Justin Verlander

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 235lb (196cm, 106kg)

Team: Houston Astros (majors, 15-day IL)

Born: February 20, 1983 in Manakin Sabot, VA us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (2nd) of the 2004 MLB June Amateur Draft from Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA).

High School: Goochland HS (Goochland, VA)

School: Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA)

Debut: July 4, 2005 (Age 22-134d, 18,707th in major league history)
vs. CLE 5.1 IP, 7 H, 4 SO, 3 BB, 4 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2006 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 2 yrs/$86.67M (23-24) & 25 vesting option

Service Time (01/2024): 18.002 • Free Agent: 2025

Agents: ISE Baseball • Previously: Richard Verlander

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Justin Brooks Verlander

Nicknames: JV

Pronunciation: \VUHR-land-er\

Twitter: @JustinVerlander

Instagram: @justinverlander

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MVP
3x Cy Young
Rookie of the Year
Triple Crown
9x All-Star
2x World Series
2x ERA Title
ALCS MVP
ML PoY

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

80.9

257

141

ERA

3.24

509

3325.1

3342

WHIP

1.118

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Team Record in Appearances: 23-12 / in Starts: 23-12

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

2009 Pitching Game Log

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2009 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	98	1	Apr 6	DET	@	TOR	L,5-12	GS-4	L(0-1)	99	3.2	8	8	8	2	4	1	1	19.64	6.92	22	80	49	16	5	2	13	6	1	0	15			0	0	0	18	4	1	0	0	1	0	.55	-0.332	.54	-0.20%	-4.29	1b start tie	4b 12- 2 out d5
2	99	6	Apr 11	DET		TEX	W,4-3	GS-5		4	5.0	2	3	1	4	8	1	0	9.35	5.75	23	97	58	15	17	3	8	0	3	0	59			0	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.35	-0.087	1.29	-0.05%	-0.26	1t start tie	5t 3 out d1
3	100	10	Apr 17	DET	@	SEA	L,3-6	GS-8	L(0-2)	5	7.1	8	6	5	1	8	0	0	7.88	3.72	31	108	79	22	13	7	15	8	1	0	47			0	1	0	29	3	0	0	0	0	0	.96	-0.376	1.04	-0.24%	-2.61	1b start tie	8b -2- 1 out d3
4	101	14	Apr 22	DET	@	LAA	W,12-10	GS-5		4	5.0	9	7	7	2	5	1	0	9.00	4.00	25	104	66	18	10	9	9	2	0	0	24			0	0	0	23	3	0	0	1	0	0	1.20	-0.530	1.29	-0.34%	-4.32	1b start a 2	5b 3 out d2
5	102	19	Apr 27	DET		NYY	W,4-2	GS-8	W(1-2)	4	7.0	7	0	0	0	9	0	0	6.75	3.13	28	110	79	25	14	4	15	6	1	0	72			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.14	0.341	1.36	0.25%	2.82	1t start tie	8t 12- 0 out a4
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
6	103	24	May 3	DET		CLE	W,3-1	GS-7	W(2-2)	5	7.0	2	1	1	3	11	0	1	5.66	2.84	27	121	75	25	13	4	8	4	2	0	77			0	0	0	23	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.46	0.353	1.66	0.24%	2.84	1t start tie	7t 3 out tie
7	104	28	May 8	DET	@	CLE	W,1-0	SHO	W(3-2)	4	9.0	2	0	0	2	11	0	0	4.50	2.53	29	118	79	16	19	5	11	5	1	0	92			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.50	0.798	1.78	0.57%	4.64	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
8	105	33	May 14	DET	@	MIN	L,5-6	GS-7		5	6.1	5	2	2	3	13	0	0	4.29	2.26	27	122	76	25	11	4	7	1	3	0	65			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	.86	0.291	1.25	0.25%	2.78	1b start tie	7b 12- 1 out a5
9	106	38	May 20	DET		TEX	W,5-3	GS-6	W(4-2)	5	6.0	3	1	1	2	8	0	0	3.99	2.17	23	114	74	23	12	5	8	2	2	0	68			0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.33	0.240	1.74	0.19%	2.29	1t start tie	6t 3 out tie
10	107	43	May 25	DET	@	KCR	W,13-1	GS-7	W(5-2)	4	7.0	5	0	0	0	8	0	0	3.55	2.02	25	96	66	17	11	6	11	5	2	0	75			0	0	0	25	0	0	0	1	0	0	.47	0.210	.78	0.21%	3.68	1b start a 2	7b 3 out a9
11	108	48	May 30	DET	@	BAL	W,6-3	GS-6	W(6-2)	4	6.0	9	3	3	1	5	1	0	3.63	2.20	27	112	80	14	13	7	14	5	1	0	46			0	0	0	26	2	1	0	1	0	0	1.37	-0.036	1.90	-0.03%	0.29	1b start tie	6b 3 out tie
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	109	53	Jun 5	DET		LAA	L,1-2	GS-8		5	8.0	4	0	0	4	7	0	1	3.26	2.31	30	119	80	17	16	9	9	2	2	0	77			1	1	1	24	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.34	0.573	1.92	0.49%	4.39	1t start tie	8t 3 out tie
