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

2023 Player Pitching Game Log

2023 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	2023-03-30	Maj-NL	New York Mets	@	Miami Marlins	1-6	W	6.0	4	3	3	2	6	1	0	56	20	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	22	91	63	14	13	5	9	3	3
2	2023-04-04	Maj-NL	New York Mets	@	Milwaukee Brewers	1-6	L	5.1	8	5	5	2	2	3	0	32	23	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	95	64	13	12	4	17	7	3
3	2023-04-10	Maj-NL	New York Mets		San Diego Padres	1-5	W	5.0	1	0	0	3	6	0	0	68	15	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	18	97	61	15	12	2	7	2	3
4	2023-04-19	Maj-NL	New York Mets	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	1-3		3.0	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	58	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	47	32	8	6	3	4	1	2
5	2023-05-03 (2)	Maj-NL	New York Mets	@	Detroit Tigers	1-4	L	3.1	8	6	6	1	3	2	0	22	17	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	19	75	53	11	10	2	13	4	0
6	2023-05-14	Maj-NL	New York Mets	@	Washington Nationals	1-5	W	5.0	2	1	1	2	6	0	1	63	17	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	83	50	9	15	4	7	3	1
7	2023-05-21	Maj-NL	New York Mets		Cleveland Guardians	1-6		6.0	3	0	0	1	5	0	0	70	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	86	55	11	4	6	9	2	1
8	2023-05-26	Maj-NL	New York Mets	@	Colorado Rockies	1-7	W	7.0	6	1	1	0	8	1	0	69	27	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	102	74	10	18	6	13	5	2
9	2023-06-01	Maj-NL	New York Mets		Philadelphia Phillies	1-7	W	7.0	5	2	1	1	9	0	0	69	24	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	26	101	71	14	20	8	8	3	2
10	2023-06-07	Maj-NL	New York Mets	@	Atlanta Braves	1-6		5.2	11	5	5	0	10	1	0	37	28	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	103	75	12	18	9	9	4	0
11	2023-06-13	Maj-NL	New York Mets		New York Yankees	1-4		3.1	7	6	6	0	2	2	2	24	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	76	50	12	8	7	8	2	0
12	2023-06-19	Maj-NL	New York Mets	@	Houston Astros	1-8	W	8.0	4	1	1	1	8	1	0	77	27	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	28	91	59	12	14	8	11	4	2
13	2023-06-24	Maj-NL	New York Mets	@	Philadelphia Phillies	1-6	W	6.0	7	2	2	1	8	1	0	57	24	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	25	107	70	20	13	4	12	4	1
14	2023-06-29	Maj-NL	New York Mets		Milwaukee Brewers	1-6		6.0	7	2	2	2	9	1	0	57	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	102	66	23	7	4	12	7	2
15	2023-07-04	Maj-NL	New York Mets	@	Arizona Diamondbacks	1-6	W	6.0	5	4	4	2	9	3	0	53	23	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	102	65	12	12	5	9	1	2
16	2023-07-09	Maj-NL	New York Mets	@	San Diego Padres	1-5	L	5.0	6	5	5	3	7	2	0	39	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	100	63	20	12	1	13	4	1
17	2023-07-16	Maj-NL	New York Mets		Los Angeles Dodgers	1-7		7.0	1	0	0	3	6	0	0	78	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	97	58	13	10	3	12	1	3
18	2023-07-22	Maj-NL	New York Mets	@	Boston Red Sox	1-6	L	6.0	6	5	5	2	7	4	0	45	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	93	67	19	11	5	12	3	1
19	2023-07-28	Maj-NL	New York Mets		Washington Nationals	1-7	W	7.0	6	1	1	2	7	1	0	66	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	28	103	69	18	12	6	13	8	2
		Player Moved from Maj-NL to Maj-AL
20	2023-08-03	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers		Chicago White Sox	1-6	W	6.0	7	3	3	2	9	0	0	53	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	26	105	70	12	20	8	7	3	2
21	2023-08-08	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers	@	Oakland Athletics	1-7	W	7.0	3	1	1	2	6	1	0	71	24	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	26	89	58	13	12	8	10	2	0
22	2023-08-14	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers		Los Angeles Angels	1-7	W	7.0	1	0	0	1	11	0	0	85	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	101	73	15	20	7	3	1	1
23	2023-08-20	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers		Milwaukee Brewers	1-4	L	3.2	3	3	3	4	4	0	1	43	14	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	99	61	19	9	4	6	0	4
24	2023-08-26	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers	@	Minnesota Twins	1-7		7.0	4	2	2	1	10	1	0	70	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	101	68	17	14	1	14	6	3
25	2023-09-01	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers		Minnesota Twins	1-6		6.0	1	0	0	2	7	0	0	75	19	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	88	53	15	12	4	8	3	1
26	2023-09-06	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers		Houston Astros	1-3	L	3.0	6	7	7	2	4	3	0	21	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	60	40	8	10	3	9	4	0
27	2023-09-12	Maj-AL	Texas Rangers	@	Toronto Blue Jays	1-6	W	5.1	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	63	18	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	19	72	48	13	6	7	9	4	1

