Max Scherzer stats
Blue JaysStarting Pitcher · #31
Bio
- Age
- 42 yearsJul 27, 1984
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 208 lbs
- Experience
- 19 yearsDebut 2008
- Birthplace
- St. Louis, MO
- Draft
- 2006Rd 1, Pk 11
- College
- Missouri
- NL Cy Young
- 2x
- AL Cy Young
- 2013
Bio
- Age
- 42 yearsJul 27, 1984
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 208 lbs
- Experience
- 19 yearsDebut 2008
- Birthplace
- St. Louis, MO
- Draft
- 2006Rd 1, Pk 11
- College
- Missouri
- NL Cy Young
- 2x
- AL Cy Young
- 2013
Stats
Standard
Blue Jays- GP
- 16
- W
- 3
- L
- 8
- ERA
- 6.07
- IP
- 72.2
- K
- 54
- BB
- 31
- WHIP
- 1.36
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | 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. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | ARI | 16 | 0 | 4 | 3.05 | 56.0 | 66 | 21 | 1.23 |
| 2009 | ARI | 30 | 9 | 11 | 4.12 | 170.1 | 174 | 63 | 1.34 |
| 2010 | DET | 31 | 12 | 11 | 3.50 | 195.2 | 184 | 70 | 1.25 |
| 2011 | DET | 33 | 15 | 9 | 4.43 | 195.0 | 174 | 56 | 1.35 |
| 2012 | DET | 32 | 16 | 7 | 3.74 | 187.2 | 231 | 60 | 1.27 |
| 2013 | DET | 32 | 21 | 3 | 2.90 | 214.1 | 240 | 56 | 0.97 |
| 2014 | DET | 33 | 18 | 5 | 3.15 | 220.1 | 252 | 63 | 1.18 |
| 2015 | WSH | 33 | 14 | 12 | 2.79 | 228.2 | 276 | 34 | 0.92 |
| 2016 | WSH | 34 | 20 | 7 | 2.96 | 228.1 | 284 | 56 | 0.97 |
| 2017 | WSH | 31 | 16 | 6 | 2.51 | 200.2 | 268 | 55 | 0.90 |
| 2018 | WSH | 33 | 18 | 7 | 2.53 | 220.2 | 300 | 51 | 0.91 |
| 2019 | WSH | 27 | 11 | 7 | 2.92 | 172.1 | 243 | 33 | 1.03 |
| 2020 | WSH | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3.74 | 67.1 | 92 | 23 | 1.38 |
| 2021 |  WSH/LAD | 30 | 15 | 4 | 2.46 | 179.1 | 236 | 36 | 0.86 |
| 2022 | NYM | 23 | 11 | 5 | 2.29 | 145.1 | 173 | 24 | 0.91 |
| 2023 |  NYM/TEX | 27 | 13 | 6 | 3.77 | 152.2 | 174 | 45 | 1.12 |
| 2024 | TEX | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3.95 | 43.1 | 40 | 10 | 1.15 |
| 2025 | TOR | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5.19 | 85.0 | 82 | 23 | 1.29 |
| 2026 | TOR | 16 | 3 | 8 | 6.07 | 72.2 | 54 | 31 | 1.36 |
Career regular season
- GP
- 499
- W
- 224
- L
- 125
- ERA
- 3.28
- IP
- 3035.2
- K
- 3,543
- BB
- 810
- WHIP
- 1.09
Career Postseason
- GP
- 33
- W
- 8
- L
- 8
- ERA
- 3.78
- IP
- 157.1
- K
- 182
- BB
- 62
- WHIP
- 1.16
Expanded
- QS
- 4
- CG
- 0
- SHO
- 0
- K/9
- 6.7
- GB
- 74
- FB
- 154
- G/F
- 0.50
- WP
- 3
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | ARI | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10.6 | 62 | 83 | 0.7 | 2 |
| 2009 | ARI | 14 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 215 | 279 | 0.8 | 5 |
| 2010 | DET | 18 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 227 | 308 | 0.7 | 8 |
| 2011 | DET | 16 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 249 | 345 | 0.7 | 12 |
| 2012 | DET | 20 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 191 | 300 | 0.6 | 2 |
| 2013 | DET | 25 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 206 | 330 | 0.6 | 6 |
| 2014 | DET | 22 | 1 | 1 | 10.3 | 224 | 358 | 0.6 | 10 |
| 2015 | WSH | 23 | 4 | 3 | 10.9 | 225 | 359 | 0.6 | 10 |
| 2016 | WSH | 26 | 1 | 0 | 11.2 | 192 | 363 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 2017 | WSH | 22 | 2 | 0 | 12.0 | 172 | 274 | 0.6 | 4 |
| 2018 | WSH | 28 | 2 | 1 | 12.2 | 177 | 326 | 0.5 | 4 |
| 2019 | WSH | 17 | 0 | 0 | 12.7 | 169 | 240 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2020 | WSH | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12.3 | 62 | 117 | 0.5 | 6 |
| 2021 | WSH/LAD | 18 | 1 | 0 | 11.8 | 144 | 267 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 2022 | NYM | 16 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 | 117 | 240 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2023 | NYM/TEX | 14 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 | 134 | 264 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 2024 | TEX | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 43 | 83 | 0.5 | 2 |
| 2025 | TOR | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 69 | 182 | 0.4 | 2 |
| 2026 | TOR | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 74 | 154 | 0.5 | 3 |
Career regular season
- QS
- 301
- CG
- 12
- SHO
- 5
- K/9
- 10.5
- GB
- 2,952
- FB
- 4,872
- G/F
- 0.60
- WP
- 83
Latest performance
Max Scherzer
Sep 16 · vs DET · W 5-1
- IP
- 5.0
- H
- 3
- R
- 1
- ER
- 1
- BB
- 3
- K
- 3
- HR
- 0
- ERA
- 6.07
Games
All gamesNext
at BALWed, Sep 23
vs BAL since 2024
- 5
- GP
- 20.1
- IP
- 23
- H
- 16
- R
- 16
- ER
- 14
- K
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | R | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Sep 16 | vs DETW 5-1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Fri, Sep 11 | vs BALL 7-4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Sat, Sep 05 | at KCW 4-3 | 5.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Sun, Aug 30 | vs SEAW 7-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Tue, Aug 25 | vsKCL 5-3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Wed, Aug 19 | at TBL 7-6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
What are Max Scherzer's career stats?
