Max Scherzer

#21 - Starting Pitcher

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	7/27/1984 (38)
Height, Weight	6'3", 208 lb
Hometown	St. Louis, MO

2023 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	W-L	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%
	5-2	47.2	3.21	1.09	25.3%	7.4%	29.1%

	21^st 3 W	98^th 45 IP	39^th 4.86 ERA	42^nd 1.38 WHIP	48^th 21.3% K%	84^th 8.2% BB%	70^th 28.2% CSW%

	FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	PLV	xERA
	93.2	15.6%	23.2%	33.1%	5.07	3.60

	95^th 93.4 FB MPH	10^th 11.7% SwStr%	32^nd 28.0% HC%	179^th 43.5% GB%	96^th 5.06 PLV	46^th 4.69 xERA

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Stats Glossary

Overview

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Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/9	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%	PLV
2018	WSH	33	33	220.2	18	7	2.53	-	2.65	-	0.91	6.1	34.6%	5.9%	.267	-	-	0.94	-	81.3%	17.3%	33.8%	-
2019	WSH	27	27	172.1	11	7	2.92	-	2.45	-	1.03	7.5	35.1%	4.8%	.322	-	-	0.94	-	78.7%	17.7%	34.3%	-
2020	WSH	12	12	67.1	5	4	3.74	4.28	3.46	3.60	1.38	9.4	31.2%	7.8%	.355	22.3%	35.8%	1.34	14.7%	80.0%	16.4%	31.3%	5.20
2021	LAD/WSH	30	30	179.1	15	4	2.46	2.80	2.98	3.22	0.86	6.0	34.1%	5.2%	.249	20.4%	36.1%	1.15	13.0%	84.3%	17.3%	33.0%	5.12
2022	NYM	23	23	145.1	11	5	2.29	2.69	2.62	3.27	0.91	6.7	30.6%	4.2%	.279	21.5%	32.2%	0.81	8.1%	83.3%	16.0%	32.0%	5.13
2023	NYM	9	9	47.2	5	2	3.21	3.60	4.13	4.37	1.09	7.2	25.3%	7.4%	.258	23.2%	33.1%	1.32	12.1%	81.0%	15.6%	29.1%	5.07
SP MLB Percentile		47	47	51	82	50	80	77	63	59	79	84	75	55	81	84	10	43	63	86	95	63	49
SP MLB AVG		9	9	45.0	3	3	4.86	4.69	4.68	4.61	1.38	9.2	21.3%	8.2%	.301	28.0%	43.5%	-	14.7%	71.4%	11.7%	28.2%	5.06
6 Years		134	134	832.2	65	29	2.69	-	-	-	0.97	6.8	33.1%	5.5%	.284	15.6%	34.4%	1.02	20.3%	81.5%	17.0%	33.0%	5.13

Repertoire

Four-Seamer | 47%
Slider | 18%
Changeup | 15%
Curveball | 11%
Cutter | 9%
All Pitches

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 All

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Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	94.7	12.3%	-	-	15.7%	17.1%	32.7%	68.2%	63.6%	-	-	.222	.235	.317	-	-	-	-	-
2019	94.8	25.4%	-	-	15.5%	18.5%	34.0%	68.8%	64.7%	-	-	.210	.282	.312	-	-	-	-	-
2020	94.7	45.9%	21.1%	55.7%	14.7%	16.0%	30.7%	67.1%	61.9%	29.3%	44.0%	.264	.359	.319	21.2%	.295	.392	32.5%	2,446
2021	94.3	46.8%	26.6%	53.9%	15.4%	18.2%	33.7%	68.6%	64.6%	26.1%	53.9%	.191	.271	.244	11.3%	.192	.271	24.3%	2,438
2022	94.0	45.4%	28.1%	56.3%	12.0%	18.8%	30.8%	71.1%	66.6%	22.4%	55.8%	.212	.280	.227	9.8%	.230	.317	31.5%	2,395
2023	93.2	47.0%	28.1%	54.2%	16.2%	16.4%	32.6%	69.3%	64.7%	27.5%	47.1%	.262	.335	.306	8.3%	.240	.328	34.7%	2,402
SP MLB Percentile	47	73	56	72	96	38	85	77	84	31	66	58	67	51	69	69	71	30	85
SP MLB AVG	93.4	37.5%	26.7%	50.1%	9.5%	18.0%	27.5%	65.2%	59.2%	34.2%	41.9%	.284	.373	.319	15.4%	.272	.370	31.6%	2,251

