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helped lead the Tigers to four straight American League (AL) Central Division titles (2011–2014) and the American League pennant in 2012. Scherzer, through the 2019 season, has won 162 games in 351 appearances and 342 starts. He is a member of the 2,500-strikeout club and is within striking distance of reaching 3,000 for his career. He is ranked just behind Yankees hurler C. C. Sabathia (3,028) and former teammate Verlander (2,809) in active career strikeouts. He has a career 3.22 earned run average (ERA) and a walks and hits per inning pitched (WHIP) over a nine-inning average of 1.128, including four consecutive seasons of a WHIP that was below one. This means that Scherzer allows few batters to reach base. He is regarded as one of the nastiest pitchers in the league and most feared to face.

Scherzer is a cool customer on the mound, once posting sub-one WHIPs in four straight seasons.

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Max Scherzer