P Max 'Blue Eye' Scherzer #21
Age: 40 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
04/14/2025
OA: 52 POT: 52
P MAX 'BLUE EYE' SCHERZER #21 - AGE: 40 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
3 3 1-2 0 7.04 15.1 18 2 9 23 1.76 0.1
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 50 50 50 50
Movement 50 45 50 50
Control 60 60 60 60
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 55 55
Slider 55 55
Curveball 55 55
Changeup 55 55
Cutter 50 50
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 93-95 Mph
Stamina 50
Suggested Role Starter
Type Extreme Flyball
Hold Runners 60
Defense 55
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
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
04/11/2025 WSH Win, 10-2 X 6.2 4 2 2 2 9 Win
04/05/2025 @ ATL Loss, 0-6 X 5.0 7 3 3 3 9 Loss
03/30/2025 PIT Loss, 3-9 X 3.2 7 7 7 4 5 Loss
03/12/2025 WSH Loss, 2-6 X 6.0 7 2 2 1 3 Loss
03/07/2025 NYM Win, 12-2 X 5.0 4 1 1 0 5 Win
PERSONALITY
Birthday:07/27/1984
Born in:St. Louis, MO
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$43,333,333
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:
Service This Yr:
40-Man Service:
Pro Service:
Arbitration Eligibility:
Option Years:
Contract Extension:
Drafted:-
THE WORLD LEAGUE 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 3 3 1 2 0 7.04 15.1 18 12 12 2 9 23 0 0.0 0 1 33.3
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 15.85 10.57 13.50 5.28 4.41 1.76 110 0.1 .410        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 25 8 2 0 0 2 3 10 0 0 0 .320 .393 .400 .793      
vs. RHB 38 10 2 0 2 10 6 13 1 0 0 .263 .356 .474 .829      
THE WORLD LEAGUE 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 1 1 1 0 0 2.70 6.2 4 2 2 1 2 9  
March 1 1 0 1 0 17.18 3.2 7 7 7 0 4 5  
April 2 2 1 1 0 3.86 11.2 11 5 5 2 5 18  
Spring Training 2 2 1 1 0 2.45 11.0 11 3 3 0 1 8  
Last Year 33 33 11 11 0 5.02 181.0 189 101 101 38 40 234  
2 Years Ago 33 33 14 7 0 3.88 202.0 168 90 87 25 50 228  
Career 499 490 227 122 0 3.29 3079.1 2555 1201 1127 365 800 3678  
Home 2 2 1 1 0 7.84 10.1 11 9 9 1 6 14  
Road 1 1 0 1 0 5.40 5.0 7 3 3 1 3 9  
Grass 3 3 1 2 0 7.04 15.1 18 12 12 2 9 23  
Day 1 1 0 1 0 17.18 3.2 7 7 7 0 4 5  
Night 2 2 1 1 0 3.86 11.2 11 5 5 2 5 18  
As Starter 3 3 1 2 0 7.04 15.1 18 12 12 2 9 23  
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 - WLSB 23 16 7 0 4 0 3.05 56.0 48 24 19 5 21 66 0 0 1.23 .312 3.35 1.2 140
2009 Arizona - WLSB 24 30 30 9 11 0 4.12 170.1 166 94 78 20 63 174 0 0 1.34 .312 3.91 2.9 102
2010 Detroit - WLSB 25 31 31 12 11 0 3.50 195.2 174 84 76 20 70 184 0 0 1.25 .301 3.76 3.5 118
2011 Detroit - WLSB 26 33 33 15 9 0 4.43 195.0 207 101 96 29 56 174 0 0 1.35 .318 4.27 2.1 92
2012 Detroit - WLSB 27 32 32 16 7 0 3.74 187.2 179 82 78 23 60 231 0 0 1.27 .338 3.29 4.5 109
2013 Detroit - WLSB 28 32 32 21 3 0 2.90 214.1 152 73 69 18 56 240 0 0 0.97 .260 2.86 6.2 138
