
Max Scherzer
Free AgentP
Age: 42
Bats/Throws: R/R
6'3" / 208
DOB: 7/27/1984
(42 years, 3 months, 13 days)
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| Season | 2026 | 2027 | Total |
| Team | TOR | FGDC | - - - |
| Level | MLB | PROJ | MLB |
| G | 18 | 23 | 501 |
| GS | 18 | 23 | 492 |
| IP | 84.2 | 121.0 | 3047.2 |
| K% | 18.7% | 20.0% | 28.8% |
| BB% | 9.6% | 8.0% | 6.6% |
| GB% | 30.4% | 36.0% | |
| ERA | 5.74 | 4.85 | 3.29 |
| FIP | 5.11 | 4.85 | 3.28 |
| WAR | 0.3 | 0.9 | 73.8 |
2026 Pitch
Selection
Selection
FA:47%
SL:17%
CH:16%
CU:15%
FC:6%
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| Draft: | 2006, Rd: 1, Pick: 11, Ovr: 11 |
| Draft Team: | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| School: | U Missouri Columbia |
| Contract | 1 yr, $3M (2026) (RR) |
Free Agent | AAV: $3.00M |
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2027
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Rotowire: Scherzer (4-9) notched the win Sunday against the Reds, striking out seven while allowing one run on six hits and one walk in seven innings. (9/27/2026)
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| Season | Handedness | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | K-BB% | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | FIP | xFIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | vs L | 5.88 | 5.14 | 1.14 | 1.65 | 13.9% | 12.1% | 1.7% | .281 | 1.71 | .294 | 69.5% | 6.02 | 6.34 |
| 2026 | vs R | 9.08 | 1.77 | 5.14 | 1.51 | 27.1% | 5.3% | 21.8% | .175 | 0.81 | .190 | 48.5% | 3.86 | 3.62 |
| Season | Home / Away | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | K-BB% | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | FIP | xFIP |
| 2026 | Home | 7.88 | 3.86 | 2.04 | 1.61 | 20.5% | 10.0% | 10.5% | .235 | 1.32 | .258 | 65.6% | 5.01 | 5.03 |
| 2026 | Away | 5.97 | 3.45 | 1.73 | 1.57 | 15.2% | 8.8% | 6.4% | .250 | 1.36 | .258 | 63.6% | 5.30 | 5.51 |
| 2026 | Home vs L | 7.04 | 5.28 | 1.33 | 2.05 | 16.3% | 12.2% | 4.1% | .299 | 1.83 | .320 | 69.9% | 6.36 | 6.05 |
| 2026 | Home vs R | 8.88 | 2.13 | 4.17 | 1.07 | 27.2% | 6.5% | 20.7% | .140 | 0.71 | .155 | 50.7% | 3.38 | 3.80 |
| 2026 | Away vs L | 3.93 | 4.91 | 0.80 | 0.98 | 9.5% | 11.9% | -2.4% | .250 | 1.53 | .254 | 68.7% | 5.45 | 6.83 |
| 2026 | Away vs R | 9.58 | 0.87 | 11.00 | 2.61 | 26.8% | 2.4% | 24.4% | .250 | 1.06 | .269 | 44.1% | 5.04 | 3.16 |
| Season | Monthly | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | K-BB% | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | FIP | xFIP |
| 2026 | Mar/Apr | 4.82 | 3.86 | 1.25 | 3.38 | 11.9% | 9.5% | 2.4% | .297 | 1.61 | .259 | 51.9% | 8.35 | 6.39 |
