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

2012 Player Pitching Game Log

2012 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	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2012-04-08	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Boston Red Sox	1-3		2.2	8	7	7	2	3	0	2	15	15	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	80	51	16	4	3	10	3	2
2	2012-04-13	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Chicago White Sox	1-6	L	6.0	5	3	3	1	11	1	0	60	22	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	100	65	17	14	3	8	3	2
3	2012-04-18	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Kansas City Royals	1-7	W	6.0	7	3	3	1	3	1	1	48	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	25	94	64	12	10	8	12	6	3
4	2012-04-24	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Seattle Mariners	1-5	L	5.0	10	5	5	2	6	0	0	31	24	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	26	99	61	16	8	8	10	3	2
5	2012-04-29	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	New York Yankees	1-5	L	4.2	7	3	3	7	4	1	0	35	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	119	62	12	17	8	8	0	4
6	2012-05-05	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Chicago White Sox	1-7		7.0	4	1	1	0	9	1	0	74	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	97	68	14	20	5	11	4	2
7	2012-05-10	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Oakland Athletics	1-7	W	6.1	5	2	2	2	9	1	0	62	23	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	25	106	66	21	10	5	9	2	1
8	2012-05-15	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Chicago White Sox	1-5		4.0	8	6	5	3	3	1	0	24	19	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	99	62	11	10	7	11	6	1
9	2012-05-20	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Pittsburgh Pirates	1-7	W	7.0	4	2	2	1	15	2	0	75	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	115	80	17	21	3	7	1	1
10	2012-05-26	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Minnesota Twins	1-6	W	5.1	6	3	3	0	9	2	0	53	21	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	21	80	52	20	10	4	7	3	0
11	2012-05-31	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Boston Red Sox	1-7	W	6.0	7	3	3	2	6	1	0	50	24	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	27	117	76	20	9	5	13	3	2
12	2012-06-06	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Cleveland Indians	1-5	L	4.1	7	8	5	3	2	2	0	22	21	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	24	92	57	14	9	10	9	4	1
13	2012-06-12	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Chicago Cubs	1-6		6.0	5	3	3	5	8	0	0	53	22	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	27	116	64	21	12	7	5	2	1
14	2012-06-17	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Colorado Rockies	1-8	W	8.0	7	0	0	0	12	0	0	80	30	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	31	122	89	24	16	8	9	2	0
15	2012-06-23	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Pittsburgh Pirates	1-6	L	6.0	3	3	3	1	7	1	1	60	19	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	21	100	67	18	12	5	7	3	1
16	2012-06-28	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Tampa Bay Rays	1-7	W	6.0	4	2	2	2	7	0	0	61	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	111	64	16	13	3	12	4	3
17	2012-07-08	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Kansas City Royals	1-7	W	7.0	5	1	1	1	7	1	0	69	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	109	76	19	17	4	15	1	2
18	2012-07-14	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Baltimore Orioles	1-5		5.0	9	4	4	2	4	1	0	35	22	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	25	94	61	13	8	6	12	6	1
19	2012-07-19	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	1-7	W	7.0	3	1	1	4	9	1	0	72	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	27	109	70	21	17	4	10	2	1
20	2012-07-25	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Cleveland Indians	1-7	W	7.0	3	2	2	4	8	1	0	67	23	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	27	105	64	21	9	5	10	0	2
21	2012-07-30	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Boston Red Sox	1-7	L	6.1	7	5	5	2	9	1	0	46	26	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	28	101	69	18	14	8	9	3	2
22	2012-08-05	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Cleveland Indians	1-5		5.0	10	4	4	1	9	1	0	39	23	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	24	105	67	14	15	6	9	2	1
23	2012-08-10	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Texas Rangers	1-6	W	6.0	8	2	2	2	8	1	1	54	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	27	112	70	22	11	7	10	5	0
24	2012-08-15	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Minnesota Twins	1-7	W	7.0	4	0	0	2	10	0	0	77	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	26	117	75	25	7	8	6	3	1
25	2012-08-21	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Toronto Blue Jays	1-7	W	7.0	5	1	1	2	8	1	0	69	25	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	27	112	68	22	16	7	10	3	1
26	2012-08-26	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	1-7	W	7.0	4	1	1	2	9	0	0	72	24	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	26	120	83	20	20	8	7	2	1
27	2012-09-01	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Chicago White Sox	1-8	W	8.0	4	0	0	1	9	0	0	82	28	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	29	113	80	20	17	3	16	5	3
28	2012-09-07	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	1-8		8.0	5	2	2	0	9	0	0	73	29	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	29	110	79	19	14	9	9	3	1
29	2012-09-12	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Chicago White Sox	1-6	W	6.0	4	1	1	0	7	1	0	67	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	114	77	12	18	4	10	3	4
30	2012-09-18	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Oakland Athletics	1-2		2.0	2	1	1	2	4	0	0	50	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	44	25	7	8	1	3	2	0
31	2012-09-23	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Minnesota Twins	1-6	L	5.0	6	3	3	1	4	0	0	46	21	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	22	86	56	15	9	4	13	6	3
32	2012-10-03	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Kansas City Royals	1-4		4.0	3	0	0	2	3	0	0	57	15	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	75	54	14	14	4	8	2	0

