Max Scherzer
40-Year-Old
Free Agent
Out
Injury Hamstring
Est. Return 2/1/2025
2024 Stats
W-L
2-4
ERA
3.95
WHIP
1.15
K
40
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Normally veteran pitchers are more stable than younger arms, but Scherzer did not follow that game plan in 2023 as his numbers were all over the place. While he maintained his streak of 12 consecutive seasons with a K-BB% of at least 20%, a rash of mid-season gopheritis pushed his ERA up to its highest full-season point since that aforementioned streak began in 2012. Scherzer allowed 10 of his 28 homers in July leading up to the trade to Texas but pitched well for Texas while his body began failing him until ultimately succumbing to back issues in the American League playoffs. Those same back issues still linger as Scherzer needed back surgery in the offseason and will miss at least the first half of the season as he tries to return to the mound before his 40th birthday this summer. Fantasy managers should obviously slide Scherzer down the charts to the end game to be safe. Read Past Outlooks
Wants to pitch in 2025
Scherzer (hamstring) said Sunday that he wants to pitch during the 2025 season, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
A pending free agent, Scherzer said that he's open to returning to Texas. He was limited to just nine starts this season due to back, arm and hamstring issues, but Scherzer believes a fully healthy offseason will set him up well to pitch in 2025. Now 40 years old, Scherzer comes with durability concerns and added performance risk at this stage of his career.
A pending free agent, Scherzer said that he's open to returning to Texas. He was limited to just nine starts this season due to back, arm and hamstring issues, but Scherzer believes a fully healthy offseason will set him up well to pitch in 2025. Now 40 years old, Scherzer comes with durability concerns and added performance risk at this stage of his career.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
74
Last 10 Games
74
Last 5 Games
70
How many pitches does Max Scherzer generally throw?
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What part of the game does Max Scherzer generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-1%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-12%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .217 | 174 | 60 | 128 | 25 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .219 | 213 | 19 | 146 | 23 | |||
2024vs Left | .260 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 2 | |||
2024vs Right | .228 | 26 | 1 | 21 | 5 | |||
2023vs Left | .222 | 84 | 34 | 64 | 13 | |||
2023vs Right | .220 | 90 | 11 | 62 | 15 | |||
2022vs Left | .196 | 76 | 17 | 45 | 10 | |||
2022vs Right | .215 | 97 | 7 | 63 | 3 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-30%
ERA at Home
2024
-10%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 2.56 | 0.97 | 151.0 | 10.3 | 2.3 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.64 | 1.08 | 190.1 | 10.2 | 1.9 | ||||
2024Home | 3.72 | 0.98 | 19.1 | 7.9 | 1.9 | ||||
2024Away | 4.13 | 1.29 | 24.0 | 8.6 | 2.3 | ||||
2023Home | 3.09 | 1.06 | 67.0 | 10.6 | 3.1 | ||||
2023Away | 4.31 | 1.17 | 85.2 | 10.0 | 2.3 | ||||
2022Home | 1.67 | 0.88 | 64.2 | 10.6 | 1.5 | ||||
2022Away | 2.79 | 0.93 | 80.2 | 10.8 | 1.5 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Max Scherzer compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
4.00K/9
8.3BB/9
2.1HR/9
1.5Fastball
92.6 mphERA
3.95WHIP
1.15BABIP
.286GB/FB
0.76Left On Base
74.6%Exit Velocity
81.6 mphBarrels/BBE
6.0%Spin Rate
2237 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.8%Swinging Strike
15.4%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Defensive Stats
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A pair of oblique issues limited Scherzer to only 23 starts in his inaugural season with the Mets. The veteran right-hander spent almost seven weeks on the IL in the first half, then lost two more weeks in September. His strikeout rate dipped a tad to a still dominant 30.6 percent while his 4.2 percent walk rate was its lowest since 2015. Scherzer took advantage of pitching in cavernous Citi Field to drop his homers to .81 HR/9, the lowest since 2014. Scherzer's four-seam velocity continued a slightly downward trend, but it's not enough to be concerned about. Scherzer enjoyed another outstanding season, where his 2.46 ERA marked the eighth time in the last 10 years his ERA was sub-3.00. Even so, Scherzer will be remembered most for struggling in his last two starts, one to end the regular season and the other in the Wild Card round. This may drop his price to the point the durability risk is worth the reliability reward.
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Done for season
The Rangers placed Scherzer on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a left hamstring strain.
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Scratched from start
Scherzer will not start as scheduled Saturday versus the Mariners due to a possible injury, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.
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Gets through four innings in return
Scherzer did not factor into the decision in a loss to the Mariners on Saturday, allowing two runs on five hits and two walks over four innings while striking out two.
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Activated for start
The Rangers reinstated Scherzer (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list ahead of his start Saturday versus Seattle.
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Set to return Saturday
Scherzer (shoulder) will return from the 15-day injured list to start Saturday's game against the Mariners in Seattle, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.
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Likely done with Texas
Scherzer, who finished the season on the injured list due to a hamstring strain, isn't expected to re-sign with the Rangers during the offseason, reports Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News.
ANALYSIS
The 40-year-old was limited to three playoff starts during Texas' title run in 2023 due to back issues, which required offseason surgery and kept him from debuting this year until late June. Scherzer ended up making just nine starts in 2024 due to arm, shoulder and hamstring problems, leaving both himself and the organization frustrated with his availability as he heads for the open market this winter. He wants to continue his career in 2025, and a change of scenery for Scherzer's 18th season could be beneficial after he posted a 3.57 ERA over 17 regular-season starts during his year-plus in Texas.
The 40-year-old was limited to three playoff starts during Texas' title run in 2023 due to back issues, which required offseason surgery and kept him from debuting this year until late June. Scherzer ended up making just nine starts in 2024 due to arm, shoulder and hamstring problems, leaving both himself and the organization frustrated with his availability as he heads for the open market this winter. He wants to continue his career in 2025, and a change of scenery for Scherzer's 18th season could be beneficial after he posted a 3.57 ERA over 17 regular-season starts during his year-plus in Texas.