| 2026 | Jun | 10.80 | 8.10 | 1.33 | 5.40 | 22.2% | 16.7% | 5.6% | .333 | 2.40 | .333 | 57.7% | 11.20 | 5.66 |
| 2026 | Jul | 13.50 | 10.13 | 1.33 | 0.00 | 26.7% | 20.0% | 6.7% | .333 | 2.63 | .500 | 85.7% | 3.47 | 5.17 |
| 2026 | Aug | 7.79 | 3.34 | 2.33 | 0.84 | 21.4% | 9.2% | 12.2% | .186 | 1.05 | .216 | 70.5% | 3.69 | 4.58 |
| 2026 | Sept/Oct | 7.16 | 2.93 | 2.44 | 0.98 | 19.0% | 7.8% | 11.2% | .236 | 1.23 | .272 | 64.9% | 4.00 | 5.05 |
| 2026 | 1st Half | 5.73 | 4.50 | 1.27 | 3.68 | 13.7% | 10.8% | 2.9% | .303 | 1.73 | .269 | 53.0% | 8.78 | 6.28 |
| 2026 | 2nd Half | 7.76 | 3.45 | 2.25 | 0.86 | 20.6% | 9.2% | 11.5% | .216 | 1.20 | .254 | 69.5% | 3.82 | 4.81 |
| Season | Leverage | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | K-BB% | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | FIP | xFIP |
| 2026 | Low Leverage | 8.77 | 4.15 | 2.11 | 1.15 | 23.0% | 10.9% | 12.1% | .207 | 1.23 | .240 | 73.2% | 4.20 | 4.86 |
| 2026 | Medium Leverage | 5.91 | 3.59 | 1.65 | 1.90 | 14.9% | 9.0% | 5.9% | .266 | 1.45 | .273 | 68.1% | 5.87 | 5.60 |
| 2026 | High Leverage | 6.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 18.2% | 0.0% | 18.2% | .273 | 1.00 | .250 | -250.0% | 6.10 | 3.78 |
| Season | Situational | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | K-BB% | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | FIP | xFIP |
| 2026 | Bases Empty | 7.85 | 3.76 | 2.09 | 1.31 | 21.1% | 10.1% | 11.0% | .201 | 1.16 | .223 | 100.0% | 4.55 | 4.97 |
| 2026 | Men on Base | 6.07 | 3.64 | 1.67 | 2.12 | 14.7% | 8.8% | 5.9% | .306 | 1.65 | .313 | 10.0% | 6.13 | 5.61 |
| 2026 | Men In Scoring | 6.06 | 4.41 | 1.38 | 2.76 | 13.9% | 10.1% | 3.8% | .333 | 1.90 | .327 | -33.3% | 7.20 | 6.18 |
| Season | Through Count | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | K-BB% | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | FIP | xFIP |
| 2026 | Through 3 - 0 | 0.00 | 64.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 70.6% | -70.6% | .200 | 7.80 | .200 | 100.0% | 24.70 | 27.42 |
| 2026 | Through 3 - 1 | 2.08 | 45.69 | 0.05 | 2.08 | 2.8% | 61.1% | -58.3% | .143 | 5.54 | .083 | 97.3% | 20.87 | 20.66 |
| 2026 | Through 3 - 2 | 12.60 | 15.30 | 0.82 | 2.70 | 27.5% | 33.3% | -5.9% | .176 | 2.30 | .176 | 90.4% | 9.30 | 7.06 |
| 2026 | Through 2 - 0 | 2.57 | 24.43 | 0.11 | 1.29 | 4.3% | 40.4% | -36.2% | .333 | 4.00 | .320 | 86.5% | 12.53 | 13.48 |
| 2026 | Through 1 - 0 | 6.18 | 8.46 | 0.73 | 1.95 | 14.2% | 19.4% | -5.2% | .280 | 2.02 | .289 | 65.1% | 7.36 | 6.89 |
| 2026 | Through 2 - 1 | 8.71 | 17.42 | 0.50 | 0.87 | 15.4% | 30.8% | -15.4% | .318 | 3.29 | .382 | 79.8% | 8.23 | 9.60 |
| 2026 | Through 1 - 1 | 9.00 | 4.50 | 2.00 | 0.84 | 23.2% | 11.6% | 11.6% | .217 | 1.31 | .267 | 72.2% | 3.91 | 4.68 |
