Max Scherzer vs Stephen Strasburg

Max ScherzerStephen Strasburg

Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg compared on their MLB careers: Max Scherzer played 19 seasons, 2008 to 2026, Stephen Strasburg 13 seasons, 2010 to 2022. Max Scherzer has 224 wins to Stephen Strasburg's 113. Max Scherzer won 2 titles, Stephen Strasburg won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg career totals
499GP247
224W113
125L62
3.3ERA3.2
3035.2IP1,470
3,543K1,723
810BB394
1.1WHIP1.1
0SV0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg postseason
33GP9
69R13
121H44

Where each stands all time

Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg all-time places
9th (3,543)Strikeouts (pitching)149th (1,723)
68th (224)Wins (pitching)—

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Max Scherzer: 2 championships; AL Cy Young, NL Cy Young ×2
  • Stephen Strasburg: 1 championship; NL Silver Slugger, World Series MVP

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st2008043.052010532.91
2nd20099114.122011111.50
3rd201012113.5020121563.16
4th20111594.432013893.00
5th20121673.74201414113.14
6th20132132.9020151173.46
7th20141853.1520161543.60
8th201514122.7920171542.52
9th20162072.9620181073.74
10th20171662.5120191863.32
11th20181872.5320200110.80
12th20191172.922021124.57
13th2020543.7420220113.50
14th20211542.46————
15th20221152.29————
16th20231363.77————
17th2024243.95————
18th2025555.19————
19th2026386.07————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA