How Max Scherzer's Hits Compares to Similar Players

Max Scherzer has totaled 78 career Hits, well below the league average of 490.7 — production that has significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Hits season came in 2018, posting 17, well below the league average of 60.6 that year. The lowest point came in 2008 at 0, well below the league average of 66.3 that year. Output has held steady over recent seasons. The Hits total has gone from 0 in 2023 to 0 in 2024 and 0 in 2025, holding steady over the span. That level has become his established baseline entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 0 to 17 — though the career average has remained well below league norms.

Max Scherzer Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats

Stats similar to Hits for Max Scherzer
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Hits
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Extra Base Hits
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Extra Base Hit Pct
Career7870.09
Season Avg.4.330.390.09
162 Game Avg.25.792.310.09
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Max Scherzer Hits Per Season

Max Scherzer's Hits 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 Hits per season line chart

Max Scherzer Hits by Team

Max Scherzer's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Max Scherzer career Hits by team bar chart

Max Scherzer Cumulative Hits — Career Progression

A running total of Max Scherzer's career Hits, 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 Hits year-over-year waterfall chart

Max Scherzer Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Max Scherzer's seasonal Hits 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 Hits distribution box chart versus comparable players

Max Scherzer Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Max Scherzer's MLB career with Hits 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.
Max Scherzer Hits season-by-season breakdown table