P Max 'Blue Eye' Scherzer #31
Minnesota Twins MLB
Age: 39 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
10/10/2023
 OA: 40 POT: 40
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P MAX 'BLUE EYE' SCHERZER #31 - AGE: 39 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
29 29 7-9 0 4.94 153.0 168 27 35 89 1.33 1.3
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 35 35 35 35
Movement 40 40 40 40
Control 60 60 60 60
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 40 40
Slider 45 45
Curveball 45 45
Changeup 40 40
Cutter 45 45
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 86-88 Mph
Stamina 65
Suggested Role Borderline SP
Type Flyball Pitcher
Hold Runners 60
Defense 50
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 35
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 60
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/26/2023 CLE Win, 4-2 X 7.1 5 2 2 1 5 Win
09/21/2023 DET Win, 5-2 X 5.2 5 2 2 1 3
09/16/2023 @ DET Loss, 4-5 X 7.0 9 3 2 2 0
09/10/2023 @ CWS Win, 7-5 X 7.0 7 3 2 0 0 Win
09/04/2023 @ BAL Loss, 1-3 X 7.2 6 3 3 3 4 Loss
08/30/2023 TOR Loss, 1-4 X 6.0 6 4 4 3 6 Loss
08/24/2023 @ SEA Win, 6-5 X 3.1 8 5 5 0 2
08/15/2023 LAA Loss, 4-17 X 2.0 8 7 7 1 1 Loss
08/11/2023 CLE Win, 8-7 X 6.0 8 4 4 2 3
08/05/2023 @ CLE Loss, 2-5 X 5.0 5 4 4 5 1 Loss
PERSONALITY
Scherzer is an extremely hard worker.
High: Greed, Work Ethic
Birthday:07/27/1984
Born in:St. Louis, MO
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$35,000,000
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:15 Years, 79 Days
Service This Yr:187 Days
40-Man Service:15 Years, 79 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2023 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 29 29 7 9 0 4.94 153.0 168 90 84 27 35 89 0 0.0 0 13 44.8
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 12.41 9.88 5.24 2.06 4.97 1.33 100 1.3 .281        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 281 77 13 6 11 42 18 40 1 0 2 .274 .321 .480 .802      
vs. RHB 333 91 14 3 16 48 17 49 2 4 6 .273 .318 .477 .796      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2023 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 6 6 2 1 0 3.38 37.1 32 18 14 8 5 27  
May 5 5 2 2 0 3.30 30.0 30 11 11 3 5 20  
June 6 6 1 1 0 8.24 19.2 33 18 18 5 4 12  
July 2 2 0 1 0 6.00 9.0 6 6 6 1 3 5  
August 5 5 0 3 0 9.67 22.1 35 24 24 6 11 13  
September 5 5 2 1 0 2.86 34.2 32 13 11 4 7 12  
Spring Training 3 3 1 0 0 0.00 9.0 5 0 0 0 1 6  
Last Year 12 12 5 4 0 3.55 63.1 52 28 25 11 16 62  
2 Years Ago 26 26 10 6 0 2.29 161.0 119 50 41 15 23 185  
Career 467 456 209 112 0 3.26 2874.1 2380 1128 1042 347 730 3318  
Home 14 14 2 6 0 5.40 70.0 76 43 42 11 16 44  
Road 15 15 5 3 0 4.55 83.0 92 47 42 16 19 45  
Grass 28 28 7 8 0 4.83 149.0 162 85 80 24 35 85  
Turf 1 1 0 1 0 9.00 4.0 6 5 4 3 0 4  
Day 8 8 3 2 0 4.70 44.0 51 27 23 10 5 25  
Night 21 21 4 7 0 5.04 109.0 117 63 61 17 30 64  
As Starter 29 29 7 9 0 4.94 153.0 168 90 84 27 35 89  
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2023 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 1 1 0 1 0 1.50 6.0 3 2 1 0 1 7 0 0.0 0 1 100.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 6.00 4.50 10.50 1.50 1.69 0.67 38 0.3 .200        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .167 .333 .500      
vs. RHB 16 2 1 0 0 2 1 6 0 0 0 .125 .176 .188 .364      
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE 2023 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
