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: 18-15 / in Starts: 18-15

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

2015 Pitching Game Log

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2015 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	208	1	Apr 6	WSN		NYM	L,1-3	GS-8	L(0-1)	99	7.2	4	3	0	2	8	0	0	0.00	1.83	31	97	71	20	14	7	14	4	4	0	71			0	0	0	29	0	1	0	0	0	2	.93	-0.097	.98	-0.06%	0.36	1t start tie	8t 12- 2 out d2
2	209	6	Apr 12	WSN	@	PHI	W,4-3	GS-6		5	6.0	6	1	1	2	8	0	0	0.66	1.67	26	102	71	17	14	4	12	4	4	0	62			2	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.32	0.240	1.20	0.13%	1.70	1b start a 1	6b 3 out a1
3	210	11	Apr 17	WSN		PHI	W,7-2	GS-8	W(1-1)	4	8.0	4	1	1	0	9	0	0	0.83	1.38	29	100	70	15	12	10	10	5	2	0	79			0	0	0	29	0	1	0	0	0	1	.74	0.248	.69	0.14%	2.79	1t start tie	8t 3 out a6
4	211	16	Apr 23	WSN		STL	L,1-4	GS-7	L(1-2)	5	7.0	6	2	2	0	4	0	1	1.26	1.63	27	82	60	17	7	10	12	5	0	0	61			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	1	0	0	.99	0.066	.91	0.04%	1.31	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
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
5	212	24	May 1	WSN	@	NYM	L,0-4	GS-7	L(1-3)	7	7.0	5	1	1	1	10	1	1	1.26	1.90	27	96	65	13	15	8	7	3	0	0	72			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	.83	0.179	.87	0.11%	2.15	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
6	213	29	May 6	WSN		MIA	W,7-5	GS-8	W(2-3)	4	7.0	10	5	5	0	10	1	0	2.11	1.94	30	114	82	15	18	6	14	7	3	0	47			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	1	0	0	.88	0.011	.89	0.01%	-1.69	1t start tie	8t --- 0 out a2
7	214	33	May 11	WSN	@	ARI	W,11-1	GS-7	W(3-3)	4	7.0	5	1	1	1	6	1	0	1.99	2.19	27	94	68	17	13	9	11	6	2	0	68			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.050	.10	0.03%	2.41	1b start a 4	7b 3 out a10
8	215	38	May 16	WSN	@	SDP	W,4-1	GS-7	W(4-3)	4	7.0	4	0	0	2	11	0	0	1.75	2.02	27	104	73	19	16	5	9	2	1	0	78			0	0	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	.82	0.254	1.02	0.19%	3.09	1b start a 3	7b 3 out a4
9	216	42	May 22	WSN		PHI	W,2-1	GS-8	W(5-3)	5	8.0	4	1	1	1	6	0	0	1.67	2.02	29	110	79	25	12	8	14	6	3	0	75			0	0	0	28	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.21	0.443	1.67	0.37%	2.79	1t start tie	8t 3 out a1
10	217	47	May 27	WSN	@	CHC	W,3-0	GS-7	W(6-3)	4	7.0	5	0	0	1	13	0	0	1.51	1.81	27	108	72	23	20	2	11	4	2	0	79			1	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.17	0.429	1.61	0.35%	3.19	1b start tie	7b 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
11	218	52	Jun 2(2)	WSN		TOR	L,3-7	GS-6	L(6-4)	5	6.0	6	4	4	2	5	2	0	1.85	2.19	27	101	69	18	13	6	14	10	1	0	47			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	1	.92	-0.263	1.19	-0.20%	-1.16	1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
12	219	58	Jun 9	WSN	@	NYY	L,1-6	GS-7	L(6-5)	6	6.2	8	4	4	1	7	1	0	2.13	2.29	30	116	79	15	15	6	16	10	0	0	48			0	0	0	29	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.29	0.013	1.69	0.01%	0.84	1b start tie	7b -23 2 out d1
13	220	63	Jun 14	WSN	@	MIL	W,4-0	SHO	W(7-5)	4	9.0	1	0	0	1	16	0	0	1.93	2.06	29	119	86	20	27	6	6	0	3	0	100			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	.68	0.417	.85	0.32%	4.18	1b start tie	9b 3 out a4
14	221	69	Jun 20	WSN		PIT	W,6-0	SHO	W(8-5)	5	9.0	0	0	0	0	10	0	1	1.76	1.99	28	106	82	14	13	4	13	3	3	0	97			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	.54	0.378	.76	0.32%	4.26	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
15	222	74	Jun 26	WSN	@	PHI	W,5-2	GS-8	W(9-5)	5	8.0	5	2	2	0	7	1	0	1.79	2.06	29	100	71	16	12	10	12	6	1	0	71			0	0	0	29	3	0	0	0	0	0	.61	0.297	.84	0.25%	1.60	1b start a 1	8b 3 out a3
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
16	223	79	Jul 2	WSN	@	ATL	L,1-2	CG	L(9-6)	5	8.1	5	2	2	0	9	0	0	1.82	1.99	29	105	79	14	14	10	10	2	2	0	74			0	1	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.15	-0.052	1.85	-0.05%	1.57	1b start tie	9b 1-- 1 out d1
