Max Scherzer

#31

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitcher Throws R

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

6.07

2026 ERA

3-8

2026 W-L

72.2

2026 IP

2026 K

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Career Stats

499

490

224

125

3035.2

3,543

1,108

6.07

ERA

1.360

WHIP

2026 Season

72.2

6.07

ERA

1.360

WHIP

Recent Game Log

Date	Opp	H/A	IP	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	W/L/S
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	—
2026-08-02	St. Louis Cardinals	H	6.0	1	5	1	0	84	—
2026-07-27	Washington Nationals	A	2.2	1	4	3	0	75	—

Recent Form

Window	G	IP	ER	K	BB	W	L	SV	ERA	WHIP
Last 7D	1	5.0	1	3	3	1	—	—	1.80	1.200
Last 14D	2	10.0	7	6	4	1	1	—	6.30	1.400
Last 21D	3	15.2	10	8	5	1	1	—	5.74	1.277
Last 5G	5	27.2	12	22	11	2	2	—	3.90	1.120
Last 10G	10	50.2	24	40	20	2	4	—	4.26	1.204

Starter / Reliever Splits

Role	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Starter	16	72.7	49	68	14	54	31	6.07	1.362	6.69	3.84

Home / Away Splits

Split	G	IP	ER	H	HR	K	BB	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9
Home	11	49.0	34	44	10	42	23	6.24	1.367	7.71	4.22
Away	5	23.7	15	24	4	12	8	5.70	1.352	4.56	3.04

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	9	45.0	25	38	17	5.00	1.244

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	9	49.0	19	30	15	3.49	1.122
7.0+ IP	1	7.0	—	10	1	0.00	0.286

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PardonMe Stat Review

How does Max Scherzer compare to other MLB pitchers?

BB Rate

9.8%

32th

BB/9

3.84

31th

WHIP

1.362

28th

K/9

6.69

14th

K Rate

17.1%

14th

K/BB Ratio

1.742

8th

HR/9

1.73

7th

ERA

6.07

4th

IP per Start

4.5

1th

Benchmark: mlb_pitchers_2026_min40ip · 40 IP minimum · 377 qualifying players

Pitcher Profile 2026

Top pitches by usage

Fastball

Usage: 48.2% Velo: 93.1 Whiff: 19.8% OPS-all: 0.586

Slider/Sweeper

Usage: 19.3% Velo: 85.8 Whiff: 32.6% OPS-all: 0.828

Changeup

Usage: 15.4% Velo: 84.0 Whiff: 18.0% OPS-all: 0.663

Pitcher Type: Multi-Pitch Primary Family: Fastball Best Pitch: FF (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	48.2%	93.1	2,336	-6.2"	+9.6"	6.2ft	-2.79	5.54	50.9%	19.8%	27.0%	23.3%	#825	—	OK
SL	Slider/Sweeper	19.3%	85.8	2,449	+1.0"	+2.5"	6.2ft	-2.95	5.46	46.9%	32.6%	28.5%	35.1%	#607	—	OK
CH	Changeup	15.4%	84.0	1,371	-8.9"	+2.6"	6.5ft	-2.92	5.41	36.7%	18.0%	18.1%	33.5%	#649	—	OK
CU	Curve/Slurve	13.6%	74.8	2,706	+6.3"	-4.0"	6.3ft	-2.85	5.83	43.1%	31.3%	26.7%	32.9%	#292	—	OK
FC	Fastball	3.4%	87.8	2,542	+0.2"	+4.7"	6.2ft	-2.87	5.48	40.8%	16.7%	12.2%	29.7%	#491	—	Small

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	170	.200	.314	.324	0.638	11.8%	13.5%	5	39.7%	6.4%	#431	OK	—
Slider/Sweeper	86	.237	.291	.537	0.828	24.4%	5.8%	7	33.9%	15.3%	#859	OK	—
ChangeupSmall-ish	61	.241	.311	.352	0.663	16.4%	9.8%	1	24.4%	2.2%	#488	Small-ish	—
Curve/SlurveSmall-ish	47	.244	.277	.356	0.633	25.5%	4.3%	1	33.3%	6.1%	#331	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: 48.2% Velo: 93.1 Whiff: 19.8% OPS-all: 0.586

Slider/Sweeper

Usage: 19.3% Velo: 85.8 Whiff: 32.6% OPS-all: 0.828

Changeup

Usage: 15.4% Velo: 84.0 Whiff: 18.0% OPS-all: 0.663

Pitch mix

51.6%

19.3%

15.4%

13.6%

Total pitches this season: 1,432 · Reliable

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Stamina 82

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+33 (+67.4%)

Stamina 72

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