July 1 1 0 1 0 1.50 6.0 3 2 1 0 1 7  
Career 1 1 0 1 0 1.50 6.0 3 2 1 0 1 7  
Road 1 1 0 1 0 1.50 6.0 3 2 1 0 1 7  
Grass 1 1 0 1 0 1.50 6.0 3 2 1 0 1 7  
Night 1 1 0 1 0 1.50 6.0 3 2 1 0 1 7  
As Starter 1 1 0 1 0 1.50 6.0 3 2 1 0 1 7  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2008 Arizona - MLB 23 16 7 0 4 0 3.05 56.0 48 24 19 5 21 66 0 0 1.23 .309 3.35 1.3 142
2009 Arizona - MLB 24 30 30 9 11 0 4.12 170.1 166 94 78 20 63 174 0 0 1.34 .309 3.91 3.0 103
2010 Detroit - MLB 25 31 31 12 11 0 3.50 195.2 174 84 76 20 70 184 0 0 1.25 .297 3.76 3.7 120
2011 Detroit - MLB 26 33 33 15 9 0 4.43 195.0 207 101 96 29 56 174 0 0 1.35 .314 4.27 2.3 94
2012 Detroit - MLB 27 32 32 16 7 0 3.74 187.2 179 82 78 23 60 231 0 0 1.27 .335 3.29 4.6 111
2013 Detroit - MLB 28 32 32 21 3 0 2.90 214.1 152 73 69 18 56 240 0 0 0.97 .255 2.86 6.3 140
2014 Detroit - MLB 29 33 33 18 5 0 3.15 220.1 196 80 77 18 63 252 1 1 1.18 .315 2.97 5.7 123
2015 Washington - MLB 30 33 33 14 12 0 2.79 228.2 176 74 71 27 34 276 4 3 0.92 .267 2.87 6.7 145
2016 Washington - MLB 31 34 34 20 7 0 2.96 228.1 165 77 75 31 56 284 1 0 0.97 .259 3.36 5.8 146
2017 Washington - MLB 32 31 31 16 6 0 2.51 200.2 126 62 56 22 55 268 2 0 0.90 .248 3.01 6.4 179
2018 Washington - MLB 33 33 33 18 7 0 2.53 220.2 150 66 62 23 51 300 2 1 0.91 .267 2.68 7.3 165
2019 Washington - MLB 34 27 27 11 7 0 2.92 172.1 144 59 56 18 33 243 0 0 1.03 .322 2.50 6.8 155
2020 Washington - MLB 35 35 33 17 4 0 3.43 207.0 158 84 79 40 38 290 1 1 0.95 .273 3.85 4.8 137
2021 Washington - MLB 36 17 17 5 4 0 2.35 99.2 79 29 26 8 10 123 1 0 0.89 .293 2.47 4.1 198
2021 Minnesota - MLB 36 9 9 5 2 0 2.20 61.1 40 21 15 7 13 62 1 0 0.86 .217 3.72 1.3 200
2021 Total - MLB 36 26 26 10 6 0 2.29 161.0 119 50 41 15 23 185 2 0 0.88 .264 2.95 5.4 199
2022 Minnesota - MLB 37 12 12 5 4 0 3.55 63.1 52 28 25 11 16 62 0 0 1.07 .247 4.24 0.9 120
2023 Minnesota - MLB 38 29 29 7 9 0 4.94 153.0 168 90 84 27 35 89 0 0 1.33 .281 4.97 1.3 101
Total MLB 467 456 209 112 0 3.26 2874.1 2380 1128 1042 347 730 3318 13 6 1.08 .286 3.36 72.1 137
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2023 Rochester - AAA 38 1 1 0 1 0 1.50 6.0 3 2 1 0 1 7 0 0 0.67 .200 1.69 0.3 296
Total IL 1 1 0 1 0 1.50 6.0 3 2 1 0 1 7 0 0 0.67 .200 1.69 296.1
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2011 Detroit - MLB 26 4 3 1 1 0 5.74 15.2 15 10 10 1 9 14 0 0 1.53 .298 4.13 0.2 72
2012 Detroit - MLB 27 3 3 1 0 0 2.08 17.1 12 5 4 1 4 26 0 0 0.92 .297 1.59 0.9 200
2013 Detroit - MLB 28 4 3 2 1 0 2.82 22.1 12 7 7 1 11 34 0 0 1.03 .275 2.32 0.8 144
2014 Detroit - MLB 29 1 1 0 1 0 6.14 7.1 7 5 5 0 1 6 0 0 1.09 .333 2.45 0.2 63
2016 Washington - MLB 31 2 2 0 1 0 3.75 12.0 10 5 5 3 2 12 0 0 1.00 .226 5.30 0.0 115
2017 Washington - MLB 32 2 1 0 1 0 3.68 7.1 4 5 3 0 4 8 0 0 1.09 .222 3.16 0.2 122
2019 Washington - MLB 34 6 5 3 0 0 2.40 30.0 21 8 8 4 15 37 0 0 1.20 .250 3.97 0.6 189
Total MLB 22 18 7 5 0 3.38 112.0 81 45 42 10 46 137 0 0 1.13 .271 3.28 144.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2008 Arizona - MLB P 16 7 4 5 2 10 1 .900 56.0 1.45 -0.2 .000
2009 Arizona - MLB P 30 30 15 18 3 35 2 .943 170.1 1.74 -0.6 .000
2010 Detroit - MLB P 31 31 14 14 0 30 2 .933 195.2 1.29 -0.8 .000
2011 Detroit - MLB P 33 33 11 12 2 23 0 1.000 195.0 1.06 -0.9 .000
2012 Detroit - MLB P 32 32 8 13 0 22 1 .955 187.2 1.01 -1.0 .000
2013 Detroit - MLB P 32 32 17 21 0 41 3 .927 214.1 1.60 -0.9 .000
