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

2022 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	W-L	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%				FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	xERA	xwOBA
	11-5	145.1	2.29	0.91	30.6%	4.2%	32.0%				94.0	16.0%	21.5%	32.2%	2.74	.259

	37^th 7 W	66^th 115 IP	7^th 4.18 ERA	5^th 1.28 WHIP	9^th 21.2% K%	11^th 7.5% BB%	12^th 27.9% CSW%				71^st 93.3 FB MPH	9^th 11.6% SwStr%	15^th 27.1% HC%	195^th 44.1% GB%	9^th 4.16 xERA	6^th .320 xwOBA

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2022 Projection

W	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%
12	180	3.02	1.03	32.4%	6.2%

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Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	xBABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%
2018	WSH	33	33	220.2	18	7	2.53	0.57	2.65	2.61	0.91	6.1	34.6%	5.9%	.267	.256	7.0%	39.7%	45.1%	81.3%	17.3%	33.8%
2019	WSH	27	27	172.1	11	7	2.92	1.39	2.45	2.65	1.03	7.5	35.1%	4.8%	.322	.318	14.5%	44.4%	27.7%	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	.339	22.3%	35.8%	14.7%	80.0%	16.4%	31.3%
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	.259	20.4%	36.1%	13.0%	84.3%	17.3%	33.0%
2022	NYM	23	23	145.1	11	5	2.29	2.70	2.63	3.28	0.91	6.7	30.6%	4.2%	.279	.257	21.5%	32.2%	8.1%	83.3%	16.0%	32.0%
SP MLB AVG		21	21	115.0	7	7	4.18	4.16	4.14	4.11	1.28	8.7	21.3%	7.5%	.291	.283	27.1%	43.9%	13.3%	73.2%	11.7%	27.9%
5 Years		125	125	785.0	60	27	2.66	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.97	6.8	33.5%	5.4%	.286	.279	17.1%	36.7%	16.7%	81.5%	17.1%	33.2%

Repertoire

Four-Seamer | 45%
Slider | 24%
Changeup | 13%
Curveball | 9%
Cutter | 9%
All Pitches

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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%	27.0%	55.8%	15.7%	17.1%	32.7%	68.2%	63.6%	37.5%	37.5%	.222	.235	.317	0.0%	.215	.244	23.5%	2,489
2019	94.8	25.4%	26.3%	52.3%	15.5%	18.5%	34.0%	68.8%	64.7%	35.4%	36.6%	.210	.282	.312	16.7%	.206	.266	20.5%	2,474
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
SP MLB AVG	93.3	38.9%	26.3%	50.2%	9.3%	17.6%	26.9%	65.2%	59.4%	35.1%	41.5%	.267	.353	.296	13.9%	.263	.357	31.1%	2,250

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.215	.244	.296	.306	23.5%	1.6%	37.5%	24.5%	88.4	86.8	20.5	0.9	1.1	-3.7	5.2	6.0	2,489
2019	.206	.266	.314	.393	20.5%	9.8%	46.3%	25.2%	88.5	85.9	18.5	1.0	1.2	-3.5	5.2	6.0	2,474
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
SP MLB AVG	.263	.357	.287	.397	31.1%	10.0%	41.6%	29.1%	90.5	88.7	18.7	4.9	9.3	-0.7	5.8	6.4	2,250

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
SP MLB AVG	624	154	22	7	1	6	31	15	1	0	415	209	.267	.466	.353

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	37.5%	25.0%	37.5%	18.8%	0.0%	25.0%	39.1%	35.9%	20.6%	3.1%	23.4%	35.9%	31.3%	4.7%	31.3%
2019	35.4%	28.0%	36.6%	11.0%	16.7%	31.7%	23.2%	45.1%	23.2%	3.7%	22.0%	28.0%	31.7%	4.9%	40.2%
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%
SP MLB AVG	35.1%	23.5%	41.5%	12.4%	13.9%	32.0%	35.4%	32.6%	21.0%	3.4%	23.0%	31.8%	24.1%	7.7%	38.2%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2018	23.5%	1.6%	37.5%	24.5%	.222	.235	.317	.317	.215	.244	.296	.306	88.4	86.8	20.5
2019	20.5%	9.8%	46.3%	25.2%	.210	.282	.312	.354	.206	.266	.314	.393	88.5	85.9	18.5
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
SP MLB AVG	31.1%	10.0%	41.6%	29.1%	.267	.353	.296	.336	.263	.357	.287	.397	90.5	88.7	18.7

