Max Scherzer ERA in 2021

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2.462021 Regular Season

Max Scherzer posted a 2.46 ERA in the 2021 regular season.

• 2nd-best of Max Scherzer's 19 seasons on file; the best is 2.29 in 2022.
• Down 1.28 from 3.74 in 2020.

Lowest of 19 regular seasons, 2008 through 2026. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.

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Max Scherzer ERA in 2021, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	W↓iW: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.	L↓iL: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.	ERA↓iERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.	IP↓iIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.	K↓iK: Batters this pitcher struck out.	BB↓iBB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.	WHIP↓iWHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.	SV↓iSV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
2008	ARI	16	0	4	3.05	56.0	66	21	1.23	0
2009	ARI	30	9	11	4.12	170.1	174	63	1.34	0
2010	DET	31	12	11	3.50	195.2	184	70	1.25	0
2011	DET	33	15	9	4.43	195.0	174	56	1.35	0
2012	DET	32	16	7	3.74	187.2	231	60	1.27	0
2013	DET	32	21	3	2.90	214.1	240	56	0.97	0
2014	DET	33	18	5	3.15	220.1	252	63	1.18	0
2015	WSH	33	14	12	2.79	228.2	276	34	0.92	0
2016	WSH	34	20	7	2.96	228.1	284	56	0.97	0
2017	WSH	31	16	6	2.51	200.2	268	55	0.90	0
2018	WSH	33	18	7	2.53	220.2	300	51	0.91	0
2019	WSH	27	11	7	2.92	172.1	243	33	1.03	0
2020	WSH	12	5	4	3.74	67.1	92	23	1.38	0
2021	WSH/LAD	30	15	4	2.46	179.1	236	36	0.86	0
2022	NYM	23	11	5	2.29	145.1	173	24	0.91	0
2023	NYM/TEX	27	13	6	3.77	152.2	174	45	1.12	0
2024	TEX	9	2	4	3.95	43.1	40	10	1.15	0
2025	TOR	17	5	5	5.19	85.0	82	23	1.29	0
2026	TOR	16	3	8	6.07	72.2	54	31	1.36	0

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV