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Toronto Blue Jays · Pitcher · #31

Max Scherzer

Age 426' 3" · 208lbBats R · Throws RDebut 2008From St. Louis

ERA

5.74

W-L

4-9

K

68

WHIP

1.33

WAR

0.3

FIP

5.11

Awards

22 major honors

NL Cy Young Award ×2

2016 · 2017

AL Cy Young Award

2013

World Series Championship ×2

2019 · 2023

All-MLB First Team ×2

2019 · 2021

All-MLB Second Team

2022

All-Star ×8

2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2021

NL Pitcher of the Month ×6

2015 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019

League Percentile

2026 season · percentile vs 46 qualified pitchers
ERA
0
5.74
WHIP
21
1.33
Strikeouts
0
68
K/9
24
7.23
Wins
0
4
Bottom of leagueAverage (50)Top of league

⚠ Below the qualified innings threshold. Percentiles are for reference only.

the entire league · by ERA

Top 100%

Max Scherzer's ERA (5.74) ranks below average among 46 qualified pitchers. The number on each bar is a percentile (higher is better); use the tabs to change the comparison pool.

PITCHING

Season · Career
CategoryGamesERAWinsLossesSavesInningsStrikeoutsWalksWHIP
2026 Season185.7449084.268351.33
Career5013.2922512603047.235578141.09

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ARSENAL

Pitch arsenal · 2026 usage and average velocity
Four-Seam47.2%avg 150 km/h
Slider16.9%avg 137 km/h
Changeup15.5%avg 135 km/h
Curveball14.6%avg 120 km/h
Cutter5.7%avg 141 km/h

ADVANCED

Advanced metrics · 2026 season

BABIP

.259

K/9

7.23

BB/9

3.72

HR/9

1.59

Quality starts

5

Whiff%

21.3%

GAME LOG

Last 10 games · includes team result
DateOppInningsHitsERWalksStrikeoutsTeam
09.27vs CIN7.06117W
09.23@ BAL5.04437L
09.16vs DET5.03133W
09.11vs BAL5.07613L
09.05@ KC5.25312W
08.30vs SEA7.010110W
08.25vs KC5.04254L
08.19@ TB4.05731L
08.13vs BOS5.03124L
08.08@ PHI5.15204W

SPLITS

Situational splits (2026)

Home

Opp AVG.235
IP56.0
K49
WHIP1.32

Away

Opp AVG.250
IP28.2
K19
WHIP1.36

vs LHP

Opp AVG.281
IP48.2
K32
WHIP1.73

vs RHP

Opp AVG.175
IP35.2
K36
WHIP0.81

RISP

Opp AVG.333
IP16.1
K11
WHIP1.90

YEAR BY YEAR

Year-by-year · Career trends

ERALower is better

▲ Trending down year over year
ERA by yearFrom 3.05 in 2008 to 5.74 in 2026. Lower is better for this stat.2008 ERA: 3.053.0520082009 ERA: 4.1220092010 ERA: 3.5020102011 ERA: 4.4320112012 ERA: 3.7420122013 ERA: 2.9020132014 ERA: 3.1520142015 ERA: 2.7920152016 ERA: 2.9620162017 ERA: 2.5120172018 ERA: 2.5320182019 ERA: 2.9220192020 ERA: 3.7420202021 ERA: 2.4620212022 ERA: 2.292.2920222023 ERA: 3.7720232024 ERA: 3.9520242025 ERA: 5.1920252026 ERA: 5.745.742026
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ERA year-by-year details
YearERA
20083.05
20094.12
20103.50
20114.43
20123.74
20132.90
20143.15
20152.79
20162.96
20172.51
20182.53
20192.92
20203.74
20212.46
20222.29
20233.77
20243.95
20255.19
20265.74

WHIPLower is better

▲ Trending down year over year
WHIP by yearFrom 1.23 in 2008 to 1.33 in 2026. Lower is better for this stat.2008 WHIP: 1.231.2320082009 WHIP: 1.3420092010 WHIP: 1.2520102011 WHIP: 1.3520112012 WHIP: 1.2720122013 WHIP: 0.9720132014 WHIP: 1.1820142015 WHIP: 0.9220152016 WHIP: 0.9720162017 WHIP: 0.9020172018 WHIP: 0.9120182019 WHIP: 1.0320192020 WHIP: 1.381.3820202021 WHIP: 0.860.8620212022 WHIP: 0.9120222023 WHIP: 1.1220232024 WHIP: 1.1520242025 WHIP: 1.2920252026 WHIP: 1.331.332026
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WHIP year-by-year details
YearWHIP
20081.23
20091.34
20101.25
20111.35
20121.27
20130.97
20141.18
20150.92
20160.97
20170.90
20180.91
20191.03
20201.38
20210.86
20220.91
20231.12
20241.15
20251.29
20261.33

Strikeouts

▼ Trending down year over year
Strikeouts by yearFrom 66 in 2008 to 68 in 2026.2008 Strikeouts: 666620082009 Strikeouts: 17420092010 Strikeouts: 18420102011 Strikeouts: 17420112012 Strikeouts: 23120122013 Strikeouts: 24020132014 Strikeouts: 25220142015 Strikeouts: 27620152016 Strikeouts: 28420162017 Strikeouts: 26820172018 Strikeouts: 30030020182019 Strikeouts: 24320192020 Strikeouts: 9220202021 Strikeouts: 23620212022 Strikeouts: 17320222023 Strikeouts: 17420232024 Strikeouts: 404020242025 Strikeouts: 8220252026 Strikeouts: 68682026
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Strikeouts year-by-year details
YearStrikeouts
200866
2009174
2010184
2011174
2012231
2013240
2014252
2015276
2016284
2017268
2018300
2019243
202092
2021236
2022173
2023174
202440
202582
202668
YearTeamGamesERAWinsLossesSavesInningsStrikeoutsWalksWHIP
2008AZ163.0504056.066211.23
2009AZ304.129110170.1174631.34
2010DET313.5012110195.2184701.25
2011DET334.431590195.0174561.35
2012DET323.741670187.2231601.27
2013DET322.902130214.1240560.97
2014DET333.151850220.1252631.18
2015WSH332.7914120228.2276340.92
2016WSH342.962070228.1284560.97
2017WSH312.511660200.2268550.90
2018WSH332.531870220.2300510.91
2019WSH272.921170172.1243331.03
2020WSH123.7454067.192231.38
2021WSH192.76840111.0147280.89
2021LAD111.9870068.18980.82
2021—302.461540179.1236360.86
2022NYM232.291150145.1173240.91
2023NYM194.01940107.2121301.19
2023TEX83.2042045.053150.96
2023—273.771360152.2174451.12
2024TEX93.9524043.140101.15
2025TOR175.1955085.082231.29
2026TOR185.7449084.268351.33