Max Scherzer
Maxwell M. Scherzer
Born: July 27, 1984
St. Louis, MO USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 215
College: University of Missouri Columbia
Career: 2008-2021
Draft: Round 43 (2003 June Amateur Draft, St. Louis Cardinals)
Draft: Round 1 (2006 June Amateur Draft, Arizona Diamondbacks)
School: Parkway Central HS (MO)
U Missouri Columbia
Minor League Statistics
Max Scherzer compiled a career record of 175 wins and 93 losses in his 385-game career with the Arizona Diamondbacks, Detroit Tigers and Washington Nationals. He began playing during the 2008 season and last took the field during the 2021 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 0 | 4 | .000 | 3.05 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.0 | 48 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 66 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 237 |
| 2009 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 9 | 11 | .450 | 4.12 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.3 | 166 | 94 | 78 | 20 | 63 | 1 | 174 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 741 |
| 2010 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 12 | 11 | .522 | 3.50 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195.7 | 174 | 84 | 76 | 20 | 70 | 1 | 184 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 800 |
| 2011 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 15 | 9 | .625 | 4.43 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195.0 | 207 | 101 | 96 | 29 | 56 | 1 | 174 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 833 |
| 2012 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 16 | 7 | .696 | 3.74 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187.7 | 179 | 82 | 78 | 23 | 60 | 2 | 231 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 787 |
| 2013 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 21 | 3 | .875 | 2.90 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 214.3 | 152 | 73 | 69 | 18 | 56 | 0 | 240 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 836 |
| 2014 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 18 | 5 | .783 | 3.15 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 220.3 | 196 | 80 | 77 | 18 | 63 | 1 | 252 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 904 |
| 2015 | NL | Washington Nationals | 14 | 12 | .538 | 2.79 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 228.7 | 176 | 74 | 71 | 27 | 34 | 2 | 276 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 899 |
| 2016 | NL | Washington Nationals | 20 | 7 | .741 | 2.96 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 228.3 | 165 | 77 | 75 | 31 | 56 | 2 | 284 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 902 |
| 2017 | NL | Washington Nationals | 16 | 6 | .727 | 2.51 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 200.7 | 126 | 62 | 56 | 22 | 55 | 2 | 268 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 780 |
| 2018 | NL | Washington Nationals | 18 | 7 | .720 | 2.53 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 220.7 | 150 | 66 | 62 | 23 | 51 | 4 | 300 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 866 |
| 2019 | NL | Washington Nationals | 11 | 7 | .611 | 2.92 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.3 | 144 | 59 | 56 | 18 | 33 | 2 | 243 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 693 |
| 2020 | NL | Washington Nationals | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3.74 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67.3 | 70 | 30 | 28 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 92 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 295 |
| 2021 | NL | Washington Nationals | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | |
| Totals | 175 | 93 | .653 | 3.22 | 378 | 369 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2363.3 | 1958 | 910 | 845 | 268 | 641 | 20 | 2793 | 86 | 7 | 71 | 9596 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 17 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .071 | .000 | .071 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | 31 | 61 | 53 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .226 | .268 | .264 | .532 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 33 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | NL | Washington Nationals | 34 | 77 | 69 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .217 | .239 | .217 | .457 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | NL | Washington Nationals | 34 | 85 | 70 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | .186 | .208 | .200 | .408 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | NL | Washington Nationals | 31 | 72 | 62 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | .161 | .212 | .210 | .422 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | NL | Washington Nationals | 35 | 78 | 70 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .243 | .274 | .271 | .545 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | NL | Washington Nationals | 29 | 61 | 55 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | NL | Washington Nationals | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | NL | Washington Nationals | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 385 | 468 | 407 | 31 | 78 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 133 | .192 | .220 | .214 | .434 | 87 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | P | 16 | 7 | 56.0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .900 | 1.446 | .563 |
| 2009 | NL | Arizona Diamondbacks | P | 30 | 30 | 170.3 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 3 | .943 | 1.744 | 1.100 |
| 2010 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 31 | 31 | 195.7 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | .933 | 1.288 | .903 |
| 2011 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 33 | 33 | 195.0 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.062 | .697 |
| 2012 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 32 | 32 | 187.7 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .955 | 1.007 | .656 |
| 2013 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 32 | 32 | 214.3 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 0 | .927 | 1.596 | 1.188 |
| 2014 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 33 | 33 | 220.3 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 2 | .963 | 1.062 | .788 |
| 2015 | NL | Washington Nationals | P | 33 | 33 | 228.7 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.141 | .879 |
| 2016 | NL | Washington Nationals | P | 34 | 34 | 228.3 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 1 | .969 | 1.222 | .912 |
| 2017 | NL | Washington Nationals | P | 31 | 31 | 200.7 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .947 | .807 | .581 |
| 2018 | NL | Washington Nationals | P | 33 | 33 | 220.7 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .941 | .653 | .485 |
| 2019 | NL | Washington Nationals | P | 27 | 27 | 172.3 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 1 | .958 | 1.201 | .852 |
| 2020 | NL | Washington Nationals | P | 12 | 12 | 67.3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .800 | 1.069 | .667 |
| 2021 | NL | Washington Nationals | P | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 378 | 369 | 2363.3 | 127 | 176 | 16 | 13 | .950 | 1.154 | .802 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALDS1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 2011 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 9.72 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| 2012 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALDS2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | |
| 2012 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.59 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2012 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 0 | 0 | 4.26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | |
| 2013 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALDS2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
| 2013 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.70 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 52 |
| 2014 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALDS2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 2016 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLDS2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.75 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
| 2017 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLDS2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.68 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 2019 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLWC | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | |
| 2019 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLDS1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 2019 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLCS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2019 | NL | Washington Nationals | WS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.60 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 |
| Totals | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.38 | 22 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112.0 | 81 | 45 | 42 | 12 | 46 | 3 | 137 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 463 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALDS1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2011 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALDS2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALDS2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALDS2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLDS2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLDS2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLWC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLDS1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLCS | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | NL | Washington Nationals | WS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 22 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALDS1 | P | 2 | 1 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.227 | .500 |
| 2011 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | P | 2 | 2 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2012 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALDS2 | P | 1 | 1 | 5.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.688 | 1.000 |
| 2012 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | P | 1 | 1 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2012 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | P | 1 | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2013 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALDS2 | P | 2 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2013 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | P | 2 | 2 | 13.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.350 | 1.000 |
| 2014 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALDS2 | P | 1 | 1 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2016 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLDS2 | P | 2 | 2 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2017 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLDS2 | P | 2 | 1 | 7.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.227 | .500 |
| 2019 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLWC | P | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2019 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLDS1 | P | 2 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2019 | NL | Washington Nationals | NLCS | P | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2019 | NL | Washington Nationals | WS | P | 2 | 2 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .900 | .500 |
| Totals | 22 | 18 | 112.0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .563 | .318 |
Awards
2013 - AL Cy Young Award
2016 - NL TSN All-Star SP
2016 - NL Cy Young Award
2016 - NL TSN Pitcher of the Year
2017 - NL TSN All-Star SP
2017 - NL Cy Young Award
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