2023 Stats
W-L
5-2
ERA
3.71
WHIP
1.18
K
58
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
A pair of oblique issues limited Scherzer to only 23 starts in his inaugural season with the Mets. The veteran right-hander spent almost seven weeks on the IL in the first half, then lost two more weeks in September. His strikeout rate dipped a tad to a still dominant 30.6 percent while his 4.2 percent walk rate was its lowest since 2015. Scherzer took advantage of pitching in cavernous Citi Field to drop his homers to .81 HR/9, the lowest since 2014. Scherzer's four-seam velocity continued a slightly downward trend, but it's not enough to be concerned about. Scherzer enjoyed another outstanding season, where his 2.46 ERA marked the eighth time in the last 10 years his ERA was sub-3.00. Even so, Scherzer will be remembered most for struggling in his last two starts, one to end the regular season and the other in the Wild Card round. This may drop his price to the point the durability risk is worth the reliability reward. Read Past Outlooks

Fans 10 but yields five runs
Scherzer allowed five runs on 11 hits and no walks while striking out 10 batters over 5.2 innings in a no-decision against Atlanta on Wednesday.
ANALYSIS
It was an up-and-down outing for the veteran hurler. On one hand, he struck out a season-high 10 batters and didn't walk anybody while inducing 19 whiffs. On the other, Scherzer gave up a season-high 11 hits and surrendered five runs. Given the quality of the opponent, this start probably isn't going to slow down Scherzer's recent momentum too much, especially considering the multiple positive takeaways. The right-hander still boasts a standout 2.35 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and 38:4 K:BB over 30.2 frames across his past five starts.
It was an up-and-down outing for the veteran hurler. On one hand, he struck out a season-high 10 batters and didn't walk anybody while inducing 19 whiffs. On the other, Scherzer gave up a season-high 11 hits and surrendered five runs. Given the quality of the opponent, this start probably isn't going to slow down Scherzer's recent momentum too much, especially considering the multiple positive takeaways. The right-hander still boasts a standout 2.35 ERA, 1.01 WHIP and 38:4 K:BB over 30.2 frames across his past five starts.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
88
Last 10 Games
88
Last 5 Games
95
How many pitches does Max Scherzer generally throw?
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What part of the game does Max Scherzer generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-2%
BAA vs LHP
2023
-12%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .199 | 208 | 53 | 130 | 23 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .204 | 259 | 21 | 146 | 21 | |||
2023vs Left | .229 | 24 | 10 | 24 | 3 | |||
2023vs Right | .260 | 34 | 4 | 25 | 5 | |||
2022vs Left | .196 | 76 | 17 | 45 | 10 | |||
2022vs Right | .215 | 97 | 7 | 63 | 3 | |||
2021vs Left | .192 | 108 | 26 | 61 | 10 | |||
2021vs Right | .177 | 128 | 10 | 58 | 13 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-40%
ERA at Home
2023
-91%
ERA at Home
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Since 2021Home | 1.87 | 0.82 | 168.1 | 11.1 | 1.4 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 3.13 | 1.01 | 209.2 | 11.1 | 2.0 | ||||
2023Home | 0.50 | 0.78 | 18.0 | 10.0 | 2.5 | ||||
2023Away | 5.35 | 1.39 | 35.1 | 9.7 | 2.3 | ||||
2022Home | 1.67 | 0.88 | 64.2 | 10.6 | 1.5 | ||||
2022Away | 2.79 | 0.93 | 80.2 | 10.8 | 1.5 | ||||
2021Home | 2.31 | 0.78 | 85.2 | 11.8 | 1.2 | ||||
2021Away | 2.59 | 0.94 | 93.2 | 11.9 | 2.4 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Max Scherzer compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
4.14K/9
9.8BB/9
2.4HR/9
1.4Fastball
93.4 mphERA
3.71WHIP
1.18BABIP
.307GB/FB
0.75Left On Base
77.2%Exit Velocity
80.7 mphBarrels/BBE
5.6%Spin Rate
2274 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
19.9%Swinging Strike
15.0%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Father Time? Don't know her. Scherzer returned to elite form in 2021, going 15-4 between Washington and Los Angeles with 236 strikeouts against 36 walks in 179.1 regular-season innings. He ultimately finished third in the NL Cy Young vote, but Scherzer was the most valuable pitcher in all of fantasy baseball in 2021. He notably secured the Dodgers' berth to the NLCS (even if it wasn't a check swing), but surprisingly, Steve Cohen was able to lure Scherzer away from LA to Queens -- surprising even with the $43.3 million AAV, given that it's, you know, the Mets. Cohen seems serious about building a winner in New York, and Scherzer's was a statement signing. Scherzer is now set to pitch in the most pitcher-friendly ballpark in all of MLB and looks far from finished, even if these are supposed to be his twilight years in his late-30s.
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Sharp again in win
Scherzer (5-2) earned the win Thursday, allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits and a walk over seven innings against Philadelphia. He struck out nine.
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Delivers vintage performance in win
Scherzer (4-2) earned the win Friday, allowing one run on six hits over seven innings against Colorado. He struck out eight and did not walk a batter.
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Fires six shutout frames
Scherzer didn't factor in the decision in Game 1 of Sunday's doubleheader against Cleveland after he allowed three hits and one walk across six scoreless innings. He struck out five.
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Saturday's start rained out
Scherzer won't start Saturday against the Guardians as scheduled, as the game has been postponed due to rain.
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Back on track
Scherzer (3-2) gave up one earned run on two hits and two walks while striking out six in five innings en route to the win Sunday in the Mets' 8-2 victory over Washington in Game 2 of a doubleheader.
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