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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Team Record in Appearances: 25-7 / in Starts: 25-7

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

2013 Pitching Game Log

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2013 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	143	5	Apr 6	DET		NYY	W,8-4	GS-6	W(1-0)	99	5.0	5	4	4	2	7	1	1	7.20	4.65	22	87	57	11	13	2	10	1	2	0	46			0	0	0	19	2	1	0	0	0	0	.89	0.011	.87	0.01%	-0.48	1t start tie	6t 12- 0 out a3
2	144	10	Apr 12	DET	@	OAK	L,3-4	GS-6		5	6.0	5	2	1	1	11	0	0	4.09	2.05	24	100	65	19	13	4	8	2	1	0	66			2	1	0	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.16	0.130	1.17	0.08%	0.85	1b start tie	6b 3 out a1
3	145	14	Apr 17	DET	@	SEA	W,2-1	GS-8		4	8.0	6	1	1	1	12	0	0	2.84	1.36	29	105	75	21	18	9	7	3	3	0	77			0	0	0	28	2	0	0	2	0	0	1.32	0.299	1.45	0.20%	2.56	1b start tie	8b 3 out tie
4	146	19	Apr 24	DET		KCR	W,7-5	GS-5	W(2-0)	6	5.0	7	5	5	3	6	0	0	4.13	1.59	24	94	61	18	12	12	3	2	0	0	36			0	0	0	20	2	0	0	1	1	0	1.56	-0.257	1.86	-0.18%	-2.48	1t start tie	5t 3 out a2
5	147	24	Apr 29	DET		MIN	W,4-3	GS-8	W(3-0)	4	7.1	6	3	3	0	10	1	0	4.02	1.71	28	114	83	27	13	8	10	3	1	0	64			1	0	0	28	2	0	0	0	0	0	.92	0.088	1.17	0.07%	0.76	1t start tie	8t --- 1 out a1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	148	29	May 4	DET	@	HOU	W,17-2	GS-8	W(4-0)	4	8.0	3	1	1	2	8	1	0	3.43	2.06	27	105	74	23	12	7	10	4	3	0	78			0	1	0	25	0	0	0	1	0	0	.18	0.098	.21	0.07%	2.84	1b start a 4	8b 3 out a14
7	149	33	May 10	DET		CLE	W,10-4	GS-8	W(5-0)	5	8.0	5	4	4	0	7	0	0	3.61	1.93	29	103	69	23	9	8	14	6	0	0	63			0	0	0	28	3	1	0	0	1	0	.54	0.050	.77	0.04%	0.03	1t start tie	8t 3 out a5
8	150	38	May 15	DET		HOU	L,5-7	GS-7		4	7.0	5	5	5	3	7	2	0	3.98	2.46	26	101	58	18	16	5	11	4	2	0	51			0	3	1	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.02	-0.162	1.24	-0.12%	-1.48	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
9	151	43	May 21	DET	@	CLE	W,5-1	GS-8	W(6-0)	5	8.0	2	1	1	1	7	0	0	3.61	2.36	27	118	77	20	12	6	13	5	1	0	80			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	1	0	.88	0.335	1.33	0.30%	2.68	1b start tie	8b 3 out a2
10	152	48	May 26	DET		MIN	W,6-1	GS-6	W(7-0)	4	6.0	3	1	1	3	6	0	0	3.42	2.37	25	109	70	21	9	9	7	1	0	0	65			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.32	0.255	1.85	0.21%	2.02	1t start tie	6t 3 out a1
11	153	53	May 31	DET	@	BAL	L,5-7	GS-8		4	8.0	3	3	3	2	10	1	0	3.42	2.43	29	119	78	23	12	4	13	2	0	0	72			0	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.06	0.186	1.38	0.15%	0.99	1b start a 2	8b 3 out a2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	154	58	Jun 6	DET		TBR	W,5-2	GS-7	W(8-0)	5	7.0	4	1	1	2	9	0	0	3.24	2.34	27	100	66	20	16	4	12	4	0	0	72			1	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	.89	0.303	1.24	0.26%	2.52	1t start tie	7t 3 out a3
13	155	63	Jun 11	DET	@	KCR	W,3-2	GS-7	W(9-0)	4	7.0	3	2	2	2	6	1	0	3.19	2.47	25	103	64	20	7	5	12	3	1	0	67			1	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	0.173	1.86	0.18%	1.49	1b start tie	7b 3 out tie
14	156	68	Jun 17	DET		BAL	W,5-1	GS-6	W(10-0)	5	6.0	7	1	1	2	10	1	0	3.08	2.50	27	113	75	22	18	5	10	4	3	0	62			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.24	0.206	1.84	0.18%	2.02	1t start tie	6t 3 out a4
15	157	73	Jun 22	DET		BOS	W,10-3	GS-7	W(11-0)	4	7.0	6	2	2	0	6	1	0	3.05	2.54	25	105	66	26	8	10	9	1	0	0	63			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	1	0	0	.67	0.091	.99	0.08%	1.52	1t start tie	7t 3 out a5
