Max Scherzer
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| 27-year-old Pitcher |
| Detroit Tigers |
| Date of Birth: July 27, 1984 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | G | W | L | IP | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | WHIP | RA9 | |
| 2007 | 23 | A+ | Visalia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17.0 | 59 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 0.53 | 0.41 | 0.53 |
| 2007 | 23 | AA | Mobile | 14 | 4 | 4 | 73.2 | 320 | 64 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 32 | 40 | 76 | 3.91 | 1.41 | 4.64 |
| 2008 | 24 | AAA | Tucson | 13 | 1 | 1 | 53.0 | 219 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 22 | 79 | 2.72 | 1.07 | 3.23 |
| 2008 | 24 | Wint | Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 47 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 2.25 | 0.83 | 3.00 |
| 2008 | 24 | MLB | Arizona | 16 | 0 | 4 | 56.0 | 237 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 21 | 66 | 2.57 | 1.21 | 3.86 |
| 2009 | 25 | A+ | Visalia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1.93 | 1.07 | 3.85 |
| 2009 | 25 | MLB | Arizona | 30 | 9 | 11 | 170.1 | 741 | 166 | 42 | 6 | 20 | 94 | 78 | 63 | 174 | 4.12 | 1.34 | 4.97 |
| 2010 | 26 | AAA | Toledo | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15.0 | 52 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 0.60 | 0.40 | 0.60 |
| 2010 | 26 | MLB | Detroit | 31 | 12 | 11 | 195.2 | 800 | 174 | 27 | 6 | 20 | 84 | 76 | 70 | 184 | 3.50 | 1.24 | 3.86 |
| 2011 | 27 | MLB | Detroit | 33 | 15 | 9 | 195.0 | 833 | 207 | 38 | 7 | 29 | 101 | 96 | 56 | 174 | 4.43 | 1.34 | 4.66 |
| 2012 | 28 | MLB | Detroit | 9 | 3 | 3 | 48.2 | 220 | 58 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 31 | 19 | 63 | 5.73 | 1.58 | 5.92 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | HR/Air | FIP | BsRA9 | |
| 2007 | 23 | A+ | Visalia | 3.4% | 50.8% | .192 | 61% | 0% | 0.79 | 0.38 |
| 2007 | 23 | AA | Mobile | 12.5% | 23.8% | .316 | 49% | 3% | 3.61 | 3.75 |
| 2008 | 24 | AAA | Tucson | 10.0% | 36.1% | .297 | 53% | 4% | 2.38 | 2.43 |
| 2008 | 24 | Wint | Phoenix | 4.3% | 27.7% | .200 | 54% | 14% | 4.36 | 3.29 |
| 2008 | 24 | MLB | Arizona | 8.9% | 27.8% | .313 | 41% | 6% | 3.31 | 3.66 |
| 2009 | 25 | A+ | Visalia | 20.0% | 25.0% | .100 | 40% | 0% | 4.84 | 0.98 |
| 2009 | 25 | MLB | Arizona | 8.5% | 23.5% | .316 | 43% | 7% | 3.83 | 4.57 |
| 2010 | 26 | AAA | Toledo | 3.8% | 32.7% | .129 | 47% | 0% | 1.40 | 0.33 |
| 2010 | 26 | MLB | Detroit | 8.8% | 23.0% | .303 | 42% | 6% | 3.68 | 3.98 |
| 2011 | 27 | MLB | Detroit | 6.7% | 20.9% | .320 | 42% | 8% | 4.18 | 5.07 |
| 2012 | 28 | MLB | Detroit | 8.6% | 28.6% | .403 | 39% | 10% | 3.78 | 6.20 |
Extended Statistics
2012: Detroit | 2011: Detroit | 2010: Detroit
| Split Statistics with Detroit in 2012 | |||||||
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| April | 24.1 | 123 | 10.6% | 22.0% | .459 | 39% | 7.77 |
| May | 24.1 | 97 | 6.2% | 37.1% | .320 | 38% | 3.70 |
| AWAY | 27.0 | 124 | 11.3% | 24.2% | .375 | 41% | 5.33 |
| HOME | 21.2 | 96 | 5.2% | 34.4% | .442 | 35% | 6.23 |
Game Log
Game Log
| Date | Level | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| May 20 | MLB | vs. Pittsburgh | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 1 |
| May 15 | MLB | @ Chi White Sox | 4.0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| May 10 | MLB | @ Oakland | 6.1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| May 5 | MLB | vs. Chi White Sox | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| April 29 | MLB | @ NY Yankees | 4.2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| April 24 | MLB | vs. Seattle | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| April 18 | MLB | @ Kansas City | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| April 13 | MLB | @ Chi White Sox | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| April 8 | MLB | vs. Boston | 2.2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Player Notes
May 2012
MLB.com: MLB Notebook: Scherzer dominatesTigers right-hander Max Scherzer fanned a career-high 15 Pirates while walking one to even his record at 3-3 o...
October 2008
Baseball America Blog: AFL Dish: Scherzer Strikes Out SixPhoenix righthander Max Scherzer (Diamondbacks) is one of the few AFL players with Major League experience ...
May 2008
Driveline Mechancis: Max Scherzer?s ChangeupDriveline Mechancis: Pitching Mechanics Voiceover: Max Scherzer
MILB.com: Futures Exchange: Scherzer to the Max
Just how good is D-backs mega-prospect Max Scherzer?
April 2008
Minor League Ball: Prospect Profile: Max ScherzerUniversity of Missouri ace Max Scherzer was Arizona's first round pick in 2006, 11th overall.
Baseball America: Prospect Hot Sheet: Can't Hit Scherzer
Another week, another Hot Sheet.