2014 Detroit - WLSB 29 33 33 18 5 0 3.15 220.1 196 80 77 18 63 252 1 1 1.18 .317 2.97 5.5 121
2015 Washington - WLSB 30 33 33 14 12 0 2.80 228.1 176 74 71 27 34 276 4 3 0.92 .273 2.87 6.3 140
2016 Washington - WLSB 31 34 34 20 7 0 2.96 228.0 165 77 75 31 56 284 1 0 0.97 .259 3.37 5.4 141
2017 Washington - WLSB 32 31 31 16 6 0 2.52 200.1 126 62 56 22 55 268 2 0 0.90 .248 3.01 6.1 172
2018 Washington - WLSB 33 33 33 18 7 0 2.53 220.2 150 66 62 23 51 300 2 1 0.91 .267 2.68 7.0 159
2019 Washington - WLSB 34 27 27 11 7 0 2.92 172.1 144 59 56 18 33 243 0 0 1.03 .321 2.50 6.6 150
2020 Washington - WLSB 35 12 12 5 4 0 3.74 67.1 70 30 28 10 23 92 1 0 1.38 .355 3.59 1.6 119
2021 Los Angeles - WLSB 36 11 11 7 0 0 1.98 68.1 48 17 15 5 8 89 0 0 0.82 .269 2.06 3.0 212
2021 Washington - WLSB 36 19 19 8 4 0 2.76 111.0 71 36 34 18 28 147 1 0 0.89 .235 3.71 2.2 152
2021 Total - WLSB 36 30 30 15 4 0 2.46 179.1 119 53 49 23 36 236 1 0 0.86 .249 3.08 5.1 171
2022 New York - WLSB 37 23 23 11 5 0 2.29 145.1 108 39 37 13 24 173 0 0 0.91 .279 2.82 4.4 177
2023 Los Angeles - WLSB 38 33 33 14 7 0 3.88 202.0 168 90 87 25 50 228 0 0 1.08 .286 3.76 4.2 112
2024 Los Angeles - WLSB 39 33 33 11 11 0 5.02 181.0 189 101 101 38 40 234 0 0 1.27 .342 4.52 1.9 85
2025 Miami - WLSB 40 3 3 1 2 0 7.04 15.1 18 12 12 2 9 23 0 0 1.76 .410 4.41 0.1 53
Total WLSB 499 490 227 122 0 3.29 3079.1 2555 1201 1127 365 800 3678 12 5 1.09 .294 3.31 74.6 125
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+
2007 Cincinnati (DSL) - A+ 22 3 3 2 0 0 0.53 17.0 5 1 1 0 2 30 0 0 0.41 .192 0.20 1.3 687
2007 Amarillo - AA 22 14 14 4 4 0 3.91 73.2 64 38 32 3 40 76 0 0 1.41 .310 3.46 1.3 96
2008 Reno - AAA 23 13 10 1 1 0 2.72 53.0 35 19 16 2 22 79 0 0 1.08 .289 2.07 2.3 178
2009 Cincinnati (DSL) - A+ 24 1 1 0 0 0 1.93 4.2 1 2 1 0 4 5 0 0 1.07 .100 4.27 0.0 189
2010 Toledo - AAA 25 2 2 2 0 0 0.60 15.0 4 1 1 0 2 17 0 0 0.40 .121 1.33 0.8 634
2022 Binghamton - AA 37 2 2 0 0 0 4.50 8.0 7 5 4 1 2 14 0 0 1.12 .353 2.08 0.3 92
2022 Syracuse - AAA 37 1 1 0 0 0 2.45 3.2 3 1 1 1 1 7 0 0 1.09 .333 3.75 0.1 164
Total IL 3 3 2 0 0 0.96 18.2 7 2 2 1 3 24 0 0 0.54 .154 1.81 405.0
Total PCL 13 10 1 1 0 2.72 53.0 35 19 16 2 22 79 0 0 1.08 .289 2.07 178.3
Total EL 2 2 0 0 0 4.50 8.0 7 5 4 1 2 14 0 0 1.12 .353 2.08 92.2
Total TL 14 14 4 4 0 3.91 73.2 64 38 32 3 40 76 0 0 1.41 .310 3.46 95.9
Total NWL 4 4 2 0 0 0.83 21.2 6 3 2 0 6 35 0 0 0.55 .167 1.08 437.7
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 - WLSB 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 71
2012 Detroit - WLSB 27 3 3 1 0 0 2.08 17.1 12 5 4 1 4 26 0 0 0.92 .297 1.59 0.9 196
2013 Detroit - WLSB 28 4 3 2 1 0 2.82 22.1 12 7 7 1 11 34 0 0 1.03 .275 2.32 0.8 141
2014 Detroit - WLSB 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 62
2016 Washington - WLSB 31 2 2 0 1 0 3.75 12.0 10 5 5 3 2 12 0 0 1.00 .226 5.30 0.0 111