2014 Detroit - MLB P 33 33 9 17 2 27 1 .963 220.1 1.06 -1.1 .000
2015 Washington - MLB P 33 33 7 22 0 29 0 1.000 228.2 1.14 -0.5 .000
2016 Washington - MLB P 34 34 12 19 1 32 1 .969 228.1 1.22 -0.3 .000
2017 Washington - MLB P 31 31 9 9 1 19 1 .947 200.2 0.81 -0.6 .000
2018 Washington - MLB P 33 33 8 8 0 17 1 .941 220.2 0.65 -0.7 .000
2019 Washington - MLB P 27 27 10 13 1 24 1 .958 172.1 1.20 -0.8 .000
2020 Washington - MLB P 35 33 11 13 1 24 0 1.000 207.0 1.04 +0.3 1.130
2021 Washington - MLB P 17 17 5 5 0 11 1 .909 99.2 0.90 -1.5 .630
2021 Minnesota - MLB P 9 9 2 5 1 8 1 .875 61.1 1.03 -0.6 .756
2022 Minnesota - MLB P 11 11 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 63.1 0.99 -0.8 .985
2023 Minnesota - MLB P 29 29 11 11 0 22 0 1.000 153.0 1.29 -0.8 .902
2023 Rochester - AAA P 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 +0.0 .968
TOTAL P 467 456 155 211 14 382 16 .958 2880.1 1.14 -11.8 .913
PLAYER HISTORY
06/03/2003 Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 43rd round of the 2003 MLB June Amateur Draft from Parkway Central HS (Chesterfield, MO). Did not sign.
06/06/2006 Drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 1st round (11th) of the 2006 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Missouri Columbia (Columbia, MO).
12/08/2009 Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Arizona Diamondbacks with Daniel Schlereth to the Detroit Tigers. The Detroit Tigers sent Curtis Granderson to the New York Yankees. The Detroit Tigers sent Edwin Jackson to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The New York Yankees sent Phil Coke and Austin Jackson to the Detroit Tigers. The New York Yankees sent Ian Kennedy to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
07/16/2013 Selected to the 2013 MLB All-Star Game.
11/01/2013 Voted the 2013 MLB AL Cy Young.
07/15/2014 Selected to the 2014 MLB All-Star Game.
10/30/2014 Granted Free Agency.
01/21/2015 Signed as a Free Agent with the Washington Nationals.
07/14/2015 Selected to the 2015 MLB All-Star Game.
07/12/2016 Selected to the 2016 MLB All-Star Game.
11/01/2016 Voted the 2016 MLB NL Cy Young.
07/02/2017 Was selected to the 2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/15/2017 Wins the 2017 MLB NL Cy Young Award.
07/08/2018 Was selected to the 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
06/30/2019 Was selected to the 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/30/2019 Wins the 2019 World Series with the Washington Nationals.
04/22/2020 Injured (Mild calf strain), day-to-day for 4 days.
07/09/2020 Strikes out 16 against the St. Louis Cardinals.
07/27/2020 Injured (Sore ankle), day-to-day for 1 day.
08/13/2020 Injured (Sore thumb), day-to-day for 3 days.
08/21/2020 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the San Diego Padres with 14 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09/01/2020 Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/21/2020 Injured (Back tightness), out for 2 weeks.
11/08/2020 Finished 2nd in 2020 MLB NL Cy Young Award voting.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 75 (75); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 65 (65).
02/19/2021 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
03/27/2021 Injured (Strained shoulder), day-to-day for 4 weeks.
04/16/2021 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
05/14/2021 Collects his 3000th career Major League Baseball strikeout!
