Max Scherzer

P | Washington Nationals Age: 36 (7/27/1984) Throws:

SP Rank #

2020 Season Stats

W-L	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%
5-4	67.1	3.74	1.37	30.4%	7.3%	31.2%

Max Scherzer P | WSH

Four-Seamer | 46%
Slider | 29%
Changeup | 16%
Curveball | 9%
Cutter | 1%
All

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 All

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Swing%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Strike%	GB%	FB%	AVG	BABIP	PLUS%
2016	94.3	55.3%	28.4%	56.6%	12.9%	17.5%	30.4%	70.6%	25.6%	55.5%	.204	.237	51.0%
2017	94.1	48.7%	25.0%	57.6%	11.5%	16.0%	27.5%	68.5%	24.9%	55.3%	.216	.240	50.4%
2018	94.4	50.2%	24.2%	59.2%	15.4%	17.9%	33.2%	69.0%	28.2%	46.6%	.190	.264	51.1%
2019	94.9	48.3%	23.2%	59.2%	14.4%	18.0%	32.4%	70.5%	33.3%	42.8%	.211	.283	51.5%
2020	94.7	46.1%	19.6%	58.9%	14.8%	15.5%	30.4%	67.1%	25.3%	46.7%	.250	.297	47.9%

Year	# Thrown	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	Strikes	Balls	AVG
2016	1,918	499	53	20	2	16	122	39	1,354	564	.204
2017	1,516	390	42	18	1	16	89	28	1,039	477	.216
2018	1,758	412	46	17	2	8	133	23	1,213	545	.190
2019	1,341	312	31	20	0	10	101	19	945	396	.211
2020	560	130	16	6	0	7	36	12	376	184	.250

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	Weak%	Medium%	Hard%	Pull%	Oppo%	BABIP	BACON
2016	25.6%	18.9%	55.5%	10.2%	16.3%	59.5%	24.3%	22.9%	29.2%	.237	.273
2017	24.9%	19.8%	55.3%	11.5%	16.0%	58.6%	25.3%	24.9%	25.3%	.240	.285
2018	28.2%	25.2%	46.6%	14.4%	20.6%	59.7%	19.7%	22.7%	27.3%	.264	.287
2019	33.3%	23.9%	42.8%	7.8%	12.2%	57.2%	30.6%	23.3%	26.7%	.283	.321
2020	25.3%	26.7%	46.7%	14.3%	8.0%	53.3%	38.7%	28.0%	28.0%	.297	.358

Year	O-Swing%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Contact%	O-Contact%	Z-Contact%	Swing%	Strike%
2016	28.4%	56.6%	12.9%	17.5%	30.4%	75.7%	69.5%	77.5%	53.1%	70.6%
2017	25.0%	57.6%	11.5%	16.0%	27.5%	78.1%	70.8%	80.0%	52.5%	68.5%
2018	24.2%	59.2%	15.4%	17.9%	33.2%	70.0%	56.3%	73.2%	51.1%	69.0%
2019	23.2%	59.2%	14.4%	18.0%	32.4%	72.5%	59.8%	75.3%	52.4%	70.5%
2020	19.6%	58.9%	14.8%	15.5%	30.4%	71.3%	64.4%	72.5%	51.6%	67.1%

Year	Early CS%	2-Str O-Swing%	F-Strike%	TF-Strike%
2016	21.8%	21.4%	67.1%	55.7%
2017	19.0%	18.9%	65.6%	53.1%
2018	22.0%	16.9%	70.9%	60.7%
2019	23.1%	17.6%	82.7%	73.4%
2020	19.5%	14.7%	70.0%	57.7%

Year	aLoc%	h-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	v-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%
2016	40.6%	27.1%	32.4%	37.1%	33.6%	29.3%	10.4%	59.2%	26.9%	28.5%	56.6%	13.9%
2017	30.5%	27.0%	42.3%	44.7%	35.9%	19.3%	10.7%	61.5%	25.5%	26.1%	57.6%	14.2%
2018	35.1%	26.5%	38.3%	44.5%	35.2%	20.4%	9.7%	60.6%	24.0%	28.9%	59.2%	11.4%
2019	32.4%	27.1%	40.6%	36.6%	37.1%	26.2%	10.7%	61.3%	24.1%	28.9%	59.2%	10.8%
2020	37.5%	28.2%	34.3%	35.5%	38.6%	25.9%	11.6%	60.5%	26.8%	26.8%	58.9%	11.8%

