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Max Scherzer

Max Scherzer

SPToronto Blue Jays TOR
Adley Rutschman

Adley Rutschman

CBaltimore Orioles BAL
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Scherzer over Rutschman

 
 
 
 
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Rutschman over Scherzer

 
 
 
 
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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
Performance Adley Rutschman
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
..0
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Max Scherzer
OWN
52%
+6.67 compared to last week
START
21%
+5.06 compared to last week
OWN/START Adley Rutschman
OWN
92%
+1.03 compared to last week
START
11%
-0.96 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Max Scherzer
99th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Adley Rutschman
8th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
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 149th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Tarik Skubal
  • He is in a heck of a slump. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 100 in WHIP and is currently ranked 87th
  • 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
Breakdown Adley Rutschman

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: C DH . However, he plays C most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 9th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 21st.
  • The current leader among C's is Cal Raleigh
  • He should be doing a bit better than this. Look for him to bounce back.
  • 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 Oblique (Since Jun 20, 2025). Look at his player news.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 238th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.282
  • Ranked 171st in batting average with 0.257
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 114th with 0.344
  • Not too impressive with slugging percentage currently ranked 186th with 0.413
  • Not too impressive with on base plus slugging currently ranked 153rd with 0.757
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 388th in RBI with 9
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 312th in runs scored with 15
  • Slight decline in numbers lately at 2.9 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.052, OBP: -0.024, HRs: -8, RBI: -39, Runs: -16, Wlks: -4, Stls: -1,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Max Scherzer

No Injury Reported

Injury Adley Rutschman

OBLIQUE - Since Jun 20, 2025

Rutschman is dealing with a left oblique strain and has been placed on the 10-day injured list.
Next Up Matchup Comparison
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
Matchups Adley Rutschman
DateOpponentResult
Jul 18@TBTaj Bradley
Jul 19@TBZack Littell
Jul 20@TBRyan Pepiot
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.143111.2000.35704
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Max Scherzer
9.06
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Adley Rutschman
10.42
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
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
Career Adley Rutschman
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 BAL 106 90 11 66 38 2 62 .248 .361 .433 357
2023 BAL 160 164 20 84 80 1 93 .273 .370 .430 574
2024 BAL 149 144 19 68 79 1 58 .250 .318 .390 476
2025 BAL 68 55 8 31 20 0 32 .227 .319 .372 196
ON PACE 115 93 13 52 34 0 54 .227 .319 .372 334
3-YEAR AVG 138 133 17 73 66 1 71 .259 .349 .415 469
Career 483 453 58 249 217 4 245 .254 .345 .410
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