| 2026 | Through 0 - 1 | 9.06 | 1.66 | 5.44 | 1.48 | 25.5% | 4.7% | 20.8% | .199 | 0.92 | .224 | 66.1% | 3.84 | 4.00 |
| 2026 | Through 2 - 2 | 13.50 | 3.18 | 4.25 | 1.59 | 37.4% | 8.8% | 28.6% | .193 | 1.06 | .267 | 76.1% | 3.45 | 2.89 |
| 2026 | Through 1 - 2 | 11.91 | 0.79 | 15.00 | 1.32 | 36.3% | 2.4% | 33.9% | .158 | 0.65 | .200 | 75.0% | 2.72 | 2.36 |
| 2026 | Through 0 - 2 | 12.58 | 0.00 | 34.00 | 1.48 | 40.0% | 0.0% | 40.0% | .141 | 0.49 | .170 | 62.5% | 2.44 | 2.10 |
| Season | SP / RP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | K-BB% | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | FIP | xFIP |
| 2026 | As Starter | 7.23 | 3.72 | 1.94 | 1.59 | 18.7% | 9.6% | 9.1% | .240 | 1.33 | .258 | 64.9% | 5.11 | 5.19 |
| Season | Shifts | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | K-BB% | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | FIP | xFIP |
| 2026 | No Shift | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | .228 | 0.89 | .228 | 100.0% | 3.10 | 5.85 |
| 2026 | Shift - All | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | .276 | 1.16 | .273 | 100.0% | 3.10 | 6.30 |
| 2026 | Shift - Traditional | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | .273 | 1.15 | .273 | 100.0% | 3.10 | 6.36 |
| 2026 | Shift - Non Traditional | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | .308 | 1.33 | .267 | 100.0% | 3.10 | 5.62 |
| Season | TTO | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | K-BB% | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | FIP | xFIP |
| 2026 | 1st Through Order as SP | 8.58 | 4.79 | 1.79 | 1.77 | 21.0% | 11.7% | 9.3% | .255 | 1.54 | .290 | 69.9% | 5.51 | 5.16 |
| 2026 | 2nd Through Order as SP | 6.49 | 3.38 | 1.92 | 1.04 | 17.2% | 9.0% | 8.3% | .223 | 1.21 | .243 | 54.9% | 4.28 | 5.22 |
| 2026 | 3rd Through Order as SP | 5.65 | 1.88 | 3.00 | 2.51 | 15.8% | 5.3% | 10.5% | .241 | 1.12 | .220 | 76.9% | 6.10 | 5.21 |
| Season | Handedness | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | K-BB% | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | FIP | xFIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | vs L | 5.88 | 5.14 | 1.14 | 1.65 | 13.9% | 12.1% | 1.7% | .281 | 1.71 | .294 | 69.5% | 6.02 | 6.34 |
| 2026 | vs R | 9.08 | 1.77 | 5.14 | 1.51 | 27.1% | 5.3% | 21.8% | .175 | 0.81 | .190 | 48.5% | 3.86 | 3.62 |
| Season | Home / Away | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | K-BB% | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | FIP | xFIP |
| 2026 | Home | 7.88 | 3.86 | 2.04 | 1.61 | 20.5% | 10.0% | 10.5% | .235 | 1.32 | .258 | 65.6% | 5.01 | 5.03 |
| 2026 | Away | 5.97 | 3.45 | 1.73 | 1.57 | 15.2% | 8.8% | 6.4% | .250 | 1.36 | .258 | 63.6% | 5.30 | 5.51 |