07/08/2021 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for one week.
07/11/2021 Was selected to the 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/16/2021 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 6 days.
07/22/2021 Injured (Back tightness), out for 2-3 weeks.
08/02/2021 Was traded by the Washington Nationals to the Minnesota Twins in exchange for SP Jorge Alcala, RP Sean Poppen.
09/20/2021 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $110,000,000 with the Minnesota Twins organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 65 (65).
02/24/2022 Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 5 days.
03/16/2022 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for one week.
04/11/2022 Injured (Tender elbow), day-to-day for one week.
04/15/2022 Injured (Mild calf strain), day-to-day for 5 days.
05/02/2022 Earns his 200th career Major League Baseball victory!
05/30/2022 Injured (Torn back muscle), out for 4-5 months.
08/11/2022 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 5 months.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 60 (60).
03/11/2023 Injured (Back tightness), out for 2 weeks.
06/02/2023 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 3 days.
06/30/2023 Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/07/2023 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
07/25/2023 Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 3 days.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
2016 13 1
2020 12 1
Year GS Rank
2011 33 6
2012 32 10
2014 33 8
2015 33 1
2016 34 1
2018 33 2
2020 33 6
Year W Rank
2011 15 10
2012 16 6
2013 21 1
2014 18 1
2015 14 7
2016 20 1
2017 16 4
2018 18 1
2020 17 2
Year Win. % Rank
2011 .625 9
2012 .696 4
2013 .875 1
2014 .783 1
2016 .741 3
2017 .727 4
2018 .720 4
2020 .810 1
Year IP Rank
2013 214.1 5
2014 220.1 5
2015 228.2 3
2016 228.1 1
2017 200.2 7
2018 220.2 1
2020 207.0 3
Year BF Rank
2014 904 6
2015 899 1
2016 902 2
2018 866 1
2020 820 9
Year HRA Rank
2011 29 3
2015 27 7
2016 31 1
2020 40 2
Year K Rank
2012 231 2
2013 240 2
2014 252 3
2015 276 2
2016 284 1
2017 268 1
2018 300 1
2019 243 3
2020 290 1
Year WP Rank
2011 12 4
2014 10 10
2015 10 4
Year ERA Rank
2013 2.90 5
2014 3.15 9
2015 2.79 8
2016 2.96 8
2017 2.51 2
2018 2.53 3
2019 2.92 6
2020 3.43 9
Year BABIP Rank
2013 .255 3
2015 .267 5
2016 .259 5
2017 .248 1
2018 .267 6
2020 .273 9
Year WHIP Rank
2013 0.97 1
2015 0.92 4
2016 0.97 1
2017 0.90 1
2018 0.91 1
2019 1.03 4
2020 0.95 2
Year K/BB Rank
2012 3.85 5
2013 4.29 5
2014 4.00 10
2015 8.12 1
2016 5.07 1
2017 4.87 3
2018 5.88 1
2019 7.36 1
2020 7.63 2
Year RA/9 Rank
2013 8.90 1
2015 8.46 4
2016 8.95 1
2017 8.61 2
2018 8.69 2
2019 9.61 5
2020 9.09 2
Year HR/9 Rank
2013 0.76 8
2017 0.99 10
2019 0.94 5
Year H/9 Rank
2013 6.38 2
2014 8.01 10
2015 6.93 4
2016 6.50 2
2017 5.65 1
2018 6.12 1
2019 7.52 8
2020 6.87 4
Year BB/9 Rank
2015 1.34 2
2017 2.47 9
2018 2.08 5
2019 1.72 4
2020 1.65 3
Year K/9 Rank
2009 9.19 8
2010 8.46 6
2012 11.08 1
2013 10.08 2
2014 10.29 2
2015 10.86 2
2016 11.19 3
2017 12.02 2
2018 12.24 1
2019 12.69 1
2020 12.61 1
Year QS Rank
2018 28 1
2020 19 5
Year QSP Rank
2018 .848 2
2019 .630 6
2020 .576 10
Year CG Rank
2015 4 1
2016 1 8
2017 2 1
2018 2 1
2020 1 6
2021 1 6
2021 1 9
Year CGP Rank
2015 .121 2
2017 .065 1
2018 .061 3
2020 .030 10
Year SHO Rank
2014 1 5
2015 3 1
2018 1 1
2020 1 3
Year WAR Rank
2012 5.0 10
2013 7.1 1
2014 5.6 6
2015 6.7 3
2016 5.7 4
2017 6.3 1
2018 7.2 2
2019 6.6 2
2020 5.2 3
2021 4.1 8
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