Max Scherzer

Position: 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)

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

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

2024

Career

WAR

0.4

75.4

216

112

ERA

3.89

3.16

465

456

39.1

2874.0

3405

WHIP

1.093

1.077

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	22-6 / in Starts: 22-6
Longest Hitting Streak	0 games
Longest On Base Streak	0 games
Most Games w/o HR	27 games
Most Games w/o RBI	18 games
Grand Slams	0 in 2 bases loaded PA and 2 AB
Go-Ahead Hits:	0

RBI Opportunities

RBIs
in 63 PAs	1
Actual Runners on Base	37 (16-13-8)
Avg. MLBer w/ 63 PAs	7
Avg. Runners on Base	37 (19-12-6)

Most Driven In
B McKinney	1
A Barnes	0
G Lux	0
A Avila	0

2021 Batting Game Log

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2021 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	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
1	211	1	Apr 6	WSN		ATL	W,6-5	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.11	-0.056	1.13	-0.03%	-0.46			P
2	212	6 (4)	Apr 11	WSN	@	LAD	L,0-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.97	-0.050	.86	-0.03%	-0.42			P
3	213	11 (4)	Apr 16	WSN		ARI	W,1-0	GS-8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.28	-0.047	1.01	-0.02%	-0.43			P
4	214	16 (4)	Apr 21	WSN		STL	W,1-0	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.33	-0.066	1.12	-0.03%	-0.74			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	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
5	215	24 (7)	May 2	WSN		MIA	W,3-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.63	-0.053	.70	-0.04%	-1.02			P
6	216	34 (9)	May 14	WSN	@	ARI	W,17-2	GS-6	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.18	-0.017	.13	-0.01%	-1.83			P
7	217	39 (4)	May 19	WSN	@	CHC	W,4-3	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	1.15	-0.062	.82	-0.03%	-0.60			P
8	218	44 (4)	May 25	WSN		CIN	L,1-2	GS-8	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.02	-0.054	.89	-0.03%	-0.38			P
9	219	49 (4)	May 30	WSN		MIL	L,0-3	GS-6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.45	-0.011	.27	0.00%	-0.10			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	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
10	220	54 (4)	Jun 4	WSN	@	PHI	W,2-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.14	-0.091	.81	-0.04%	-0.78			P
11	221	59 (4)	Jun 11	WSN		SFG	L,0-1	GS-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0		0		0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9								P
12	222	70 (10)	Jun 22	WSN	@	PHI	W,3-2	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	.59	-0.030	.55	-0.02%	-0.40			P
13	223	75 (4)	Jun 27	WSN	@	MIA	W,5-1	GS-7	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	8	.69	-0.074	.64	-0.04%	-1.52			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	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
14	224	80 (4)	Jul 2	WSN		LAD	L,5-10	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.45	-0.022	.51	-0.02%	-0.39			P
15	225	86 (5)	Jul 8	WSN	@	SDP	L,8-9	GS-4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.25	-0.012	.25	-0.01%	-0.37			P
16	226	92 (5)	Jul 18	WSN		SDP	W,8-7	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.34	-0.104	.67	-0.03%	-1.41			P
17	227	101 (8)	Jul 29 (1)	WSN	@	PHI	W,3-1	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.86	-0.044	.39	-0.01%	-0.34			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	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
				Player went from Washington Nationals to Los Angeles Dodgers
18	228	109	Aug 4	LAD		HOU	W,7-5	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.25	-0.020	.28	-0.01%	-0.75			P
19	229	113 (3)	Aug 10	LAD	@	PHI	W,5-0	GS-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.46	-0.012	.46	-0.01%	-0.11			P
20	230	118 (4)	Aug 15	LAD	@	NYM	W,14-4	GS-7	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.45	-0.011	.40	-0.01%	-0.31			P
21	231	124 (5)	Aug 21	LAD		NYM	W,4-3	GS-5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.59	-0.017	.57	-0.01%	-0.24			P
22	232	128 (3)	Aug 26	LAD	@	SDP	W,4-0	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.35	-0.026	.31	-0.01%	-0.54			P
Sept		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	DFS(DK)	DFS(FD)	Pos
23	233	134 (5)	Sep 1	LAD		ATL	W,4-3	GS-7	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.46	-0.024	.52	-0.02%	-0.36			P
24	234	138 (3)	Sep 6	LAD	@	STL	W,5-1	GS-9	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.16	-0.012	.21	-0.01%	-0.35			P
25	235	144 (5)	Sep 12	LAD		SDP	W,8-0	GS-8	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	1.62	-0.111	1.74	-0.07%	-1.38			P
26	236	149 (4)	Sep 18	LAD	@	CIN	W,5-1	GS-8	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.37	-0.029	.48	-0.02%	-0.56			P
27	237	153 (3)	Sep 23	LAD	@	COL	W,7-5	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	1.31	-0.081	1.79	-0.07%	-0.92			P
28	238	158 (4)	Sep 29	LAD		SDP	W,11-9	GS-6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	9	.77	-0.040	1.00	-0.03%	-0.49			P
							22-6		63	59	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	28	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000		.73	-1.176	.67	-0.65%	-17.18

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