how often does max scherzer throw a strike on the first pitch

Max Scherzer has 16,572 strikes in his career.

		NAME	STRIKE	G	SO	H	HR	BB	HBP	IBB	K/BB
1		Max Scherzer M. Scherzer	16,572	467	3,407	2,349	337	756	112	20	4.51

StatMuse has event-level data for strikes going back to the 1974 season.

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RBI

45

Wood

AVG

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Team Pitching Leaders

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ERA

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Team Rankings

21st

282

19th

535

23rd

ERA

4.88

26th

2025 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Mets	45	24	.652
Phillies	39	29	.574	5.5
Nationals	30	38	.441	14.5
Braves	29	38	.433	15.0
Marlins	25	41	.379	18.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 6/13	MIA	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Sat 6/14	MIA	@	WSH	1:05 PM
Sun 6/15	MIA	@	WSH	1:35 PM
Mon 6/16	COL	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Tue 6/17	COL	@	WSH	6:45 PM

Last Game

Mets

45 - 24

Final

Nationals

30 - 38

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MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

26

Raleigh

25

Judge

23

Ohtani

RBI Leaders

63

Alonso

59

Judge

57

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Batting Average Leaders

.392

Judge

.366

Wilson

.347

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Hit Leaders

98

Judge

93

Wilson

85

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Run Leaders

68

Ohtani

64

Judge

53

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OBP Leaders

.488

Judge

.427

Smith

.417

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SLG Leaders

.776

Judge

.629

Raleigh

.625

Ohtani

SB Leaders

25

Caballero

24

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21

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MLB 2025 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

9

Fried

8

Brown

8

Rodón

Strikeout Leaders

114

Gore

111

Skubal

110

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ERA Leaders

1.47

Senga

1.56

Eovaldi

1.82

Brown

WHIP Leaders

0.81

Eovaldi

0.81

Skubal

0.84

Skenes

K/9 Leaders

12.61

Gore

11.94

Sale

11.42

Cease

K/BB Leaders

12.33

Skubal

7.30

Eovaldi

6.00

Schwellenbach

Walk Leaders

9

Skubal

10

Eovaldi

11

Liberatore

MLB Fantasy 2025

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,173.3

Judge

1,050.1

Ohtani

977.7

Crow-Armstrong

DraftKings Points Leaders

885

Judge

795

Ohtani

741

Crow-Armstrong

MLB 2025 Betting

Best Record ATS

41-27

40-29

39-29

38-29

39-30

39-31

Worst Record ATS

23-44

24-43

27-40

29-38

32-38

MLB 2025 Division Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Mets	45	24	.652
Phillies	39	29	.574	5.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Cubs	42	27	.609
Brewers	37	33	.529	5.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	41	28	.594
Giants	40	29	.580	1.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Yankees	42	25	.627
Blue Jays	38	30	.559	4.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Tigers	45	25	.643
Twins	36	32	.529	8.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	38	30	.559
Angels	33	34	.493	4.5

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 5/27	SFG	@	DET	3-4
Tue 5/27	MIN	@	TBR	0-5
Tue 5/27	ATH	@	HOU	3-5
Tue 5/27	MIA	@	SDP	10-8
Tue 5/27	CIN	@	KCR	2-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 6/13	TOR	@	PHI	6:45 PM
Fri 6/13	MIA	@	WSH	6:45 PM
Fri 6/13	LAA	@	BAL	7:08 PM
Fri 6/13	TBR	@	NYM	7:10 PM
Fri 6/13	CIN	@	DET	7:10 PM

Max Scherzer has 16,572 strikes in his career.

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