Player

Max Scherzer

Player Info
Full Name
Maxwell Martin
Born
July 27, 1984
St. Louis, MO, USA
Size
6'3" / 208 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
April 29, 2008
Teams
Honors
8 x All-Star
2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013
2022 - All-MLB Team - Second Team (ML)
2021 - Sporting News Pitcher of the Year (NL)
2021 - Sporting News All-Star (NL)
2021 - Player of the Week (NL)
2021 - MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher (NL)
2021 - All-MLB Team - First Team (ML)
2019 - Player of the Week (NL)
2019 - Pitcher of the Month (NL)
2019 - All-MLB Team - First Team (ML)
2018 - Player of the Week (NL)
... and 20 more
Career Batting
490
G
.168
AVG
78
H
1
HR
30
RBI
.378
OPS
6
OPS vs Lg
6% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Career Pitching
221-117
W-L
3.22
ERA
483
G
3,489
SO
0
SV
1.08
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP SO BB
2025 Toronto Blue Jays 5 5 5.19 17 17 0 85.0 82 23
2024 Texas Rangers 2 4 3.95 9 9 0 43.1 40 10
2023 New York Mets 9 4 4.01 19 19 0 107.2 121 30
2023 Texas Rangers 4 2 3.20 8 8 0 45.0 53 15
2022 New York Mets 11 5 2.29 23 23 0 145.1 173 24
2021 Washington Nationals 8 4 2.76 19 19 0 111.0 147 28
2021 Los Angeles Dodgers 7 0 1.98 11 11 0 68.0 89 8
2020 Washington Nationals 5 4 3.74 12 12 0 67.0 92 23
2019 Washington Nationals 11 7 2.92 27 27 0 172.1 243 33
2018 Washington Nationals 18 7 2.53 33 33 0 220.1 300 51
2017 Washington Nationals 16 6 2.51 31 31 0 200.1 268 55
2016 Washington Nationals 20 7 2.96 34 34 0 228.1 284 56
2015 Washington Nationals 14 12 2.79 33 33 0 228.1 276 34
2014 Detroit Tigers 18 5 3.15 33 33 0 220.1 252 63
2013 Detroit Tigers 21 3 2.90 32 32 0 214.1 240 56
2012 Detroit Tigers 16 7 3.74 32 32 0 187.1 231 60
2011 Detroit Tigers 15 9 4.43 33 33 0 195.0 174 56
2010 Detroit Tigers 12 11 3.50 31 31 0 195.1 184 70
2009 Arizona Diamondbacks 9 11 4.12 30 30 0 170.1 174 63
2008 Arizona Diamondbacks 0 4 3.05 16 7 0 56.0 66 21
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
2025 AL 85.0 8.68 2.44 1.294
2024 AL 43.3 8.31 2.08 1.154
2023 AL 152.7 10.26 2.65 1.120
2022 NL 145.3 10.71 1.49 0.908
2021 NL 179.3 11.84 1.81 0.864 ✓
2020 NL 67.3 12.30 3.07 1.381 ✓
2019 NL 172.3 12.69 1.72 1.027 ✓
2018 NL 220.7 12.24 2.08 0.911 ✓
2017 NL 200.7 12.02 2.47 0.902 ✓
2016 NL 228.3 11.19 2.21 0.968 ✓
2015 NL 228.7 10.86 1.34 0.918 ✓
2014 AL 220.3 10.29 2.57 1.175 ✓
2013 AL 214.3 10.08 2.35 0.970 ✓
2012 AL 187.7 11.08 2.88 1.274 ✓
2011 AL 195.0 8.03 2.58 1.349 ✓
2010 AL 195.7 8.46 3.22 1.247 ✓
2009 NL 170.3 9.19 3.33 1.344 ✓
2008 NL 56.0 10.61 3.38 1.232
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
2025 Toronto Blue Jays 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2024 Texas Rangers 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2023 New York Mets 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2023 Texas Rangers 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2022 New York Mets 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2021 Washington Nationals 19 35 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2021 Los Angeles Dodgers 11 24 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2020 Washington Nationals 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2019 Washington Nationals 29 55 10 0 0 0 6 .182
2018 Washington Nationals 35 70 17 2 0 0 8 .243
2017 Washington Nationals 31 62 10 0 0 1 4 .161
2016 Washington Nationals 34 70 13 1 0 0 4 .186
2015 Washington Nationals 34 69 15 0 0 0 4 .217
2014 Detroit Tigers 33 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2013 Detroit Tigers 32 3 1 1 0 0 0 .333
2012 Detroit Tigers 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2011 Detroit Tigers 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2010 Detroit Tigers 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2009 Arizona Diamondbacks 31 53 12 2 0 0 4 .226
2008 Arizona Diamondbacks 17 13 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
2021 NL 63 .000 .000 0.0 44.4 -100 0.0
2019 NL 61 .000 .357 0.0 44.3 -2 0.0
2018 NL 78 .029 .304 1.3 17.9 53 0.0
2017 NL 72 .048 .200 5.6 22.2 15 1.0
