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Max Scherzer

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 208lb (190cm, 94kg)

Team: Texas Rangers (majors, 60-day IL)

Born: July 27, 1984 in St. Louis, MO us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 43rd round of the 2003 MLB June Amateur Draft from Parkway Central HS (Chesterfield, MO) and the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 1st round (11th) of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Missouri (Columbia, MO).

High School: Parkway Central HS (Chesterfield, MO)

School: University of Missouri (Columbia, MO)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2008 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 3 yrs/$130M (22-24)

Service Time (01/2024): 15.079 • Free Agent: 2025

Agents: Boras Corporation

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Maxwell Martin Scherzer

Nicknames: Mad Max, Blue Eye or Brown Eye

Pronunciation: \SHER-zer\

Twitter: @Max_Scherzer

Instagram: @maxscherzer31

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

75.0

214

108

ERA

3.15

457

448

2834.2

3367

WHIP

1.077

2018 Player Batting Game Log

2018 Player Batting Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
1	2018-03-30	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Cincinnati Reds	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	P	0
April			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
2	2018-04-04	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Atlanta Braves	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	P	0
3	2018-04-09	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Atlanta Braves	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	P	0
4	2018-04-14	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Colorado Rockies	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	P	0
5	2018-04-20	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	P	0
6	2018-04-25	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	San Francisco Giants	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	P	0
May			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
7	2018-05-01	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Pittsburgh Pirates	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	P	0
8	2018-05-06	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Philadelphia Phillies	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	P	0
9	2018-05-11	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Arizona Diamondbacks	3	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	P	1
10	2018-05-19 (2)	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Los Angeles Dodgers	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	P	0
11	2018-05-25	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Miami Marlins	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	P	0
June			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
12	2018-06-02	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Atlanta Braves	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
13	2018-06-05	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Tampa Bay Rays	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	P	0
14	2018-06-08	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		San Francisco Giants	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	pdH	0
15	2018-06-10	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		San Francisco Giants	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	P	0
16	2018-06-21	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Baltimore Orioles	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	P	0
July			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
17	2018-07-02	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Boston Red Sox	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	P	0
18	2018-07-07	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Miami Marlins	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	P	0
19	2018-07-12	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	New York Mets	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	P	0
20	2018-07-22	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Atlanta Braves	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	P	0
21	2018-07-27	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Miami Marlins	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	P	0
August			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
22	2018-08-02	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Cincinnati Reds	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	P	0
23	2018-08-07 (2)	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Atlanta Braves	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	P	0
24	2018-08-12	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Chicago Cubs	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	P	0
25	2018-08-17	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Miami Marlins	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	P	0
26	2018-08-23	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Philadelphia Phillies	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	P	0
27	2018-08-28	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Philadelphia Phillies	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	P	0
September			Tm		Opp	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	GDP	SB	CS	Pos	E
28	2018-09-03	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		St. Louis Cardinals	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	P	0
29	2018-09-08	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Chicago Cubs	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	P	0
30	2018-09-14	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Atlanta Braves	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	P	0
31	2018-09-20	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		New York Mets	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	P	0
32	2018-09-25	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Miami Marlins	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	P	0

2018 Player Batting Splits

2018 Player Batting Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	32	78	70	8	17	2	0	0	6	1	0	1	14	.243	.274	.271	.545	19	1	2	5	0	0

Home	20	50	45	6	10	1	0	0	4	1	0	1	11	.222	.255	.244	.500	11	0	1	3	0	0
Away	12	28	25	2	7	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	.280	.308	.320	.628	8	1	1	2	0	0

vs RHP as RHB	25	59	53		13	2	0	0	6			0	10	.245	.273	.283	.556	15	1	2	4	0	0
vs LHP as RHB	10	19	17		4	0	0	0	0			1	4	.235	.278	.235	.513	4	0	0	1	0	0

March	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
April	5	14	14	0	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	.286	.286	.286	.571	4	0	0	0	0	0
May	5	13	12	2	4	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	.333	.385	.417	.801	5	0	1	0	0	0
June	5	9	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.125	.222	.125	.347	1	0	0	0	0	0
July	5	14	11	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.364	.417	.364	.780	4	1	1	2	0	0
August	6	12	9	3	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.444	.778	4	0	0	3	0	0
September	5	14	14	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	.071	.071	.071	.143	1	0	0	0	0	0

2 outs, RISP	13	13	12		6	1	0	0	5			0	2	.500	.539	.583	1.122	7	0	1	0	0	0

vs. Younger Pitchers	30	72	64		16	2	0	0	6			1	11	.250	.284	.281	.565	18	1	2	5	0	0
vs. Older Pitchers	4	6	6		1	0	0	0	0			0	3	.167	.167	.167	.333	1	0	0	0	0	0

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