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Swing%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Strike%	GB%	FB%	AVG	BABIP	PLUS%
2016	86.2	23.3%	48.9%	43.2%	28.4%	15.0%	43.4%	72.3%	39.5%	41.2%	.144	.203	57.8%
2017	86.2	28.8%	48.5%	45.9%	26.6%	16.8%	43.5%	73.4%	46.7%	33.6%	.122	.216	57.3%
2018	86.5	25.9%	49.1%	51.3%	23.9%	16.2%	40.1%	76.4%	30.0%	50.0%	.196	.274	58.2%
2019	86.7	28.3%	44.3%	47.8%	25.0%	14.5%	39.5%	72.7%	41.6%	33.6%	.201	.318	55.1%
2020	87.3	28.9%	44.6%	45.0%	23.4%	12.0%	35.3%	69.2%	30.4%	43.5%	.167	.283	52.4%

Year	# Thrown	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	Strikes	Balls	AVG
2016	806	227	18	6	0	8	97	4	583	223	.144
2017	897	241	18	6	1	3	112	6	658	239	.122
2018	907	246	22	10	2	11	96	10	693	214	.196
2019	787	226	28	13	0	3	87	4	572	215	.201
2020	351	89	11	2	0	1	37	5	243	108	.167

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	Weak%	Medium%	Hard%	Pull%	Oppo%	BABIP	BACON
2016	39.5%	19.3%	41.2%	10.6%	17.5%	61.4%	21.1%	50.0%	9.6%	.203	.254
2017	46.7%	18.7%	33.6%	13.9%	15.0%	68.2%	16.8%	49.5%	9.3%	.216	.235
2018	30.0%	20.0%	50.0%	16.9%	18.5%	60.8%	20.8%	40.0%	15.4%	.274	.333
2019	41.6%	24.8%	33.6%	7.1%	17.6%	64.8%	17.6%	35.2%	12.0%	.318	.333
2020	30.4%	26.1%	43.5%	15.0%	15.2%	71.7%	13.0%	30.4%	13.0%	.283	.298

Year	O-Swing%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Contact%	O-Contact%	Z-Contact%	Swing%	Strike%
2016	48.9%	43.2%	28.4%	15.0%	43.4%	50.4%	27.2%	72.3%	57.3%	72.3%
2017	48.5%	45.9%	26.6%	16.8%	43.5%	52.9%	33.2%	69.9%	56.5%	73.4%
2018	49.1%	51.3%	23.9%	16.2%	40.1%	60.3%	38.7%	74.5%	60.2%	76.4%
2019	44.3%	47.8%	25.0%	14.5%	39.5%	57.0%	36.3%	70.7%	58.2%	72.7%
2020	44.6%	45.0%	23.4%	12.0%	35.3%	58.7%	39.5%	73.0%	57.3%	69.2%

Year	Early CS%	2-Str O-Swing%	F-Strike%	TF-Strike%
2016	22.3%	34.0%	66.1%	59.5%
2017	25.3%	32.2%	67.6%	61.8%
2018	24.1%	33.8%	68.7%	61.4%
2019	21.7%	27.6%	60.2%	51.8%
2020	17.0%	32.6%	70.8%	62.9%

Year	aLoc%	h-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	v-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%
2016	17.1%	23.1%	59.6%	11.0%	22.2%	66.7%	7.7%	57.3%	12.8%	38.7%	43.2%	12.6%
2017	13.7%	19.5%	66.8%	16.8%	30.7%	52.5%	7.2%	54.7%	19.2%	38.5%	45.9%	9.2%
2018	16.2%	22.9%	60.7%	16.0%	30.5%	53.5%	8.3%	54.0%	22.9%	37.5%	51.3%	11.4%
2019	18.4%	21.5%	60.1%	11.7%	25.0%	63.3%	7.9%	52.2%	18.6%	40.9%	47.8%	13.4%
2020	12.5%	21.4%	66.1%	10.8%	26.8%	62.4%	6.3%	53.6%	17.1%	40.2%	45.0%	12.2%

