Max Scherzer played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2024, appearing in 466 games over 17 seasons. He recorded a total of 216 W and 112 L, an ERA of 3.16, 3,407 SO, a WHIP of 1.078, and a WAR of 74.7.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Max Scherzer |
Date of Birth | July 27, 1984 |
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MLB Debut | 2008 |
📊 Career Summary
Max Scherzer appeared in 466 games over 17 MLB seasons from 2008 to 2024. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 457 (MLB Rank: 83) |
GF | 2 (MLB Rank: 7,692) |
W | 216 (MLB Rank: 87) |
L | 112 (MLB Rank: 422) |
ERA | 3.16 (MLB Rank: 1,682) |
IP | 2878 (MLB Rank: 159) |
SHO | 5 (MLB Rank: 1,073) |
CG | 12 (MLB Rank: 1,978) |
SO | 3,407 (MLB Rank: 11) |
BB | 756 (MLB Rank: 303) |
H | 2,346 (MLB Rank: 298) |
HR | 335 (MLB Rank: 42) |
SO9 | 10.65 (MLB Rank: 360) |
BB9 | 2.36 (MLB Rank: 10,064) |
H9 | 7.34 (MLB Rank: 10,654) |
HR9 | 1.05 (MLB Rank: 3,530) |
WHIP | 1.078 (MLB Rank: 11,156) |
WAR | 74.7 (MLB Rank: 30) |
📊 Last Season Summary (2024)
In his final season (2024), Max Scherzer recorded the following stats:
GS | 9 |
W | 2 |
L | 4 |
ERA | 3.95 |
IP | 43.1 |
SO | 40 |
BB | 10 |
H | 40 |
HR | 7 |
SO9 | 8.31 |
BB9 | 2.08 |
H9 | 8.31 |
HR9 | 1.45 |
WHIP | 1.154 |
WAR | 0.4 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 2013, 21 W
- Most SO: 2018, 300 SO
- Most IP: 2015, 228.2 IP
- Best WAR: 2018, 7.9 WAR
- Best ERA: 2022, 2.29 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Max Scherzer appeared in 23 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 3.84, pitched 114.8 IP, struck out 141 batters, with 7 W and 6 L.
Max Scherzer Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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2008 | 0 | 4 | 3.05 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 56 | 1.2 | 1.232 | 5 | 48 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 151 | 3.33 | 10.6 | 3.14 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 7.7 | 3.4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 237 |
2009 | 9 | 11 | 4.12 | 0.45 | 0 | 174 | 170.1 | 1.3 | 1.344 | 20 | 166 | 63 | 94 | 78 | 108 | 3.87 | 9.2 | 2.76 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.8 | 3.3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 741 |
2010 | 12 | 11 | 3.5 | 0.522 | 0 | 184 | 195.2 | 3.4 | 1.247 | 20 | 174 | 70 | 84 | 76 | 120 | 3.71 | 8.5 | 2.63 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 8 | 3.2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 800 |
2011 | 15 | 9 | 4.43 | 0.625 | 0 | 174 | 195 | 1.4 | 1.349 | 29 | 207 | 56 | 101 | 96 | 93 | 4.14 | 8 | 3.11 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.6 | 2.6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 833 |
2012 | 16 | 7 | 3.74 | 0.696 | 0 | 231 | 187.2 | 4.4 | 1.274 | 23 | 179 | 60 | 82 | 78 | 114 | 3.26 | 11.1 | 3.85 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 8.6 | 2.9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 787 |
2013 | 21 | 3 | 2.9 | 0.875 | 0 | 240 | 214.1 | 6.5 | 0.97 | 18 | 152 | 56 | 73 | 69 | 144 | 2.74 | 10.1 | 4.29 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.4 | 2.4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 836 |
2014 | 18 | 5 | 3.15 | 0.783 | 0 | 252 | 220.1 | 5.8 | 1.175 | 18 | 196 | 63 | 80 | 77 | 123 | 2.85 | 10.3 | 4 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 8 | 2.6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 904 |
2015 | 14 | 12 | 2.79 | 0.538 | 0 | 276 | 228.2 | 6.9 | 0.918 | 27 | 176 | 34 | 74 | 71 | 142 | 2.77 | 10.9 | 8.12 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1.1 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 899 |
2016 | 20 | 7 | 2.96 | 0.741 | 0 | 284 | 228.1 | 6.3 | 0.968 | 31 | 165 | 56 | 77 | 75 | 144 | 3.24 | 11.2 | 5.07 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.2 | 6.5 | 2.2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 902 |
2017 | 16 | 6 | 2.51 | 0.727 | 0 | 268 | 200.2 | 7.2 | 0.902 | 22 | 126 | 55 | 62 | 56 | 178 | 2.9 | 12 | 4.87 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5.7 | 2.5 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 780 |
2018 | 18 | 7 | 2.53 | 0.72 | 0 | 300 | 220.2 | 7.9 | 0.911 | 23 | 150 | 51 | 66 | 62 | 168 | 2.65 | 12.2 | 5.88 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.9 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 866 |
2019 | 11 | 7 | 2.92 | 0.611 | 0 | 243 | 172.1 | 5.3 | 1.027 | 18 | 144 | 33 | 59 | 56 | 154 | 2.45 | 12.7 | 7.36 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 7.5 | 1.7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 693 |
2020 | 5 | 4 | 3.74 | 0.556 | 0 | 92 | 67.1 | 2.2 | 1.381 | 10 | 70 | 23 | 30 | 28 | 119 | 3.46 | 12.3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 9.4 | 3.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 295 |
2021 | 15 | 4 | 2.46 | 0.789 | 0 | 236 | 179.1 | 6.1 | 0.864 | 23 | 119 | 36 | 53 | 49 | 167 | 2.97 | 11.8 | 6.56 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.2 | 6 | 1.8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 693 |
2022 | 11 | 5 | 2.29 | 0.688 | 0 | 173 | 145.1 | 5.3 | 0.908 | 13 | 108 | 24 | 39 | 37 | 169 | 2.62 | 10.7 | 7.21 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 565 |
2023 | 13 | 6 | 3.77 | 0.684 | 0 | 174 | 152.2 | 3.1 | 1.12 | 28 | 126 | 45 | 65 | 64 | 112 | 4.32 | 10.3 | 3.87 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 7.4 | 2.7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 621 |
2024 | 2 | 4 | 3.95 | 0.333 | 0 | 40 | 43.1 | 0.4 | 1.154 | 7 | 40 | 10 | 20 | 19 | 101 | 4.18 | 8.3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.3 | 2.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 177 |