Max Scherzer, nicknamed "Mad Max", is a highly decorated American professional baseball pitcher currently playing for the Toronto Blue Jays. Known for his intensity and skill as a right-handed starting pitcher, he's an eight-time MLB All-Star and a three-time Cy Young Award winner. He has also pitched two no-hitters. Scherzer has won the World Series with both the Washington Nationals in 2019 and the Texas Rangers in 2023. He is widely considered one of the best pitchers in baseball history due to his numerous achievements and accolades.
Since 1900, no major league starter had gone as long without a complete game as Max Scherzer did before June 12, 2014.
In June 2019, Max Scherzer went 6-0 over six starts. It was also the first time since 1908 that any pitcher had struck out at least 68 batters while issuing five or fewer walks in one calendar month.
In 1909 George Mullin had a 11-0 start.
With a win over the New York Mets on August 24, Max Scherzer became the third pitcher in major league history to start a season 19–1, following Rube Marquard in 1912.
Since 1914, Max Scherzer became the first to assemble three-game scores of 97 or higher in one season during the 2015 season.
Ryan and Walter Johnson in 1918 were the only two other pitchers to carry out three-game scores of 95 or more in one season. Max Scherzer assembled three-game scores of 97 or higher in the 2015 season.
In June 2019, Max Scherzer went 6-0 over six starts. He became the fourth pitcher since 1920 to post an ERA of 1.00 or lower while logging at least 68 strikeouts in one calendar month.
In 1946, Bob Feller set the Major League record for consecutive 7+ strikeout games to start the season with nine games.
In 1962 the Los Angeles Dodgers' Pete Richert set the record of 12 consecutive batters retired for a pitcher making his MLB debut as a reliever.
In 1970, Tom Seaver set the Major League record by striking out ten consecutive batters. Max Scherzer struck out nine consecutive Mets in 2015, just one shy of the record.
On July 27, 1984, Maxwell Martin Scherzer, later nicknamed "Mad Max," was born. He would become a professional baseball pitcher.
The Pittsburgh Pirates' Barry Jones had eight strikeouts on April 20, 1986.
With a win against the Toronto Blue Jays on July 3, Max Scherzer became the first major league starter to begin a season 13–0 since Roger Clemens in 1986.
Nolan Ryan had a game score of at least 97 in 1990. Max Scherzer achieved the same feat twice in 2015.
In 1991, Bill Gullickson was the last Tigers pitcher to reach 20 wins before Justin Verlander in 2011, and Max Scherzer in 2013.
Pedro Martinez led with 284 strikeouts in 2000.
Pedro Martínez had a game score of at least 97 in 2000. Max Scherzer achieved the same feat twice in 2015.
In 2018, Max Scherzer struck out 13 Dodgers, including dispatching his 100th of the season in 63 innings, eclipsing Kerry Wood's record for fewest innings to reach 100 strikeouts with 65+2⁄3 which happened in 2001.
Randy Johnson led with 372 strikeouts in 2001.
With a win over the New York Mets on August 24, Max Scherzer became the third pitcher in major league history to start a season 19–1, following Clemens in 2001.
Marty Maier selected Max Scherzer in the 43rd round of the 2003 MLB draft. However, he did not sign and instead attended the University of Missouri in Columbia.
After his freshman year at the University of Missouri in 2004, Max Scherzer made his debut with the La Crosse Loggers of the Northwoods League (NWL), where he was named a mid-season All-Star.
In 2005, Max Scherzer won the Big 12 Pitcher of the Year Award.
In 2006, Max Scherzer was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks as the 11th overall pick in the amateur draft.
In 2006, the Arizona Diamondbacks chose Max Scherzer in the first round with the 11th overall pick of the MLB draft, making him Missouri's first-ever MLB first-round draft pick.
In the 2011 season, Max Scherzer was the first Tiger since Jeremy Bonderman in 2006 to accomplish the feat.
During the 2007 offseason, Max Scherzer was named the fourth-best prospect in the Diamondbacks organization.
After a good start to the 2008 season, Max Scherzer was promoted to the major leagues for the first time on April 27, 2008.
On April 29, 2008, Max Scherzer made his MLB debut against the Houston Astros. He set the record for the number of consecutive batters retired (13) for a pitcher making his MLB debut as a reliever.
On April 30, 2008, the Diamondbacks announced Max Scherzer would be part of the starting rotation.
