P Max 'Blue Eye' Scherzer #21
New York Mets MLB
Age: 39 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
11/01/2023
 OA: 80 POT: 80
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P MAX 'BLUE EYE' SCHERZER #21 - AGE: 39 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
30 30 10-6 0 3.47 158.0 135 14 36 158 1.08 4.1
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 75 70 75 75
Movement 55 55 55 55
Control 70 70 70 70
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 70 70
Slider 70 70
Curveball 60 60
Changeup 60 60
Cutter 60 60
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 94-96 Mph
Stamina 55
Suggested Role Starter
Type Extreme Flyball
Hold Runners 60
Defense 55
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 60
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/09/2023 @ MIA Loss, 1-8 X 5.1 1 2 0 0 7 Loss
10/04/2023 @ COL Win, 5-4 X 5.0 2 1 1 2 4
09/28/2023 MIA Loss, 0-3 X 5.1 2 2 2 2 9 Loss
09/22/2023 @ PHI Win, 3-0 X 5.1 2 0 0 0 8 Win
09/17/2023 CIN Win, 7-1 X 6.2 2 1 1 0 4 Win
09/12/2023 ARI Loss, 3-6 X 6.0 4 2 2 1 9
09/06/2023 @ WAS Loss, 3-4 X 3.2 5 3 3 3 5
08/29/2023 TEX Loss, 0-3 X 5.2 5 3 3 2 6 Loss
08/23/2023 @ ATL Win, 6-1 X 5.2 6 1 0 1 5 Win
08/18/2023 @ STL Win, 3-1 X 4.1 9 1 1 0 4
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/27/1984
Born in:St. Louis, MO
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$15,000,000
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:15 Years, 79 Days
Service This Yr:186 Days
40-Man Service:15 Years, 79 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2023 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 30 30 10 6 0 3.47 158.0 135 62 61 14 36 158 0 0.0 0 9 30.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 10.37 7.69 9.00 2.05 3.20 1.08 77 4.1 .284        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 282 65 17 1 9 37 20 72 3 1 6 .230 .293 .394 .686      
vs. RHB 312 70 8 4 5 25 16 86 1 0 5 .224 .272 .324 .596      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2023 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
March 1 1 0 0 0 11.25 4.0 6 5 5 0 3 1  
April 5 5 1 1 0 6.04 25.1 23 17 17 5 6 30  
May 4 4 3 0 0 1.25 21.2 10 3 3 1 4 18  
June 4 4 0 1 0 3.09 23.1 23 8 8 1 5 14  
July 5 5 3 1 0 3.08 26.1 23 9 9 1 3 29  
August 6 6 1 2 0 3.26 30.1 35 12 11 3 9 31  
September 5 5 2 1 0 2.67 27.0 15 8 8 3 6 35  
Spring Training 10 2 0 1 0 0.77 11.2 5 1 1 0 3 14  
Postseason 2 2 0 1 0 0.87 10.1 3 3 1 0 2 11  
2 Years Ago 34 34 16 8 0 4.32 202.0 202 101 97 28 49 223  
Career 466 457 209 112 0 3.23 2834.2 2368 1089 1017 312 746 3249  
Home 16 16 5 5 0 3.45 86.0 66 33 33 9 20 94  
Road 14 14 5 1 0 3.50 72.0 69 29 28 5 16 64  
Grass 30 30 10 6 0 3.47 158.0 135 62 61 14 36 158  
Day 11 11 6 2 0 3.43 60.1 51 23 23 5 14 52  
Night 19 19 4 4 0 3.50 97.2 84 39 38 9 22 106  
As Starter 30 30 10 6 0 3.47 158.0 135 62 61 14 36 158  
AAA 2023 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 1 1 0 1 0 9.00 6.0 8 7 6 3 1 5 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 13.50 12.00 7.50 1.50 8.40 1.50 216 -0.2 .278        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 13 4 1 0 2 6 1 2 1 0 0 .308 .333 .846 1.179      
vs. RHB 12 4 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 .333 .333 .750 1.083      
