Scherzer, R. Greene, Houser, Toro, Whitlock

Injuries have taken a toll on Scherzer... Max Scherzer (RHP, TOR) has a 4.39 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 27% K%, and 5% BB% in 41 innings. If Scherzer continues to struggle, it would be the worst outcome of his career. What do Scherzer's underlying metrics indicate?

SeasonIPERA/xERAWHIPH%/S%GB%/FB%BB%K%Ball%SwK%HR/FBPX
2021179.12.46/3.240.8629%/80%33%/48%5%34%34%16.1%12%197
2022145.12.29/3.260.9130%/80%31%/49%4%31%32%15.4%7%188
2023152.23.77/4.051.1232%/75%33%/48%7%28%34%13.8%15%145
202443.13.95/4.161.1532%/72%31%/44%6%23%31%15.6%13%119
2025414.39/3.921.0532%/68%25%/57%5%27%35%11.4%15%166

Scherzer's skills may not be near-elite, but they're still above average:

  • Scherzer's WHIP and xERA should indicate that his results can improve. Stranding runners has...

Almost!

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