Max Scherzer
2008–2026 · bats R / throws R · Arizona Diamondbacks, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals
414G
.168AVG
.194OBP
.188SLG
More career statistics
78H
1HR
30RBI
3SB
225–126W–L
3,047.2IP
3,557K
3.29ERA
492GS
19Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 414 | 490 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 414 | 529 | 464 | 31 | 78 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 161 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 87 | .168 | .194 | .188 | .382 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,047.7 | 501 | 492 | 12 | 225 | 126 | 0 | 2,511 | 1,186 | 1,113 | 369 | 814 | 3,557 | 0 | 0 | 3.29 | 1.091 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 2015-05-22 to 2015-06-26
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | Twenty-Strikeout Game | 2016-05-11 | 1 in 37,273 games | box score ↗ |
| 84 | 18-Strikeout Game | 2016-05-11 | 1 in 6,639 games | box score ↗ |
| 77 | Fifteen K, No Walks | 2015-10-03 | 1 in 3,241 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 241 | 250 | 39 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 79 | .176 | .184 | .190 |
| Away | 249 | 279 | 39 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 82 | .160 | .161 | .185 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| April | 68 | 80 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | .147 | .138 | .173 |
| May | 85 | 104 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 31 | .206 | .212 | .227 |
| June | 77 | 89 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 29 | .147 | .146 | .147 |
| July | 80 | 68 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | .130 | .162 | .130 |
| August | 88 | 80 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 22 | .200 | .188 | .271 |
| September | 84 | 98 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 34 | .145 | .163 | .145 |
| October | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .600 | .600 | .600 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| atlanta-braves | 33 | 58 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | .154 | .138 | .154 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 32 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | .128 | .118 | .149 |
| new-york-mets | 27 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 25 | .083 | .107 | .104 |
| miami-marlins | 27 | 62 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 11 | .245 | .226 | .321 |
| chicago-white-sox | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| kansas-city-royals | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
| cleveland-guardians | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
| san-diego-padres | 20 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | .118 | .103 | .147 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 |  Arizona Diamondbacks | 17 | 13 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 56 | 66 |
| 2009 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 31 | 53 | 12 | – | 3 | – | .226 | 170 | 174 |
| 2010 |  Detroit Tigers | 31 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 195 | 184 |
| 2011 | Detroit Tigers | 33 | 4 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 195 | 174 |
| 2012 | Detroit Tigers | 32 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 187 | 231 |
| 2013 | Detroit Tigers | 32 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .333 | 214 | 240 |
| 2014 | Detroit Tigers | 33 | 2 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 220 | 252 |
| 2015 |  Washington Nationals | 34 | 69 | 15 | – | – | – | .217 | 228 | 276 |
| 2016 | Washington Nationals | 34 | 70 | 13 | – | 12 | – | .186 | 228 | 284 |
| 2017 | Washington Nationals | 31 | 62 | 10 | 1 | 5 | – | .161 | 200 | 268 |
| 2018 | Washington Nationals | 35 | 70 | 17 | – | 6 | 1 | .243 | 220 | 300 |
| 2019 | Washington Nationals | 29 | 55 | 10 | – | 2 | 2 | .182 | 172 | 243 |
| 2020 | Washington Nationals | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 67 | 92 |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington Nationals | 30 | 59 | – | – | 1 | – | .000 | 179 | 236 |
| 2022 |  New York Mets | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 145 | 173 |
| 2023 | New York Mets, Texas Rangers | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 152 | 174 |
| 2024 |  Texas Rangers | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 43 | 40 |
| 2025 |  Toronto Blue Jays | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 85 | 82 |
| 2026 | Toronto Blue Jays | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 84 | 68 |