Roger Clemens vs. Max Scherzer — Career Comparison

Roger Clemens
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Max Scherzer
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Roger Clemens a clear advantage over Max Scherzer across the core pitching metrics. Roger Clemens led in home run suppression (HR9+ 115 vs 93), strikeout rate (K%+ 143 vs 135), and run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 110). Max Scherzer held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 94). Roger Clemens was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Roger Clemens and Max Scherzer

Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
709
1.3
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.47
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
707
1.29
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
0.65
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.67
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.34
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
0.36
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.8
65.8
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.72
99.72
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.14
98.14
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.22
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.08
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1707
3.12
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1059
3.22
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.229
0.229
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14750
27
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4916.2
9
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4185
7.66
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2433
7.39
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.66
7.66
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
0.66
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
1.08
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1580
2.89
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
2.37
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.12
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4672
8.55
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3489
10.6
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.6
10.6
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.272
1.272
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.26
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.24
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.29
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.35
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.04
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20240
37.05
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11987
36.41
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1885
3.45
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1132
3.44
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.22
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.18
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.19
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.18
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
0.6
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.45
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.173
1.173
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.084
1.084
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18279
33.46
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10977
33.34
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.05
37.05
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41

Fielding Stats for Roger Clemens and Max Scherzer

Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
709
1.3
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.47
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
707
1.29
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14750
27
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4916.2
9
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
0.59
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.5
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
575
1.05
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
0.65
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.05
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.05
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
920
1.68
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
1.21
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
895
1.64
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
1.15
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.28
97.28
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.47
95.47
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.262
1.262
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.785
0.785
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.72
99.72
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.14
98.14
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.06
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roger Clemens and Max Scherzer

Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
709
1997.18
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
490
555.77
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
213
600
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
600
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
179
504.23
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
526.28
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
31
87.32
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
88.47
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
25
70.42
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
80.53
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.9
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.81
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
7.94
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.7
24.5
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.44
18.65
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
104.23
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
98.68
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
129.58
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
105.48
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
5
14.08
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
35.16
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
12
33.8
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
34.03
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
17
47.89
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
68.05
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.25
23.25
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.54
14.22
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.63
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.27
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.62
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
13
14.74
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
171.83
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
161
182.61
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.49
3.49
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
18
50.7
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.13
Roger Clemens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.45
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.67
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Roger Clemens
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100