Max Scherzer

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

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

Team: Texas Rangers (majors, 15-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)

Debut: April 29, 2008 (Age 23-277d, 19,290th in major league history)
vs. HOU 4.1 IP, 0 H, 7 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

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

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Team Record in Appearances: 15-15 / in Starts: 15-15

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

2009 Pitching Game Log

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2009 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	17	8	Apr 14	ARI		STL	W,7-6	GS-5		99	5.0	5	3	3	2	1	0	0	5.40	3.90	22	83	52	13	6	11	8	1	1	0	44			1	0	0	19	3	0	0	0	0	0	.87	-0.097	.67	-0.05%	-0.39	1t start tie	5t 3 out d3
2	18	12	Apr 19	ARI	@	SFG	L,0-2	GS-5	L(0-1)	4	5.0	3	1	1	4	6	0	0	3.60	3.50	22	104	66	19	11	4	8	2	0	0	59			0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.34	0.124	1.00	0.06%	1.54	1b start tie	5b 3 out d1
3	19	17	Apr 25	ARI		SFG	L,3-5	GS-5	L(0-2)	5	4.2	5	4	4	2	6	1	0	4.91	3.85	21	98	62	14	14	6	7	0	1	0	42			0	0	0	19	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.23	-0.250	.91	-0.11%	-1.50	1t start tie	5t --- 2 out d2
4	20	22	Apr 30	ARI	@	MIL	L,1-4	GS-6		4	6.0	5	0	0	1	7	0	0	3.48	3.10	24	107	71	18	19	8	8	3	1	0	68			0	0	0	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.16	0.389	.84	0.17%	2.93	1b start a 1	6b 3 out a1
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	21	27	May 5	ARI	@	LAD	L,1-3	GS-6	L(0-3)	4	6.0	4	3	2	2	4	0	0	3.38	3.02	25	99	62	23	8	11	8	4	1	0	56			1	0	0	23	1	0	1	0	0	1	.63	-0.097	.53	-0.05%	-0.16	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
6	22	32	May 10	ARI		WSN	W,10-8	GS-5		4	5.0	7	4	4	3	5	3	0	3.98	4.23	25	107	71	17	12	7	10	2	1	0	39			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	0	.98	-0.228	.47	-0.07%	-1.39	1t start tie	5t 3 out d1
7	23	37	May 16	ARI	@	ATL	W,12-0	GS-6	W(1-3)	5	6.0	4	0	0	3	4	0	0	3.35	4.08	22	97	62	16	7	6	9	3	2	0	65			0	1	1	19	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.06	0.305	.30	0.05%	2.96	1b start tie	6b 3 out a3
8	24	41	May 21	ARI	@	FLA	W,4-3	GS-6		4	6.0	6	3	3	2	10	1	0	3.50	3.92	26	109	69	27	17	10	4	0	0	0	56			1	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	.76	-0.086	.29	-0.02%	0.05	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
9	25	46	May 26	ARI		SDP	W,6-5	GS-8	W(2-3)	4	7.0	6	2	2	0	10	1	0	3.38	3.67	27	103	74	19	15	5	12	5	2	0	67			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	.76	0.339	.34	0.09%	2.27	1t start tie	8t 1-- 0 out a5
10	26	51	May 31	ARI		ATL	L,3-9	GS-4	L(2-4)	4	3.2	10	8	8	3	4	2	1	4.47	4.18	24	86	53	14	9	5	11	5	1	0	10			0	0	0	20	4	0	0	1	0	0	.74	-0.335	.30	-0.08%	-6.15	1t start tie	4t 1-- 2 out d8
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
11	27	56	Jun 6	ARI	@	SDP	L,4-6	GS-5		5	5.0	3	0	0	5	6	0	1	4.10	4.19	23	104	62	16	13	5	6	4	2	0	62			1	0	0	17	1	0	0	2	0	1	1.58	0.270	.60	0.06%	2.24	1b start a 2	5b 3 out a2
12	28	61	Jun 11	ARI		SFG	W,2-1	GS-8	W(3-4)	4	7.2	3	0	0	1	6	0	1	3.63	3.98	27	116	80	16	19	6	13	2	3	0	78			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.09	0.510	.27	0.08%	3.94	1t start tie	8t 1-- 2 out a2
13	29	66	Jun 17	ARI	@	KCR	W,12-5	GS-6	W(4-4)	5	6.0	9	2	2	3	5	0	0	3.58	3.89	30	109	63	18	6	12	10	2	1	0	48			0	0	0	27	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.27	0.156	.20	0.02%	1.16	1b start tie	6b 3 out a2
14	30	71	Jun 23	ARI		TEX	W,8-2	GS-6	W(5-4)	5	6.0	7	2	2	1	7	0	1	3.53	3.73	27	119	82	18	17	5	14	5	2	0	56			0	0	0	25	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.02	0.099	.12	0.01%	1.13	1t start tie	6t 3 out a5