In 2008, Max Scherzer had a 3.38 ERA over four starts in the Arizona Fall League.
In 2008, Max Scherzer made his Major League Baseball debut with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
On May 16, 2009, Max Scherzer recorded his first major league victory in a 12–0 win over the Atlanta Braves.
On December 9, 2009, Arizona traded Max Scherzer to the Detroit Tigers as part of a three-team agreement.
In December 2009, Max Scherzer was traded to the Detroit Tigers.
From 2009 to 2018, Max Scherzer made at least 30 starts each season.
In 2009, Max Scherzer avoided going on the disabled list before being placed in 2017 retroactive to August 15.
In four seasons spanning 2009–12, Max Scherzer was 52–38, 3.94 ERA, 1.302 WHIP, averaging 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings and 191 strikeouts per season.
On May 8, 2021, Max Scherzer established a record by an opposing pitcher of the then-current iteration of Yankee Stadium, opened in 2009, by striking out 14 Yankees.
On June 8, 2010, Stephen Strasburg set a Nationals team record of 14 strikeouts in one game, versus the Pittsburgh Pirates. Max Scherzer surpassed this record in 2015 with 16 strikeouts.
Max Scherzer finished the 2010 season with a 12–11 record, 3.50 ERA, and 184 strikeouts.
On June 12, 2011, the Detroit Tigers distributed a bobblehead doll depicting Max Scherzer with heterochromia iridum, correctly portraying his right eye as blue and his left eye as brown.
During the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, Max Scherzer posted a 5–4 record with a 3.74 ERA, his highest since 2011.
From 2011 to 2014, Max Scherzer helped the Detroit Tigers win four consecutive American League Central titles.
In 2011, Justin Verlander reached 20 wins, being the last Tigers pitcher to do so before Max Scherzer in 2013.
In 2011, Zimmermann pitched an immaculate inning versus the Florida Marlins, being the first in Nationals' history, followed by Scherzer's versus Philadelphia in 2017.
In the 2011 season, Max Scherzer won six straight starts early in the year.
On January 9, 2012, it was announced that Max Scherzer would be inducted into the University of Missouri Intercollegiate Athletics Hall of Fame.
On May 20, 2012, Max Scherzer struck out 15 Pittsburgh Pirates in seven innings.
After winning the AL Central division, Max Scherzer started Game 4 of the 2012 World Series for the Tigers, yielding three earned runs in 6 1⁄3 innings and receiving a no-decision.
From 2012 to 2019, Max Scherzer struck out at least 230 batters in each season.
In 2012, Detroit won the American League (AL) pennant, only to fall to the San Francisco Giants in the World Series.
In 2012, Max Scherzer's younger brother, Alex, died by suicide. Since Alex's death, Max has dedicated every start to his late brother.
After a win against the Tampa Bay Rays on June 28, 2013, Max Scherzer became the first Tigers pitcher to ever start a season 12–0.
In November 2013, Max Scherzer married Erica May after dating for more than eight years.
During the 2013 ALCS, Max Scherzer pitched against the Boston Red Sox. In Game 2, he no-hit Boston for 5+2⁄3 innings and left the game with a 5–1 lead after seven innings, striking out 13. He was the losing pitcher in Game 6, the deciding game of the series.
In 2013, Max Scherzer became the first major league pitcher of the season to reach 20 wins, finishing with a 21–3 record. He also won the 2013 AL Cy Young Award, the Players Choice Award for AL Outstanding Pitcher, and the Baseball Digest Pitcher of the Year award.
In 2013, Max Scherzer had a dominant performance in Game 1 of the ALDS versus the Oakland Athletics, recording 11 strikeouts and giving up just one hit through the first six innings. He finished with seven innings pitched, giving up three hits, as he and the Tigers won the game, 3–2. He earned the victory in Game 4 of the same series to go to 2-0.
In 2013, Max Scherzer was selected to represent the American League in the 2013 All-Star Game and was chosen as the AL's starting pitcher.
In 2013, the Scherzers partnered with the Detroit Tigers Foundation on a program called Scherzer's Superstars, inviting groups from Big Brothers Big Sisters of America to Comerica Park for Tuesday home games.
On January 17, 2014, Max Scherzer and the Tigers agreed on a $15.525 million salary for the 2014 season, avoiding arbitration for the third straight year.
