League Leaders Who Led?
Max Scherzer

Max Scherzer

2008–2025  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  6'3", 208 lb  ·  b. 1984 St. Louis, MO

Career 221–117 · 3.22 ERA · 3,489 SO · 2963.0 IP · 490 G · 78 H · 1 HR · 30 RBI · .168 AVG

Seasons leading his league
22
11 best in baseball 11 league only
48 Top-5 finishes
9 Title seasons
7 Categories led
2018 Best season

Spanning 2012–2021, peaking at 7 titles in 2018.

Led in Walks + Hits / IP for 3 straight seasons (2016–2018) — his longest run atop any category.

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 51st League titles 22
  • 60th Best in baseball 11
  • 109th Top-5 finishes 48

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Walks + Hits / IP 5 1st 3 yrs (2016–2018) 2016 0.97 2021 0.86 2013 AL 0.97 2017 NL 0.90 2018 NL 0.91
Wins 4 1st 2 yrs (2013–2014) 2013 21 2014 AL 18 2016 NL 20 2018 NL 18
Complete Games 3 1st 2 yrs (2017–2018) 2015 4 2018 2 2017 NL 2
Strikeouts / 9 3 1st 2 yrs (2018–2019) 2012 11.08 2018 NL 12.24 2019 NL 12.69 2013 #2 2014 #2 2015 #2 2016 #3 2017 #2 2020 #3 2021 #2
Strikeouts 3 1st 3 yrs (2016–2018) 2016 284 2018 300 2017 NL 268 2012 #2 2013 #2 2014 #3 2015 #2 2019 #3 2021 #2
Shutouts 2 1st — 2015 3 2018 1
Innings Pitched 2 1st — 2018 220.2 2016 NL 228.1 2015 #3
Earned Run Average — #2 — 2017 #2 2018 #3 2021 #2

Title Seasons

9 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
2021 1 WHIP 0.86
2019 1 K/9 12.69
2018 7 W 18 SO 300 WHIP 0.91 IP 220.2 K/9 12.24 SHO 1 CG 2
2017 3 SO 268 WHIP 0.90 CG 2
2016 4 W 20 SO 284 WHIP 0.97 IP 228.1
2015 2 SHO 3 CG 4
2014 1 W 18
2013 2 W 21 WHIP 0.97
2012 1 K/9 11.08

Pitching

18 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
2008 ARI NL 0 4 3.05 16 7 0 56.0 48 19 5 21 66 1.23
2009 ARI NL 9 11 4.12 30 30 0 170.1 166 78 20 63 174 1.34
2010 DET AL 12 11 3.50 31 31 0 195.2 174 76 20 70 184 1.25
2011 DET AL 15 9 4.43 33 33 0 195.0 207 96 29 56 174 1.35
2012 DET AL 16 7 3.74 32 32 0 187.2 179 78 23 60 231 1.27
2013 DET AL 21 3 2.90 32 32 0 214.1 152 69 18 56 240 0.97
2014 DET AL 18 5 3.15 33 33 0 220.1 196 77 18 63 252 1.18
2015 WAS NL 14 12 2.79 33 33 0 228.2 176 71 27 34 276 0.92
2016 WAS NL 20 7 2.96 34 34 0 228.1 165 75 31 56 284 0.97
2017 WAS NL 16 6 2.51 31 31 0 200.2 126 56 22 55 268 0.90
2018 WAS NL 18 7 2.53 33 33 0 220.2 150 62 23 51 300 0.91
2019 WAS NL 11 7 2.92 27 27 0 172.1 144 56 18 33 243 1.03
2020 WAS NL 5 4 3.74 12 12 0 67.1 70 28 10 23 92 1.38
2021 WAS +1 NL 15 4 2.46 30 30 0 179.1 119 49 23 36 236 0.86
2022 NYN NL 11 5 2.29 23 23 0 145.1 108 37 13 24 173 0.91
2023 NYN +1 NL 13 6 3.77 27 27 0 152.2 126 64 28 45 174 1.12
2024 TEX AL 2 4 3.95 9 9 0 43.1 40 19 7 10 40 1.15
2025 TOR AL 5 5 5.19 17 17 0 85.0 87 49 19 23 82 1.29
Career — — 221 117 3.22 483 474 0 2963.0 2,433 1,059 354 779 3,489 1.08

Batting

18 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2008 ARI NL 17 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 .000 .071 .000 .071
2009 ARI NL 31 53 4 12 2 0 0 3 3 17 0 .226 .268 .264 .532
2010 DET AL 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2011 DET AL 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2012 DET AL 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2013 DET AL 32 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
2014 DET AL 33 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2015 WAS NL 34 69 4 15 0 0 0 0 2 23 0 .217 .239 .217 .457
2016 WAS NL 34 70 4 13 1 0 0 12 2 30 0 .186 .208 .200 .408
2017 WAS NL 31 62 4 10 0 0 1 5 4 16 0 .161 .212 .210 .422
2018 WAS NL 35 70 8 17 2 0 0 6 1 14 1 .243 .274 .271 .545
2019 WAS NL 29 55 6 10 0 0 0 2 0 27 2 .182 .182 .182 .364
2020 WAS NL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
2021 WAS +1 NL 30 59 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 28 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2022 NYN NL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
2023 NYN +1 NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
2024 TEX AL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
2025 TOR AL 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
Career — — 490 464 31 78 6 0 1 30 13 161 3 .168 .194 .188 .381

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
P 483 164 215 18 15 .955