Max Scherzer
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 3" 208LBS | Age: 40
Draft: 2006 | Rd: 1, #11, Arizona Diamondbacks | U Missouri Columbia
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2022 11 5 2.29 23 23 0 145.1 173 0.91
2023 13 6 3.77 27 27 0 152.2 174 1.12
2024 2 4 3.95 9 9 0 43.1 40 1.15
17 Seasons 216 112 3.16 466 457 0 2,878 3,407 1.08
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2022 23 11-5 2.29 145.1 173 0.91
2023 27 13-6 3.77 152.2 174 1.12
2024 9 2-4 3.95 43.1 40 1.15
17 Seasons 466 216-112 3.16 2,878 3,407 1.08
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 LA Sweet-
Spot %		 XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2015 30 3359 584 34 5.8 3.8 87.1 114.7 17.1 33.2 .202 .340 .259 .253 .349 29.8 30.7 3.8 2.79 2.61
2016 31 3563 556 34 6.1 3.8 87.2 114.3 19.4 30.8 .197 .335 .267 .259 .349 29.5 31.5 6.2 2.96 2.78
2017 32 3111 446 25 5.6 3.2 86.5 112.0 19.1 31.4 .177 .305 .247 .243 .327 29.5 34.4 6.9 2.51 2.49
2018 33 3493 503 33 6.6 3.8 86.6 111.1 20.7 33.8 .185 .316 .252 .248 .345 31.7 34.6 5.9 2.53 2.56
2019 34 2770 409 27 6.6 3.9 87.6 111.7 13.5 35.2 .203 .336 .269 .253 .363 35.5 35.1 4.8 2.92 2.77
2020 35 1213 179 15 8.4 5.1 88.5 112.2 18.7 41.9 .252 .431 .319 .321 .440 36.3 31.2 7.8 3.74 4.39
2021 36 2821 411 33 8.0 4.8 87.9 113.3 19.3 33.6 .196 .352 .248 .263 .366 34.3 34.1 5.2 2.46 2.88
2022 37 2167 357 30 8.4 5.3 87.8 113.2 21.3 32.2 .202 .339 .254 .265 .352 33.9 30.6 4.2 2.29 2.87
2023 38 2465 398 34 8.5 5.5 88.5 111.7 20.2 32.2 .207 .375 .298 .281 .353 36.9 28.0 7.2 3.77 3.28
2024 39 669 126 10 7.9 5.6 87.9 112.6 20.8 40.5 .243 .399 .312 .304 .367 34.9 22.6 5.6 3.95 3.86
Player 25631 3969 275 6.9 4.2 87.4 114.7 18.8 33.4 .199 .342 .265 .261 .355 32.6 32.1 5.6
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Scherzer relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(43.9%) ,
Slider
(22.1%) ,
Curveball
(13.9%) ,
Changeup
(13.9%) ,
Cutter
(6.1%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2015 38.4 23.5 26.7 11.5 34.1 37.3 28.3 3.4 26.4 31.7 23.5 5.7 5.8 3.8
2016 34.7 25.0 26.8 13.5 37.6 32.2 29.9 3.8 23.9 33.6 22.3 4.9 6.1 3.8
2017 38.3 28.7 22.2 10.8 40.1 34.5 25.3 3.8 28.0 34.1 20.2 6.1 5.6 3.2
2018 35.2 25.8 23.1 15.9 37.0 36.2 26.2 3.4 25.6 33.8 22.9 6.4 6.6 3.8
2019 41.3 24.9 26.7 7.1 36.9 35.0 28.1 4.9 29.6 25.9 26.9 5.9 6.6 3.9
2020 34.6 25.1 31.3 8.9 34.6 32.4 33.0 5.0 20.1 28.5 30.7 5.6 8.4 5.1
2021 35.0 32.4 22.6 10.0 36.0 36.7 27.3 5.1 23.1 35.3 22.4 5.8 8.0 4.8
2022 33.1 30.8 22.7 13.4 35.3 36.7 28.0 5.0 21.8 37.0 23.0 3.9 8.4 5.3
2023 33.7 32.7 22.9 10.8 38.2 37.4 24.4 5.0 24.9 35.2 18.6 7.8 8.5 5.5
2024 34.1 29.4 23.8 12.7 42.9 30.2 27.0 6.3 22.2 32.5 26.2 4.8 7.9 5.6
Player 36.2 27.5 24.7 11.7 36.9 35.3 27.5 4.3 25.1 33.0 23.0 5.7 6.9 4.2
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop		vs.