2023 Player Pitching Splits

2023 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	27	621	570	65	126	22	0	28	9	1	45	174	.221	.282	.407	.689	.265	232	8	4	0	2	0

Home	12	269	242	24	48	7	0	7	3	1	23	79	.198	.275	.314	.589	.261	76	3	3	0	1	0
Away	15	352	328	41	78	15	0	21	6	0	22	95	.238	.287	.476	.763	.268	156	5	1	0	1	0

March	1	22	20	3	4	2	0	1	0	0	2	6	.200	.273	.450	.723	.231	9	2	0	0	0	0
April	3	55	48	5	10	1	0	3	1	0	7	11	.208	.309	.417	.726	.206	20	1	0	0	0	0
May	4	87	81	8	19	4	0	3	1	0	4	22	.235	.276	.395	.671	.281	32	0	1	0	1	0
June	6	153	145	18	41	5	0	6	4	0	5	46	.283	.314	.441	.755	.372	64	3	2	0	1	0
July	5	127	115	15	24	3	0	10	1	1	12	36	.209	.284	.496	.779	.203	57	0	0	0	0	0
August	5	119	108	9	18	4	0	2	1	0	10	40	.167	.244	.259	.503	.242	28	1	1	0	0	0
September	3	58	53	7	10	3	0	3	1	0	5	13	.189	.259	.415	.674	.189	22	1	0	0	0	0

As Starter	27	621	570	65	126	22	0	28	9	1	45	174	.221	.282	.407	.689	.265	232	8	4	0	2	0

vs RHB as RHP	27	297	282		62	11	0	15			11	90	.220	.256	.418	.674	.264	118	0	3	0	1	0
vs LHB as RHP	27	324	288		64	11	0	13			34	84	.222	.306	.396	.701	.266	114	0	1	0	1	0

Bases Empty	27	412	386		86	11	0	18			23	128	.223	.272	.391	.663	.283	151	0	3	0	0	0
Runners On	27	209	184		40	11	0	10			22	46	.217	.301	.440	.742	.231	81	0	1	0	2	0

vs. Younger Batters	27	621	570		126	22	0	28			45	174	.221	.282	.407	.689	.265	232	0	4	0	2	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	13	6	.684	3.77	27	27	0	152.2	126	65	64	28	45	0	174	4	0	1	621	1.120	10.3	3.87

Home	5	2	.714	3.09	12	12	0	67.0	48	24	23	7	23	0	79	3	0	0	269	1.060	10.6	3.43
Away	8	4	.667	4.31	15	15	0	85.2	78	41	41	21	22	0	95	1	0	1	352	1.167	10.0	4.32

March	1	0	1.000	4.50	1	1	0	6.0	4	3	3	1	2	0	6	0	0	0	22	1.000	9.0	3.00
April	1	1	.500	3.38	3	3	0	13.1	10	5	5	3	7	0	11	0	0	0	55	1.275	7.4	1.57
May	2	1	.667	3.38	4	4	0	21.1	19	8	8	3	4	0	22	1	0	1	87	1.078	9.3	5.50
June	3	0	1.000	4.25	6	6	0	36.0	41	18	17	6	5	0	46	2	0	0	153	1.278	11.5	9.20
July	2	2	.500	4.35	5	5	0	31.0	24	15	15	10	12	0	36	0	0	0	127	1.161	10.5	3.00
August	3	1	.750	2.64	5	5	0	30.2	18	9	9	2	10	0	40	1	0	0	119	0.913	11.7	4.00
September	1	1	.500	4.40	3	3	0	14.1	10	7	7	3	5	0	13	0	0	0	58	1.047	8.2	2.60

As Starter	13	6	.684	3.77	27	27	0	152.2	126	65	64	28	45	0	174	4	0	1	621	1.120	10.3	3.87

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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