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	27.0%	55.8%	15.7%	17.1%	32.7%	68.2%	63.6%	30.6%	51.2%	69.4%	51.0%	75.0%	20.4%	19.5%	60.3%	50.0%
2019	26.3%	52.3%	15.5%	18.5%	34.0%	68.8%	64.7%	30.8%	50.4%	69.2%	56.8%	73.3%	23.6%	20.9%	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%
SP MLB AVG	26.3%	50.2%	9.3%	17.6%	26.9%	65.2%	59.4%	19.3%	47.6%	80.7%	71.2%	84.5%	22.7%	22.1%	62.6%	51.5%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2018	35.3%	26.9%	37.9%	48.4%	30.4%	21.3%	8.9%	25.5%	47.7%	60.7%	24.1%	27.6%	55.8%	13.1%	23.7%
2019	33.1%	24.9%	42.0%	38.7%	34.0%	27.3%	8.5%	29.7%	45.4%	60.3%	24.5%	29.3%	52.3%	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%	26.9%	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%	26.8%	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%	25.8%	21.6%	56.3%	12.4%	23.1%
SP MLB AVG	34.6%	28.1%	37.3%	51.1%	26.4%	22.4%	7.4%	30.2%	41.8%	58.0%	28.9%	28.3%	50.2%	14.1%	16.0%

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%	48.5%	57.1%	27.3%	24.0%	51.3%	79.9%	76.0%	33.3%	57.1%	.150	.183	.250	8.3%	.124	.132	4.9%	2,387
2019	85.7	9.6%	44.9%	48.1%	27.1%	17.3%	44.4%	73.7%	68.0%	40.9%	36.4%	.214	.201	.341	0.0%	.180	.173	18.6%	2,354
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%	.189	.192	.310	0.0%	.138	.153	11.2%	2,311
SP MLB AVG	84.3	23.6%	33.6%	41.2%	15.4%	14.1%	29.5%	62.6%	57.1%	42.2%	36.2%	.231	.290	.285	14.7%	.224	.289	23.0%	2,380

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2018	.124	.132	.242	.218	4.9%	4.8%	22.7%	11.9%	84.3	80.2	31.1	0.3	0.1	-3.7	5.2	5.8	2,387
2019	.180	.173	.285	.275	18.6%	0.0%	36.4%	22.9%	83.5	84.5	11.5	0.3	0.2	-3.6	5.1	5.9	2,354
2020	.168	.198	.295	.279	12.7%	0.0%	33.3%	17.9%	83.8	79.6	16.6	1.2	2.0	-3.0	5.3	6.2	2,382
2021	.150	.200	.207	.306	16.2%	7.4%	29.6%	16.9%	83.4	89.0	7.9	0.9	2.8	-3.0	5.3	6.2	2,276
2022	.138	.153	.226	.241	11.2%	1.2%	31.0%	18.6%	80.2	80.8	12.8	1.1	2.1	-3.1	5.4	6.1	2,311
SP MLB AVG	.224	.289	.273	.369	23.0%	7.7%	37.6%	25.2%	86.8	86.1	14.5	3.3	1.4	-0.8	5.7	6.3	2,380

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2018	154	42	4	1	0	1	19	1	0	0	123	31	.150	.250	.183
2019	266	70	12	3	0	0	26	0	0	0	196	70	.214	.257	.201
2020	230	56	7	1	0	0	22	4	0	2	160	70	.154	.173	.182
2021	539	142	13	3	0	5	56	5	0	0	370	169	.154	.287	.203
2022	513	145	20	7	0	0	56	2	0	0	366	147	.189	.238	.192
SP MLB AVG	352	93	12	4	0	3	26	5	1	1	224	128	.231	.388	.290

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2018	33.3%	14.3%	57.1%	33.3%	8.3%	23.8%	28.6%	47.6%	14.3%	9.5%	28.6%	42.9%	19.0%	0.0%	19.0%
2019