Comparable		Horizontal
Break		vs.
Comparable		Vertical
Break		vs. AvgHorizontal
Break		vs. Avg
2024 Cutter TEX R 41 86.6 29.7 -0.6 3.9GLV 0.9 6.6 -1.7 3.9GLV 1.2
2024 4-Seam Fastball TEX R 294 92.5 16.3 0.1 10.1ARM 2.2 15.9 0.1 10.1ARM 2.6
2024 Changeup TEX R 93 82.8 39.0 4.4 13.7ARM 0.1 1.0 3.9 13.7ARM -0.5
2024 Curveball TEX R 93 74.7 58.0 -2.3 13.8GLV 2.5 -8.7 -1.2 13.8GLV 4.4
2024 Slider TEX R 148 85.0 34.0 -2.4 4.4GLV -1.1 3.9 -2.3 4.4GLV -0.7
2023 Slider TEX R 414 84.0 37.2 -0.5 3.4GLV -2.6 1.7 -0.2 3.4GLV -1.9
2023 Curveball TEX R 306 75.4 58.1 -1.0 14.8GLV 3.5 -9.5 -0.4 14.8GLV 5.9
2023 Changeup TEX R 347 83.8 36.1 2.0 14.4ARM 0.4 2.8 2.6 14.4ARM 0.0
2023 Cutter TEX R 256 88.4 27.4 -0.1 1.5GLV -0.5 7.5 -0.4 1.5GLV -1.1
2023 4-Seam Fastball TEX R 1141 93.7 15.5 0.3 10.8ARM 2.7 15.8 0.0 10.8ARM 3.4
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2024 4-Seam Fastball 0.2 1 294 43.9 67 .262 .492 .353 22.2 17.9 15.6 .264 .435 .335 36.7
2024 Slider 1.1 2 148 22.1 43 .214 .333 .230 43.8 30.2 22.4 .218 .337 .249 33.3
2024 Curveball -1.2 -1 93 13.9 20 .333 .611 .430 40.0 20.0 14.8 .244 .350 .301 28.6
2024 Changeup -0.6 -1 93 13.9 28 .192 .462 .302 25.5 28.6 14.5 .270 .537 .369 38.9
2024 Cutter 0.1 0 41 6.1 19 .222 .278 .245 14.3 15.8 23.1 .193 .274 .230 33.3
2023 4-Seam Fastball 0.5 6 1,142 46.3 240 .255 .458 .340 23.8 18.8 16.9 .233 .457 .327 43.0
2023 Slider -0.2 -1 414 16.8 113 .250 .545 .336 36.4 29.2 22.6 .245 .464 .301 35.4
2023 Changeup -0.2 -1 347 14.1 105 .207 .283 .267 27.5 28.6 15.9 .199 .278 .268 27.0
2023 Curveball 0.6 2 306 12.4 83 .187 .373 .289 32.6 37.3 30.1 .162 .262 .239 25.0
2023 Cutter 2.0 5 256 10.4 79 .135 .243 .195 33.3 43.0 28.8 .130 .240 .190 42.5
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2024 Changeup 91 82.8 99 14.7 2:30 3:00 -30
2024 Curveball 93 74.7 73 18.5 8:00 7:45 15
2024 Cutter 41 86.6 30 7.0 12:15 10:45 90
2024 4-Seam Fastball 294 92.5 94 18.5 1:30 1:15 15
2024 Slider 148 85.0 23 5.6 11:30 10:00 90
2023 Changeup 341 83.8 99 15.3 2:30 2:45 -15
2023 Curveball 303 75.3 77 19.9 8:00 7:45 15
2023 Cutter 251 88.4 40 6.9 12:30 11:30 60
2023 4-Seam Fastball 1,138 93.7 94 18.9 1:30 1:15 15
2023 Slider 413 84.0 20 4.1 10:45 9:00 105
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2008 228 893 6 8 -4 -4 6
2009 711 2,967 16 13 -7 -15 6
2010 796 3,283 12 32 -18 -14 12
2011 903 3,627 8 16 -14 -17 -7
2012 851 3,541 12 27 -20 -15 5
2013 924 3,766 26 36 -13 -14 35
