Max Scherzer Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

Max Scherzer played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2025, appearing in 483 games over 18 seasons. He recorded a total of 221 W and 117 L, an ERA of 3.22, 3,489 SO, a WHIP of 1.084, and a WAR of 74.9.

🧾 Basic Profile

Max Scherzer
NameMax Scherzer
Date of BirthJuly 27, 1984
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut2008
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Max Scherzer Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Max Scherzer.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 Career Summary

Max Scherzer appeared in 483 games over 18 MLB seasons from 2008 to 2025. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

GS474 (MLB Rank: 69)
GF2 (MLB Rank: 7,827)
W221 (MLB Rank: 80)
L117 (MLB Rank: 364)
ERA3.22 (MLB Rank: 1,812)
IP2963 (MLB Rank: 146)
SHO5 (MLB Rank: 1,073)
CG12 (MLB Rank: 1,978)
SO3,489 (MLB Rank: 11)
BB779 (MLB Rank: 275)
H2,433 (MLB Rank: 273)
HR354 (MLB Rank: 32)
SO910.6 (MLB Rank: 368)
BB92.37 (MLB Rank: 10,208)
H97.39 (MLB Rank: 10,746)
HR91.08 (MLB Rank: 3,456)
WHIP1.084 (MLB Rank: 11,308)
WAR74.9 (MLB Rank: 30)

📊 Last Season Summary (2025)

In his final season (2025), Max Scherzer recorded the following stats:

GS17
W5
L5
ERA5.19
IP85
SO82
BB23
H87
HR19
SO98.68
BB92.44
H99.21
HR92.01
WHIP1.294
WAR0.2

📈 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 26 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 3.84, pitched 128.9 IP, struck out 152 batters, with 8 W and 6 L.

Max Scherzer Career Pitching Stats Overview

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
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
2025
5
5
5.19
0.5
0
82
85
0.2
1.294
19
87
23
49
49
82
4.99
8.7
3.57
17
17
0
0
0
2
9.2
2.4
0
2
0
2
358