Drew Gagnon vs. Max Scherzer — Career Comparison

Drew Gagnon
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Max Scherzer
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Max Scherzer built a career as a starting pitcher and Drew Gagnon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Max Scherzer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.22 and WHIP 1.091 compared to 7.32 and 1.710 for Drew Gagnon. By the career numbers, Max Scherzer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Drew Gagnon and Max Scherzer

Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.8
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
1.47
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.26
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.67
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.36
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.38
65.38
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
7.32
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1059
3.22
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.68
7.68
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.2
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
12.36
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2433
7.39
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.36
12.36
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
3.28
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
1.08
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.03
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
2.37
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
6.31
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3489
10.6
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.6
10.6
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.037
1.037
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.01
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.24
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.01
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.35
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.02
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
43.65
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11987
36.41
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.02
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
9.34
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1132
3.44
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.18
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.18
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.76
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
0.45
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.084
1.084
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
39.11
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10977
33.34
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.61
1.61
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.34
2.34
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.65
43.65
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41

Fielding Stats for Drew Gagnon and Max Scherzer

Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
5.8
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
483
1.47
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.2
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.76
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
0.5
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.51
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.65
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.05
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
1.21
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
1.15
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.47
95.47
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.785
0.785
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.05
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Drew Gagnon and Max Scherzer

Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
2300
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
490
555.77
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
600
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
526.28
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.454
0.454
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
88.47
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
80.53
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.94
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.03
-2.83
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.44
18.65
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
98.68
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
105.48
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
35.16
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
34.03
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
68.05
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0.43
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.54
14.22
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.27
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.74
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
161
182.61
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
55.58
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.13
Drew Gagnon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
100
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.67
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Drew Gagnon
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100