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	23-10 / in Starts: 23-10
Longest Hitting Streak	4 games
Longest On Base Streak	4 games
Most Games w/o HR	33 games
Most Games w/o RBI	14 games
Grand Slams	0 in 1 bases loaded PA and 1 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 85 PAs	12
Actual Runners on Base	62 (31-22-9)
Avg. MLBer w/ 85 PAs	10
Avg. Runners on Base	50 (25-16-8)

Most Driven In
D Espinosa	4
R Zimmerman	2
A Rendon	2
W Difo	2
D Murphy	1
W Ramos	1

Most Driven In By
J Werth	2
T Turner	1
B Revere	1

2016 Batting Game Log

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2016 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	88	1	Apr 4	WSN	@	ATL	W,4-3	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.92	-0.069	1.00	-0.05%	-0.49	P
2	89	5 (3)	Apr 11	WSN		ATL	W,6-4	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.42	-0.073	1.63	-0.05%	-0.68	P
3	90	10 (4)	Apr 16	WSN	@	PHI	W,8-1	GS-8	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.125	.250	.375	9	.45	0.095	.61	0.08%	1.63	P
4	91	15 (4)	Apr 21	WSN	@	MIA	L,1-5	GS-6	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.111	.222	.333	9	1.20	-0.043	1.55	-0.03%	-0.41	P
5	92	19 (3)	Apr 26	WSN		PHI	L,3-4	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.182	.273	.455	9	.98	0.008	1.34	0.01%	0.02	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
6	93	24 (4)	May 1	WSN	@	STL	W,6-1	GS-8	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.308	.308	.385	.692	9	.90	-0.006	1.09	0.00%	0.05	P
7	94	29 (4)	May 6	WSN	@	CHC	L,6-8	GS-6	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.400	.733	9	1.80	0.041	2.19	0.03%	0.50	P
8	95	34 (4)	May 11	WSN		DET	W,3-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.278	.278	.333	.611	9	.64	-0.050	.76	-0.04%	-0.56	P
9	96	39 (4)	May 17	WSN	@	NYM	L,0-2	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.300	.550	9	.97	-0.048	1.48	-0.04%	-0.38	P
10	97	44 (4)	May 22	WSN	@	MIA	W,8-2	GS-9	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.227	.261	.273	.534	9	.63	-0.048	.93	-0.04%	-0.59	P
11	98	49 (4)	May 27	WSN		STL	L,2-6	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.240	.250	.490	9	.68	-0.035	.90	-0.03%	-0.48	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
12	99	54 (4)	Jun 1	WSN	@	PHI	W,7-2	GS-9	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.179	.207	.214	.421	9	.48	-0.054	.75	-0.05%	-1.22	P
13	100	64 (9)	Jun 13	WSN		CHC	W,4-1	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.194	.200	.394	9	1.07	-0.071	1.25	-0.05%	-0.87	P
14	101	69 (4)	Jun 18	WSN	@	SDP	L,3-7	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.156	.182	.188	.369	9	.71	-0.038	.68	-0.02%	-0.32	P
15	102	74 (4)	Jun 24	WSN	@	MIL	L,3-5	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.167	.171	.338	9	1.01	-0.077	1.28	-0.06%	-0.71	P
16	103	79 (4)	Jun 29	WSN		NYM	W,4-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.135	.158	.162	.320	9	.85	-0.048	1.37	-0.05%	-0.79	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
17	104	84 (4)	Jul 4	WSN		MIL	L,0-1	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.132	.154	.158	.312	9	.99	-0.025	1.08	-0.02%	-0.24	P
18	105	89 (4)	Jul 9	WSN	@	NYM	W,6-1	GS-8	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.167	.150	.317	9	.66	0.016	1.12	0.02%	-0.07	P
19	106	93 (3)	Jul 17	WSN		PIT	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.119	.159	.143	.302	9	.94	-0.047	.90	-0.03%	-0.33	P
20	107	98 (4)	Jul 23	WSN		SDP	W,3-2	GS-7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.116	.156	.140	.295	9	1.45	-0.048	1.86	-0.04%	-0.43	P
21	108	103 (4)	Jul 29	WSN	@	SFG	W,4-1	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.149	.133	.282	9	1.02	-0.051	1.23	-0.04%	-0.67	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
22	109	108 (4)	Aug 3	WSN	@	ARI	W,8-3	GS-9	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.125	.160	.146	.306	9	1.87	0.087	1.69	0.05%	0.72	P
23	110	112 (3)	Aug 9	WSN		CLE	L,1-3	GS-7	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.140	.173	.160	.333	9	1.36	-0.019	.92	-0.01%	-0.24	P
24	111	117 (4)	Aug 15	WSN	@	COL	W,5-4	GS-5	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.157	.189	.176	.365	9	.87	0.036	.41	0.01%	0.40	P
25	112	122 (4)	Aug 20	WSN	@	ATL	W,11-9	GS-7	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.182	.211	.200	.411	9	.83	0.092	.24	0.02%	0.74	P
26	113	127 (4)	Aug 25	WSN		BAL	W,4-0	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172	.200	.190	.390	9	.88	-0.072	.49	-0.02%	-0.76	P
27	114	132 (4)	Aug 30	WSN	@	PHI	W,3-2	GS-9	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.194	.183	.377	9	.94	-0.008	.31	0.00%	-0.37	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
28	115	137 (4)	Sep 5	WSN		ATL	W,6-4	GS-8	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.164	.190	.180	.371	9	.85	-0.040	.15	0.00%	-1.00	P
29	116	142 (4)	Sep 10	WSN		PHI	W,3-0	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.185	.175	.359	9	1.87	-0.097	.28	-0.01%	-0.89	P
30	117	147 (4)	Sep 16	WSN	@	ATL	W,7-2	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.154	.179	.169	.348	9	.40	-0.021	.02	0.00%	-0.40	P
31	118	152 (4)	Sep 21	WSN	@	MIA	W,8-3	GS-7	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.164	.188	.179	.368	9	.68	-0.010	.04	0.00%	-0.03	P
32	119	157 (4)	Sep 27	WSN		ARI	W,4-2	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.162	.186	.176	.362	9	.73	-0.018	.12	0.00%	-0.16	P
33	120	162 (4)	Oct 2	WSN		MIA	W,10-7	GS-6	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186	.208	.200	.408	9	1.11	0.164	.00	0.00%	1.81	P
							23-10		85	70	4	13	1	0	0	12	2	0	30	0	13	0	0	1	0	0	.186	.208	.200	.408		.95	-0.577	.88	-0.48%	-7.20

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