Max Scherzer

Max Scherzer is a Gold 83 OVR Starting Pitcher card for the Nationals, part of the Contributor set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He throws right-handed. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in April 2026.

On the mound, Max Scherzer works with a 5-pitch arsenal led by a 95 mph 4-Seam Fastball and a 91 mph Cutter. His pitching ratings include 76 Velocity, 68 Control, and 99 Break. The profile favors a movement-heavy arsenal built to miss bats. Notable quirks include Stopper from a total of 3 quirks.

DiamondOps grades each pitch in Max Scherzer's arsenal: Slider (S), 4-Seam Fastball (S), Cutter (S), Circle Change (A), and Slurve (B). 3 of them grade S-tier, which is what separates a genuine out-pitch mix from a deep-but-flat arsenal. Its strongest tunnel pairing is the Slider off the Cutter, so the two share a release look. Velocity works against the card here — its 76 mph 4-Seam Fastball is slow enough to cost it in the arsenal score. Arsenal grades are the same at every difficulty — unlike a hitter's OpScore, a pitch mix does not re-weight as you climb.

Max Scherzer is not currently traded on the open Diamond Dynasty market — cards like this are typically earned through programs or collections rather than bought with stubs.

OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Max Scherzer earns an OpScore of 77.8 on Legend difficulty, ranking #1455 among all cards and #306 among Starting Pitchers.