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Swing%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Strike%	GB%	FB%	AVG	BABIP	PLUS%
2016	85.2	11.9%	42.8%	28.3%	17.9%	7.2%	25.1%	59.2%	54.2%	20.8%	.202	.268	41.3%
2017	84.7	14.2%	38.2%	33.0%	20.8%	8.4%	29.2%	59.7%	66.7%	20.0%	.099	.161	46.6%
2018	83.9	15.7%	38.1%	32.6%	18.0%	9.5%	27.5%	61.0%	53.9%	34.8%	.125	.200	45.0%
2019	84.3	14.4%	45.4%	26.4%	20.9%	5.0%	25.9%	59.4%	61.8%	13.2%	.231	.342	41.9%
2020	84.9	15.9%	33.1%	32.6%	13.5%	8.3%	21.8%	57.5%	43.9%	31.7%	.322	.419	40.9%

Year	# Thrown	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	Strikes	Balls	AVG
2016	414	130	10	8	1	5	44	10	245	169	.202
2017	442	141	8	2	0	2	57	17	264	178	.099
2018	549	170	12	5	1	1	63	11	335	214	.125
2019	401	137	20	6	0	4	50	6	238	163	.231
2020	193	63	14	3	1	1	16	3	111	82	.322

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	Weak%	Medium%	Hard%	Pull%	Oppo%	BABIP	BACON
2016	54.2%	25.0%	20.8%	0.0%	15.3%	66.7%	18.1%	43.1%	13.9%	.268	.316
2017	66.7%	13.3%	20.0%	16.7%	18.3%	70.0%	11.7%	51.7%	6.7%	.161	.188
2018	53.9%	11.2%	34.8%	9.7%	14.6%	73.0%	12.4%	40.4%	13.5%	.200	.209
2019	61.8%	25.0%	13.2%	0.0%	13.2%	65.8%	21.1%	55.3%	11.8%	.342	.375
2020	43.9%	24.4%	31.7%	7.7%	9.8%	73.2%	17.1%	34.1%	19.5%	.419	.432

Year	O-Swing%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Contact%	O-Contact%	Z-Contact%	Swing%	Strike%
2016	42.8%	28.3%	17.9%	7.2%	25.1%	65.6%	56.7%	78.4%	51.9%	59.2%
2017	38.2%	33.0%	20.8%	8.4%	29.2%	59.5%	50.4%	68.4%	51.4%	59.7%
2018	38.1%	32.6%	18.0%	9.5%	27.5%	65.0%	53.2%	76.8%	51.5%	61.0%
2019	45.4%	26.4%	20.9%	5.0%	25.9%	61.5%	51.5%	77.4%	54.4%	59.4%
2020	33.1%	32.6%	13.5%	8.3%	21.8%	71.6%	65.1%	76.9%	49.2%	57.5%

Year	Early CS%	2-Str O-Swing%	F-Strike%	TF-Strike%
2016	15.2%	39.5%	16.2%	13.1%
2017	16.1%	32.6%	24.1%	22.0%
2018	15.9%	36.9%	30.0%	24.1%
2019	7.5%	39.5%	15.3%	13.1%
2020	17.1%	23.9%	25.4%	22.2%

Year	aLoc%	h-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	v-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%
2016	60.6%	20.0%	19.3%	9.2%	16.4%	74.4%	2.7%	38.2%	23.4%	53.9%	28.3%	15.2%
2017	56.8%	24.2%	19.0%	12.9%	21.5%	65.6%	5.2%	38.0%	25.3%	51.4%	33.0%	11.3%
2018	65.6%	21.5%	12.8%	11.7%	23.0%	65.4%	4.6%	43.5%	19.5%	48.8%	32.6%	14.2%
2019	56.9%	21.2%	21.9%	3.7%	14.0%	82.3%	2.2%	39.9%	18.5%	52.4%	26.4%	20.0%
2020	71.5%	19.2%	9.3%	8.3%	22.8%	68.9%	1.6%	36.3%	19.2%	56.5%	32.6%	15.7%

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Swing%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Strike%	GB%	FB%	AVG	BABIP	PLUS%
2016	77.8	8.0%	20.9%	36.1%	7.9%	25.6%	33.6%	52.0%	31.0%	51.7%	.178	.176	43.7%
2017	77.3	8.2%	13.0%	52.0%	6.6%	25.4%	32.0%	59.8%	38.2%	41.2%	.191	.222