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Toronto Blue Jays · Pitcher · #31

Max Scherzer

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

ERA

7.40

W-L

1-6

K

32

WHIP

1.51

WAR

-0.5

FIP

6.53

Awards

18 major honors

NL Cy Young Award ×2

2016 · 2017

AL Cy Young Award

2013

Rookie of the Year

2008

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 194 starters with 20+ IP
the entire league54starting pitchers194
ERA
2
7.40
WHIP
14
1.51
Strikeouts
11
32
K/9
15
6.40
Wins
6
1
Bottom of leagueAverage (50)Top of league

starting pitchers · by ERA

Top 98%

Max Scherzer's ERA (7.40) ranks below average among 194 starters with 20+ IP. The number on each bar is a percentile (higher is better); use the tabs to change the comparison pool.

PITCHING

Season · Career
CategoryGamesERAWinsLossesSavesInningsStrikeoutsWalksWHIP
2026 Season117.4016045.032201.51
Career4943.2822212303008.035217991.09

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ARSENAL

Pitch arsenal · 2026 usage and average velocity
Four-Seam46.8%avg 150 km/h
Slider19.2%avg 138 km/h
Changeup15.6%avg 135 km/h
Curveball13.8%avg 121 km/h
Cutter4.6%avg 142 km/h

ADVANCED

Advanced metrics · 2026 season

BABIP

.265

K/9

6.40

BB/9

4.00

HR/9

2.40

Quality starts

3

Whiff%

17.9%

GAME LOG

Last 10 games · includes team result
DateOppInningsHitsERWalksStrikeoutsTeam
08.19@ TB4.05731L
08.13vs BOS5.03124L
08.08@ PHI5.15204W
08.02vs STL6.04115L
07.27@ WSH2.24134W
06.10vs PHI3.15534L
04.24vs CLE2.16730L
04.18@ AZ6.05211L
04.12vs MIN2.15823L
04.06vs LAD2.02212L

SPLITS

Situational splits (2026)

Home

Opp AVG.269
IP27.0
K22
WHIP1.56

Away

Opp AVG.268
IP18.0
K10
WHIP1.44

vs LHP

Opp AVG.295
IP27.0
K14
WHIP1.81

vs RHP

Opp AVG.224
IP18.0
K18
WHIP1.06

RISP

Opp AVG.325
IP9.1
K6
WHIP1.93

YEAR BY YEAR

Year-by-year · Career trends

ERALower is better

▲ Trending down year over year
ERA by yearFrom 3.05 in 2008 to 7.40 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: 7.407.402026
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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
20267.40

WHIPLower is better

▲ Trending down year over year
WHIP by yearFrom 1.23 in 2008 to 1.51 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: 1.3820202021 WHIP: 0.860.8620212022 WHIP: 0.9120222023 WHIP: 1.1220232024 WHIP: 1.1520242025 WHIP: 1.2920252026 WHIP: 1.511.512026
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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
20261.51

Strikeouts

▼ Trending down year over year
Strikeouts by yearFrom 66 in 2008 to 32 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: 4020242025 Strikeouts: 8220252026 Strikeouts: 32322026
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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
202632
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
2026TOR117.4016045.032201.51