2014 931 3,726 21 21 -8 -16 18
2015 897 3,353 17 31 -4 -8 36
2016 947 3,745 18 33 -5 -11 34
2017 805 3,225 36 29 -9 -14 42
2018 859 3,480 14 47 -5 -13 43
2019 815 3,284 23 43 -11 -10 45
2020 294 1,213 2 10 -4 -5 4
2021 761 3,117 24 42 -13 -13 39
2022 586 2,247 13 22 -4 -7 23
2023 661 2,608 5 28 -13 -12 8
2024 177 669 -1 8 -4 -2 1
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2015 3,359 55.5 72.5 73.9 33.8 53.4 41.3 71.3 55.2 31.0 9.0 81.5
2016 3,563 51.7 68.7 74.6 33.9 50.3 42.0 65.2 51.8 32.4 9.2 76.5
2017 3,111 52.6 69.3 73.0 32.8 50.4 40.8 64.7 52.0 32.2 8.9 75.6
2018 3,493 53.5 69.7 73.3 32.3 48.5 41.8 65.8 52.4 33.1 8.6 71.9
2019 2,770 50.3 70.7 73.5 34.1 49.5 41.1 70.4 52.5 33.9 7.9 77.6
2020 1,213 49.1 71.6 73.5 30.1 51.6 42.8 65.8 50.5 32.5 7.8 80.0
2021 2,821 50.6 71.0 73.7 29.8 44.8 42.8 64.1 50.6 34.2 8.1 78.2
2022 2,167 50.5 70.0 78.5 34.0 48.8 42.4 66.4 52.2 30.6 7.9 78.4
2023 2,465 50.9 70.9 78.6 30.3 52.9 43.9 69.9 51.0 28.6 7.5 82.2
2024 669 50.7 72.6 78.9 36.4 52.5 47.5 65.5 54.7 29.2 6.9 91.3
Player 25,631 51.9 70.4 74.7 32.6 50.0 42.1 67.1 52.3 32.0 8.4 77.8
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA 		xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit% 		K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate 		FB
Velo 		FB
Spin 		CB
Spin 		Extension
2015 94 92 78 55 99 5 29 78 76 94 98 92 88 77 99 41 37
2016 93 94 85 66 97 12 46 82 85 94 76 96 90 81 99 56 28
2017 97 98 93 78 98 24 56 67 78 97 75 91 92 66 98 55 42
2018 96 95 89 72 98 12 45 89 78 95 86 92 90 73 96 55 37
2019 96 89 91 84 96 28 58 75 59 95 94 91 91 76 93 76 36
2020 45 36 36 37 53 6 31 47 54 84 60 81 71 74 91 78 40
2021 91 91 77 51 98 16 47 71 82 96 92 92 67 65 91 75 42
2022 87 87 78 56 95 21 30 65 81 89 96 83 90 52 87 85 33
2023 85 89 70 41 97 18 37 61 64 81 68 68 69 44 81 80 33
2024 26 63 73 29
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Expected Home Runs

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Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2016 21.9 34 32.8 1 13 25 14 41.2
2017 22.1 22 22.1 0 12 16 10 45.5
2018 23.2 23 19.5 4 14 16 9 39.1
2019 22.2 22 21.1 1 17 16 8 36.4
2020 25.4 10 9.4 1 6 7 5 50.0
2021 24.5 25 21.6 3 9 13 12 48.0
2022 23.5 17 17.0 0 7 12 8 47.1
2023 23.2 30 28.5 2 5 24 10 33.3
2024 23.9 7 5.3 2 6 4 2 28.6
Player 23.1 190 177.3 13 89 133 78 41.1
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

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Year HR