Max Scherzer
mlbretiredSP·#31
6'3" · 208 lbs · Born July 27, 1984 — St. Louis, MO
Career
College
Missouri
Draft
2006 Rd 1, #11
Active
2008–2024
Arizona Diamondbacks2008-2009
Detroit Tigers2010-2014
Washington Nationals2015-2021
New York Mets2022-2023
Texas Rangers2023-2024
Career Statistics
| Season | Team | GP | GS | W | L | W% | WAR | ERA | WHIP | IP | K | BB | K/BB | H | R | ER | SV | HLD | BLSV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 16 | 7 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 1.2 | 3.05 | 1.23 | 56.0 | 66 | 21 | 3.1 | 48 | 24 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 30 | 30 | 9 | 11 | .450 | 1.1 | 4.12 | 1.34 | 170.1 | 174 | 63 | 2.8 | 166 | 94 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Detroit Tigers | 31 | 31 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 3.1 | 3.50 | 1.25 | 195.2 | 184 | 70 | 2.6 | 174 | 84 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Detroit Tigers | 33 | 33 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 1.1 | 4.43 | 1.35 | 195.0 | 174 | 56 | 3.1 | 207 | 101 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Detroit Tigers | 32 | 32 | 16 | 7 | .696 | 4.0 | 3.74 | 1.27 | 187.2 | 231 | 60 | 3.9 | 179 | 82 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Detroit Tigers | 32 | 32 | 21 | 3 | .875 | 6.7 | 2.90 | 0.97 | 214.1 | 240 | 56 | 4.3 | 152 | 73 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Detroit Tigers | 33 | 33 | 18 | 5 | .783 | 6.0 | 3.15 | 1.18 | 220.1 | 252 | 63 | 4.0 | 196 | 80 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Washington Nationals | 33 | 33 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 7.0 | 2.79 | 0.92 | 228.2 | 276 | 34 | 8.1 | 176 | 74 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Washington Nationals | 34 | 34 | 20 | 7 | .741 | 6.2 | 2.96 | 0.97 | 228.1 | 284 | 56 | 5.1 | 165 | 77 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Washington Nationals | 31 | 31 | 16 | 6 | .727 | 7.3 | 2.51 | 0.90 | 200.2 | 268 | 55 | 4.9 | 126 | 62 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Washington Nationals | 33 | 33 | 18 | 7 | .720 | 8.8 | 2.53 | 0.91 | 220.2 | 300 | 51 | 5.9 | 150 | 66 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Washington Nationals | 27 | 27 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 5.8 | 2.92 | 1.03 | 172.1 | 243 | 33 | 7.4 | 144 | 59 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Washington Nationals | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 2.2 | 3.74 | 1.38 | 67.1 | 92 | 23 | 4.0 | 70 | 30 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Washington Nationals | 19 | 19 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 3.3 | 2.76 | 0.89 | 111.0 | 147 | 28 | 5.3 | 71 | 36 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 11 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.7 | 1.98 | 0.82 | 68.1 | 89 | 8 | 11.1 | 48 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2021 TOTALS | 30 | 30 | 15 | 4 | .789 | 6.0 | 2.46 | 0.86 | 179.1 | 236 | 36 | 6.6 | 119 | 53 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | New York Mets | 23 | 23 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 5.3 | 2.29 | 0.91 | 145.1 | 173 | 24 | 7.2 | 108 | 39 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | New York Mets | 19 | 19 | 9 | 4 | .692 | 2.1 | 4.01 | 1.19 | 107.2 | 121 | 30 | 4.0 | 98 | 49 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Texas Rangers | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 1.1 | 3.20 | 0.96 | 45.0 | 53 | 15 | 3.5 | 28 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2023 TOTALS | 27 | 27 | 13 | 6 | .684 | 3.2 | 3.77 | 1.12 | 152.2 | 174 | 45 | 3.9 | 126 | 65 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Texas Rangers | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 0.4 | 3.95 | 1.15 | 43.1 | 40 | 10 | 4.0 | 40 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Toronto Blue Jays | 17 | 17 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 0.2 | 5.19 | 1.29 | 85.0 | 82 | 23 | 3.6 | 87 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 483 | 474 | 221 | 117 | .654 | -- | 3.22 | 1.08 | 2963.0 | 3489 | 779 | 4.5 | 2433 | 1132 | 1059 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stats via ESPN. MLB career statistics.
Awards & Honors
All-MLB 2nd Team (2022)2x All-MLB 1st Team (2021, 2019)3x Cy Young (2017, 2016, 2013)
3x All-MLB
Career Milestones
- 200+ Strikeouts (2012)
- 20+ Wins (2013)
- 200+ Strikeouts (2013)
- Sub-3.00 ERA (2013)
- 200+ Innings Pitched (2013)
- 250+ Strikeouts (2014)
- 200+ Innings Pitched (2014)
- 250+ Strikeouts (2015)
- Sub-3.00 ERA (2015)
- 200+ Innings Pitched (2015)
- 20+ Wins (2016)
- 250+ Strikeouts (2016)
- Sub-3.00 ERA (2016)
- 200+ Innings Pitched (2016)
- 250+ Strikeouts (2017)
- Sub-3.00 ERA (2017)
- 200+ Innings Pitched (2017)
- 300+ Strikeouts (2018)
- Sub-3.00 ERA (2018)
- 200+ Innings Pitched (2018)
- 200+ Strikeouts (2019)
- Sub-3.00 ERA (2019)
- Sub-3.00 ERA (2021)
- 200+ Strikeouts (2021)
- Sub-3.00 ERA (2022)
Tags
All-MLBBorn in MissouriCy YoungFirst Round PickPlayed 15+ SeasonsPlayed for Arizona DiamondbacksPlayed for Detroit TigersPlayed for Los Angeles DodgersPlayed for New York MetsPlayed for Texas RangersPlayed for Washington Nationals
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