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Blue Jays · SP · Common · 2026
Max Scherzer
Max Scherzer's 2026 Legends Deck card is rated 56 overall using real 2026 Statcast pitching data (fastball velocity, spin, expected ERA, put-away rate). Ratings refresh nightly.
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SP
Max Scherzer
Blue Jays · 2026 · B:R T:R
ERA5.74
K68
WHIP1.33
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Overall Rating
Overall · out of 9956
Power69
Control88
Run prevention65
Durability62
Common · Toronto Blue Jays · MLB lists: P
▼ from 74 preseason
Pitching Stats (2026)
| G | GS | W | L | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | K/9 | ERA | WHIP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 84.2 | 78 | 54 | 35 | 68 | 7.2 | 5.74 | 1.33 | 364 |
2026 MLB regular season, official MLB stats.
2026 Preseason Projection vs Actual
| Preseason | Actual | |
|---|---|---|
| IP | 103.3 | 84.2 |
| K | 109.4 | 68 |
| BB | 28.8 | 35 |
| ERA | 4.26 | 5.74 |
| WHIP | 1.18 | 1.33 |
Preseason-conditioned re-run: rebuilt after the season with zero 2026 results (2023-2025 priors only); no preseason 2026 projection was published at the time. Full tables on the 2026 projections page.
Statcast History
| Year | BF | FB Velo | Whiff% | Chase% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 358 | 93.6 mph | 23.6% | 27.7% |
| 2024 | 177 | 92.5 mph | 29.2% | 36.4% |
| 2023 | 621 | 93.7 mph | 28.6% | 30.3% |
Per-season Statcast pitching data (fastball velocity, whiff and chase rates induced).
Transaction History
Max Scherzer appears in 6 archived official MLB transactions (2 trades), newest first. 1 of the trade lists Max Scherzer as a named side of a multi-player trade (the feed keys each trade row to one player).
| Date | Type | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2026 | Signed as free agent | — | Toronto Blue Jays | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP Max Scherzer. |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Signed as free agent | — | Toronto Blue Jays | Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP Max Scherzer. |
| Jul 30, 2023 | Trade | New York Mets | Texas Rangers | New York Mets traded RHP Max Scherzer and cash to Texas Rangers for SS Luisangel Acuña. |
| Dec 1, 2021 | Signed as free agent | — | New York Mets | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Max Scherzer. |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Trade | Washington Nationals | Los Angeles Dodgers | Washington Nationals traded RHP Max Scherzer and SS Trea Turner to Los Angeles Dodgers for C Keibert Ruiz, RHP Josiah Gray, RHP Gerardo Carrillo and OF Donovan Casey. Max Scherzer was traded to Los Angeles Dodgers in this trade. Named inside the trade description above; the feed keys this row to one player only. |
| Jan 21, 2015 | Signed as free agent | — | Washington Nationals | Washington Nationals signed free agent RHP Max Scherzer. |
From MLB’s official StatsAPI transactions feed (2011 to the current season, trades/signings/releases involving major-league clubs). Trade rows that name several players are keyed to one player by the feed; other players named in the trade are joined through its description, and same-name cases the feed cannot disambiguate are counted, not guessed. Browse the full archive.
Statcast (2026)
| xERA | 4.24 |
|---|---|
| xwOBA Against | 0.316 |
| Avg Fastball Velo | 92.9 mph |
| Put-Away Rate | — |
| Zone Rate | — |
| First-Pitch Strike | 60.9% |
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How this rating was calculated
Legends Deck rates every card using percentile-scaled Statcast data. Max Scherzer's current rating of 56 reflects their real 2026 season performance as of the last nightly refresh, not editorial opinion. When their actual Statcast numbers change, the card rating changes.
Full methodology: How Legends Deck card ratings work. Glossary: xwOBA, Statcast.
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