Jacob deGrom vs. Max Scherzer — Career Comparison

Jacob deGrom
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardRookie of the YearAll-Star
Max Scherzer
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Jacob deGrom a clear advantage over Max Scherzer across the core pitching metrics. Jacob deGrom led in home run suppression (HR9+ 130 vs 93), run prevention (ERA+ 139 vs 110), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 126 vs 102). Max Scherzer held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 135 vs 130). Jacob deGrom was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer

Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
1.45
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.47
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.45
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
1.44
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.56
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.67
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.38
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.36
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.63
59.63
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.14
98.14
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
2.57
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1059
3.22
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.222
0.222
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4619
27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1539.2
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
6.86
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2433
7.39
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.86
6.86
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.39
7.39
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
0.85
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
1.08
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
2.02
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
2.37
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1851
10.82
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3489
10.6
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.82
10.82
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.6
10.6
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.46
7.46
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.22
7.22
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.426
1.426
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.18
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.24
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.15
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.35
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
6045
35.34
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11987
36.41
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
2.79
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1132
3.44
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.19
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.18
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.21
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.18
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.51
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
0.45
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.986
0.986
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.084
1.084
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
5607
32.78
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10977
33.34
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.34
35.34
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.41
36.41

Fielding Stats for Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer

Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
1.45
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.47
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
1.45
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
474
1.44
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4619
27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1539.2
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.73
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
0.5
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.99
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.65
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.05
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.75
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.21
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.72
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
1.15
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.33
98.33
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.47
95.47
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.186
1.186
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.785
0.785
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.14
98.14
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.07
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jacob deGrom and Max Scherzer

Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
260
368.79
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
555.77
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
423
600
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
600
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
383
543.26
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
464
526.28
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
110.64
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
78
88.47
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
93.62
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
80.53
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.77
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.81
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.26
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.13
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.02
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.94
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.99
31.19
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
16.44
18.65
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
136.17
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
87
98.68
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
134.75
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
93
105.48
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.488
0.488
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
38.3
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
35.16
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
41.13
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
34.03
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
75.18
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
68.05
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.73
30.82
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
12.54
14.22
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.27
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
24.11
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
13
14.74
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
164.54
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
161
182.61
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.65
3.65
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Jacob deGrom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
23
32.62
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
8
11.35
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.67
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.42
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Jacob deGrom
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100