Cy Young Awards
3
World Series titles
1
Career strikeouts
3,400
No-hitters
2
All-Star selections
8
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3.05 | |
| 2009 | 4.12 | |
| 2010 | 3.5 | |
| 2011 | 4.43 | |
| 2012 | 3.74 | |
| 2013 | 2.9 | |
| 2014 | 3.15 | |
| 2015 | 2.79 | |
| 2016 | 2.96 | |
| 2017 | 2.51 | |
| 2018 | 2.53 | |
| 2019 | 2.92 | |
| 2020 | 3.74 | |
| 2021 | 2.46 | |
| 2022 | 2.29 | |
| 2023 | 3.77 | |
| 2024 | 3.95 | |
| 2025 | 5.19 |
Data sources
- MLB
- Baseball Reference
- National Baseball Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Max Scherzer ranks #139 in Baseball
Max Scherzer ranks #139 in Baseball and #2588 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 86.9/100.
The verified career covers 2008–present and 18 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Cy Young Awards 3, World Series titles 1, Career strikeouts 3400, No-hitters 2.
Nearest context: ahead Buck Ewing (87.0); behind Ronald Acuña Jr (86.9). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Max Scherzer GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Scherzer comparisons
Max Scherzer — frequently asked
- Is Max Scherzer the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Max Scherzer ranks #139 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 86.9/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Max Scherzer's GOAT Score?
- 86.9/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Max Scherzer rank all time?
- #2588 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #139 in Baseball.
- Max Scherzer vs Buck Ewing: who ranks higher?
- Buck Ewing ranks higher at 87.0 versus Max Scherzer at 86.9, a margin of 0.1 points.