2016 NL 85 .014 .325 2.4 35.3 13 0.0
2015 NL 77 .000 .326 2.6 29.9 31 0.0
2014 AL 4 .000 .000 0.0 25.0 -100 0.0
2013 AL 3 .333 .333 0.0 0.0 170 0.0
2012 AL 4 .000 .000 0.0 25.0 -100 0.0
2011 AL 4 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -100 0.0
2010 AL 2 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -100 0.0
2009 NL 61 .038 .333 4.9 27.9 45 0.0
2008 NL 15 .000 .000 6.7 26.7 -78 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
P 483 164 215 18 15 .955
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
2025 Toronto Blue Jays P 17 4 4 0 0 1.000
2024 Texas Rangers P 9 4 5 1 0 .900
2023 Texas Rangers P 8 6 2 0 0 1.000
2023 New York Mets P 19 9 6 1 1 .938
2022 New York Mets P 23 6 12 0 1 1.000
2021 Los Angeles Dodgers P 11 2 6 0 0 1.000
2021 Washington Nationals P 19 6 4 0 0 1.000
2020 Washington Nationals P 12 3 5 2 1 .800
2019 Washington Nationals P 27 10 13 1 1 .958
2018 Washington Nationals P 33 8 8 1 0 .941
2017 Washington Nationals P 31 9 9 1 1 .947
2016 Washington Nationals P 34 12 19 1 1 .969
2015 Washington Nationals P 33 7 22 0 0 1.000
2014 Detroit Tigers P 33 9 17 1 2 .963
2013 Detroit Tigers P 32 17 21 3 0 .927
2012 Detroit Tigers P 32 8 13 1 0 .955
2011 Detroit Tigers P 33 11 12 0 2 1.000
2010 Detroit Tigers P 31 14 14 2 0 .933
2009 Arizona Diamondbacks P 30 15 18 2 3 .943
2008 Arizona Diamondbacks P 16 4 5 1 2 .900
Postseason Pitching
Year Round Team G W-L SV IP SO ERA
Career 32 8-7 1 153.1 178 3.58
2025 AL Championship Series Toronto Blue Jays 1 1-0 0 5.2 5 3.18
2025 World Series Toronto Blue Jays 2 0-0 0 8.1 6 4.15
2023 AL Championship Series Texas Rangers 1 0-0 0 2.1 2 6.75
2023 World Series Texas Rangers 1 0-0 0 3.0 1 0.00
2022 NL Wild Card New York Mets 1 0-1 0 4.2 4 13.50
2021 NL Wild Card Los Angeles Dodgers 1 0-0 0 4.0 4 2.08
2021 NL Division Series Los Angeles Dodgers 2 0-1 1 8.0 12 1.13
2021 NL Championship Series Los Angeles Dodgers 1 0-0 0 4.0 7 4.15
2019 NL Wild Card Washington Nationals 1 0-0 0 5.0 6 5.40
2019 NL Division Series Washington Nationals 2 1-0 0 8.0 10 1.13
2019 NL Championship Series Washington Nationals 1 1-0 0 7.0 11 0.00
2019 World Series Washington Nationals 2 1-0 0 10.0 10 3.60
2017 NL Division Series Washington Nationals 2 0-1 0 7.0 8 3.68
2016 NL Division Series Washington Nationals 2 0-1 0 12.0 12 3.75
2014 AL Division Series Detroit Tigers 1 0-1 0 7.0 6 6.14
2013 AL Division Series Detroit Tigers 2 2-0 0 9.0 13 3.00
2013 AL Championship Series Detroit Tigers 2 0-1 0 13.1 21 2.70
2012 AL Division Series Detroit Tigers 1 0-0 0 5.0 8 0.00
2012 AL Championship Series Detroit Tigers 1 1-0 0 5.2 10 1.59
2012 World Series Detroit Tigers 1 0-0 0 6.0 8 4.26
2011 AL Division Series Detroit Tigers 2 1-0 0 7.0 7 1.23
2011 AL Championship Series Detroit Tigers 2 0-1 0 8.1 7 9.72
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 32 16 0 0 0 .000
2025 AL Championship Series Toronto Blue Jays 1 0 0 0 0 .000
2025 World Series Toronto Blue Jays 2 0 0 0 0 .000
2023 AL Championship Series Texas Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 .000
2023 World Series Texas Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 .000
2022 NL Wild Card New York Mets 1 0 0 0 0 .000
2021 NL Wild Card Los Angeles Dodgers 1 0 0 0 0 .000
2021 NL Division Series Los Angeles Dodgers 2 1 0 0 0 .000
2021 NL Championship Series Los Angeles Dodgers 1 2 0 0 0 .000
2019 NL Wild Card Washington Nationals 1 1 0 0 0 .000
2019 NL Division Series Washington Nationals 2 3 0 0 0 .000
2019 NL Championship Series Washington Nationals 1 2 0 0 0 .000
2019 World Series Washington Nationals 2 0 0 0 0 .000
2017 NL Division Series Washington Nationals 2 3 0 0 0 .000
2016 NL Division Series Washington Nationals 2 4 0 0 0 .000
2014 AL Division Series Detroit Tigers 1 0 0 0 0 .000
2013 AL Division Series Detroit Tigers 2 0 0 0 0 .000
2013 AL Championship Series Detroit Tigers 2 0 0 0 0 .000
2012 AL Division Series Detroit Tigers 1 0 0 0 0 .000
2012 AL Championship Series Detroit Tigers 1 0 0 0 0 .000
2012 World Series Detroit Tigers 1 0 0 0 0 .000
2011 AL Division Series Detroit Tigers 2 0 0 0 0 .000
2011 AL Championship Series Detroit Tigers 2 0 0 0 0 .000