
Max Scherzer
Toronto Blue Jays · SP
Throws:
R
Bats:
R
Height:
6'4
Weight:
208
Born:
Jul 27, 1984 ()
Percentile Ranks
vs LHH
vs RHH K%
31.3
87.6 xWOBA
0.375 · 13%
0.307 · 68%
xSLG
2.0
53.1
vs LHH
vs RHH K%
31.3
87.6 xWOBA
0.375 · 13%
0.307 · 68%
xSLG
2.0
53.1
Year | Team | G | GS | W-L | IP | ERA | WHIP | K% | CSW% | BB% | xAVG | xSLG | xwOBA | xISO | BAR% | SS% | HH% | GB% | LD% | FB% | Z% |
Z Sw% |
OZ% |
OZ Sw% |
Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep |
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2025 | 17 | 17 | 5-5 | 85.0 | 5.19 | 1.29 | 22.9% | 0.0% | 6.4% | .258 | .501 | .345 | .243 | 12.4% | 38.2% | 38% | 28% | 25% | 37% | 53% | 19% | 47% | 38% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 17.4 | 12.1 | 5.3 | |
2024 | 9 | 9 | 2-4 | 43.1 | 3.95 | 1.16 | 22.6% | 0.0% | 5.6% | .243 | .399 | .304 | .156 | 7.9% | 40.5% | 35% | 34% | 24% | 29% | 51% | 20% | 49% | 48% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
2023 | 27 | 27 | 13-6 | 152.2 | 3.77 | 1.12 | 28.0% | 0.0% | 7.2% | .207 | .375 | .281 | .168 | 8.5% | 32.2% | 37% | 34% | 23% | 33% | 51% | 21% | 49% | 47% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
2022 | 23 | 23 | 11-5 | 145.1 | 2.29 | 0.91 | 30.6% | 0.0% | 4.2% | .202 | .339 | .265 | .137 | 8.4% | 32.2% | 34% | 33% | 23% | 31% | 51% | 21% | 50% | 51% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
2021 | Dodgers | 30 | 30 | 15-4 | 179.1 | 2.46 | 0.87 | 34.1% | 0.0% | 5.2% | .187 | .339 | .255 | .153 | 7.8% | 30.4% | 33% | 35% | 23% | 32% | 50% | 26% | 50% | 55% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2020 | Nationals | 12 | 12 | 5-4 | 67.1 | 3.74 | 1.37 | 31.3% | 0.0% | 7.5% | .252 | .432 | .321 | .179 | 8.4% | 41.9% | 36% | 35% | 31% | 25% | 49% | 26% | 51% | 47% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2019 | Nationals | 27 | 27 | 11-7 | 172.1 | 2.92 | 1.02 | 35.2% | 0.0% | 4.5% | .203 | .336 | .254 | .133 | 6.6% | 35.2% | 36% | 41% | 27% | 25% | 50% | 26% | 50% | 50% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2018 | Nationals | 33 | 33 | 18-7 | 220.2 | 2.53 | 0.91 | 34.6% | 0.0% | 5.9% | .185 | .316 | .248 | .131 | 6.6% | 33.8% | 32% | 35% | 23% | 26% | 54% | 26% | 47% | 51% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2025 Splits | vs LHB | vs RHB | Pitch | Type | MPH | SPIN | Whiff% | Usage | xBAVG | xWOBA | K% | BB% | xSLG | ISO | HR | Usage | xBAVG | xWOBA | K% | BB% | xSLG | ISO | HR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4-Seamer | Fastball | MPH | 0% | 58% | .290 | .407 | 14.3 | 6.0 | .640 | .266 | 6 | 51% | .184 | .301 | 25.8 | 9.7 | .401 | .094 | 1 | |
Cutter | Fastball | 88.1 MPH | 2486 | 8% | 5% | .225 | .213 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .275 | .167 | 0 | 0% | .000 | .000 | 100.0 | 0.0 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
Slider | Breaking | 86.3 MPH | 2404 | 33% | 16% | .223 | .347 | 34.5 | 3.4 | .587 | .429 | 3 | 38% | .205 | .243 | 33.3 | 1.8 | .349 | .179 | 3 |
Changeup | Offspeed | 84.9 MPH | 1353 | 21% | 21% | .236 | .315 | 13.3 | 10.0 | .411 | .185 | 1 | 11% | .233 | .319 | 40.0 | 20.0 | .289 | .000 | 0 |