| 2026 | Home vs L | 7.04 | 5.28 | 1.33 | 2.05 | 16.3% | 12.2% | 4.1% | .299 | 1.83 | .320 | 69.9% | 6.36 | 6.05 |
| 2026 | Home vs R | 8.88 | 2.13 | 4.17 | 1.07 | 27.2% | 6.5% | 20.7% | .140 | 0.71 | .155 | 50.7% | 3.38 | 3.80 |
| 2026 | Away vs L | 3.93 | 4.91 | 0.80 | 0.98 | 9.5% | 11.9% | -2.4% | .250 | 1.53 | .254 | 68.7% | 5.45 | 6.83 |
| 2026 | Away vs R | 9.58 | 0.87 | 11.00 | 2.61 | 26.8% | 2.4% | 24.4% | .250 | 1.06 | .269 | 44.1% | 5.04 | 3.16 |
| Season | Monthly | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | K-BB% | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | FIP | xFIP |
| 2026 | Mar/Apr | 4.82 | 3.86 | 1.25 | 3.38 | 11.9% | 9.5% | 2.4% | .297 | 1.61 | .259 | 51.9% | 8.35 | 6.39 |
| 2026 | Jun | 10.80 | 8.10 | 1.33 | 5.40 | 22.2% | 16.7% | 5.6% | .333 | 2.40 | .333 | 57.7% | 11.20 | 5.66 |
| 2026 | Jul | 13.50 | 10.13 | 1.33 | 0.00 | 26.7% | 20.0% | 6.7% | .333 | 2.63 | .500 | 85.7% | 3.47 | 5.17 |
| 2026 | Aug | 7.79 | 3.34 | 2.33 | 0.84 | 21.4% | 9.2% | 12.2% | .186 | 1.05 | .216 | 70.5% | 3.69 | 4.58 |
| 2026 | Sept/Oct | 7.16 | 2.93 | 2.44 | 0.98 | 19.0% | 7.8% | 11.2% | .236 | 1.23 | .272 | 64.9% | 4.00 | 5.05 |
| 2026 | 1st Half | 5.73 | 4.50 | 1.27 | 3.68 | 13.7% | 10.8% | 2.9% | .303 | 1.73 | .269 | 53.0% | 8.78 | 6.28 |
| 2026 | 2nd Half | 7.76 | 3.45 | 2.25 | 0.86 | 20.6% | 9.2% | 11.5% | .216 | 1.20 | .254 | 69.5% | 3.82 | 4.81 |
| Season | Leverage | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | K-BB% | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | FIP | xFIP |
| 2026 | Low Leverage | 8.77 | 4.15 | 2.11 | 1.15 | 23.0% | 10.9% | 12.1% | .207 | 1.23 | .240 | 73.2% | 4.20 | 4.86 |
| 2026 | Medium Leverage | 5.91 | 3.59 | 1.65 | 1.90 | 14.9% | 9.0% | 5.9% | .266 | 1.45 | .273 | 68.1% | 5.87 | 5.60 |
| 2026 | High Leverage | 6.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 18.2% | 0.0% | 18.2% | .273 | 1.00 | .250 | -250.0% | 6.10 | 3.78 |
| Season | Situational | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | K-BB% | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | FIP | xFIP |
| 2026 | Bases Empty | 7.85 | 3.76 | 2.09 | 1.31 | 21.1% | 10.1% | 11.0% | .201 | 1.16 | .223 | 100.0% | 4.55 | 4.97 |
| 2026 | Men on Base | 6.07 | 3.64 | 1.67 | 2.12 | 14.7% | 8.8% | 5.9% | .306 | 1.65 | .313 | 10.0% | 6.13 | 5.61 |
| 2026 | Men In Scoring | 6.06 | 4.41 | 1.38 | 2.76 | 13.9% | 10.1% | 3.8% | .333 | 1.90 | .327 | -33.3% | 7.20 | 6.18 |
| Season | Through Count | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | K-BB% | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | FIP | xFIP |
| 2026 | Through 3 - 0 | 0.00 | 64.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 70.6% | -70.6% | .200 | 7.80 | .200 | 100.0% | 24.70 | 27.42 |