Max Scherzer has played 19 seasons for the Diamondbacks, the Tigers, the Nationals, the Mets, the Rangers and the Blue Jays. He has 224 wins and 3,543 strikeouts with a 3.28 ERA over 3,035.2 innings. His best season so far is 2013: 21 wins, a 2.90 ERA and 240 strikeouts.
Best single games
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 20 vs DET on May 11, 2016, W 3-2
Regular season only, from MLB game logs since 2008.
League leaderboards and awards
19 seasons, 11 postseasons, 2008 to 2026
Max Scherzer led MLB in wins (2013), strikeouts (pitching) (2016, 2018) and WHIP (2021); finished top 10 in a stat 28 times; sits top 10 all time in strikeouts (pitching).
Championships ×2
- 2019 World Series with the Washington Nationals
- 2023 World Series with the Texas Rangers
Awards
- AL Cy Young: 2013
- NL Cy Young ×2: 2016, 2017
All-time career rank
- 9th in strikeouts (pitching) (3,543)
- 68th in wins (pitching) (224)
Among the 8,948 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Wins: 2013 (1st), 2014 (4th), 2016 (2nd), 2017 (10th), 2018 (4th), 2021 (5th)
- ERA: 2017 (3rd), 2018 (7th), 2019 (9th), 2021 (4th), 2022 (8th)
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 2012 (2nd), 2013 (2nd), 2014 (3rd), 2015 (2nd), 2016 (1st), 2017 (2nd), 2018 (1st), 2019 (8th), 2021 (4th)
- WHIP: 2013 (3rd), 2015 (4th), 2016 (3rd), 2017 (2nd), 2018 (3rd), 2019 (9th), 2021 (1st), 2022 (3rd)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Max Scherzer
Playoff series
Max Scherzer played 7 games across 3 MLB postseasons in 5 series — 2 won, 3 lost.
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | SEA | Won 1-0 | 1 | 5.2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | LAD | Lost 0-2 | 2 | 8.2 | 9 | 4 | 6 |
| 2023 |  HOU | Lost 1-1 | 2 | 6.2 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
| 2023 |  ARI | Won 1-0 | 1 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 |  SD | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 4.2 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2022 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Max Scherzer against each club
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (8)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (6)
- vs New York Yankees (6)
- vs Washington Nationals (6)
- vs Atlanta Braves (5)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (5)
- vs Houston Astros (5)
- vs Kansas City Royals (5)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (5)
- vs San Diego Padres (5)
- vs Minnesota Twins (4)
- vs Seattle Mariners (4)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (4)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (3)
- vs Athletics (3)
- vs Boston Red Sox (3)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (3)
- vs Colorado Rockies (3)
- vs Detroit Tigers (3)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (3)
- vs Chicago Cubs (2)
- vs Chicago White Sox (2)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (1)
- vs Miami Marlins (1)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (1)
- vs San Francisco Giants (1)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (1)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (1)
Similar players
Closest career per-game profiles to Max Scherzer among MLB players at the same position.
- Stephen StrasburgAlike in WHIP, Innings pitched, ERA95out of 100 on profile similarity
- Gerrit ColeNYYAlike in Strikeouts, Innings pitched, WHIP90out of 100 on profile similarity
- Shane BieberAlike in ERA, Innings pitched, Wins87out of 100 on profile similarity
- Zack WheelerPHIAlike in Innings pitched, ERA, WHIP77out of 100 on profile similarity
- Yu DarvishAlike in Innings pitched, Strikeouts, WHIP76out of 100 on profile similarity
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