2012 Player Pitching Splits

2012 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	32	787	716	82	179	33	6	23	15	7	60	231	.250	.312	.409	.721	.337	293	8	5	5	1	2

Home	14	343	317	35	79	14	1	9	8	1	22	106	.249	.301	.385	.686	.345	122	3	2	1	1	1
Away	18	444	399	47	100	19	5	14	7	6	38	125	.251	.321	.429	.749	.331	171	5	3	4	0	1

April	5	123	104	21	37	5	1	3	1	2	13	27	.356	.438	.510	.948	.453	53	1	3	2	1	0
May	6	145	136	17	34	4	1	8	3	0	8	51	.250	.292	.471	.762	.338	64	2	0	1	0	0
June	5	127	114	16	26	5	0	3	4	1	11	36	.228	.302	.351	.653	.307	40	1	1	1	0	2
July	5	134	120	13	27	7	2	5	1	1	13	37	.225	.301	.442	.743	.282	53	2	0	1	0	0
August	5	130	120	8	31	7	0	3	2	2	9	44	.258	.315	.392	.707	.384	47	2	1	0	0	0
September	5	111	107	7	21	5	2	1	3	1	4	33	.196	.225	.308	.534	.274	33	0	0	0	0	0
October	1	17	15	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	3	.200	.294	.200	.494	.250	3	0	0	0	0	0

As Starter	32	787	716	82	179	33	6	23	15	7	60	231	.250	.312	.409	.721	.337	293	8	5	5	1	2

vs RHB as RHP	31	351	329		66	9	1	12			14	122	.201	.244	.344	.588	.277	113	5	5	3	0	0
vs LHB as RHP	32	436	387		113	24	5	11			46	109	.292	.366	.465	.832	.381	180	3	0	2	1	2

Bases Empty	32	483	445		111	22	4	15			36	144	.249	.309	.418	.727	.336	186	0	2	0	0	0
Runners On	32	304	271		68	11	2	8			24	87	.251	.318	.395	.713	.339	107	8	3	5	1	2

vs. Younger Batters	30	295	279		70	11	2	8			14	100	.251	.289	.391	.680	.363	109	1	1	1	0	2
vs. Older Batters	32	492	437		109	22	4	15			46	131	.249	.326	.421	.747	.322	184	7	4	4	1	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	16	7	.696	3.74	32	32	0	187.2	179	82	78	23	60	2	231	5	1	0	787	1.274	11.1	3.85

Home	7	3	.700	3.51	14	14	0	82.0	79	35	32	9	22	1	106	2	1	0	343	1.232	11.6	4.82
Away	9	4	.692	3.92	18	18	0	105.2	100	47	46	14	38	1	125	3	0	0	444	1.306	10.6	3.29

April	1	3	.250	7.77	5	5	0	24.1	37	21	21	3	13	0	27	3	1	0	123	2.055	10.0	2.08
May	4	0	1.000	4.04	6	6	0	35.2	34	17	16	8	8	0	51	0	0	0	145	1.178	12.9	6.38
June	2	2	.500	3.86	5	5	0	30.1	26	16	13	3	11	2	36	1	0	0	127	1.220	10.7	3.27
July	3	1	.750	3.62	5	5	0	32.1	27	13	13	5	13	0	37	0	0	0	134	1.237	10.3	2.85
August	4	0	1.000	2.25	5	5	0	32.0	31	8	8	3	9	0	44	1	0	0	130	1.250	12.4	4.89
September	2	1	.667	2.17	5	5	0	29.0	21	7	7	1	4	0	33	0	0	0	111	0.862	10.2	8.25
October	0	0		0.00	1	1	0	4.0	3	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	17	1.250	6.8	1.50

As Starter	16	7	.696	3.74	32	32	0	187.2	179	82	78	23	60	2	231	5	1	0	787	1.274	11.1	3.85

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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