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Max Scherzer or AJ Smith-Shawver

Who Should I Draft? • Start New
Max Scherzer

Max Scherzer

SPToronto Blue Jays TOR
AJ Smith-Shawver

AJ Smith-Shawver

SPAtlanta Braves ATL
OR
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Next Up ADP Trends
ADP Trends Max Scherzer
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ADP 222.4
+228.2 since last week.
ADP Trends AJ Smith-Shawver

ADP 0
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Max Scherzer
OWN
57.34%
-10.36 compared to last week
START
10.60%
-16.2 compared to last week
OWN/START AJ Smith-Shawver
OWN
38.04%
+23.51 compared to last week
START
27.17%
+24.4 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Max Scherzer
77th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus AJ Smith-Shawver
105th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Max Scherzer

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 78th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 87th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Shota Imanaga
  • 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 Thumb (Since Mar 29, 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

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: EVEN, L: EVEN, WHIP: +1, ERA: +6, K's: +1, Walks: EVEN
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Breakdown AJ Smith-Shawver

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 106th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 105th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Yoshinobu Yamamoto
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: EVEN, L: +1, WHIP: +2.25, ERA: +4.5, K's: +4, Walks: +3
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Injury Max Scherzer

THUMB - Since Mar 29, 2025

Scherzer is dealing with right thumb inflammation and has been placed on the 15-day injured list.
Injury AJ Smith-Shawver

No Injury Reported

Next Up Similar Draft Picks
Similar Picks Max Scherzer

Similar SP to consider drafting instead of Max Scherzer

NameO/SAVG Pick
Walker Buehler BOS  217.13
Nick Lodolo CIN  217.35
Max Scherzer TOR  222.44
Jesus Luzardo PHI  223.47
Spencer Arrighetti HOU  226.16
Reese Olson DET  227.63
Merrill Kelly ARI  229.16
Clarke Schmidt NYY  230.00

Similar based on overall ADP to draft instead of Max Scherzer

NameO/SAVG Pick
Josh Lowe TB RF  219.86
Kenley Jansen LAA RP  219.88
Jason Adam SD RP  220.66
Jordan Romano PHI RP  221.13
Byron Buxton MIN CF  221.52
Blake Treinen LAD RP  222.20
Max Scherzer TOR SP  222.44
Spencer Horwitz PIT 1B  223.35
Jesus Luzardo PHI SP  223.47
Kyle Finnegan WAS RP  223.63
Michael Busch CHC 1B  224.84
Similar Picks AJ Smith-Shawver

Similar to consider drafting instead of AJ Smith-Shawver

NameO/SAVG Pick
This player was not drafted in most leagues.

Similar based on overall ADP to draft instead of AJ Smith-Shawver

NameO/SAVG Pick
Shohei Ohtani LAD DH  1.19
Aaron Judge NYY CF  2.91
Bobby Witt Jr. KC SS  3.34
Juan Soto NYM RF  4.31
Jose Ramirez CLE 3B  5.30
Mookie Betts LAD SS  7.06
Kyle Tucker CHC RF  9.44
Tarik Skubal DET SP  10.07
Paul Skenes PIT SP  10.37
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. TOR 1B  11.51
Yordan Alvarez HOU LF  11.60
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Max Scherzer
12.42
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating AJ Smith-Shawver
10.40
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 1 3.0 45 1 0 0 0-0 6 1 3 4
ON PACE 40 122 1822 40 0 0 0-0 6 1 3 141
3-YEAR AVG 20 112 1748 126 27 0 9-5 3.42 1.05 10 297
Career 430 2662.2 43204 3194 698 0 0-0 3.13 1.07 10.8
Career AJ Smith-Shawver
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 ATL 7 . . . 0
2024 ATL 2 . . . 0
2025 ATL 1 . . . 0
ON PACE 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 0
3-YEAR AVG 5 . . . 0
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