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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

2017 Player Pitching Game Log

2017 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2017-04-07	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Philadelphia Phillies	1-7	W	6.2	4	2	2	2	7	0	0	63	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	98	60	10	13	5	11	4	3
2	2017-04-12	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		St. Louis Cardinals	1-6	L	6.0	4	3	1	2	10	0	1	64	22	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	26	104	69	15	17	4	9	2	2
3	2017-04-18	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Atlanta Braves	1-7	W	7.0	2	0	0	3	7	0	0	77	21	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	25	116	76	10	17	7	7	2	1
4	2017-04-23	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	New York Mets	1-8	W	8.0	5	3	3	1	9	2	0	68	28	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	29	110	77	19	20	6	13	2	4
5	2017-04-28	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		New York Mets	1-6	L	6.0	9	5	5	1	7	2	0	40	26	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	27	97	66	17	11	4	14	5	2
6	2017-05-04	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Arizona Diamondbacks	1-7	W	7.0	2	1	1	2	11	1	1	78	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	107	72	20	18	5	7	1	0
7	2017-05-09	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Baltimore Orioles	1-8		8.0	4	2	2	2	11	2	0	75	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	113	78	18	22	4	13	7	1
8	2017-05-14 (2)	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Philadelphia Phillies	1-6		6.0	9	3	3	0	8	0	1	50	26	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	27	113	79	25	18	9	10	7	1
9	2017-05-20	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Atlanta Braves	1-5	L	5.0	4	3	3	3	6	2	0	50	18	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	106	62	19	12	4	8	4	0
10	2017-05-26	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		San Diego Padres	1-9	W	8.2	3	1	1	2	13	1	1	85	28	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	31	108	81	22	23	7	7	1	2
11	2017-05-31	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	San Francisco Giants	1-9	W	9.0	5	1	1	0	11	0	0	84	31	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	31	100	79	15	16	6	13	4	4
12	2017-06-06	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	1-7	W	7.0	3	1	0	2	14	0	0	81	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	105	73	23	19	6	6	3	1
13	2017-06-11	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Texas Rangers	1-8	L	7.1	3	3	2	1	10	1	0	71	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	109	78	23	15	10	6	2	0
14	2017-06-16	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	New York Mets	1-8	W	8.0	4	1	1	2	10	1	2	78	25	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	29	118	84	25	16	4	11	2	3
15	2017-06-21	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Miami Marlins	1-8	L	8.0	2	2	0	1	11	0	2	84	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	121	85	14	28	11	5	2	1
16	2017-06-27	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Chicago Cubs	1-6	W	6.0	2	1	1	0	6	0	1	70	20	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	93	62	17	13	1	13	4	4
17	2017-07-02	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	St. Louis Cardinals	1-7	W	7.0	2	0	0	2	12	0	0	83	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	100	66	15	22	7	5	0	2
18	2017-07-07	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Atlanta Braves	1-8		7.2	6	4	4	1	10	1	0	60	28	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	29	120	85	11	15	9	9	6	1
19	2017-07-15	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Cincinnati Reds	1-6	W	6.0	3	0	0	4	10	0	0	72	21	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	25	95	67	14	19	1	10	4	3
20	2017-07-21	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Arizona Diamondbacks	1-5		5.0	8	5	5	2	9	3	0	38	23	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	25	99	63	21	14	4	10	7	0
21	2017-07-27	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Milwaukee Brewers	1-6	W	6.0	3	1	1	3	9	1	0	68	20	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	23	109	70	16	18	4	7	1	0
22	2017-08-01	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Miami Marlins	1-1		1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	53	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	7	4	0	2	1	0	1
23	2017-08-07	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Miami Marlins	1-7		7.0	5	2	2	2	9	1	0	66	26	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	28	114	77	16	18	9	8	3	0
24	2017-08-13 (2)	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		San Francisco Giants	1-7		7.0	5	2	2	1	10	1	0	68	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	25	107	66	18	14	6	9	3	1
25	2017-08-28	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Miami Marlins	1-7	W	7.0	5	1	1	2	10	1	1	71	24	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	27	100	69	21	19	6	7	2	2
26	2017-09-02	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Milwaukee Brewers	1-5		5.0	2	1	1	2	2	0	0	59	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	75	44	12	5	5	9	4	3
27	2017-09-08	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Philadelphia Phillies	1-6	W	6.0	6	4	4	3	7	1	1	48	22	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	27	104	71	13	18	4	11	4	2
28	2017-09-13	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Atlanta Braves	1-7	L	6.0	7	7	7	6	7	0	0	31	24	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	30	120	74	11	16	5	12	6	1
29	2017-09-19	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	Atlanta Braves	1-7	W	7.0	5	2	2	1	7	0	0	65	25	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	27	112	83	18	9	6	12	5	1
30	2017-09-24	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals	@	New York Mets	1-6	W	6.0	3	1	1	1	10	1	0	71	21	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	22	87	59	11	17	3	8	1	2
31	2017-09-30	Maj-NL	Washington Nationals		Pittsburgh Pirates	1-4		3.1	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	63	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	47	34	7	6	1	5	2	0

