Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Max Scherzer | Stat | Freddie Fitzsimmons |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Seasons | 19 |
| 112.0 | Career VAL | 100.1 |
| 12.1 (2017) | Peak-season VAL | 11.2 (1934) |
| 3× | Cy Young Awards | — |
| 7× | All-Star Selections | — |
| 3 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | — |
| 15 | Gray ink (top-10 finishes) | — |
VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.
| Max Scherzer | Stat | Freddie Fitzsimmons |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 508 | Games | 513 |
| Batting | ||
| 78 | Hits | 231 |
| 1 | Home runs | 14 |
| 30 | RBI | 103 |
| 31 | Runs | 112 |
| 3 | Stolen bases | 0 |
| 13 | ||
| Walks |
|---|
| 36 |
| .168 | Batting avg | .200 |
|---|
| .194 | On-base % | .233 |
|---|
| .188 | Slugging % | .279 |
|---|
| 6 | OPS+ | 37 |
|---|
| Pitching | ||
|---|---|---|
| 225 | Wins | 217 |
| 126 | Losses | 146 |
| 0 | Saves | 13 |
| 3047.2 | Innings pitched | 3223.2 |
| 3,557 | Strikeouts (pitching) | 870 |
| 3.29 | ERA | 3.51 |
| 1.09 | WHIP | 1.30 |
| 126 | ERA+ | 114 |
| Age | Max Scherzer | Freddie Fitzsimmons |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | 2.1 | 3.7 |
| 24 | 4.1 | 8.2 |
| 25 | 5.3 | 5.6 |
| 26 | 1.6 | 7.5 |
| 27 | 4.2 | 6.3 |
| 28 | 9.8 | 5.5 |
| 29 | 6.6 | 9.3 |
| 30 | 10.6 | 0 |
| 31 | 10.3 | 7.1 |
| 32 | 12.1 | 11.2 |
| 33 | 11.3 | 2.5 |
| 34 | 9.7 | 5.7 |
| 35 | 0.9 | 2.5 |
| 36 | 10.2 | 10.4 |
| 37 | 8.3 | 3.9 |
| 38 | 3.9 | 7.3 |
| 39 | 1 | 3.4 |
| 40 | 0 | — |
| 41 | 0 | 0 |