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Max Scherzer played 18 major-league seasons (2008-2025) as a P (483). Career totals and every year-by-year line below come from the SABR/Lahman database (CC BY-SA), covering 1871-2025.
Showing 13 season lines
| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | OPS+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 24 | ARI | 17 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | .071 | -78 |
| 2009 | 25 | ARI | 31 | 53 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .226 | .532 | 46 |
| 2010 | 26 | DET | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | -100 |
| 2011 | 27 | DET | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | -100 |
| 2012 | 28 | DET | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | -100 |
| 2013 | 29 | DET | 32 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | 1.000 | 169 |
| 2014 | 30 | DET | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | -100 |
| 2015 | 31 | WAS | 34 | 69 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .217 | .457 | 31 |
| 2016 | 32 | WAS | 34 | 70 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 30 | .186 | .408 | 13 |
| 2017 | 33 | WAS | 31 | 62 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 16 | .161 | .422 | 15 |
| 2018 | 34 | WAS | 35 | 70 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .243 | .545 | 53 |
| 2019 | 35 | WAS | 29 | 55 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27 | .182 | .364 | -1 |
| 2021 | 37 | WAS|LAN | 30 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | .000 | .000 | -100 |
| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | IP | SO | BB | ERA | ERA+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 24 | ARI | 16 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 66 | 21 | 3.05 | 140 |
| 2009 | 25 | ARI | 30 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 170.1 | 174 | 63 | 4.12 | 102 |
| 2010 | 26 | DET | 31 | 31 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 195.2 | 184 | 70 | 3.50 | 118 |
| 2011 | 27 | DET | 33 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 195 | 174 | 56 | 4.43 | 92 |
| 2012 | 28 | DET | 32 | 32 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 187.2 | 231 | 60 | 3.74 | 109 |
| 2013 | 29 | DET | 32 | 32 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 214.1 | 240 | 56 | 2.90 | 138 |
| 2014 | 30 | DET | 33 | 33 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 220.1 | 252 | 63 | 3.15 | 121 |
| 2015 | 31 | WAS | 33 | 33 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 228.2 | 276 | 34 | 2.79 | 140 |
| 2016 | 32 | WAS | 34 | 34 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 228.1 | 284 | 56 | 2.96 | 141 |
| 2017 | 33 | WAS | 31 | 31 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 200.2 | 268 | 55 | 2.51 | 173 |
| 2018 | 34 | WAS | 33 | 33 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 220.2 | 300 | 51 | 2.53 | 159 |
| 2019 | 35 | WAS | 27 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 172.1 | 243 | 33 | 2.92 | 150 |
| 2020 | 36 | WAS | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 67.1 | 92 | 23 | 3.74 | 119 |
| 2021 | 37 | WAS|LAN | 30 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 179.1 | 236 | 36 | 2.46 | 171 |
| 2022 | 38 | NYN | 23 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 145.1 | 173 | 24 | 2.29 | 177 |
| 2023 | 39 | TEX | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 53 | 15 | 3.20 | 134 |
| 2023 | 39 | NYN | 19 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 107.2 | 121 | 30 | 4.01 | 109 |
| 2024 | 40 | TEX | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 43.1 | 40 | 10 | 3.95 | 102 |
| 2025 | 41 | TOR | 17 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 85 | 82 | 23 | 5.19 | 79 |
| Year | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | P | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | P | 30 | 30 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | P | 31 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | P | 33 | 33 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | P | 32 | 32 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | P | 32 | 32 | 17 | 21 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | P | 33 | 33 | 9 | 17 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | P | 33 | 33 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | P | 34 | 34 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | P | 31 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | P | 33 | 33 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | P | 27 | 27 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | P | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | P | 30 | 30 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | P | 23 | 23 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | P | 27 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | P | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | P | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Team codes are the source codes (e.g. NYN for the New York Mets, BS1 for the 1875 Boston club). OPS+ is league-season normalized, not park-adjusted; unrecorded source values (such as RBI in the earliest recorded seasons) are absent, never zero-filled.
Max Scherzer won: Cy Young Award 2013 (AL), Cy Young Award 2016 (NL), TSN All-Star 2016 (NL), Cy Young Award 2017 (NL), TSN All-Star 2017 (NL), TSN All-Star 2021 (NL).
MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year voting history (14 ballot finishes, 3 wins). Full year pages: 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 and more.
| Year | Award | Lg | Rank | Points | First-place votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Cy Young Award (winner) | AL | 1 | 203 / 210 | 28 |
| 2013 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 12 | 25 / 420 | 0 |
| 2014 | Cy Young Award | AL | 5 | 32 / 210 | 0 |
| 2015 | Cy Young Award | NL | 5 | 32 / 210 | 0 |
| 2016 | Cy Young Award (winner) | NL | 1 | 192 / 210 | 25 |
| 2016 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 10 | 39 / 420 | 0 |
| 2017 | Cy Young Award (winner) | NL | 1 | 201 / 210 | 27 |
| 2017 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 10 | 34 / 420 | 0 |
| 2018 | Cy Young Award | NL | 2 | 123 / 210 | 1 |
| 2018 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 10 | 59 / 420 | 0 |
| 2019 | Cy Young Award | NL | 3 | 72 / 210 | 0 |
| 2019 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 23 | 1 / 420 | 0 |
| 2021 | Cy Young Award | NL | 3 | 113 / 210 | 6 |
| 2021 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 14 | 11 / 420 | 0 |
Max Scherzer is a playable Legends Deck card, rated from real Statcast data and refreshed nightly: view the Max Scherzer card.
Max Scherzer appears in 5 archived official MLB transactions (1 trade), newest first.
| 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. |
| 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). Browse the full archive.
Every career total and season line is computed from the SABR / Sean Lahman baseball database (2025 edition, CC BY-SA 3.0), the same source behind our historical position leaderboards. Rate stats use league-season normalization only (OPS+ and ERA+ as marked, never park-adjusted); unrecorded early-era values stay absent rather than being invented. Career totals sum only what the source records.
Award winners and MVP / Cy Young / Rookie of the Year voting history come from the same database; the year pages live under MLB award voting history. Official transactions (2011 to the current season) come from the MLB StatsAPI feed on our transactions archive.