16	158	78	Jun 28	DET	@	TBR	W,6-3	GS-7	W(12-0)	5	7.0	4	3	3	1	9	2	0	3.10	2.68	26	109	71	19	17	8	8	4	2	0	65			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	.90	0.131	1.38	0.12%	0.29	1b start a 2	7b 3 out a1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	159	83	Jul 3	DET	@	TOR	W,6-2	GS-7	W(13-0)	4	6.1	7	2	2	1	8	0	1	3.09	2.61	27	113	79	18	17	7	10	2	2	0	58			0	0	0	25	1	1	0	1	0	0	.68	0.131	1.00	0.12%	0.94	1b start tie	7b 1-- 1 out a4
18	160	88	Jul 8	DET	@	CLE	W,4-2	GS-7		4	7.0	7	2	2	3	7	0	0	3.06	2.60	30	117	75	16	19	11	9	4	4	0	59			2	1	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.32	0.179	2.92	0.24%	1.22	1b start tie	7b 3 out tie
19	161	93	Jul 13	DET		TEX	L,1-7	GS-6	L(13-1)	4	6.0	8	4	4	2	6	1	0	3.19	2.67	28	122	81	24	15	10	10	3	0	0	44			1	0	0	25	3	0	0	0	1	0	.79	-0.168	1.18	-0.15%	-0.98	1t start tie	6t 3 out d3
20	162	98	Jul 22	DET	@	CHW	W,7-3	GS-8	W(14-1)	8	8.0	4	2	2	0	5	2	0	3.14	2.81	27	105	73	20	9	9	13	2	3	0	71			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	1	0	0	.98	0.321	1.57	0.31%	2.03	1b start tie	8b 3 out a2
21	163	103	Jul 27	DET		PHI	W,10-0	GS-6	W(15-1)	4	6.0	1	0	0	0	7	0	0	3.01	2.72	19	75	50	15	12	4	8	4	0	0	77			0	0	0	19	1	0	0	0	0	0	.22	0.095	.34	0.09%	3.02	1t start tie	6t 3 out a10
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
22	164	108	Aug 3	DET		CHW	W,3-0	GS-8	W(16-1)	6	7.2	3	0	0	3	6	0	0	2.85	2.72	28	107	71	19	12	6	13	5	1	0	76			1	0	0	25	0	0	0	1	0	0	.94	0.376	1.42	0.34%	3.80	1t start tie	8t 1-- 2 out a3
23	165	113	Aug 8	DET	@	CLE	W,10-3	GS-7	W(17-1)	4	7.0	4	2	2	1	5	0	0	2.84	2.69	26	100	71	22	7	7	13	5	1	0	65			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	.23	0.119	.35	0.11%	1.22	1b start tie	7b 3 out a8
24	166	118	Aug 13	DET	@	CHW	L,3-4	GS-6		4	6.0	4	3	2	3	6	0	1	2.85	2.70	25	105	63	17	9	4	11	3	4	0	57			0	0	0	21	0	1	0	1	0	0	1.16	-0.087	1.21	-0.05%	0.02	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
25	167	124	Aug 18	DET		KCR	W,6-3	GS-8	W(18-1)	4	8.0	5	2	2	0	4	0	0	2.82	2.67	29	110	76	18	11	11	14	4	2	0	68			1	0	0	29	2	0	0	0	0	0	.66	0.285	.88	0.23%	2.03	1t start tie	8t 3 out a4
26	168	129	Aug 24	DET	@	NYM	W,3-0	GS-6	W(19-1)	5	6.0	3	0	0	4	11	0	0	2.73	2.63	25	118	76	18	27	4	6	2	2	0	73			0	0	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.55	0.323	1.32	0.17%	2.50	1b start tie	6b 3 out a2
27	169	134	Aug 29	DET		OAK	W,7-6	GS-5		4	5.0	8	6	5	1	5	2	0	2.90	2.74	24	101	68	17	8	2	16	5	2	0	33			1	0	0	21	3	1	0	0	2	0	.67	-0.289	.79	-0.21%	-3.48	1t start tie	5t 3 out d5
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
28	170	139	Sep 3	DET	@	BOS	L,1-2	GS-8	L(19-2)	4	7.0	5	2	2	3	8	0	1	2.88	2.73	30	111	70	21	14	6	12	1	4	0	64			1	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	.99	0.019	.53	0.01%	0.50	1b start tie	8b 12- 0 out d1
29	171	144	Sep 9	DET	@	CHW	L,1-5	GS-4	L(19-3)	5	4.0	6	5	4	2	6	0	0	3.01	2.71	19	90	56	17	9	5	6	3	0	0	36			0	0	0	17	1	0	0	1	0	0	.82	-0.233	.65	-0.11%	-2.99	1b start tie	4b 3 out d5
30	172	149	Sep 15	DET		KCR	W,3-2	GS-7		5	7.0	5	1	1	1	12	1	0	2.95	2.68	26	116	81	24	15	2	11	4	1	0	74			0	0	1	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.28	0.352	.75	0.12%	2.52	1t start tie	7t 3 out a1
31	173	154	Sep 20	DET		CHW	W,12-5	GS-6	W(20-3)	4	6.0	6	3	3	1	3	1	0	3.00	2.74	25	90	63	17	7	6	15	5	3	0	50			0	1	0	23	2	0	0	0	1	0	.81	0.049	.20	0.01%	0.02	1t start tie	6t 3 out a9
32	174	159	Sep 25	DET	@	MIN	W,1-0	GS-7	W(21-3)	4	7.0	2	0	0	6	10	0	0	2.90	2.74	28	123	70	18	17	5	7	0	2	0	77			2	1	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.44	0.497	.34	0.07%	3.42	1b start a 1	7b 3 out a1
							25-7		W-L:21-3	4.5	214.1	152	73	69	56	240	18	4	2.90	2.74	836	3388	66%	19%	12%	0.62		19%	9%	0	63		---%	14	8	2	766	36	5	0	10	8	0	.95	3.906	1.14	2.92%	31.92

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