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Clarke Schmidt

Clarke Schmidt

SPNew York Yankees NYY
Max Scherzer

Max Scherzer

SPToronto Blue Jays TOR
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Schmidt over Scherzer

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Clarke Schmidt
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Scherzer over Schmidt

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Max Scherzer
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Performance Clarke Schmidt
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
9.000-000122.001
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Max Scherzer
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.501-000811.001
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
4.501-0001241.402
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Clarke Schmidt
OWN
26%
-13.59 compared to last week
START
 
2%
-3.72 compared to last week
OWN/START Max Scherzer
OWN
52%
+6.49 compared to last week
START
21%
+5.18 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Clarke Schmidt
105th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Max Scherzer
99th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Clarke Schmidt

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 106th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 59th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Tarik Skubal
  • You have to be impressed by how much better he is performing. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • In the past two weeks he has had an awful lot of time off and he's listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Forearm (Since Jul 3, 2025). Stay clear of him if its going to stick around, otherwise now is the time to get a guy at a bargain price since he is hurt. Check out his player news.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 35 in WHIP and is currently ranked 27th with 1.03
  • Top 35 in ERA and is currently ranked 32nd with 2.67
  • Top 75 in walks and is currently ranked 57th with 18
  • Top 100 in wins and is currently ranked 94th
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 5.3.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -1, L: +1, WHIP: -0.073, ERA: +0.738, K's: +6, Walks: +10
Breakdown Max Scherzer

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 100th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 241st.
  • The current leader among SP's is Tarik Skubal
  • Can't be doing much worse than he is right now. Failing to live up to expectations is one thing, but playing this bad is another.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 100 in WHIP and is currently ranked 88th
  • Top 100 in ERA and is currently ranked 100th
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.6 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: EVEN, L: -2, WHIP: +0.237, ERA: +1.632, K's: +1, Walks: +3
Next Up Health Check
Injury Clarke Schmidt

FOREARM - Since Jul 3, 2025

Schmidt will undergo Tommy John surgery and has been placed on the 15-day injured list. He will miss the remainder of the 2025 season.
Injury Max Scherzer

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Clarke Schmidt
DateOpponentResult
Jul 18@ATL
Jul 19@ATL
Jul 20@ATL
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Max Scherzer
DateOpponentResult
Jul 18VS SF
Jul 19VS SF
Jul 20VS SF
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Clarke Schmidt
8.28
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Max Scherzer
8.92
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Clarke Schmidt
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2020 NYY 3 6.1 126 7 5 0 0-1 7.11 1.89 10 6
2021 NYY 2 7.0 143 6 5 0 0-0 5.14 2.29 7.7 7
2022 NYY 29 50.1 801 46 24 2 5-5 3.04 1.25 8.2 106
2023 NYY 33 152.0 2712 149 46 0 9-9 4.86 1.41 8.8 293
2024 NYY 19 95.0 1671 102 37 0 5-6 3.22 1.25 9.7 204
2025 NYY 14 78.2 1226 73 30 0 4-4 3.32 1.09 8.4 179
ON PACE 23 132 2068 123 50 0 6-6 3.32 1.09 8.4 302
3-YEAR AVG 27 98 1728 99 36 1 6-7 4.03 1.35 9.1 201
Career 100 384.2 6679 383 147 0 0-0 4 1.33 9
Career Max Scherzer
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2010 DET 31 193.1 3287 184 70 0 12-11 3.54 1.26 8.6 502
2011 DET 33 195.2 3381 177 59 0 16-8 4.09 1.32 8.1 515
2012 DET 32 187.2 3276 231 60 0 16-7 3.74 1.27 11.1 569
2013 DET 32 214.1 3388 240 56 0 21-3 2.94 0.97 10.1 705
2014 DET 32 211.0 3526 239 62 0 18-5 3.24 1.19 10.2 601
2015 WAS 33 226.1 3362 276 34 0 14-12 2.82 0.93 11 697
2016 WAS 34 228.1 3561 284 56 0 20-7 2.96 0.97 11.2 718
2017 WAS 31 200.2 3111 268 55 0 16-6 2.51 0.9 12 658
2018 WAS 33 220.2 3493 300 51 0 18-7 2.53 0.91 12.2 745
2019 WAS 33 202.1 3286 280 48 0 14-7 2.85 1.05 12.5 618
2020 WAS 13 72.0 1321 97 25 0 5-4 4 1.42 12.1 184
2021 WAS 32 184.2 2923 239 40 1 14-5 2.24 0.86 11.7 592
2022 NYM 21 133.1 1967 157 22 0 11-4 2.57 0.91 10.6 400
2023 NYM 30 160.0 2608 181 50 0 13-7 3.99 1.17 10.2 410
2024 TEX 9 43.1 669 40 10 0 2-4 3.95 1.15 8.3 82
2025 TOR 5 23.0 361 24 7 0 1-0 4.7 1.26 9.4 52
ON PACE 8 39 609 40 11 0 1-0 4.7 1.26 9.4 86
3-YEAR AVG 20 112 1748 126 27 0 9-5 3.42 1.05 10 297
Career 434 2682.2 43520 3217 705 0 0-0 3.14 1.07 10.8
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