FACTS/FLUKES: Scherzer, Happ, Lawrence, Donovan, G. Sanchez
Jul 26 2023
Gopheritis plaguing Scherzer … Max Scherzer (RHP, NYM) has posted a sub-3.00 ERA in seven of the past eight seasons and hasn’t finished a season with an ERA above 3.75 since 2011. However, he currently owns a 4.20 ERA through 101 IP in 2023. What’s going on here?
Year IP ERA/xERA BB%/K% xBB% SwK GB/LD/FB H%/S% HR/F HR/9 Vel ==== === ========= ======= ==== === ======== ===== ==== ==== ==== 2019 172 2.92/3.04 5%/35% 5% 17% 41/21/38 34/76 12% 0.97 94.9 2020 67 3.74/3.86 8%/31% 7% 15% 33/27/40 38/78 14% 1.34 94.7 2021 179 2.46/3.22 5%/34% 6% 17% 34/18/48 26/80 12% 1.15 94.3 2022 145 2.29/3.23 4%/31% 5% 15% 31/19/50 29/80 7% 0.81 94.1 2023 101 4.20/4.11 7%/27% 6% ...
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