2017 Washington - WLSB 32 2 1 0 1 0 3.68 7.1 4 5 3 0 4 8 0 0 1.09 .222 3.16 0.2 118
2019 Washington - WLSB 34 6 5 3 0 0 2.40 30.0 21 8 8 4 15 37 0 0 1.20 .250 3.97 0.5 183
2021 Los Angeles - WLSB 36 4 3 0 1 1 2.25 16.0 10 4 4 2 5 23 0 0 0.94 .216 3.15 0.4 186
2023 Los Angeles - WLSB 38 1 1 0 1 0 10.80 3.1 5 5 4 0 2 2 0 0 2.10 .357 4.11 0.1 40
2024 Los Angeles - WLSB 39 1 1 0 1 0 9.82 3.2 4 5 4 2 2 4 0 0 1.64 .200 10.06 -0.2 43
Total WLSB 28 23 7 8 1 3.60 135.0 100 59 54 14 55 166 0 0 1.15 .266 3.47 115.2
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 0.0 .000
2009 Arizona - MLB P 30 30 15 18 3 35 2 .943 170.1 1.74 +1.8 .000
2010 Detroit - MLB P 31 31 14 14 0 30 2 .933 195.2 1.29 0.0 .000
2011 Detroit - MLB P 33 33 11 12 2 23 0 1.000 195.0 1.06 +3.1 .000
2012 Detroit - MLB P 32 32 8 13 0 22 1 .955 187.2 1.01 +2.6 .000
2013 Detroit - MLB P 32 32 17 21 0 41 3 .927 214.1 1.60 +2.2 .000
2014 Detroit - MLB P 33 33 9 17 2 27 1 .963 220.1 1.06 +3.4 .000
2015 Washington - MLB P 33 33 7 22 0 29 0 1.000 228.2 1.14 0.0 .000
2016 Washington - MLB P 34 34 12 19 1 32 1 .969 228.1 1.22 +0.8 .000
2017 Washington - MLB P 31 31 9 9 1 19 1 .947 200.2 0.81 0.0 .000
2018 Washington - MLB P 33 33 8 8 0 17 1 .941 220.2 0.65 +0.3 .000
2019 Washington - MLB P 27 27 10 13 1 24 1 .958 172.0 1.20 0.0 .000
2020 Washington - MLB P 12 12 3 5 1 10 2 .800 67.1 1.07 -0.8 .000
2021 Los Angeles - MLB P 11 11 2 6 0 8 0 1.000 68.1 1.05 +1.2 .000
2021 Washington - MLB P 19 19 6 4 0 10 0 1.000 111.0 0.81 +1.8 .000
2022 New York - MLB P 23 23 6 12 1 18 0 1.000 145.1 1.11 +1.8 .000
2023 Los Angeles - MLB P 33 33 4 8 1 12 0 1.000 202.0 0.53 +0.4 1.014
2024 Los Angeles - MLB P 33 33 8 6 1 14 0 1.000 181.0 0.70 -0.3 1.017
2025 Miami - MLB P 3 3 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 15.1 1.76 -0.2 .682
TOTAL P 499 490 154 214 16 384 16 .958 3080.0 1.08 +17.9 .949
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.
07/30/2021 Traded by the Washington Nationals with SS Trea Turner to the Los Angeles Dodgers for RF Donovan Casey, RHP Gerardo Carrillo, RHP Josiah Gray and C Keibert Ruiz.
11/03/2021 Granted Free Agency.
12/01/2021 Signed by the New York Mets as a free agent.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 65 (65).
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 65 (65).
05/28/2024 Collects his 3500th career The World League strikeout!
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year W Rank
2023 14 8
Year Win. % Rank
2023 .667 5
Year IP Rank
2023 202.0 5
Year BF Rank
2023 818 8
Year HRA Rank
2024 38 7
Year K Rank
2023 228 5
Year WHIP Rank
2023 1.08 4
Year K/BB Rank
2023 4.56 5
2024 5.85 3
Year RA/9 Rank
2023 10.20 7
Year H/9 Rank
2023 7.49 8
Year BB/9 Rank
2024 1.99 7
Year K/9 Rank
2023 10.16 6
2024 11.64 6
Year QS Rank
2023 17 9
Year QSP Rank
2023 .515 10
Year WAR Rank
2023 4.1 7
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