So, which Scherzer year was better, 2016 or 2017?
Going into his Sunday start v. the Mets, he has identical fWAR (5.6), so the seasons are more similar than you might think.
2016 - better record (20-7 v. 15-6 with 2 starts left), more innings (228.1 v. 197.1, counting today), more Ks (284 v. 263 with 1 start left), slightly better K/BB ratio (5.07 v 4.77 going into today).
2017 - better ERA / FIP (2.55/2.93 v. 2.96 / 3.24), lower HR/9 ( 1.00 v. 1.22) and HR/FB, slightly better K-BB% (26.8% v. 25.3%, not including today), better WHIP (.91 v .97, before today), and his best ERA relative to the league (ERA-) ever.