Maxwell
Scherzer
PAge : 42Throws : R
#31
Max Scherzer
Height : 6' 3" · Weight : 94 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2008-04-29
Born in : St. Louis, MO, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | V | D | MPM | MJ | RB | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Toronto Blue Jays | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5.74 | 84.2 | 68 | 1.33 |
| 2025 | Toronto Blue Jays | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5.19 | 85.0 | 82 | 1.29 |
| 2024 | Texas Rangers | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3.95 | 43.1 | 40 | 1.15 |
| 2023 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 3.77 | 152.2 | 174 | 1.12 | |
| 2023 | Texas Rangers | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3.20 | 45.0 | 53 | 0.96 |
| 2023 | New York Mets | 19 | 9 | 4 | 4.01 | 107.2 | 121 | 1.19 |
| 2022 | New York Mets | 23 | 11 | 5 | 2.29 | 145.1 | 173 | 0.91 |
| 2021 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 2.46 | 179.1 | 236 | 0.86 | |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1.98 | 68.1 | 89 | 0.82 |
| 2021 | Washington Nationals | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2.76 | 111.0 | 147 | 0.89 |
| 2020 | Washington Nationals | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3.74 | 67.1 | 92 | 1.38 |
| 2019 | Washington Nationals | 27 | 11 | 7 | 2.92 | 172.1 | 243 | 1.03 |
| 2018 | Washington Nationals | 33 | 18 | 7 | 2.53 | 220.2 | 300 | 0.91 |
| 2017 | Washington Nationals | 31 | 16 | 6 | 2.51 | 200.2 | 268 | 0.90 |
| 2016 | Washington Nationals | 34 | 20 | 7 | 2.96 | 228.1 | 284 | 0.97 |
| 2015 | Washington Nationals | 33 | 14 | 12 | 2.79 | 228.2 | 276 | 0.92 |
| 2014 | Detroit Tigers | 33 | 18 | 5 | 3.15 | 220.1 | 252 | 1.18 |
| 2013 | Detroit Tigers | 32 | 21 | 3 | 2.90 | 214.1 | 240 | 0.97 |
| 2012 | Detroit Tigers | 32 | 16 | 7 | 3.74 | 187.2 | 231 | 1.27 |
| 2011 | Detroit Tigers | 33 | 15 | 9 | 4.43 | 195.0 | 174 | 1.35 |
| 2010 | Detroit Tigers | 31 | 12 | 11 | 3.50 | 195.2 | 184 | 1.25 |
| 2009 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 30 | 9 | 11 | 4.12 | 170.1 | 174 | 1.34 |
| 2008 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 16 | 0 | 4 | 3.05 | 56.0 | 66 | 1.23 |
| Career totals | 501 | 225 | 126 | 3.29 | 3047.2 | 3557 | 1.09 | |
ContractToronto Blue Jays payroll →
- Type
- Free Agent
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 3.0 M$
- AAV
- 3.00 M$
2026
3.00 M$
Guaranteed
Advanced stats, 2026Starting pitcherMLB stats →
ERA
5.74
FIP
5.11
xFIP
5.19
ERA-
139
WHIP
1.33
K%
18.7 %
BB%
9.6 %
Strikeouts
68
Innings
84.7
Wins
4
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.3
Strikeouts
63
2026 WAR
0.3
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (-1)
- 20232.2 WAR · 2.6 per full season
- 20240.6 WAR
- 20250.4 WAR · 0.8 per full season
- 20260.3 WAR · 0.6 per full season
Outlook, age included
-31 · 41 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
69
Depth
- VEL
- Velocity
- 68
- STF
- Stuff
- 75
- CTL
- Control
- 74
- CNT
- Contact allowed
- 77
- STA
- Stamina
- 44
- DUR
- Durability
- 66
- EX
- Experience
- 99
Why these ratings?Hide details
- VEL — Velocity : Fastball velocity
- STF — Stuff : Strikeouts, K − BB
- CTL — Control : Walks avoided
- CNT — Contact allowed : xwOBA, barrels and hard-hit balls allowed
- STA — Stamina : Innings per start and innings pitched
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
WAR
0.3
#144 of 166 regular starters
PAL Rating
13 / 100
#145 of 166 regular starters
Value Rating
22 / 100
Surplus $-2.1M · salary $5.0MPAL: dimensions
A pitcher's WAR
Computed by MLB from FIP (strikeouts, walks, home runs). FIP: 5.11 · RA9-WAR: -0.1
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Fastball
92.9 mi/h
27th percentile
K%
18.7 %
27th percentile
BB%
9.6 %
27th percentile
xERA
4.24
52th percentile
xwOBA allowed
.316
52th percentile
Barrels allowed
8.1 %
47th percentile
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | OV | Fastball | K% | BB% | xERA | xwOBA allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | TOR | 0.3 | 13 | 69 | 92.9 | 18.7 | 9.6 | 4.24 | .316 |
| 2025 | TOR | 0.4 | 24 | 78 | 93.6 | 22.9 | 6.4 | 4.64 | .332 |
| 2024 | TEX | 0.6 | 48 | 86 | 92.5 | 22.6 | 5.6 | 3.83 | .307 |
| 2023 | TEX | 2.2 | 82 | 92 | 93.7 | 28.0 | 7.2 | 3.35 | .284 |
| 2022 | NYM | 4.5 | 94 | 93 | 94.0 | 30.6 | 4.2 | 2.86 | .267 |
| 2021 | LAD | 5.4 | 98 | 95 | 94.3 | 34.1 | 5.2 | 2.85 | .262 |
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs CIN | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5.74 |
| Sep 23 | @ BAL | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6.14 |
| Sep 16 | vs DET | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6.07 |
| Sep 11 | vs BAL | 5.0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6.38 |
| Sep 5 | @ KC | 5.2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6.03 |
| Aug 30 | vs SEA | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6.16 |
| Aug 25 | vs KC | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7.02 |
| Aug 19 | @ TB | 4.0 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7.40 |
| Aug 13 | vs BOS | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6.59 |
| Aug 8 | @ PHI | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7.25 |