2017 Player Pitching Splits

2017 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	31	779	709	62	126	30	2	22	7	2	54	268	.178	.247	.319	.565	.248	226	13	11	4	1	2

Home	15	385	350	38	70	15	2	11	3	2	26	132	.200	.268	.349	.617	.284	122	7	7	1	1	1
Away	16	394	359	24	56	15	0	11	4	0	28	136	.156	.225	.290	.515	.212	104	6	4	3	0	1

April	5	132	120	13	24	5	0	4	1	0	9	40	.200	.260	.342	.601	.260	41	3	1	1	1	0
May	6	166	154	11	27	6	0	6	1	0	9	60	.175	.235	.331	.566	.239	51	2	3	0	0	0
June	5	134	123	8	14	2	1	2	0	0	6	51	.114	.187	.195	.382	.171	24	3	5	0	0	0
July	5	128	116	10	22	7	0	5	1	0	12	50	.190	.266	.379	.645	.279	44	2	0	0	0	1
August	4	83	77	5	15	4	0	3	1	1	5	29	.195	.253	.364	.617	.267	28	2	1	0	0	0
September	6	136	119	15	24	6	1	2	3	1	13	38	.202	.286	.319	.605	.279	38	1	1	3	0	1

As Starter	31	779	709	62	126	30	2	22	7	2	54	268	.178	.247	.319	.565	.248	226	13	11	4	1	2

vs RHB as RHP	31	360	337		46	12	2	6			17	158	.137	.187	.237	.425	.231	80	8	4	2	0	0
vs LHB as RHP	31	419	372		80	18	0	16			37	110	.215	.297	.393	.690	.259	146	5	7	2	1	2

Bases Empty	31	516	476		88	21	1	17			35	178	.185	.248	.340	.588	.253	162	0	5	0	0	0
Runners On	30	263	233		38	9	1	5			19	90	.163	.243	.275	.518	.237	64	13	6	4	1	2

vs. Younger Batters	31	656	592		99	28	2	19			48	235	.167	.242	.318	.560	.236	188	12	11	4	1	2
vs. Older Batters	25	123	117		27	2	0	3			6	33	.231	.268	.325	.593	.296	38	1	0	0	0	0

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	16	6	.727	2.51	31	31	0	200.2	126	62	56	22	54	2	268	11	0	0	779	0.897	12.0	4.96

Home	6	4	.600	3.25	15	15	0	97.0	70	38	35	11	26	1	132	7	0	0	385	0.990	12.2	5.08
Away	10	2	.833	1.82	16	16	0	103.2	56	24	21	11	28	1	136	4	0	0	394	0.810	11.8	4.86

April	3	2	.600	2.94	5	5	0	33.2	24	13	11	4	9	0	40	1	0	0	132	0.980	10.7	4.44
May	3	1	.750	2.27	6	6	0	43.2	27	11	11	6	9	0	60	3	0	0	166	0.824	12.4	6.67
June	3	2	.600	0.99	5	5	0	36.1	14	8	4	2	6	0	51	5	0	0	134	0.551	12.6	8.50
July	3	0	1.000	2.84	5	5	0	31.2	22	10	10	5	12	1	50	0	0	0	128	1.074	14.2	4.17
August	1	0	1.000	2.05	4	4	0	22.0	15	5	5	3	5	0	29	1	0	0	83	0.909	11.9	5.80
September	3	1	.750	4.05	6	6	0	33.1	24	15	15	2	13	1	38	1	0	0	136	1.110	10.3	2.92

As Starter	16	6	.727	2.51	31	31	0	200.2	126	62	56	22	54	2	268	11	0	0	779	0.897	12.0	4.96

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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