Max Scherzer

#31

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitcher Throws R

6'3", 208 lbs · Born Jul 27, 1984 · Debut 2008

5.74

2026 ERA

4-9

2026 W-L

84.2

2026 IP

2026 K

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Career Stats

501

492

225

126

3047.2

3,557

1,113

5.74

ERA

1.330

WHIP

2026 Season

84.2

5.74

ERA

1.330

WHIP

Recent Game Log

Date	Opp	H/A	IP	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	W/L/S
2026-09-27	Cincinnati Reds	H	7.0	1	7	1	0	114	W
2026-09-23	Baltimore Orioles	A	5.0	4	7	3	1	93	L
2026-09-16	Detroit Tigers	H	5.0	1	3	3	0	73	W
2026-09-11	Baltimore Orioles	H	5.0	6	3	1	1	83	L
2026-09-05	Kansas City Royals	A	5.2	3	2	1	1	76	—
2026-08-30	Seattle Mariners	H	7.0	0	10	1	0	97	W
2026-08-25	Kansas City Royals	H	5.0	2	4	5	0	92	L
2026-08-19	Tampa Bay Rays	A	4.0	7	1	3	1	73	L
2026-08-13	Boston Red Sox	H	5.0	1	4	2	0	92	L
2026-08-08	Philadelphia Phillies	A	5.1	2	4	0	2	84	—

Recent Form

Window	G	IP	ER	K	BB	W	L	SV	ERA	WHIP
Last 5G	5	27.2	15	22	9	2	2	—	4.88	1.229
Last 10G	10	54.0	27	45	20	3	5	—	4.50	1.167

Starter / Reliever Splits

Role	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Starter	18	84.7	54	78	15	68	35	5.74	1.335	7.23	3.72

Home / Away Splits

Split	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Home	12	56.0	35	50	10	49	24	5.62	1.321	7.88	3.86
Away	6	28.7	19	28	5	19	11	5.97	1.360	5.97	3.45

Pitch Count Breakdown

Range	G	IP	ER	K	BB	ERA	WHIP
1–40 Pitches	1	2.0	2	2	1	9.00	1.500
61–80 Pitches	6	25.7	22	14	13	7.71	1.558
81–100 Pitches	10	50.0	29	45	20	5.22	1.260
101+ Pitches	1	7.0	1	7	1	1.29	1.000

Innings Pitched Breakdown

Range	G	IP	ER	K	BB	ERA	WHIP
1.0–2.2 IP	4	9.3	18	9	9	17.36	2.786
3.0–4.2 IP	2	7.3	12	5	6	14.73	2.182
5.0–6.2 IP	10	54.0	23	37	18	3.83	1.148
7.0+ IP	2	14.0	1	17	2	0.64	0.643

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PardonMe Stat Review

How does Max Scherzer compare to other MLB pitchers?

BB Rate

9.6%

36th

BB/9

3.72

34th

WHIP

1.335

33th

K/9

7.23

24th

K Rate

18.7%

23th

K/BB Ratio

1.943

18th

HR/9

1.59

12th

ERA

5.74

7th

IP per Start

4.7

2th

Benchmark: mlb_pitchers_2026_min40ip · 40 IP minimum · 388 qualifying players

Pitcher Profile 2026

Top pitches by usage

Fastball

Usage: 48.1% Velo: 93.0 Whiff: 21.6% OPS-all: 0.627

Slider/Sweeper

Usage: 18.7% Velo: 85.6 Whiff: 33.3% OPS-all: 0.804

Changeup

Usage: 15.7% Velo: 84.0 Whiff: 19.8% OPS-all: 0.623

Pitcher Type: Multi-Pitch Primary Family: Fastball Best Pitch: CU (lowest OPS allowed) Weakest Pitch: SL (highest OPS allowed)

Pitch Arsenal 2026

Pitch	Family	Usage	Velo	Spin	Horz Move	Vert Move	Ext	Rel X	Rel Z	Strike%	Whiff%	CSW%	Lg Whiff	W.Rank	Grade	Sample
FF	Fastball	48.1%	93.0	2,338	-6.2"	+9.6"	6.2ft	-2.78	5.53	51.8%	21.6%	27.8%	23.3%	#726	—	OK
SL	Slider/Sweeper	18.7%	85.6	2,449	+1.0"	+2.4"	6.2ft	-2.94	5.45	47.1%	33.3%	28.8%	35.1%	#546	—	OK
CH	Changeup	15.7%	84.0	1,368	-9.0"	+2.5"	6.5ft	-2.91	5.40	37.4%	19.8%	18.7%	33.4%	#650	—	OK
CU	Curve/Slurve	14.0%	74.5	2,706	+6.6"	-4.3"	6.3ft	-2.84	5.83	43.7%	29.8%	26.6%	33.0%	#313	—	OK
FC	Fastball	3.5%	87.6	2,541	+0.3"	+4.5"	6.2ft	-2.87	5.47	39.7%	13.8%	10.3%	29.7%	#523	—	Small-ish

Velo = avg release speed (mph). Move in inches, induced (gravity-removed).

Pitch Results Allowed (by Family) 2026

Pitch Family	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	K%	BB%	HR	Hard%	Brl%	OPS Rank	Sample	Read
Fastball	198	.212	.320	.341	0.661	13.6%	13.1%	6	38.5%	6.3%	#465	OK	—
Slider/Sweeper	91	.235	.286	.518	0.804	25.3%	5.5%	7	33.9%	14.5%	#845	OK	—
ChangeupSmall-ish	70	.226	.300	.323	0.623	17.1%	10.0%	1	23.5%	2.0%	#459	Small-ish	—
Curve/SlurveSmall-ish	55	.226	.255	.321	0.576	27.3%	3.6%	1	31.6%	5.3%	#297	Small-ish	—

OPS Rank = lower OPS allowed is better. Rank 1 = best among all pitchers using that family this season.

Pitcher Summary 2026

Top pitches by usage

Fastball

Usage: 48.1% Velo: 93.0 Whiff: 21.6% OPS-all: 0.627

Slider/Sweeper

Usage: 18.7% Velo: 85.6 Whiff: 33.3% OPS-all: 0.804

Changeup

Usage: 15.7% Velo: 84.0 Whiff: 19.8% OPS-all: 0.623

Pitch mix

51.7%

18.7%

15.7%

14.0%

Total pitches this season: 1,639 · Reliable

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Max Scherzer SP · Nationals

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Stamina 82

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Max Scherzer SP · Blue Jays

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Stamina 72

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