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext	Spin
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	.295	.392	.370	.521	32.5%	13.3%	51.3%	31.5%	92.8	93.0	22.1	6.3	8.7	-2.8	5.4	6.2	2,446
2021	.192	.271	.249	.347	24.3%	8.9%	37.8%	22.6%	89.5	86.9	25.0	7.0	9.3	-2.9	5.4	6.2	2,438
2022	.230	.317	.242	.366	31.5%	12.7%	37.0%	26.3%	90.9	90.2	27.7	7.4	9.5	-2.9	5.5	6.1	2,395
2023	.240	.328	.279	.359	34.7%	11.8%	49.0%	33.3%	93.0	90.8	25.9	7.6	9.1	-2.8	5.3	6.3	2,402
SP MLB Percentile	69	71	60	75	30	38	28	30	27	35	17	93	43	0	8	27	85
SP MLB AVG	.272	.370	.297	.419	31.6%	11.2%	44.3%	30.3%	91.2	89.2	18.9	4.9	9.2	-0.7	5.8	6.5	2,251

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	428	98	17	3	0	0	28	6	0	0	292	136	.222	.256	.235
2019	703	151	12	12	0	5	57	10	1	0	484	218	.210	.406	.282
2020	557	124	16	6	0	7	35	12	1	3	374	183	.264	.509	.359
2021	1,321	301	31	8	2	11	94	22	5	1	906	415	.191	.357	.271
2022	983	232	29	6	0	9	49	14	4	0	699	284	.212	.370	.280
2023	365	75	11	4	0	2	15	8	1	0	253	112	.262	.415	.335
SP MLB Percentile	72	65	30	29	26	40	65	29	10	11	76	30	58	69	67
SP MLB AVG	255	62	9	3	0	2	13	7	1	0	169	87	.284	.500	.373

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	20.6%	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	23.2%	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	29.3%	26.7%	44.0%	13.3%	21.2%	31.6%	26.3%	42.1%	22.8%	2.7%	14.7%	30.7%	30.7%	8.0%	45.3%
2021	26.1%	20.0%	53.9%	15.0%	11.3%	25.0%	35.6%	39.4%	21.3%	4.4%	13.9%	43.9%	21.7%	7.2%	35.0%
2022	22.4%	21.8%	55.8%	24.8%	9.8%	22.4%	39.4%	38.2%	23.5%	4.8%	11.5%	46.7%	20.0%	4.2%	33.9%
2023	27.5%	25.5%	47.1%	23.5%	8.3%	27.5%	37.3%	35.3%	22.7%	2.0%	15.7%	33.3%	19.6%	17.6%	39.2%
SP MLB Percentile	31	41	66	91	69	34	60	60	64	45	27	55	76	5	49
SP MLB AVG	34.2%	23.9%	41.9%	11.8%	15.4%	31.5%	35.6%	32.9%	21.1%	3.3%	21.4%	31.0%	24.9%	8.2%	39.7%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	-	-	-	-	.222	.235	.317	.317	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	-	-	-	-	.210	.282	.312	.354	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	32.5%	13.3%	51.3%	31.5%	.264	.359	.319	.382	.295	.392	.370	.521	92.8	93.0	22.1
2021	24.3%	8.9%	37.8%	22.6%	.191	.271	.244	.291	.192	.271	.249	.347	89.5	86.9	25.0
2022	31.5%	12.7%	37.0%	26.3%	.212	.280	.227	.270	.230	.317	.242	.366	90.9	90.2	27.7
2023	34.7%	11.8%	49.0%	33.3%	.262	.335	.306	.333	.240	.328	.279	.359	93.0	90.8	25.9
SP MLB Percentile	30	38	28	30	58	67	51	62	69	71	60	75	27	35	17
SP MLB AVG	31.6%	11.2%	44.3%	30.3%	.284	.373	.319	.363	.272	.370	.297	.419	91.2	89.2	18.9

