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, 19,290th 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

Career

WAR

75.0

214

108

ERA

3.15

457

448

2834.2

3367

WHIP

1.077

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Team Record in Appearances: 21-12 / in Starts: 21-12

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

2011 Pitching Game Log

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2011 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	78	3	Apr 3	DET	@	NYY	W,10-7	GS-5	W(1-0)	99	5.0	9	6	6	2	6	4	0	10.80	12.23	27	96	59	18	10	7	12	4	1	0	29			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.05	-0.322	.98	-0.18%	-3.34	1b start a 2	5b 3 out a1
2	79	7	Apr 8	DET		KCR	W,5-2	GS-6	W(2-0)	4	6.0	7	1	1	2	3	0	0	5.73	7.21	26	103	69	18	9	7	14	3	3	0	55			0	0	0	24	2	1	0	1	0	0	.78	0.167	.81	0.10%	2.07	1t start tie	6t 3 out a4
3	80	12	Apr 13	DET		TEX	W,3-2	GS-6		4	6.0	7	2	2	2	7	0	1	4.76	5.44	27	113	67	23	11	6	11	6	2	0	55			3	1	1	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.23	0.041	1.02	0.02%	1.07	1t start tie	6t 3 out d2
4	81	17	Apr 18	DET	@	SEA	W,8-3	GS-6	W(3-0)	4	6.0	6	2	2	4	7	1	0	4.30	5.29	26	112	67	18	11	4	11	5	1	0	55			0	2	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.02	0.046	.93	0.03%	0.70	1b start tie	6b 3 out tie
5	82	22	Apr 24	DET		CHW	W,3-0	GS-8	W(4-0)	5	8.0	4	0	0	3	7	0	0	3.19	4.54	29	104	64	24	10	12	7	3	0	0	78			0	1	0	26	0	0	0	2	0	1	1.02	0.458	1.21	0.33%	4.09	1t start tie	8t 3 out a3
6	83	26	Apr 29	DET	@	CLE	L,5-9	GS-7		4	6.2	6	5	5	5	7	2	0	3.82	4.99	29	105	61	25	10	7	10	3	2	0	44			1	0	0	24	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.16	-0.302	1.46	-0.23%	-1.80	1b start a 2	7b --- 2 out tie
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
7	84	31	May 4	DET		NYY	W,4-0	GS-8	W(5-0)	4	8.0	4	0	0	2	9	0	0	3.15	4.38	29	109	69	21	8	8	10	3	2	0	81			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	1	0	0	.78	0.313	.62	0.15%	4.09	1t start tie	8t 3 out a4
8	85	36	May 9	DET	@	TOR	W,10-5	GS-5	W(6-0)	4	5.0	5	2	2	3	5	1	0	3.20	4.49	23	97	61	14	16	6	9	1	2	0	51			1	0	0	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	.99	0.013	1.02	0.01%	0.61	1b start tie	5b 3 out a4
9	86	41	May 16	DET		TOR	L,2-4	GS-7		6	7.0	8	1	0	1	2	0	0	2.81	4.29	29	108	67	15	4	9	17	6	4	0	60			0	1	0	26	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.58	0.267	2.12	0.22%	2.58	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
10	87	45	May 21	DET	@	PIT	L,2-6	GS-6	L(6-1)	4	5.2	7	3	3	0	7	0	0	2.98	3.96	24	99	72	18	8	7	10	6	1	0	50			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	2	0	1.25	-0.241	1.39	-0.16%	-0.60	1b start tie	6b 1-- 2 out d1
11	88	49	May 26	DET		BOS	L,1-14	GS-3	L(6-2)	4	2.0	7	7	7	2	1	1	0	3.86	4.19	15	61	36	11	2	1	11	4	1	0	13			1	0	0	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	.92	-0.395	1.21	-0.31%	-6.90	1t start tie	3t --3 0 out d7
12	89	54	May 31	DET		MIN	W,8-7	GS-7		4	6.2	9	7	7	1	7	2	1	4.38	4.33	31	107	73	19	15	6	16	6	2	0	34			1	0	0	27	2	0	0	0	2	0	1.14	-0.602	1.38	-0.44%	-3.66	1t start tie	7t 1-- 2 out d1
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
13	90	59	Jun 6	DET	@	TEX	W,13-7	GS-5	W(7-2)	5	5.0	8	5	5	1	4	1	0	4.68	4.35	24	99	65	20	7	5	14	6	2	0	34			0	0	0	23	1	1	0	0	0	1	.73	0.034	1.04	0.03%	-2.27	1b start a 3	5b 3 out a4
14	91	64	Jun 11	DET		SEA	W,8-1	GS-7	W(8-2)	4	7.0	4	1	1	2	4	0	0	4.39	4.22	26	101	62	13	14	6	14	3	1	0	67			0	0	0	23	0	1	0	0	1	0	.91	0.236	1.38	0.21%	2.58	1t start tie	7t 3 out a5
15	92	69	Jun 16	DET		CLE	W,6-2	GS-6	W(9-2)	4	5.2	4	2	2	2	4	0	2	4.32	4.18	26	111	68	20	15	6	12	4	3	0	55			0	0	0	22	2	2	0	0	0	1	.95	0.054	1.84	0.06%	0.29	1t start tie	6t 123 2 out a4
16	93	74	Jun 21	DET	@	LAD	L,1-6	GS-6	L(9-3)	4	6.0	9	6	6	2	3	1	0	4.61	4.25	29	102	69	21	8	11	13	6	0	0	31			0	0	0	27	3	0	0	0	0	0	.90	-0.299	1.34	-0.27%	-3.36	1b start tie	6b 3 out d5