2024 Splits | vs LHB | vs RHB | Pitch | Type | MPH | SPIN | Whiff% | Usage | xBAVG | xWOBA | K% | BB% | xSLG | ISO | HR | Usage | xBAVG | xWOBA | K% | BB% | xSLG | ISO | HR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4-Seamer | Fastball | MPH | 0% | 54% | .210 | .296 | 13.9 | 11.1 | .328 | .226 | 1 | 48% | .320 | .379 | 22.6 | 3.2 | .546 | .233 | 2 | |
Cutter | Fastball | 86.6 MPH | 2408 | 15% | 11% | .267 | .315 | 16.7 | 8.3 | .386 | .091 | 0 | 4% | .090 | .097 | 16.7 | 0.0 | .114 | .000 | 0 |
Slider | Breaking | 85.0 MPH | 2355 | 43% | 12% | .174 | .350 | 28.6 | 0.0 | .555 | .500 | 1 | 38% | .219 | .223 | 29.7 | 0.0 | .292 | .054 | 0 |
Changeup | Offspeed | 82.8 MPH | 1384 | 26% | 23% | .240 | .308 | 18.8 | 12.5 | .332 | .071 | 0 | 10% | .305 | .449 | 41.7 | 0.0 | .776 | .500 | 2 |
2023 Splits | vs LHB | vs RHB | Pitch | Type | MPH | SPIN | Whiff% | Usage | xBAVG | xWOBA | K% | BB% | xSLG | ISO | HR | Usage | xBAVG | xWOBA | K% | BB% | xSLG | ISO | HR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4-Seamer | Fastball | 92.8 MPH | 2367 | 24% | 47% | .247 | .342 | 18.7 | 11.4 | .465 | .213 | 6 | 46% | .219 | .311 | 18.8 | 5.1 | .449 | .194 | 5 |
Cutter | Fastball | 88.4 MPH | 2399 | 33% | 19% | .137 | .202 | 41.1 | 6.8 | .256 | .118 | 2 | 1% | .167 | .147 | 66.7 | 0.0 | .167 | .500 | 0 |
Curveball | Breaking | 75.4 MPH | 2718 | 33% | 17% | .185 | .283 | 28.1 | 12.3 | .323 | .286 | 4 | 7% | .154 | .136 | 57.7 | 0.0 | .154 | .364 | 0 |
Slider | Breaking | 84.0 MPH | 2299 | 36% | 35% | .247 | .304 | 28.6 | 0.9 | .468 | .297 | 10 | ||||||||
Changeup | Offspeed | 83.8 MPH | 1365 | 28% | 17% | .212 | .276 | 20.0 | 11.4 | .306 | .081 | 1 | 10% | .173 | .250 | 45.7 | 11.4 | .221 | .067 | 0 |
Splits | vs LHB | vs RHB | Year | PA | xBAVG | xWOBA | xSLG | ISO | K% | BB% | HR | PA | xBAVG | xWOBA | xSLG | ISO | K% | BB% | HR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 198 | .274 | .375 | .571 | .290 | 18.7% | 6.1% | 13 | 158 | .238 | .307 | .414 | .166 | 27.8% | 6.3% | 6 |
2024 | 84 | .235 | .315 | .364 | .178 | 16.7% | 10.7% | 2 | 93 | .250 | .294 | .427 | .207 | 28.0% | 1.1% | 5 |
2023 | 324 | .202 | .284 | .356 | .174 | 25.9% | 10.5% | 13 | 296 | .212 | .279 | .396 | .199 | 30.1% | 3.7% | 15 |
2022 | 259 | .206 | .295 | .373 | .152 | 29.3% | 6.6% | 10 | 306 | .198 | .240 | .312 | .082 | 31.7% | 2.3% | 3 |
Home | Road | Season | PA | xAVG | xWOBA | K% | BB% | xSLG | ISO | HR | PA | xAVG | xWOBA | K% | BB% | xSLG | ISO | HR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 56 | .269 | .346 | 40.0% | 8.0% | .513 | .281 | 0 | 44 | .254 | .345 | 41.0% | 14.0% | .478 | .314 | 0 |
2024 | 75 | .230 | .274 | 22.7% | 5.3% | .333 | .114 | 1 | 102 | .253 | .326 | 22.5% | 5.9% | .447 | .253 | 6 |
2023 | 268 | .188 | .259 | 29.1% | 8.6% | .305 | .116 | 7 | 352 | .221 | .299 | 27.0% | 6.3% | .427 | .238 | 21 |
2022 | 251 | .199 | .261 | 30.3% | 4.4% | .321 | .100 | 5 | 314 | .204 | .269 | 30.9% | 4.1% | .353 | .123 | 8 |
Split | Games | Wind 0-9 mph+ | Wind 10+ mph | Humid 0-25 | Humid 25-50 | Humid 50-75 | Humid 75-100 | Temp 0-40 | Temp 40-60 | Temp 61-79 | Temp 80+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Road | 16.99 | 13.72 | 22.36 | 30.15 | 16.64 | 18.08 | 13.61 | 0.00 | 16.67 | 16.65 | 17.02 |
Home | 15.05 | 10.38 | 12.40 | 0.00 | 11.22 | 0.00 | 11.45 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.31 | 0.00 |