How Max Scherzer's Walks Compares to Similar Players
Max Scherzer has totaled 779 career Walks, well above the starting pitcher average of 265.9 — production that has significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Walks season came in 2024, posting 10, well below the starting pitcher average of 27.6 that year. The highest point came in 2010 at 70, well above the starting pitcher average of 39.1 that year. The Walks has trended upward over recent seasons. The Walks total has gone from 45 in 2023 to 10 in 2024 and 23 in 2025, falling over the span. The upward arc suggests continued forward momentum heading into 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Walks profile — ranging from 10 to 70 — though the career average has remained well below league norms.
Max Scherzer Lifetime Walks and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Walks for Max Scherzer
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Walks | Max Scherzer
Intentional Walks | Max Scherzer
Walks Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 779 | 20 | 2.37 |
| Season Avg. | 43.28 | 1.11 | 2.37 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 261.28 | 6.71 | 2.37 |
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Max Scherzer Walks Per Season
Max Scherzer's Walks for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Max Scherzer Walks by Team
Max Scherzer's career Walks totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Max Scherzer Cumulative Walks — Career Progression
A running total of Max Scherzer's career Walks, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Max Scherzer Walks Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Max Scherzer's seasonal Walks alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Max Scherzer Walks — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Max Scherzer's MLB career with Walks alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
