2019 Stats
W-L
11-7
ERA
2.92
WHIP
1.03
K
243
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2019 Fantasy Outlook
Scherzer has struck out 29% of the hitters he has faced throughout his career. If we took that rate and compared it to his annual strikeout rates over the past four seasons, it would rank lowest. Scherzer has increased his strikeout rate in each of the past five seasons as he shoves his way into his mid-30s. Last year marked the third consecutive season in which he held opposing hitters to a sub-.200 average and the fourth consecutive season in which he finished with a sub-3.00 ERA. He has six consecutive seasons of 200 or more innings pitched and 10 consecutive seasons of 30 or more starts. There are not enough superlatives to discuss his production and there is little debate as to whether he should be taken in the first round of drafts. The only debate is how high to take this staff anchor and how many rounds you can then forego drafting a pitcher. This is the new king of the mountain for fantasy pitchers and he is worth every penny. Read Past Outlooks

Primed for Game 7
Scherzer (neck) said the cortisone shot worked and that he will pitch Game 7 of the World Series at Houston on Wednesday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Manager Dave Martinez said as much prior to Game 6, but now that the Nationals forced the winner-take-all game, Scherzer is officially set to take the mound. The veteran right-hander actually warmed up during the seventh inning of Game 6 on Tuesday, and according to Brittany Ghiroli of The Athletic there were scenarios laid out where he would enter the game, despite Martinez indicating otherwise beforehand. Regardless, Scherzer and Zack Greinke will matchup for the final game of the 2019 season.
Manager Dave Martinez said as much prior to Game 6, but now that the Nationals forced the winner-take-all game, Scherzer is officially set to take the mound. The veteran right-hander actually warmed up during the seventh inning of Game 6 on Tuesday, and according to Brittany Ghiroli of The Athletic there were scenarios laid out where he would enter the game, despite Martinez indicating otherwise beforehand. Regardless, Scherzer and Zack Greinke will matchup for the final game of the 2019 season.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
100
Last 10 Games
92
Last 5 Games
88
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 2017
-22%
BAA vs RHP
2019
-24%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2017vs Left | .219 | 353 | 93 | 237 | 39 | |||
Since 2017vs Right | .170 | 458 | 46 | 183 | 24 | |||
2019vs Left | .255 | 102 | 23 | 76 | 11 | |||
2019vs Right | .193 | 141 | 10 | 68 | 7 | |||
2018vs Left | .197 | 141 | 32 | 81 | 12 | |||
2018vs Right | .179 | 159 | 19 | 69 | 11 | |||
2017vs Left | .215 | 110 | 38 | 80 | 16 | |||
2017vs Right | .136 | 158 | 17 | 46 | 6 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2017
-21%
ERA on Road
2019
-16%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2017Home | 2.92 | 0.97 | 323.2 | 12.4 | 2.2 | ||||
Since 2017Away | 2.30 | 0.90 | 270.0 | 12.1 | 2.0 | ||||
2019Home | 3.16 | 1.09 | 94.0 | 12.4 | 2.2 | ||||
2019Away | 2.64 | 0.96 | 78.1 | 13.0 | 1.1 | ||||
2018Home | 2.51 | 0.87 | 132.2 | 12.6 | 2.0 | ||||
2018Away | 2.56 | 0.97 | 88.0 | 11.8 | 2.3 | ||||
2017Home | 3.25 | 1.00 | 97.0 | 12.2 | 2.5 | ||||
2017Away | 1.82 | 0.81 | 103.2 | 11.8 | 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
7.36K/9
12.7BB/9
1.7HR/9
0.9Fastball
94.9 mphERA
2.92WHIP
1.03BABIP
.341GB/FB
1.31Left On Base
77.7%Exit Velocity
87.4 mphBarrels/BBE
6.5%Spin Rate
2296 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
35.4%Swinging Strike
16.9%Advanced Pitching Stats
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For the fourth time in the last five seasons, Scherzer posted an ERA below 3.00 and a WHIP below 1.00 while throwing 200 or more innings. Since the start of the Expansion Era in 1961, only four other pitchers have matched that level of dominance (Pedro Martinez, Greg Maddux, Juan Marichal and Sandy Koufax), and no pitcher has delivered five seasons at that level. Scherzer nearly fell short with his workload in 2017, as a series of minor injuries in the second half cost him time. Fortunately, none of the injuries (neck, calf, hamstring) were to his arm. Skills wise, he's showing no signs of slowing down as he rolls through his early 30s, as his 34.4 percent strikeout rate (12.0 K/9) was a career-high while opposing hitters hit a meager .176 against him. Further refinement of the changeup has given Scherzer yet another plus weapon for his arsenal, and as long as he's healthy, his eventual decline should be a very graceful one. He'll be among the first few pitchers off the board again in 2018.
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Won't pitch in Game 6
Scherzer (neck) is not available out of the bullpen for Game 6 of the World Series against the Astros on Tuesday but would start Game 7 on Wednesday if the Nationals extend the series with a win, Sam Fortier of The Washington Post reports.
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Named Game 7 starter
Scherzer (neck) will start Game 7 of the World Series against the Astros on Wednesday if the Nationals win Game 6 on Tuesday, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.
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Available in bullpen
Scherzer (neck) will be available out of the bullpen if necessary for Game 6 of the World Series on Tuesday, Brittany Ghiroli of The Athletic reports.
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Throws in outfield
Scherzer (neck) threw in the outfield prior to Tuesday's Game 6 against the Astros, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.
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Scratched from start
Scherzer will not make his scheduled start Sunday in Game 5 of the World Series due to spasms in his back and neck that have continued to worsen, Tyler Kepner of The New York Times reports.
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