AAA 2023 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
June 1 1 0 1 0 9.00 6.0 8 7 6 3 1 5  
Career 1 1 0 1 0 9.00 6.0 8 7 6 3 1 5  
Home 1 1 0 1 0 9.00 6.0 8 7 6 3 1 5  
Grass 1 1 0 1 0 9.00 6.0 8 7 6 3 1 5  
Day 1 1 0 1 0 9.00 6.0 8 7 6 3 1 5  
As Starter 1 1 0 1 0 9.00 6.0 8 7 6 3 1 5  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2008 Arizona - MLB 23 16 7 0 4 0 3.05 56.0 48 24 19 5 21 66 0 0 1.23 .309 3.35 1.2 140
2009 Arizona - MLB 24 30 30 9 11 0 4.12 170.1 166 94 78 20 63 174 0 0 1.34 .309 3.91 2.9 102
2010 Detroit - MLB 25 31 31 12 11 0 3.50 195.2 174 84 76 20 70 184 0 0 1.25 .297 3.76 3.5 118
2011 Detroit - MLB 26 33 33 15 9 0 4.43 195.0 207 101 96 29 56 174 0 0 1.35 .314 4.27 2.1 92
2012 Detroit - MLB 27 32 32 16 7 0 3.74 187.2 179 82 78 23 60 231 0 0 1.27 .335 3.29 4.5 109
2013 Detroit - MLB 28 32 32 21 3 0 2.90 214.1 152 73 69 18 56 240 0 0 0.97 .255 2.86 6.2 138
2014 Detroit - MLB 29 33 33 18 5 0 3.15 220.1 196 80 77 18 63 252 1 1 1.18 .315 2.97 5.5 121
2015 Washington - MLB 30 33 33 14 12 0 2.79 228.2 176 74 71 27 34 276 4 3 0.92 .267 2.87 6.3 140
2016 Washington - MLB 31 34 34 20 7 0 2.96 228.1 165 77 75 31 56 284 1 0 0.97 .259 3.36 5.4 141
2017 Washington - MLB 32 31 31 16 6 0 2.51 200.2 126 62 56 22 55 268 2 0 0.90 .248 3.01 6.1 173
2018 San Francisco - MLB 33 29 29 12 5 0 2.45 176.1 138 51 48 19 43 204 1 0 1.03 .277 3.06 5.3 178
2019 San Francisco - MLB 34 24 24 6 5 0 2.87 113.0 98 38 36 7 36 149 0 0 1.19 .341 2.35 4.0 138
2019 Cleveland - MLB 34 11 11 10 0 0 1.85 68.0 55 16 14 5 8 86 0 0 0.93 .298 2.38 2.7 233
2019 Total - MLB 34 35 35 16 5 0 2.49 181.0 153 54 50 12 44 235 0 0 1.09 .324 2.36 6.7 163
2020 Cleveland - MLB 35 33 33 14 13 0 2.70 220.1 151 70 66 26 40 280 4 1 0.87 .253 2.80 7.3 161
2021 Cleveland - MLB 36 34 34 16 8 0 4.32 202.0 202 101 97 28 49 223 1 0 1.24 .322 3.98 3.7 102
2023 New York - MLB 38 30 30 10 6 0 3.47 158.0 135 62 61 14 36 158 0 0 1.08 .284 3.20 4.1 120
Total MLB 466 457 209 112 0 3.23 2834.2 2368 1089 1017 312 746 3249 14 5 1.10 .291 3.26 70.9 128
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2023 Syracuse - AAA 38 1 1 0 1 0 9.00 6.0 8 7 6 3 1 5 0 0 1.50 .278 8.40 -0.2 43
Total AAA 1 1 0 1 0 9.00 6.0 8 7 6 3 1 5 0 0 1.50 .278 8.40 43.1
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2019 Cleveland - MLB 34 4 4 2 0 0 1.52 23.2 22 4 4 0 6 28 0 0 1.18 .344 1.90 1.1 284
2021 Cleveland - MLB 36 5 5 3 1 0 2.33 38.2 23 11 10 7 6 39 2 0 0.75 .172 4.19 0.6 189
2023 New York - MLB 38 2 2 0 1 0 0.87 10.1 3 3 1 0 2 11 0 0 0.48 .125 1.63 0.5 479
Total MLB 11 11 5 2 0 1.86 72.2 48 18 15 7 14 78 2 0 0.85 .227 3.08 235.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2008 Arizona - MLB P 16 7 4 5 2 10 1 .900 56.0 1.45 0.0 .000
2009 Arizona - MLB P 30 30 15 18 3 35 2 .943 170.1 1.74 0.0 .000
2010 Detroit - MLB P 31 31 14 14 0 30 2 .933 195.2 1.29 0.0 .000
2011 Detroit - MLB P 33 33 11 12 2 23 0 1.000 195.0 1.06 0.0 .000
2012 Detroit - MLB P 32 32 8 13 0 22 1 .955 187.2 1.01 0.0 .000
2013 Detroit - MLB P 32 32 17 21 0 41 3 .927 214.1 1.60 0.0 .000
2014 Detroit - MLB P 33 33 9 17 2 27 1 .963 220.1 1.06 0.0 .000
2015 Washington - MLB P 33 33 7 22 0 29 0 1.000 228.2 1.14 +0.3 .000
2016 Washington - MLB P 34 34 12 19 1 32 1 .969 228.1 1.22 +0.2 .000