From 2011 to 2014, Max Scherzer helped the Detroit Tigers win four consecutive American League Central titles.
In 2014, Max Scherzer finished the season with an 18–5 record, a 3.19 ERA and a 1.175 WHIP. He also made his only postseason appearance of 2014 in Game 1 of the ALDS against the Baltimore Orioles and was tagged with the loss.
On January 21, 2015, Max Scherzer agreed to a seven-year, $210 million contract with the Washington Nationals, including a $50 million signing bonus to be paid out over 14 years.
On April 6, 2015, Max Scherzer made his regular season debut for the Nationals as their Opening Day starting pitcher versus the New York Mets. He struck out eight over 7+2⁄3 innings in a 3–1 loss.
On June 14, 2015, Max Scherzer pitched a one-hit shutout against the Milwaukee Brewers, recording 16 strikeouts, a new personal best and Nationals team record. He lost a perfect game bid with two outs in the 7th.
From 2015 to 2017, Max Scherzer accumulated the most innings, strikeouts, and pitching WAR in his first 98 starts with the Nationals.
In 2015, Erica May-Scherzer partnered with organizers of the Washington Nationals' annual "Night Out" event for LGBT fans, leading an effort by Nationals' spouses to promote the event.
In 2015, Max Scherzer became the fifth pitcher in Major League history to record multiple no-hitters in a single season.
Max Scherzer finished the 2015 season with a 2.79 ERA and 0.92 WHIP while striking out 276 batters against only 34 walks for an MLB-leading 8.12 K:BB ratio. He also led all major league pitchers in first-strike percentage (73.3%).
On October 3, 2015, Max Scherzer achieved his second no-hitter of the season versus the Mets, striking out a new career-high 17 batters with no walks. With a game score of 104, it was the second-highest achieved on record, and he won the 2015 Esurance MLB Award for Best Performance for that game.
On May 11, 2016, Max Scherzer tied the major league nine-inning single-game strikeout record with 20 against the Tigers, becoming the second player to achieve both a no-hitter and 20 strikeouts over nine innings. On May 11, 2016, Scherzer also became the youngest pitcher to defeat all 30 MLB teams.
On July 8, 2016, Max Scherzer was named to the National League squad at the All-Star Game in San Diego as a roster replacement for teammate Stephen Strasburg. His batting achievements for the season included a career-best 12 RBI.
On November 16, 2016, Max Scherzer was named the National League Cy Young Award winner, winning his second Cy Young Award. He also won two of the 2016 Esurance MLB/This Year in Baseball Awards: for Best Pitcher, and his 20-strikeout game won for Best Performance.
In 2016, Max Scherzer started a fundraiser during the Nationals' season called Strike Out Modern Slavery, in which he and Erica matched donations to Polaris for every strikeout he threw.
In 2022, Max Scherzer earned the 200th win of his career on September 19. In the same game, the Mets clinched their first playoff appearance since 2016.
On June 30, 2019, Max Scherzer faced his former team, the Detroit Tigers. It was the first time he pitched against Detroit at Comerica Park since joining the Nationals, and the first since the 20-strikeout game in 2016. He struck out 14.
In early January 2017, Max Scherzer withdrew from the 2017 World Baseball Classic after suffering a stress fracture in the knuckle of his right ring finger.
On May 14, 2017, Max Scherzer pitched his first career immaculate inning versus Philadelphia.
Following Hurricane Harvey in August 2017, Max and Erica Scherzer announced that they would pay all pet adoption fees from the Washington, D.C.-based Humane Rescue Alliance's shelters for four days.
On November 29, 2017, Max Scherzer and his wife, Erica May, welcomed their first daughter.
From 2015 to 2017, Max Scherzer accumulated the most innings, strikeouts, and pitching WAR in his first 98 starts with the Nationals.
In 2017, Max Scherzer became the third-fastest player ever to record 2,000 career strikeouts and the fourth to strike out 250 or more in four consecutive seasons.
In 2017, Max Scherzer won his third National League Cy Young Award, was selected for Baseball America's All-MLB Team, won the Players Choice Award for National League Outstanding Pitcher, and was elected to the Arizona Fall League Hall of Fame.
In 2017, Max Scherzer won the National League Cy Young Award with the Nationals and made the National League All-Star Team.
In 2017, the Washington Nationals unveiled a "delightfully creepy" crop of Max Scherzer's eyes, correctly portrayed as blue and brown, with backward and forward Ks edited into the pupils.
