21	2	23	6	7	36	236	.185	.239	.331	.570	.249	213	7	10	2	1	0

vs RHB as RHP	29	342	327		58	9	1	13			10	128	.177	.211	.330	.541	.242	108	0	4	1	0	0
vs LHB as RHP	30	351	317		61	12	1	10			26	108	.192	.266	.331	.597	.255	105	0	6	1	1	0

Bases Empty	30	465	437		86	16	1	17			21	161	.197	.245	.355	.600	.266	155	0	7	0	0	0
Runners On	29	228	207		33	5	1	6			15	75	.159	.226	.280	.506	.213	58	0	3	2	1	0

vs. Younger Batters	30	685	638		119	21	2	23			34	232	.187	.239	.334	.573	.250	213	0	10	2	1	0
vs. Older Batters	3	8	6		0	0	0	0			2	4	.000	.250	.000	.250	.000	0	0	0	0	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	15	4	.789	2.46	30	30	0	179.1	119	53	49	23	36	0	236	10	0	2	693	0.864	11.8	6.56

Home	5	2	.714	2.31	14	14	0	85.2	56	23	22	15	11	0	112	4	0	1	323	0.782	11.8	10.18
Away	10	2	.833	2.59	16	16	0	93.2	63	30	27	8	25	0	124	6	0	1	370	0.940	11.9	4.96

April	1	2	.333	3.00	5	5	0	30.0	22	12	10	6	6	0	38	1	0	0	116	0.933	11.4	6.33
May	3	2	.600	1.83	6	6	0	39.1	21	8	8	5	8	0	57	2	0	0	144	0.737	13.0	7.13
June	3	0	1.000	1.42	4	4	0	19.0	12	3	3	1	6	0	24	2	0	0	76	0.947	11.4	4.00
July	1	0	1.000	5.16	4	4	0	22.2	16	13	13	6	8	0	28	3	0	0	92	1.059	11.1	3.50
August	4	0	1.000	1.55	5	5	0	29.0	19	5	5	2	5	0	41	2	0	1	115	0.828	12.7	8.20
September	3	0	1.000	2.29	6	6	0	39.1	29	12	10	3	3	0	48	0	0	1	150	0.814	11.0	16.00

As Starter	15	4	.789	2.46	30	30	0	179.1	119	53	49	23	36	0	236	10	0	2	693	0.864	11.8	6.56

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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