P Max 'Blue Eye' Scherzer #21
Age: 39 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
12/12/2023
OA: 73 POT: 73
P MAX 'BLUE EYE' SCHERZER #21 - AGE: 39 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
34 34 17-10 0 3.49 201.0 171 22 49 217 1.09 4.3
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 65 65 65 65
Movement 50 50 50 50
Control 65 65 65 65
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 60 60
Slider 65 65
Curveball 65 65
Changeup 60 60
Cutter 65 65
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 93-95 Mph
Stamina 65
Suggested Role Starter
Type Extreme Flyball
Hold Runners 68
Defense 62
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 10
Stealing Ability: 4
Baserunning Inst.: 12
Sacrifice Bunt: 69
Bunt for Hit: 4
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/14/2023 ATL Win, 3-2 X 6.0 6 1 1 3 6
10/09/2023 MIL Win, 6-4 X 6.2 6 1 1 1 10 Win
10/03/2023 MIA Win, 3-0 X 7.0 3 0 0 0 10 Win
09/28/2023 SD Loss, 3-5 X 6.0 3 1 1 2 10
09/22/2023 @ MIL Win, 10-7 X 5.2 10 5 5 1 7 Win
09/17/2023 @ ARI Win, 8-6 X 5.0 10 4 4 2 7 Win
09/11/2023 LAD Loss, 1-4 X 7.0 4 1 1 1 9
09/06/2023 @ CIN Loss, 6-9 X 4.2 8 5 5 0 6 Loss
09/01/2023 @ PHI Loss, 2-6 X 2.2 5 6 6 2 1 Loss
08/22/2023 PIT Win, 5-3 X 1.2 1 1 1 0 1
PERSONALITY
Scherzer puts in long hours.
High: Financial Ambition, Work Ethic
Birthday:07/27/1984
Born in:St. Louis, MO
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$43,333,334
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:15 Years, 79 Days
Service This Yr:197 Days
40-Man Service:15 Years, 79 Days
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension:$57,000,000 total for 3 years
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2023 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 34 34 17 10 0 3.49 201.0 171 82 78 22 49 217 0 0.0 0 22 64.7
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 10.12 7.66 9.72 2.19 3.45 1.09 85 4.3 .284        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 358 72 12 0 8 34 31 98 0 0 2 .201 .269 .302 .570      
vs. RHB 402 99 17 0 14 48 18 119 4 2 4 .246 .283 .393 .676      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2023 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
March 2 2 0 1 0 8.00 9.0 7 8 8 0 5 14  
April 5 5 3 1 0 1.67 32.1 20 6 6 3 9 42  
May 6 6 4 2 0 3.82 35.1 26 16 15 3 13 34  
June 5 5 4 0 0 1.83 34.1 25 9 7 1 3 31  
July 6 6 3 3 0 3.52 38.1 39 16 15 5 7 35  
August 3 3 0 1 0 3.29 13.2 11 5 5 2 4 11  
September 6 6 2 2 0 6.39 31.0 40 22 22 8 8 40  
October 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 7.0 3 0 0 0 0 10  
All-Star Game 1 0 0 0 0 27.00 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 1  
Postseason 2 2 1 0 0 1.42 12.2 12 2 2 1 4 16  
Last Year 23 23 11 5 0 2.29 145.1 108 39 37 13 24 173  
2 Years Ago 30 30 15 4 0 2.46 179.1 119 53 49 23 36 236  
Career 464 455 218 112 0 3.14 2882.0 2351 1080 1005 322 750 3410  
Home 17 17 8 3 0 2.13 105.2 73 29 25 8 26 117  
Road 17 17 9 7 0 5.00 95.1 98 53 53 14 23 100  
Grass 34 34 17 10 0 3.49 201.0 171 82 78 22 49 217  
Day 13 13 7 4 0 2.66 81.1 61 27 24 5 18 82  
Night 21 21 10 6 0 4.06 119.2 110 55 54 17 31 135  
As Starter 34 34 17 10 0 3.49 201.0 171 82 78 22 49 217  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2008 Arizona - MLB 23 16 7 0 4 0 3.05 56.0 48 24 19 5 21 66 0 0 1.23 .312 3.35 1.2 140
2009 Arizona - MLB 24 30 30 9 11 0 4.12 170.1 166 94 78 20 63 174 0 0 1.34 .312 3.91 2.9 102
2010 Detroit - MLB 25 31 31 12 11 0 3.50 195.2 174 84 76 20 70 184 0 0 1.25 .301 3.76 3.5 118
2011 Detroit - MLB 26 33 33 15 9 0 4.43 195.0 207 101 96 29 56 174 0 0 1.35 .318 4.27 2.1 92