2017 Washington - MLB P 31 31 9 9 1 19 1 .947 200.2 0.81 +0.4 .000
2018 San Francisco - MLB P 29 29 3 14 1 17 0 1.000 176.1 0.87 +0.5 1.108
2019 San Francisco - MLB P 23 23 1 13 1 14 0 1.000 113.0 1.12 +0.1 .957
2019 Cleveland - MLB P 11 11 3 8 0 12 1 .917 68.0 1.46 -0.2 1.030
2020 Cleveland - MLB P 33 33 4 13 0 19 2 .895 220.1 0.69 -1.2 .881
2021 Cleveland - MLB P 34 34 4 24 1 32 4 .875 202.0 1.25 +0.3 .926
2023 New York - MLB P 30 30 4 9 0 13 0 1.000 158.0 0.74 -0.7 1.039
2023 Syracuse - AAA P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL P 466 457 125 231 14 375 19 .949 2840.2 1.13 -0.3 .972
PLAYER HISTORY
06/03/2003 Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 43rd round of the 2003 MLB June Amateur Draft from Parkway Central HS (Chesterfield, MO). Did not sign.
06/06/2006 Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 1st round (11th) of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Missouri Columbia (Columbia, MO).
12/08/2009 Traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Detroit Tigers as part of a 3-team trade: The Arizona Diamondbacks received P Edwin Jackson (DET) and P Ian Kennedy (NYY). The Detroit Tigers received P Phil Coke (NYY), OF Austin Jackson (NYY), P Max Scherzer (ARI), and P Daniel Schlereth (ARI). The New York Yankees received OF Curtis Granderson (DET).
07/16/2013 Selected to the 2013 MLB All-Star Game.
11/01/2013 Voted the 2013 MLB AL Cy Young.
07/15/2014 Selected to the 2014 MLB All-Star Game.
10/30/2014 Became a free agent.
01/21/2015 Signed as a free agent with the Washington Nationals.
07/14/2015 Selected to the 2015 MLB All-Star Game.
07/12/2016 Selected to the 2016 MLB All-Star Game.
11/01/2016 Voted the 2016 MLB NL Cy Young.
07/02/2017 Was selected to the 2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/15/2017 Wins the 2017 MLB NL Cy Young Award.
07/15/2018 Was selected to the 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/31/2018 Injured on 07/29/2018, diagnosed with a sore shoulder, is day-to-day.
09/01/2018 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 65 (65).
02/15/2019 Injured on 02/14/2019, diagnosed with a strained abdominal muscle, is day-to-day.
04/10/2019 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 2 days.
06/22/2019 Injured on 06/19/2019, diagnosed with a strained back muscle, will miss 2 weeks.
07/07/2019 Was selected to the 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/23/2019 Collects his 2500th career Major League Baseball strikeout!
07/28/2019 Was traded by the San Francisco Giants to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for SP Tyler Glasnow, RF Jesus Armando Sanchez, 1B Grant Lavigne, 2B Brice Turang.
10/01/2019 Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 65 (65).
05/29/2020 Strikes out 15 against the Kansas City Royals.
06/10/2020 Injured (Neck stiffness), day-to-day for 1 day.
07/02/2020 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Houston Astros with 13 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/12/2020 Was selected to the 2020 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/01/2020 Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
08/17/2020 Injured (Back stiffness), day-to-day for 2 days.
