Max Scherzer

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 208lb (190cm, 94kg)

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)

Debut: April 29, 2008 (Age 23-277d, 19,291st in major league history)
vs. HOU 4.1 IP, 0 H, 7 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2008 season

2025 Contract Status: Not Updated

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

2024

Career

WAR

0.4

75.4

216

112

ERA

3.95

3.16

466

457

43.1

2878.0

3407

WHIP

1.154

1.078

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	17-15 / in Starts: 17-14
Longest Hitting Streak	6 games
Longest On Base Streak	8 games
Most Games w/o HR	32 games
Most Games w/o RBI	32 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 77 PAs	0
Actual Runners on Base	42 (25-11-6)
Avg. MLBer w/ 77 PAs	8
Avg. Runners on Base	45 (22-14-7)

Most Driven In
M Taylor	0

Most Driven In By
J Werth	1
D Espinosa	1
I Desmond	1
T Moore	1

2015 Batting Game Log

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2015 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	56	1	Apr 6	WSN		NYM	L,1-3	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.70	-0.035	.74	-0.02%	-0.32	P
2	57	6 (4)	Apr 12	WSN	@	PHI	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	9	.99	-0.013	.89	-0.01%	-0.22	P
3	58	11 (4)	Apr 17	WSN		PHI	W,7-2	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	9	.29	-0.022	.27	-0.01%	-0.47	P
4	59	16 (4)	Apr 23	WSN		STL	L,1-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.111	.111	.111	.222	9	1.41	0.076	1.29	0.04%	0.51	P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
5	60	24 (7)	May 1	WSN	@	NYM	L,0-4	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.100	.100	.100	.200	9	1.21	-0.043	1.27	-0.03%	-0.32	P
6	61	29 (4)	May 6	WSN		MIA	W,7-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.077	.077	.077	.154	9	.84	-0.063	.85	-0.04%	-0.80	P
7	62	33 (3)	May 11	WSN	@	ARI	W,11-1	GS-8	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.176	.176	.176	.353	9	.16	0.022	.18	0.02%	0.53	P
8	63	38 (4)	May 16	WSN	@	SDP	W,4-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.150	.150	.150	.300	9	.60	0.007	.75	0.01%	-0.02	P
9	64	42 (3)	May 22	WSN		PHI	W,2-1	GS-8	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.182	.364	9	1.02	0.034	1.41	0.03%	0.23	P
10	65	47 (4)	May 27	WSN	@	CHC	W,3-0	GS-8	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	9	.72	0.006	.98	0.01%	0.01	P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
11	66	52 (4)	Jun 2 (2)	WSN		TOR	L,3-7	GS-6	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222	.222	.222	.444	9	.95	0.005	1.23	0.00%	0.15	P
12	67	63 (10)	Jun 14	WSN	@	MIL	W,4-0	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.226	.226	.452	9	.46	-0.018	.58	-0.01%	-0.21	P
13	68	69 (5)	Jun 20	WSN		PIT	W,6-0	CG	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.242	.242	.485	9	.51	0.007	.71	0.01%	-0.14	P
14	69	74 (4)	Jun 26	WSN	@	PHI	W,5-2	GS-9	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.257	.257	.257	.514	9	.90	0.047	1.24	0.04%	0.22	P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
15	70	79 (4)	Jul 2	WSN	@	ATL	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.237	.237	.237	.474	9	1.53	-0.107	2.48	-0.10%	-0.63	P
16	71	84 (4)	Jul 7	WSN		CIN	L,0-5	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.231	.231	.462	9	.90	-0.023	1.28	-0.02%	-0.22	P
17	72	90 (5)	Jul 19	WSN		LAD	L,0-5	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.225	.225	.450	9	1.32	-0.031	1.87	-0.03%	-0.28	P
18	73	95 (4)	Jul 24	WSN	@	PIT	L,5-7	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214	.214	.214	.429	9	.90	-0.047	1.34	-0.04%	-0.57	P
19	74	100 (4)	Jul 30	WSN	@	MIA	W,1-0	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.205	.205	.409	9	1.08	-0.099	1.63	-0.09%	-0.96	P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
20	75	105 (4)	Aug 4	WSN		ARI	W,5-4	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.217	.200	.417	9	1.28	0.006	1.98	0.01%	-0.37	P
21	76	110 (4)	Aug 9	WSN		COL	L,4-6	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.213	.229	.213	.442	9	.73	0.004	1.18	0.00%	0.07	P
22	77	115 (4)	Aug 14	WSN	@	SFG	L,5-8	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.224	.208	.433	9	.63	-0.016	.81	-0.01%	-0.22	P
23	78	120 (4)	Aug 20	WSN	@	COL	L,2-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.216	.200	.416	9	1.09	-0.056	1.46	-0.05%	-0.43	P
24	79	121	Aug 21	WSN		MIL	L,3-10	5-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.196	.212	.196	.408	9	.47	-0.012	.62	-0.01%	-0.15	PH
25	80	127 (5)	Aug 28	WSN		MIA	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.189	.204	.189	.392	9	.79	-0.039	.56	-0.02%	-0.32	P
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
26	81	132 (4)	Sep 2	WSN	@	STL	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.196	.182	.378	9	1.80	-0.089	1.25	-0.04%	-0.90	P
27	82	137 (4)	Sep 7	WSN		NYM	L,5-8	GS-7	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.207	.179	.385	9	1.31	-0.038	3.36	-0.06%	-0.52	P
28	83	142 (4)	Sep 13	WSN	@	MIA	W,5-0	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.213	.186	.400	9	.83	-0.032	.03	0.00%	-0.25	P
29	84	147 (4)	Sep 18	WSN		MIA	W,5-4	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.180	.206	.180	.387	9	1.81	-0.084	.16	0.00%	-0.68	P
30	85	151 (3)	Sep 23	WSN		BAL	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.190	.215	.190	.406	9	1.38	0.038	.26	0.00%	0.28	P
31	86	156 (4)	Sep 28	WSN		CIN	W,5-1	GS-8	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.212	.235	.212	.447	9	.63	0.055	.00	0.00%	0.43	P
32	87	161 (4)	Oct 3 (2)	WSN	@	NYM	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217	.239	.217	.457	9	.95	-0.005	.00	0.00%	-0.16	P
							17-15		77	69	4	15	0	0	0	0	2	0	23	0	6	0	2	0	0	0	.217	.239	.217	.457		.90	-0.565	.97	-0.43%	-6.75

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