2012 Detroit - MLB 27 32 32 16 7 0 3.74 187.2 179 82 78 23 60 231 0 0 1.27 .338 3.29 4.5 109
2013 Detroit - MLB 28 32 32 21 3 0 2.90 214.1 152 73 69 18 56 240 0 0 0.97 .260 2.86 6.2 138
2014 Detroit - MLB 29 33 33 18 5 0 3.15 220.1 196 80 77 18 63 252 1 1 1.18 .317 2.97 5.5 121
2015 Washington - MLB 30 33 33 14 12 0 2.80 228.1 176 74 71 27 34 276 4 3 0.92 .273 2.87 6.3 140
2016 Washington - MLB 31 34 34 20 7 0 2.96 228.0 165 77 75 31 56 284 1 0 0.97 .259 3.37 5.4 141
2017 Washington - MLB 32 31 31 16 6 0 2.52 200.1 126 62 56 22 55 268 2 0 0.90 .248 3.01 6.1 172
2018 Washington - MLB 33 33 33 18 7 0 2.53 220.2 150 66 62 23 51 300 2 1 0.91 .267 2.68 7.0 159
2019 Washington - MLB 34 27 27 11 7 0 2.92 172.1 144 59 56 18 33 243 0 0 1.03 .321 2.50 6.6 150
2020 Washington - MLB 35 12 12 5 4 0 3.74 67.1 70 30 28 10 23 92 1 0 1.38 .355 3.59 1.6 119
2021 Washington - MLB 36 19 19 8 4 0 2.76 111.0 71 36 34 18 28 147 1 0 0.89 .235 3.71 2.2 152
2021 Los Angeles - MLB 36 11 11 7 0 0 1.98 68.1 48 17 15 5 8 89 0 0 0.82 .269 2.06 3.0 212
2021 Total - MLB 36 30 30 15 4 0 2.46 179.1 119 53 49 23 36 236 1 0 0.86 .249 3.08 5.1 171
2022 New York - MLB 37 23 23 11 5 0 2.29 145.1 108 39 37 13 24 173 0 0 0.91 .279 2.82 4.4 177
2023 New York - MLB 38 34 34 17 10 0 3.49 201.0 171 82 78 22 49 217 0 0 1.09 .284 3.45 4.3 117
Total MLB 464 455 218 112 0 3.14 2882.0 2351 1080 1005 322 750 3410 12 5 1.08 .290 3.21 72.8 131
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2007 Uijeongbu - A+ 22 3 3 2 0 0 0.53 17.0 5 1 1 0 2 30 0 0 0.41 .192 0.20 1.3 751
2007 Amarillo - AA 22 14 14 4 4 0 3.91 73.2 64 38 32 3 40 76 0 0 1.41 .310 3.46 1.5 102
2008 Reno - AAA 23 13 10 1 1 0 2.72 53.0 35 19 16 2 22 79 0 0 1.08 .289 2.07 2.2 153
2009 Uijeongbu - A+ 24 1 1 0 0 0 1.93 4.2 1 2 1 0 4 5 0 0 1.07 .100 4.27 0.0 206
2010 Toledo - AAA 25 2 2 2 0 0 0.60 15.0 4 1 1 0 2 17 0 0 0.40 .121 1.33 0.8 664
2022 Binghamton - AA 37 2 2 0 0 0 4.50 8.0 7 5 4 1 2 14 0 0 1.12 .353 2.08 0.3 90
2022 Syracuse - AAA 37 1 1 0 0 0 2.45 3.2 3 1 1 1 1 7 0 0 1.09 .333 3.75 0.1 163
Total IL 3 3 2 0 0 0.96 18.2 7 2 2 1 3 24 0 0 0.54 .154 1.81 414.4
Total PCL 13 10 1 1 0 2.72 53.0 35 19 16 2 22 79 0 0 1.08 .289 2.07 153.3
Total EL 2 2 0 0 0 4.50 8.0 7 5 4 1 2 14 0 0 1.12 .353 2.08 89.7
Total TL 14 14 4 4 0 3.91 73.2 64 38 32 3 40 76 0 0 1.41 .310 3.46 101.7
Total NWL 4 4 2 0 0 0.83 21.2 6 3 2 0 6 35 0 0 0.55 .167 1.08 478.8
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2011 Detroit - MLB 26 4 3 1 1 0 5.74 15.2 15 10 10 1 9 14 0 0 1.53 .298 4.13 0.2 71
2012 Detroit - MLB 27 3 3 1 0 0 2.08 17.1 12 5 4 1 4 26 0 0 0.92 .297 1.59 0.9 196
2013 Detroit - MLB 28 4 3 2 1 0 2.82 22.1 12 7 7 1 11 34 0 0 1.03 .275 2.32 0.8 141
2014 Detroit - MLB 29 1 1 0 1 0 6.14 7.1 7 5 5 0 1 6 0 0 1.09 .333 2.45 0.2 62
2016 Washington - MLB 31 2 2 0 1 0 3.75 12.0 10 5 5 3 2 12 0 0 1.00 .226 5.30 0.0 111
2017 Washington - MLB 32 2 1 0 1 0 3.68 7.1 4 5 3 0 4 8 0 0 1.09 .222 3.16 0.2 118
2019 Washington - MLB 34 6 5 3 0 0 2.40 30.0 21 8 8 4 15 37 0 0 1.20 .250 3.97 0.5 183
2021 Los Angeles - MLB 36 4 3 0 1 1 2.25 16.0 10 4 4 2 5 23 0 0 0.94 .216 3.15 0.4 186
2023 New York - MLB 38 2 2 1 0 0 1.42 12.2 12 2 2 1 4 16 0 0 1.26 .367 3.10 0.3 287
Total MLB 28 23 8 6 1 3.07 140.2 103 51 48 13 55 176 0 0 1.12 .274 3.25 134.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2008 Arizona - MLB P 16 7 4 5 2 10 1 .900 56.0 1.45 0.0 .000
2009 Arizona - MLB P 30 30 15 18 3 35 2 .943 170.1 1.74 +1.8 .000
2010 Detroit - MLB P 31 31 14 14 0 30 2 .933 195.2 1.29 0.0 .000
2011 Detroit - MLB P 33 33 11 12 2 23 0 1.000 195.0 1.06 +3.1 .000
2012 Detroit - MLB P 32 32 8 13 0 22 1 .955 187.2 1.01 +2.6 .000