| 2026 | Through 3 - 1 | 2.08 | 45.69 | 0.05 | 2.08 | 2.8% | 61.1% | -58.3% | .143 | 5.54 | .083 | 97.3% | 20.87 | 20.66 |
| 2026 | Through 3 - 2 | 12.60 | 15.30 | 0.82 | 2.70 | 27.5% | 33.3% | -5.9% | .176 | 2.30 | .176 | 90.4% | 9.30 | 7.06 |
| 2026 | Through 2 - 0 | 2.57 | 24.43 | 0.11 | 1.29 | 4.3% | 40.4% | -36.2% | .333 | 4.00 | .320 | 86.5% | 12.53 | 13.48 |
| 2026 | Through 1 - 0 | 6.18 | 8.46 | 0.73 | 1.95 | 14.2% | 19.4% | -5.2% | .280 | 2.02 | .289 | 65.1% | 7.36 | 6.89 |
| 2026 | Through 2 - 1 | 8.71 | 17.42 | 0.50 | 0.87 | 15.4% | 30.8% | -15.4% | .318 | 3.29 | .382 | 79.8% | 8.23 | 9.60 |
| 2026 | Through 1 - 1 | 9.00 | 4.50 | 2.00 | 0.84 | 23.2% | 11.6% | 11.6% | .217 | 1.31 | .267 | 72.2% | 3.91 | 4.68 |
| 2026 | Through 0 - 1 | 9.06 | 1.66 | 5.44 | 1.48 | 25.5% | 4.7% | 20.8% | .199 | 0.92 | .224 | 66.1% | 3.84 | 4.00 |
| 2026 | Through 2 - 2 | 13.50 | 3.18 | 4.25 | 1.59 | 37.4% | 8.8% | 28.6% | .193 | 1.06 | .267 | 76.1% | 3.45 | 2.89 |
| 2026 | Through 1 - 2 | 11.91 | 0.79 | 15.00 | 1.32 | 36.3% | 2.4% | 33.9% | .158 | 0.65 | .200 | 75.0% | 2.72 | 2.36 |
| 2026 | Through 0 - 2 | 12.58 | 0.00 | 34.00 | 1.48 | 40.0% | 0.0% | 40.0% | .141 | 0.49 | .170 | 62.5% | 2.44 | 2.10 |
| Season | SP / RP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | K-BB% | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | FIP | xFIP |
| 2026 | As Starter | 7.23 | 3.72 | 1.94 | 1.59 | 18.7% | 9.6% | 9.1% | .240 | 1.33 | .258 | 64.9% | 5.11 | 5.19 |
| Season | Shifts | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | K-BB% | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | FIP | xFIP |
| 2026 | No Shift | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | .228 | 0.89 | .228 | 100.0% | 3.10 | 5.85 |
| 2026 | Shift - All | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | .276 | 1.16 | .273 | 100.0% | 3.10 | 6.30 |
| 2026 | Shift - Traditional | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | .273 | 1.15 | .273 | 100.0% | 3.10 | 6.36 |
| 2026 | Shift - Non Traditional | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | .308 | 1.33 | .267 | 100.0% | 3.10 | 5.62 |
| Season | TTO | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | K-BB% | AVG | WHIP | BABIP | LOB% | FIP | xFIP |
| 2026 | 1st Through Order as SP | 8.58 | 4.79 | 1.79 | 1.77 | 21.0% | 11.7% | 9.3% | .255 | 1.54 | .290 | 69.9% | 5.51 | 5.16 |
| 2026 | 2nd Through Order as SP | 6.49 | 3.38 | 1.92 | 1.04 | 17.2% | 9.0% | 8.3% | .223 | 1.21 | .243 | 54.9% | 4.28 | 5.22 |
| 2026 | 3rd Through Order as SP | 5.65 | 1.88 | 3.00 | 2.51 | 15.8% | 5.3% | 10.5% | .241 | 1.12 | .220 | 76.9% | 6.10 | 5.21 |