15	31	76	Jun 28	ARI		LAA	L,8-12	GS-5	L(5-5)	4	4.1	4	8	3	3	2	0	0	3.67	3.76	21	89	56	16	6	10	6	1	2	0	32			1	2	0	18	1	0	0	0	0	3	1.08	-0.449	.04	-0.01%	-4.93	1t start tie	5t 1-- 1 out d5
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
16	32	80	Jul 3	ARI	@	COL	L,0-5	GS-6	L(5-6)	4	6.0	6	5	3	1	5	1	0	3.73	3.78	26	101	68	20	9	8	12	4	0	0	48			1	0	0	24	3	0	0	0	1	1	.70	-0.112	.02	0.00%	-1.65	1b start tie	6b 3 out d5
17	33	85	Jul 8	ARI		SDP	W,6-2	GS-7		4	7.0	4	2	2	3	9	0	0	3.64	3.64	27	108	64	21	12	7	8	0	1	0	67			0	1	0	24	4	0	0	0	0	0	.80	0.087	.04	0.00%	1.66	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
18	34	94	Jul 21	ARI	@	COL	W,6-5	GS-4		12	4.0	7	4	4	1	6	1	0	3.86	3.66	20	95	63	17	5	5	8	4	2	0	37			0	0	0	17	0	2	0	0	0	0	.72	-0.199	.02	0.00%	-1.77	1b start tie	4b 3 out d3
19	35	99	Jul 26	ARI		PIT	W,9-0	GS-7	W(6-6)	4	7.0	5	0	0	0	8	0	0	3.61	3.47	26	109	85	23	16	4	14	4	3	0	75			1	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	.64	0.256	.01	0.00%	3.66	1t start tie	7t 3 out a5
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
20	36	104	Aug 1	ARI	@	NYM	L,6-9	GS-4		5	4.0	6	4	4	2	4	0	0	3.80	3.44	20	86	54	16	11	6	8	5	0	0	36			0	0	0	17	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.28	-0.298	.02	0.00%	-2.07	1b start a 1	4b 3 out d2
21	37	109	Aug 6	ARI	@	PIT	W,11-6	GS-6		4	5.1	7	5	5	4	5	0	1	4.01	3.47	26	100	62	15	10	9	7	3	1	0	35			1	1	0	21	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.40	-0.337	.03	0.00%	-1.59	1b start tie	6b 1-- 1 out d1
22	38	114	Aug 11	ARI		NYM	W,6-2	GS-7	W(7-6)	4	6.2	8	2	2	0	8	1	0	3.94	3.42	28	118	84	28	6	12	8	3	0	0	58			0	0	0	27	1	1	0	0	0	0	.93	0.125	.02	0.00%	1.14	1t start tie	7t 1-3 2 out a3
23	39	119	Aug 17	ARI	@	ATL	L,4-9	GS-5	L(7-7)	5	5.0	6	9	3	1	7	2	2	4.00	3.57	25	93	58	11	12	5	10	3	0	0	37			0	0	0	21	2	0	0	0	1	0	.55	-0.338	.01	0.00%	-6.53	1b start tie	5b 3 out d7
24	40	124	Aug 22	ARI	@	HOU	L,2-4	GS-5	L(7-8)	4	5.0	7	4	4	2	7	0	0	4.12	3.49	24	101	67	16	12	9	6	4	0	0	42			0	0	0	21	2	0	0	0	1	0	1.28	-0.226	.00	0.00%	-1.56	1b start a 2	5b 3 out d2
25	41	129	Aug 28	ARI		HOU	W,14-7	GS-6	W(8-8)	5	6.0	5	6	5	2	8	1	1	4.26	3.52	26	107	73	20	9	6	9	1	1	0	46			0	0	0	23	3	1	0	0	0	1	.57	-0.244	.00	0.00%	-2.87	1t start tie	6t 3 out a5
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
26	42	134	Sep 2	ARI	@	LAD	W,4-1	GS-8	W(9-8)	4	7.2	7	1	1	1	4	0	0	4.10	3.46	30	102	71	23	8	11	14	7	0	0	64			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	1	0	0	.78	0.272	.00	0.00%	2.36	1b start tie	8b 12- 2 out a3
27	43	139	Sep 7	ARI		LAD	L,2-7	GS-7	L(9-9)	4	7.0	6	4	4	1	3	3	1	4.15	3.70	29	102	68	21	9	10	14	6	2	0	51			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	.58	-0.112	.00	0.00%	-0.34	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
28	44	144	Sep 13	ARI		MIL	L,3-5	GS-6		5	6.0	3	1	1	2	5	1	0	4.05	3.73	21	108	70	18	6	5	9	2	1	0	65			0	1	0	19	0	0	0	1	0	0	.96	0.238	.00	0.00%	2.13	1t start tie	6t 3 out a1
29	45	149	Sep 19	ARI		COL	L,4-10	GS-6	L(9-10)	5	5.1	3	4	3	5	6	2	1	4.08	3.91	25	109	65	17	11	2	11	1	0	0	49			0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	1	0	.95	-0.243	.00	0.00%	-1.80	1t start tie	6t 12- 1 out d1
30	46	154	Sep 25	ARI		SDP	L,0-4	GS-5	L(9-11)	5	5.0	5	3	3	3	6	0	0	4.12	3.87	22	104	62	19	7	5	8	3	1	0	48			2	0	0	19	1	0	0	1	0	0	.97	-0.087	.00	0.00%	-0.39	1t start tie	5t 3 out d3
							15-15		W-L:9-11	4.4	170.1	166	94	78	63	174	20	10	4.12	3.87	741	3073	65%	18%	10%	0.77		18%	6%	0	51		---%	10	6	1	657	42	6	1	8	6	7	.95	-0.568	.22	0.14%	-5.92

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