Justin Verlander

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SP — Detroit Tigers — #35

Player Info

Height

6'5"

Weight

235 lbs

Born

February 19, 1983 — Manakin-Sabot, Virginia

College

Old Dominion

Draft

2004 — Round 1, Pick 2

Active

20052024

Career

Career Statistics

SeasonTeamGPGSWLW%WARERAWHIPIPKBBK/BBHRERSVHLDBLSV
2005Detroit Tigers2202.000-0.27.151.7611.1751.41599000
2006Detroit Tigers3030179.6543.83.631.33186.0124602.11877875000
2007Detroit Tigers3232186.7503.93.661.23201.2183672.71818882000
2008Detroit Tigers33331117.3931.54.841.40201.0163871.9195119108000
2009Detroit Tigers3535199.6795.23.451.18240.0269634.32199992000
2010Detroit Tigers3333189.6674.13.371.16224.1219713.11908984000
2011Detroit Tigers3434245.8288.32.400.92251.0250574.41747367000
2012Detroit Tigers3333178.6807.52.641.06238.1239604.01928170000
2013Detroit Tigers34341312.5204.63.461.31218.1217752.92129484000
2014Detroit Tigers32321512.5561.14.541.40206.0159652.4223114104000
2015Detroit Tigers202058.3852.23.381.09133.1113323.51135650000
2016Detroit Tigers3434169.6406.63.041.00227.2254574.51718177000
2017Detroit Tigers2828108.5564.53.821.28172.0176672.61537673000
2017Houston Astros55501.0001.81.060.6534.04358.61744000
20172017 TOTALS3333158.6526.43.361.17206.0219723.01708077000
2018Houston Astros3434169.6406.22.520.90214.0290377.81566360000
2019Houston Astros3434216.7787.82.580.80223.0300427.11376664000
2020Houston Astros11101.0000.23.000.676.0717.0322000
2022Houston Astros2828184.8185.91.750.83175.0185296.41164334000
2023New York Mets161665.5452.23.151.1494.181312.6773633000
2023Houston Astros111173.7001.33.311.1268.063144.5622725000
20232023 TOTALS2727138.6193.53.221.13162.1144453.21396358000
2024Houston Astros171756.455-0.35.481.3890.174272.7985655000
2025San Francisco Giants2929411.2671.23.851.36152.0137522.61557465000
Career555555266158.627--3.321.143567.2355310043.5304614281317000

Stats via ESPN. MLB career statistics.

Awards & Honors

MVP (2011)Cy Young (2011)Cy Young (2019)Cy Young (2022)Rookie of the Year (2006)World Series Champion (2017)World Series Champion (2022)
9x All-Star

Career Milestones

  • 3000+ Strikeouts
  • No-Hitter

Tags

Played for Detroit TigersPlayed for Houston AstrosPlayed for New York MetsAll-StarMVPCy Young WinnerRookie of the YearWorld Series ChampionNo-HitterFirst Round PickTop 5 PickRetiredBorn in VirginiaPlayed for Old DominionPlayed 15+ Seasons

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