Max Scherzer
Maxwell M. Scherzer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 215 lb.

Born: July 27, 1984 in St. Louis, MO
High School: Parkway Central (Chesterfield, MO)
School: University of Missouri
Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 2006 amateur draft.
Signed May 31, 2007. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 29, 2008
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
2008 23 ARI NL 0 4 .000 3.05 16 7 2 0 0 0 56.0 48 24 19 5 21 1 66 5 0 2 237 152 1.232 7.7 0.8 3.4 10.6 3.14
2009 24 ARI NL 9 11 .450 4.12 30 30 0 0 0 0 170.1 166 94 78 20 63 1 174 10 1 5 741 111 1.344 8.8 1.1 3.3 9.2 2.76
2 Seasons 9 15 .375 3.86 46 37 2 0 0 0 226.1 214 118 97 25 84 2 240 15 1 7 978 119 1.317 8.5 1.0 3.3 9.5 2.86
162 Game Avg. 7 12 .375 3.86 38 30 2 0 0 0 185 175 97 79 20 69 2 197 12 1 6 801 119 1.317 8.5 1.0 3.3 9.5 2.86

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2008 23 ARI NL 16 237 205 24 48 5 0 5 0 1 21 66 .234 .318 .332 .649 .316 68 5 5 4 2 1
2009 24 ARI NL 30 741 657 94 166 42 6 20 10 6 63 174 .253 .325 .426 .751 .311 280 8 10 5 6 1
2 Seasons 46 978 862 118 214 47 6 25 10 7 84 240 .248 .323 .404 .727 .312 348 13 15 9 8 2
162 Game Avg. 38 801 706 97 175 39 5 20 8 6 69 197 .248 .323 .404 .727 .312 285 11 12 7 7 2
MLB Averages .262 .333 .418 .751 .299

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
2008 23 ARI NL 16 7 0 4 3 0 1 0 7 .000 2 0 0 0 3 43% 53 70 29 2 1 0 4 2.3 2.6 5.3 93 1 4 2 0 102
2009 24 ARI NL 30 30 9 11 10 1 2 15 15 .500 3 7 0 0 14 47% 51 78 10 11 3 0 13 5.4 4.3 5.7 102 0 9 21 0 119
2 Seasons 46 37 9 15 13 1 3 15 22 .405 5 7 0 0 17 46% 51 78 10 13 4 0 17 4.8 4.0 5.6 101 1 13 23 0 119
MLB Averages .500 48% 49 98 -8 4.7 4.7 5.8 95

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
2008 23 ARI NL 16 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0% 8 0.827 0 0 9 2 0 7 4 5 6 0 6 0 6.3 30
1 Season 16 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0% 0.827 0 0 9 2 0 7 4 5 6 0 6 0 6.3 30

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
2008 23 ARI NL 237 46% 2.1% 27.9% 8.9% 4.2% 21% 0.70 1.06 57% 25% 6.8% 10% 56 5 9%
2009 24 ARI NL 741 55% 2.7% 23.5% 8.5% 9.2% 41% 0.72 1.00 63% 18% 7.9% 10% 120 8 7%
2 Seasons 978 52% 2.6% 24.5% 8.6% 8.0% 36% 0.72 1.01 62% 20% 7.7% 10% 176 13 7%
MLB Averages 55% 2.7% 18.0% 8.9% 7.9% 34% 0.78 1.06 69% 19% 7.8% 13% 11%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1st% 30% 30c 30s 02% 02c 02s 02h L/SO 3pK 4pW PAu Pitu Stru
2008 23 ARI NL 237 926 3.91 591 64% 27% 21% 28% 25% 73% 1% 47% 72% 57% 5% 12 8 27% 65 30 4 12% 7 3 0 0 0
2009 24 ARI NL 741 3067 4.14 1996 65% 27% 17% 31% 25% 73% 0% 47% 76% 61% 4% 32 20 33% 242 143 6 24% 33 11 0 0 0
2 Seasons 978 3993 4.08 2587 65% 27% 18% 30% 25% 73% 0% 47% 75% 60% 4% 44 28 31% 307 173 10 21% 40 14 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.83 62% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 80% 58% 5% 22% 25%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
2008 23 ARI NL 237 48 1 0 5 0 3 3 2 1 4 12 4 2 33% 4 2 1 105 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2009 24 ARI NL 741 166 12 3 20 0 9 9 11 15 5 31 18 6 58% 7 5 0 267 10 6 63% 8 5 1 0 1 1 2 1 18 0
2 Seasons 978 214 13 3 25 0 12 12 13 16 9 43 22 8 51% 11 7 1 372 10 7 59% 8 6 1 0 1 1 2 1 24 0
MLB Averages 52% 72%

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
2008 23 0 4 .000 3.05 16 7 2 0 0 0 56.0 48 24 19 5 21 1 66 5 0 2 237 152 1.232 7.7 0.8 3.4 10.6 3.14 152
2009 24 9 15 .375 3.86 46 37 2 0 0 0 226.1 214 118 97 25 84 2 240 15 1 7 978 119 1.317 8.5 1.0 3.3 9.5 2.86 119

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
2008 23 4 2 .667 2.78 55.0 46 19 17 5 20 65 5 1.200 7.5 3.3 10.6 3.25 0.8 16
2009 24 10 8 .556 3.71 170.0 160 78 70 19 61 174 10 1.300 8.5 3.2 9.2 2.85 1.0 30
2 Seasons 14 10 .583 3.48 225.0 206 97 87 24 81 239 15 1.276 8.2 9.6 2.95 1.0 46

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
2009 NL--9.194--8th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
2009 NL--10--5th

                           

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  8. Dick Drago (978)
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