Ron Guidry vs. Max Scherzer — Career Comparison

Ron Guidry
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Max Scherzer
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Ron Guidry and Max Scherzer are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 112 for Ron Guidry and 110 for Max Scherzer, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 112 and 111 respectively. If forced to pick, Ron Guidry gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Ron Guidry and Max Scherzer

Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
1.38
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.47
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
1.22
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
0.64
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.67
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.34
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.36
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.13
65.13
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.38
65.38
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.77
87.77
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.36
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.1
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
874
3.29
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1059
3.22
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7176
27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2392
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2198
8.27
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2433
7.39
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
0.85
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
1.08
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
633
2.38
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
2.37
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.06
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1778
6.69
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3489
10.6
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.6
10.6
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.008
1.008
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.21
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.24
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.05
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.35
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.02
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9794
36.85
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11987
36.41
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
953
3.59
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1132
3.44
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.26
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.18
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.24
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.18
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.65
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.45
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.184
1.184
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.084
1.084
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9013
33.91
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10977
33.34
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.34
2.34
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.85
36.85
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.41
36.41

Fielding Stats for Ron Guidry and Max Scherzer

Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
1.39
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
1.47
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
1.21
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
1.44
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7180
27
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8889
27
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2393.1
9
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2963
9
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
0.4
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.5
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
1.15
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
215
0.65
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.05
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.59
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
1.21
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1.56
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
379
1.15
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.1
98.1
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.47
95.47
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.119
1.119
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.785
0.785
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.3
87.3
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.07
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.05
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Guidry and Max Scherzer

Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
14
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
379
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
490
555.77
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
529
600
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
526.28
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.454
0.454
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
88.47
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
80.53
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7.94
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.44
18.65
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
98.68
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
105.48
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
35.16
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
34.03
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
68.05
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.54
14.22
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.27
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.74
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
161
182.61
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Ron Guidry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.67
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Ron Guidry
Career
Per 600 PA
Max Scherzer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100