2013 Detroit - MLB P 32 32 17 21 0 41 3 .927 214.1 1.60 +2.2 .000
2014 Detroit - MLB P 33 33 9 17 2 27 1 .963 220.1 1.06 +3.4 .000
2015 Washington - MLB P 33 33 7 22 0 29 0 1.000 228.2 1.14 0.0 .000
2016 Washington - MLB P 34 34 12 19 1 32 1 .969 228.1 1.22 +0.8 .000
2017 Washington - MLB P 31 31 9 9 1 19 1 .947 200.2 0.81 0.0 .000
2018 Washington - MLB P 33 33 8 8 0 17 1 .941 220.2 0.65 +0.3 .000
2019 Washington - MLB P 27 27 10 13 1 24 1 .958 172.0 1.20 0.0 .000
2020 Washington - MLB P 12 12 3 5 1 10 2 .800 67.1 1.07 -0.8 .000
2021 Los Angeles - MLB P 11 11 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 68.1 1.05 +1.2 .000
2021 Washington - MLB P 19 19 6 4 0 10 0 1.000 111.0 0.81 +1.8 .000
2022 New York - MLB P 23 23 6 12 1 18 0 1.000 145.1 1.11 +1.8 .000
2023 New York - MLB P 34 34 10 10 0 21 1 .952 201.0 0.90 -0.4 .904
TOTAL P 464 455 151 208 14 376 17 .955 2882.2 1.12 +17.7 .904
PLAYER HISTORY
06/03/2003 Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 43rd round of the 2003 MLB June Amateur Draft from Parkway Central HS (Chesterfield, MO). Did not sign.
06/06/2006 Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 1st round (11th) of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Missouri Columbia (Columbia, MO).
12/08/2009 Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Arizona Diamondbacks with Daniel Schlereth to the Detroit Tigers. The Detroit Tigers sent Curtis Granderson to the New York Yankees. The Detroit Tigers sent Edwin Jackson to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The New York Yankees sent Phil Coke and Austin Jackson to the Detroit Tigers. The New York Yankees sent Ian Kennedy to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
07/16/2013 Selected to the 2013 MLB All-Star Game.
11/01/2013 Voted the 2013 MLB AL Cy Young.
07/15/2014 Selected to the 2014 MLB All-Star Game.
10/30/2014 Granted Free Agency.
01/21/2015 Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Nationals.
07/14/2015 Selected to the 2015 MLB All-Star Game.
07/12/2016 Selected to the 2016 MLB All-Star Game.
11/01/2016 Voted the 2016 MLB NL Cy Young.
07/02/2017 Was selected to the 2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/15/2017 Wins the 2017 MLB NL Cy Young Award.
07/08/2018 Was selected to the 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
06/30/2019 Was selected to the 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/30/2019 Wins the 2019 World Series with the Washington Nationals.
07/30/2021 Traded by the Washington Nationals with SS Trea Turner to the Los Angeles Dodgers for RF Donovan Casey, RHP Gerardo Carrillo, RHP Josiah Gray and C Keibert Ruiz.
11/03/2021 Granted Free Agency.
12/01/2021 Signed by the New York Mets as a free agent.
07/01/2023 Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/18/2023 Was selected to the 2023 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/06/2023 Injured (shoulder tendinitis),day-to-day for one week.
08/22/2023 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for one week.
11/04/2023 Decided not to opt out of the remaining portion of his contract.
12/11/2023 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $57,000,000 with the New York Mets organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year W Rank
2023 17 2
Year Win. % Rank
2023 .630 6
Year K Rank
2023 217 5
Year ERA Rank
2023 3.49 8
Year BABIP Rank
2023 .284 2
Year WHIP Rank
2023 1.09 3
Year K/BB Rank
2023 4.43 3
Year RA/9 Rank
2023 10.12 2
Year H/9 Rank
2023 7.66 3
Year BB/9 Rank
2023 2.19 5
Year K/9 Rank
2023 9.72 4
Year QS Rank
2023 22 3
Year QSP Rank
2023 .647 3
Year WAR Rank
2023 4.3 9
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