17	94	79	Jun 27	DET		TOR	W,4-2	GS-7		5	7.0	6	2	2	1	9	1	0	4.47	4.15	27	95	67	20	10	10	7	3	2	0	65			0	0	0	25	2	0	1	1	0	0	1.29	0.218	1.96	0.20%	1.58	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
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
18	95	84	Jul 2	DET		SFG	L,3-15	GS-3	L(9-4)	4	2.0	6	9	6	3	2	2	0	4.90	4.42	16	72	45	7	8	5	6	2	0	0	13			0	0	0	13	2	0	0	0	0	1	.54	-0.407	.80	-0.36%	-6.82	1t start tie	3t 123 0 out d6
19	96	89	Jul 7	DET	@	KCR	W,3-1	GS-7	W(10-4)	4	6.2	6	1	1	0	2	0	0	4.69	4.30	24	88	57	11	9	12	10	0	2	0	60			0	1	0	24	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.32	0.264	1.85	0.22%	2.03	1b start tie	7b 12- 2 out a1
20	97	94	Jul 16	DET		CHW	L,0-5	GS-8	L(10-5)	8	8.0	8	2	2	0	6	1	0	4.53	4.22	31	116	78	18	10	13	12	4	2	0	64			2	0	0	30	2	0	0	0	0	0	.81	0.113	1.32	0.11%	2.09	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
21	98	99	Jul 22	DET	@	MIN	W,8-2	GS-7	W(11-5)	5	7.0	4	1	1	1	4	0	0	4.35	4.12	25	120	75	26	9	9	11	3	2	0	68			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	1	0	0	.65	0.131	1.07	0.13%	2.47	1b start a 1	7b 3 out a7
22	99	104	Jul 27	DET	@	CHW	L,1-2	GS-6	L(11-6)	4	6.0	6	2	2	4	8	1	0	4.28	4.14	27	116	71	15	15	7	8	3	2	0	56			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	.76	0.032	1.48	0.04%	1.19	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
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
23	100	109	Aug 2	DET		TEX	W,6-5	GS-6		5	6.0	6	2	2	1	1	0	1	4.23	4.12	26	99	63	16	9	12	11	5	3	0	52			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.29	0.118	2.11	0.12%	1.07	1t start tie	6t 3 out a3
24	101	114	Aug 7	DET	@	KCR	L,3-4	GS-5	L(11-7)	4	5.0	6	4	4	1	5	1	0	4.33	4.12	21	90	55	11	11	8	7	2	0	0	43			0	1	0	20	2	1	0	0	0	0	.76	-0.163	1.12	-0.14%	-1.52	1b start tie	5b 3 out d4
25	102	119	Aug 13	DET	@	BAL	W,6-5	GS-7	W(12-7)	5	7.0	7	5	4	0	10	2	0	4.37	4.11	29	120	81	21	16	9	10	2	1	0	55			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.01	-0.069	1.65	-0.07%	-1.42	1b start tie	7b 3 out a1
26	103	124	Aug 19	DET		CLE	W,4-1	GS-7	W(13-7)	5	7.0	5	1	1	1	6	0	0	4.23	4.00	27	127	80	18	19	9	11	4	1	0	68			1	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.21	0.331	3.56	0.58%	2.58	1t start tie	7t 3 out a1
27	104	129	Aug 24	DET	@	TBR	L,2-3	GS-5		4	5.0	4	2	2	2	4	1	0	4.21	4.04	21	97	57	18	6	7	8	2	0	0	53			0	0	0	19	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.20	-0.036	1.41	-0.03%	0.33	1b start tie	5b 3 out d1
28	105	134	Aug 29	DET		KCR	L,5-9	GS-4	L(13-8)	4	3.0	10	7	7	1	2	3	0	4.52	4.25	19	65	44	7	8	6	10	6	1	0	12			0	0	0	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	.93	-0.448	1.08	-0.31%	-5.85	1t start tie	4t 1-- 0 out d4
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
29	106	140	Sep 4	DET		CHW	W,18-2	GS-7	W(14-8)	5	7.0	5	0	0	0	6	0	0	4.33	4.13	25	113	77	22	9	9	10	2	2	0	73			0	1	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	.36	0.199	.38	0.13%	3.58	1t start tie	7t 3 out a16
30	107	145	Sep 10	DET		MIN	W,3-2	GS-7		5	7.0	5	2	2	3	6	1	0	4.27	4.15	27	118	71	20	10	7	11	1	0	0	62			0	1	1	23	1	0	0	1	1	0	1.29	0.166	.31	0.02%	1.58	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
31	108	150	Sep 15	DET	@	OAK	L,1-6	GS-5	L(14-9)	4	5.0	7	5	5	1	8	3	2	4.39	4.29	24	91	64	23	10	5	8	2	3	0	40			1	0	0	21	0	0	0	1	0	0	.53	-0.262	.08	-0.02%	-2.55	1b start tie	5b 3 out d4
32	109	155	Sep 21	DET	@	KCR	W,6-3	GS-5		5	5.0	5	2	2	1	5	0	0	4.37	4.22	19	84	57	9	8	6	7	2	1	0	53			1	0	0	18	2	0	0	2	0	0	.99	0.039	.25	0.01%	0.48	1b start a 1	5b 3 out tie
33	110	161	Sep 27	DET		CLE	W,9-6	GS-6	W(15-9)	5	5.2	7	4	4	2	7	0	0	4.43	4.14	25	109	65	19	12	9	7	2	0	0	44			0	0	0	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	.54	0.069	.13	0.01%	-1.17	1t start tie	6t 1-- 2 out a4
							21-12		W-L:15-9	4.5	195.0	207	101	96	56	174	29	7	4.43	4.14	833	3347	64%	17%	10%	0.73		19%	8%	0	51		---%	12	9	2	760	38	7	1	13	7	6	.98	-0.237	1.25	0.20%	-4.22

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