17	224	84	Jul 7	WSN		CIN	L,0-5	GS-5	L(9-7)	4	4.2	7	5	5	0	4	1	1	2.12	2.10	22	81	59	13	7	3	14	7	4	0	34			1	0	0	20	2	1	0	0	1	0	.62	-0.248	.88	-0.21%	-3.06	1t start tie	5t 12- 2 out d5
18	225	87	Jul 12	WSN	@	BAL	W,3-2	GS-9	W(10-7)	4	8.2	4	2	2	0	7	2	0	2.11	2.26	30	115	80	13	15	7	16	6	2	0	75			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	.97	0.444	1.34	0.37%	2.37	1b start tie	9b --- 2 out a1
19	226	90	Jul 19	WSN		LAD	L,0-5	GS-6	L(10-8)	6	6.0	7	1	1	1	8	0	0	2.09	2.20	26	98	70	9	23	7	10	6	3	0	61			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.17	0.172	1.67	0.15%	1.84	1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
20	227	95	Jul 24	WSN	@	PIT	L,5-7	GS-5		4	5.0	7	5	5	1	8	3	0	2.33	2.41	23	98	69	12	20	7	7	4	0	0	40			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.05	-0.444	1.58	-0.40%	-2.70	1b start tie	5b 3 out d1
21	228	100	Jul 30	WSN	@	MIA	W,1-0	GS-7	W(11-8)	5	7.0	3	0	0	3	6	0	0	2.22	2.43	25	109	75	16	15	11	5	1	2	0	74			1	0	0	21	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.52	0.477	2.29	0.43%	3.12	1b start tie	7b 3 out a1
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	229	105	Aug 4	WSN		ARI	W,5-4	GS-6		4	6.0	4	3	3	3	9	0	0	2.31	2.40	25	114	76	20	19	5	8	3	1	0	58			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	0.001	1.73	0.00%	-0.16	1t start tie	6t 3 out tie
23	230	110	Aug 9	WSN		COL	L,4-6	GS-6		4	6.0	8	4	4	1	10	3	0	2.44	2.56	27	84	63	10	21	7	9	5	2	0	49			0	1	0	25	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.17	-0.227	1.90	-0.22%	-1.16	1t start tie	6t 3 out d1
24	231	115	Aug 14	WSN	@	SFG	L,5-8	GS-3	L(11-9)	4	3.0	7	6	6	0	3	2	1	2.73	2.71	17	58	40	7	9	5	8	8	0	0	24			1	0	0	15	4	0	0	0	0	0	.80	-0.414	1.03	-0.32%	-4.62	1b start a 1	3b 3 out d5
25	232	120	Aug 20	WSN	@	COL	L,2-3	GS-7	L(11-10)	5	6.0	8	3	3	3	7	0	0	2.79	2.70	29	103	69	13	12	6	13	5	2	0	48			0	0	0	26	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.14	0.011	1.54	0.01%	0.89	1b start tie	7b 1-- 0 out tie
26	233	127	Aug 28	WSN		MIA	L,3-4	GS-7	L(11-11)	7	7.0	6	4	4	0	8	2	0	2.88	2.77	27	85	66	15	19	10	9	2	3	0	57			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	.67	-0.148	.48	-0.06%	-0.69	1t start tie	7t 3 out d1
Sep/Oct				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
27	234	132	Sep 2	WSN	@	STL	W,4-3	GS-6		4	6.0	11	2	2	0	10	1	0	2.89	2.74	29	108	82	16	24	7	12	3	2	0	52			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.45	0.084	1.01	0.04%	0.81	1b start tie	6b 3 out a1
28	235	137	Sep 7	WSN		NYM	L,5-8	GS-6		4	6.0	7	5	5	0	6	3	0	3.03	2.90	25	102	66	13	12	6	13	4	0	0	44			0	0	0	24	4	0	0	0	1	0	1.03	-0.291	2.65	-0.45%	-2.16	1t start tie	6t 3 out tie
29	236	142	Sep 13	WSN	@	MIA	W,5-0	GS-8	W(12-11)	5	8.0	5	0	0	0	6	0	0	2.91	2.85	28	102	74	19	16	7	15	9	4	0	78			0	0	0	27	2	0	0	1	0	0	.76	0.328	.03	0.01%	3.56	1b start tie	8b 3 out a4
30	237	147	Sep 18	WSN		MIA	W,5-4	GS-7		4	7.0	5	2	2	3	6	1	0	2.90	2.90	28	104	70	17	13	7	12	6	3	0	62			0	0	0	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.06	0.160	.09	0.01%	1.31	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
31	238	151	Sep 23	WSN		BAL	L,3-4	GS-7	L(12-12)	4	6.2	7	4	4	2	12	2	0	2.98	2.95	29	122	86	24	15	6	9	6	1	0	54			0	0	0	27	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.09	-0.256	.20	-0.03%	-0.79	1t start tie	7t --- 2 out d1
32	239	156	Sep 28	WSN		CIN	W,5-1	GS-8	W(13-12)	4	8.0	2	1	1	3	10	0	0	2.91	2.91	29	113	78	11	19	10	6	3	1	0	81			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	.70	0.346	.00	0.00%	2.79	1t start tie	8t 3 out a3
33	240	161	Oct 3(2)	WSN	@	NYM	W,2-0	SHO	W(14-12)	4	9.0	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	2.79	2.77	28	109	80	20	22	6	5	2	2	0	104			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.01	0.587	.00	0.00%	4.05	1b start tie	9b 3 out a2
							18-15		W-L:14-12	4.6	228.2	176	74	71	34	276	27	5	2.79	2.77	899	3359	71%	16%	15%	0.64		27%	11%	0	64		---%	6	2	0	847	40	3	2	5	2	5	.96	3.195	1.07	1.26%	34.76

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