How Max Scherzer's Runs Compares to Similar Players
Max Scherzer has totaled 1,132 career Runs, well above the starting pitcher average of 382.3 — production that has significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Runs season came in 2024, posting 20, well below the starting pitcher average of 42.5 that year. The highest point came in 2011 at 101, well above the starting pitcher average of 53.7 that year. The Runs has trended upward over recent seasons. The Runs total has gone from 65 in 2023 to 20 in 2024 and 49 in 2025, falling over the span. The upward arc suggests continued forward momentum heading into 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs profile — ranging from 20 to 101 — though the career average has remained well below league norms.
Max Scherzer Lifetime Runs and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Runs for Max Scherzer
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Runs | Max Scherzer
Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings | Max Scherzer
Runs Allowed Per Game |
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| Career | 1132 | 3.44 | 2.34 |
| Season Avg. | 62.89 | 3.44 | 2.34 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 379.68 | 3.44 | 2.34 |
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Max Scherzer Runs Per Season
Max Scherzer's Runs 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 Runs by Team
Max Scherzer's career Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Max Scherzer Cumulative Runs — Career Progression
A running total of Max Scherzer's career Runs, 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 Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Max Scherzer's seasonal Runs 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 Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Max Scherzer's MLB career with Runs 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.