09/29/2020 Injured on 09/25/2020, diagnosed with acute elbow soreness, will miss 6 weeks.
11/09/2020 Finished 2nd in 2020 MLB AL Cy Young Award voting.
11/16/2020 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $45,000,000 with the Cleveland Indians organization.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (70); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 65 (65).
07/10/2021 Collects his 3000th career Major League Baseball strikeout!
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (75); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 65 (65).
03/10/2022 Injured on 03/07/2022, diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff, will miss 9 months.
11/09/2022 Was traded by the Cleveland Guardians to the New York Mets in exchange for SP Ricky Tiedemann, SS Kevin Made, and RF Tyler Gentry.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 70 (70).
04/09/2023 Earns his 200th career Major League Baseball victory!
05/16/2023 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 3 weeks.
07/09/2023 Was selected to the 2023 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
2016 13 1
Year GS Rank
2011 33 6
2012 32 10
2014 33 8
2015 33 1
2016 34 1
2021 34 8
Year W Rank
2011 15 10
2012 16 6
2013 21 1
2014 18 1
2015 14 7
2016 20 1
2017 16 4
2020 14 7
2021 16 4
Year L Rank
2020 13 8
Year Win. % Rank
2011 .625 9
2012 .696 4
2013 .875 1
2014 .783 1
2016 .741 3
2017 .727 4
2018 .706 3
2021 .667 7
Year IP Rank
2013 214.1 5
2014 220.1 5
2015 228.2 3
2016 228.1 1
2017 200.2 7
2020 220.1 4
2021 202.0 7
Year BF Rank
2014 904 6
2015 899 1
2016 902 2
2020 855 5
2021 861 6
Year HRA Rank
2011 29 3
2015 27 7
2016 31 1
Year K Rank
2012 231 2
2013 240 2
2014 252 3
2015 276 2
2016 284 1
2017 268 1
2018 204 8
2020 280 1
2021 223 2
Year WP Rank
2011 12 4
2014 10 10
2015 10 4
2021 10 10
Year ERA Rank
2013 2.90 5
2014 3.15 9
2015 2.79 8
2016 2.96 8
2017 2.51 2
2018 2.45 1
2020 2.70 2
Year BABIP Rank
2013 .255 3
2015 .267 5
2016 .259 5
2017 .248 1
2020 .253 3
Year WHIP Rank
2013 0.97 1
2015 0.92 4
2016 0.97 1
2017 0.90 1
2018 1.03 3
2020 0.87 1
Year K/BB Rank
2012 3.85 5
2013 4.29 5
2014 4.00 10
2015 8.12 1
2016 5.07 1
2017 4.87 3
2018 4.74 8
2020 7.00 3
2021 4.55 5
Year RA/9 Rank
2013 8.90 1
2015 8.46 4
2016 8.95 1
2017 8.61 2
2018 9.29 1
2020 8.29 1
Year HR/9 Rank
2013 0.76 8
2017 0.99 10
2018 0.97 4
2020 1.06 6
Year H/9 Rank
2013 6.38 2
2014 8.01 10
2015 6.93 4
2016 6.50 2
2017 5.65 1
2018 7.04 2
2020 6.17 2
Year BB/9 Rank
2015 1.34 2
2017 2.47 9
2020 1.63 6
2021 2.18 10
Year K/9 Rank
2009 9.19 8
2010 8.46 6
2012 11.08 1
2013 10.08 2
2014 10.29 2
2015 10.86 2
2016 11.19 3
2017 12.02 2
2018 10.41 1
2020 11.44 3
2021 9.94 4
Year QS Rank
2018 19 7
2020 25 1
Year QSP Rank
2018 .655 5
2020 .758 1
Year CG Rank
2015 4 1
2016 1 8
2017 2 1
2018 1 8
2020 4 1
2021 1 3
Year CGP Rank
2015 .121 2
2017 .065 1
2018 .034 7
2020 .121 1
2021 .029 10
Year SHO Rank
2014 1 5
2015 3 1
2020 1 1
Year WAR Rank
2012 5.0 10
2013 7.1 1
2014 5.6 6
2015 6.7 3
2016 5.7 4
2017 6.3 1
2018 5.2 3
2019 4.0 10
2020 7.0 1
2023 4.1 9
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