Bob Feller vs. Max Scherzer — Career Comparison

Bob Feller
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Max Scherzer
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bob Feller and Max Scherzer are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bob Feller carried a career ERA of 3.25 against Max Scherzer's 3.22. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Bob Feller and Max Scherzer — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Feller and Max Scherzer

Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
1.34
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.47
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
1.14
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
0.63
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.67
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
0.38
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.36
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.15
62.15
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.91
84.91
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
0.66
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.1
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.05
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1384
3.25
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1059
3.22
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.228
0.228
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11481
27
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3827
9
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3271
7.69
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2433
7.39
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.53
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
1.08
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1764
4.15
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
2.37
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2581
6.07
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3489
10.6
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.6
10.6
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.135
1.135
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.18
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.24
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.14
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.35
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.03
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16180
38.05
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11987
36.41
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.12
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1557
3.66
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1132
3.44
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.18
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.18
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.45
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.316
1.316
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.084
1.084
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14356
33.76
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10977
33.34
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.05
38.05
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41

Fielding Stats for Bob Feller and Max Scherzer

Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
18.26
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
483
1.47
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.09
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
4.68
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
0.5
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
16.33
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
0.65
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.8
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.05
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
21.81
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
1.21
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
21.01
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
1.15
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.33
96.33
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.47
95.47
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.151
1.151
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.785
0.785
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.9
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Feller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Feller and Max Scherzer

Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
18
18
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
230.3
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
490
555.77
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1485
600
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
529
600
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1282
517.98
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
464
526.28
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
77.98
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
88.47
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
58.18
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
80.53
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
11.31
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6.81
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
5.25
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.23
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.13
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
19.8
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.94
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.002
0.002
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62.65
25.32
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
16.44
18.65
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
109.49
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
87
98.68
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
296
119.6
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
93
105.48
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
40
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
31
35.16
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
40
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
30
34.03
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
76.77
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
60
68.05
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.8
18.91
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
12.54
14.22
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.21
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.27
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
40.4
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
13
14.74
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
505
204.04
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
161
182.61
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
2.94
2.94
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
40.4
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
15
6.06
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.67
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.4
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Bob Feller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.81
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.21
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Bob Feller
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100