Max Scherzer finished the 2017 season with a 16–6 record and a 2.51 ERA. He led the National League with 268 strikeouts, a 0.90 WHIP, and a .178 batting average against.
Before the 2018 season, Sports Illustrated graded Max Scherzer as the top pitcher and the fourth-best overall player in baseball.
From 2009 to 2018, Max Scherzer made at least 30 starts each season.
In 2018, Max Scherzer collected his 1,000th strikeout since joining Washington, becoming the 11th pitcher in major league history to reach 1,000 strikeouts with two different clubs. He was also selected as the NL starting pitcher in the All-Star Game.
In 2018, Max Scherzer finished with an 18–7 record and a 2.53 ERA. He threw more pitches than any other major league pitcher and finished second in Cy Young Award voting.
In 2018, Max Scherzer recorded 300 strikeouts.
On July 4, 2019, Max Scherzer and his wife welcomed their second daughter.
From 2012 to 2019, Max Scherzer struck out at least 230 batters in each season.
Gerrit Cole and Justin Verlander accomplished a strikeout record in 2019.
In 2019, Max Scherzer concluded the season with an 11-7 record, a 2.92 ERA, and 243 strikeouts. He led all major league pitchers in strikeouts/walks ratio and Fielding Independent Pitching (FIP).
In 2019, Max Scherzer started for the Nationals on Opening Day against Jacob deGrom of the Mets at Nationals Park.
In 2019, Max Scherzer won the World Series with the Washington Nationals.
In 2019, Max Scherzer's contract increased to $35 million a year, the season in which his deferrals begin.
In the 2019 World Series against the Houston Astros, Scherzer earned a win in Game 1 and started Game 7 for the Nationals first championship in franchise history.
During the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, Max Scherzer posted a 5-4 record with a 3.74 ERA, and 92 strikeouts over 67+1⁄3 innings in 12 starts.
In 2020, Max Scherzer's salary was $35 million a year, the season in which his deferrals begin.
On May 2, 2021, Max Scherzer pitched his first complete game of the season against the Marlins, allowing one run and striking out nine.
On July 30, 2021, Max Scherzer was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers along with Trea Turner.
On September 12, 2021, Max Scherzer joined the 3,000 strikeout club.
On December 1, 2021, Max Scherzer agreed to a three-year, $130 million contract with the New York Mets, which included the largest AAV in MLB history.
In 2021 Scherzer was traded to the Dodgers where they reached the 2021 NLCS and he finished 3rd in NL Cy Young voting.
In 2021, Max Scherzer struck out Eric Hosmer to become the 19th pitcher to reach 3,000 strikeouts, achieved his third immaculate inning, and was named NL Player of the Week.
In 2021, Max Scherzer's salary was $35 million a year, the season in which his deferrals begin.
On April 8, 2022, Max Scherzer earned the win in his Mets debut against his former team, the Washington Nationals.
On December 6, 2022, Max Scherzer was named to the All-MLB Second Team.
At the conclusion of the 2022 season, after signing with the Mets as a free agent, Scherzer was named to the All-MLB Team.
In 2022, while Max Scherzer was pitching for the Mets, the Scherzers agreed to cover the adoption fee at St. Hubert's Animal Welfare Center in Madison, New Jersey, for any dog over 30 pounds adopted from June 6 to 12.
On January 30, 2023, Max Scherzer and his wife, Erica May, welcomed their fourth child, a girl.
On July 29, 2023, Max Scherzer was traded to the Texas Rangers by the Mets.
After the 2023 season, Max Scherzer had surgery on a herniated disc.
In 2023, Max Scherzer became only the fourth pitcher in Major League history to win multiple World Series championships, win multiple Cy Young Awards, throw multiple no-hitters, and earn multiple All-Star selections.
In 2023, Max Scherzer posted a 9-4 record for the Mets.
In 2023, Max Scherzer started three postseason games for the Rangers, who went on to win their first World Series title.
As part of the trade to the Rangers, Max Scherzer opted into his 2024 player option worth more than $43 million on July 29, 2023.
In 2024, Max Scherzer made his season debut and struck out four, tying him with Greg Maddux for eleventh place on MLB's all-time list with a career total of 3,371 strikeouts.
On February 4, 2025, Max Scherzer signed a one-year, $15.5 million contract with the Toronto Blue Jays.
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