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2018	-	-	15.7%	17.1%	32.7%	68.2%	63.6%	30.6%	51.2%	69.4%	-	-	20.4%	-	60.3%	50.0%
2019	-	-	15.5%	18.5%	34.0%	68.8%	64.7%	30.8%	50.4%	69.2%	-	-	23.6%	-	65.3%	59.3%
2020	21.1%	55.7%	14.7%	16.0%	30.7%	67.1%	61.9%	28.8%	51.2%	71.2%	63.5%	73.0%	19.5%	16.2%	63.0%	52.1%
2021	26.6%	53.9%	15.4%	18.2%	33.7%	68.6%	64.6%	30.7%	50.3%	69.3%	54.9%	74.0%	22.6%	20.8%	61.8%	53.8%
2022	28.1%	56.3%	12.0%	18.8%	30.8%	71.1%	66.6%	23.0%	52.3%	77.0%	67.8%	79.9%	22.4%	22.6%	64.5%	54.8%
2023	28.1%	54.2%	16.2%	16.4%	32.6%	69.3%	64.7%	30.6%	52.9%	69.4%	59.6%	72.6%	19.9%	17.9%	69.2%	62.6%
SP MLB Percentile	56	72	96	38	85	77	84	95	80	95	81	95	26	24	74	89
SP MLB AVG	26.7%	50.1%	9.5%	18.0%	27.5%	65.2%	59.2%	19.9%	47.2%	80.1%	69.8%	84.2%	23.1%	22.6%	62.2%	52.0%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	60.7%	11.7%	27.6%	-	13.1%	23.7%
2019	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	60.3%	10.4%	29.3%	-	8.5%	27.7%
2020	38.1%	27.6%	34.3%	36.8%	36.8%	26.4%	10.8%	30.0%	42.4%	60.7%	12.7%	26.6%	55.7%	12.1%	23.0%
2021	37.3%	25.6%	37.1%	41.3%	31.6%	27.0%	8.4%	32.6%	41.8%	61.0%	12.0%	26.9%	53.9%	10.7%	26.4%
2022	33.6%	27.4%	39.1%	41.4%	31.5%	27.1%	8.2%	28.9%	43.7%	66.2%	12.2%	21.6%	56.3%	12.4%	23.1%
2023	36.7%	27.9%	35.3%	50.7%	29.3%	20.0%	9.0%	26.6%	45.5%	64.7%	12.3%	23.0%	54.2%	14.0%	17.9%
SP MLB Percentile	61	41	39	43	77	44	79	37	67	87	62	22	72	53	57
SP MLB AVG	34.2%	28.8%	37.0%	52.7%	26.0%	21.3%	7.4%	29.5%	41.7%	57.3%	14.0%	28.7%	50.1%	13.7%	16.2%

Year	P	PLV	Total PLV	QP%	AP%	BP%	Q-BP%	HP	PLA	Hit Luck
2018	428	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	703	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	557	5.08	2,828	41.3%	21.4%	37.3%	3.9%	-1.9	4.76	-7
2021	1,321	5.04	6,444	46.1%	19.5%	34.3%	11.8%	-25.1	3.91	-22
2022	983	5.02	4,370	46.1%	19.0%	34.9%	11.1%	-16.3	3.15	-12
2023	365	4.86	1,773	47.1%	18.1%	34.8%	12.3%	-3.3	4.05	-2
SP MLB Percentile	72	42	73	69	35	60	60	91	-	82
SP MLB AVG	255	4.92	1,276	43.2%	19.8%	37.0%	6.2%	-	-	+2

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2018	85.4	4.4%	-	-	27.3%	24.0%	51.3%	79.9%	76.0%	-	-	.150	.183	.250	-	-	-	-	-
2019	85.7	9.6%	-	-	27.1%	17.3%	44.4%	73.7%	68.0%	-	-	.214	.201	.341	-	-	-	-	-
2020	85.4	19.0%	47.1%	40.0%	27.4%	16.1%	43.5%	69.6%	66.1%	37.9%	37.9%	.154	.182	.267	0.0%	.168	.198	12.7%	2,382
2021	85.8	19.1%	41.2%	45.1%	26.3%	13.7%	40.1%	68.6%	64.7%	53.1%	29.6%	.154	.203	.213	20.8%	.150	.200	16.2%	2,276
2022	85.0	23.7%	48.5%	42.9%	26.7%	12.9%	39.6%	71.3%	66.1%	44.7%	35.3%