13	110	59	Jun 10	DET	@	CHW	W,2-1	CG	W(7-2)	4	9.0	6	1	1	1	9	1	0	3.02	2.37	32	122	89	30	12	11	11	4	2	0	79			1	1	0	29	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.64	0.733	2.71	0.73%	4.12	1b start tie	9b 3 out a1
14	111	64	Jun 16	DET	@	STL	L,2-11	GS-4	L(7-3)	5	4.0	8	5	5	2	4	0	0	3.39	2.38	21	73	47	7	6	4	11	6	0	0	28			0	1	1	18	4	0	2	0	0	1	.76	-0.293	1.11	-0.26%	-3.05	1b start tie	4b 3 out d5
15	112	69	Jun 21	DET		MIL	W,3-2	GS-8	W(8-3)	4	7.2	5	2	2	3	8	2	0	3.31	2.63	30	115	74	16	16	10	9	5	1	0	66			1	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.11	0.275	1.58	0.24%	2.27	1t start tie	8t --- 2 out a1
16	113	73	Jun 26	DET	@	HOU	L,4-5	GS-6		4	5.1	7	3	3	4	6	0	0	3.40	2.65	27	118	75	17	10	9	8	3	1	0	44			0	0	0	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.22	-0.038	1.61	-0.03%	-0.59	1b start a 1	6b 1-- 1 out a1
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	114	78	Jul 1	DET	@	OAK	L,1-5	GS-6	L(8-4)	4	6.0	6	4	4	1	6	2	0	3.54	2.83	25	102	68	16	8	8	10	3	1	0	49			1	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	.84	-0.140	1.20	-0.12%	-0.81	1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
18	115	83	Jul 7	DET		KCR	W,8-5	GS-6	W(9-4)	5	6.0	7	5	3	0	11	1	0	3.59	2.77	26	114	86	24	16	5	9	6	1	0	53			0	1	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.15	-0.098	1.87	-0.10%	-1.71	1t start tie	6t 3 out a2
19	116	87	Jul 12	DET		CLE	W,10-1	GS-7	W(10-4)	4	7.0	5	0	0	3	8	0	0	3.38	2.73	28	116	73	19	13	5	12	3	0	0	72			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	1	0	0	.56	0.258	.88	0.24%	3.84	1t start tie	7t 3 out a10
20	117	89	Jul 18	DET	@	NYY	L,1-2	GS-7	L(10-5)	5	7.0	7	2	2	1	6	1	0	3.34	2.78	28	109	72	21	8	6	15	5	3	0	60			0	1	0	27	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	0.117	1.61	0.11%	1.98	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
21	118	94	Jul 24(1)	DET		CHW	W,5-1	CG	W(11-5)	5	9.0	6	1	0	4	4	0	0	3.12	2.83	37	127	83	22	9	10	19	7	4	0	73			0	0	0	32	2	0	0	1	1	1	1.20	0.422	2.87	0.61%	3.93	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
22	119	100	Jul 29	DET	@	TEX	W,13-5	GS-7	W(12-5)	4	7.0	6	4	3	0	13	1	0	3.16	2.75	28	115	80	19	22	3	12	7	1	0	64			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	1	.58	0.061	.92	0.06%	-0.05	1b start a 1	7b 3 out a9
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
23	120	104	Aug 3	DET		BAL	W,6-5	GS-8		4	8.0	9	5	5	1	8	1	0	3.29	2.77	33	119	84	18	12	12	12	4	2	0	51			0	1	0	32	2	0	0	0	0	0	.96	0.114	1.56	0.11%	-0.61	1t start tie	8t 3 out tie
24	121	109	Aug 8	DET		MIN	L,0-11	GS-6	L(12-6)	4	6.0	7	5	5	2	6	1	0	3.45	2.83	25	88	61	18	9	7	10	6	0	0	42			0	1	0	22	3	0	0	0	1	0	.68	-0.151	1.37	-0.18%	-1.71	1t start tie	6t 3 out d5
25	122	114	Aug 13	DET	@	BOS	W,2-0	GS-8	W(13-6)	4	8.0	4	0	0	1	8	0	2	3.28	2.80	31	123	83	22	16	5	15	4	5	0	81			1	0	0	28	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.34	0.591	2.24	0.59%	4.55	1b start tie	8b 3 out a2
26	123	119	Aug 19	DET		SEA	L,1-3	GS-8	L(13-7)	5	8.0	6	3	3	1	10	1	0	3.29	2.79	31	116	79	22	13	8	12	2	2	0	67			1	0	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	.84	0.024	1.34	0.02%	1.39	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
27	124	124	Aug 24	DET	@	LAA	W,10-7	GS-6	W(14-7)	4	5.2	10	4	4	2	7	0	0	3.38	2.75	27	109	76	17	11	9	9	4	2	0	38			1	1	0	25	2	0	0	1	0	0	.94	0.262	1.62	0.27%	-1.30	1b start a 1	6b 1-3 2 out a6
28	125	129	Aug 30	DET		TBR	W,4-3	GS-8	W(15-7)	5	8.0	6	3	3	3	4	2	1	3.38	2.93	32	125	86	20	11	8	16	2	3	0	59			1	2	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	.93	0.020	1.43	0.02%	1.39	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
29	126	134	Sep 4	DET	@	TBR	W,4-3	GS-8	W(16-7)	4	8.0	4	1	1	1	7	0	0	3.29	2.88	27	126	85	21	17	8	11	5	2	0	76			0	2	0	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.04	0.415	1.20	0.29%	3.25	1b start tie	8b 3 out tie
30	127	138	Sep 9	DET	@	KCR	L,1-5	GS-6	L(16-8)	4	6.0	6	1	1	3	8	0	0	3.24	2.85	27	112	73	20	14	9	7	2	1	0	61			0	0	0	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	0.183	.82	0.08%	2.16	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
31	128	143	Sep 14	DET		TOR	W,6-5	GS-7		4	7.0	10	5	5	0	9	2	0	3.34	2.90	29	104	72	19	13	7	13	5	3	0	46			0	0	1	29	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.11	-0.275	1.10	-0.16%	-1.16	1t start tie	7t 3 out d3
32	129	148	Sep 19	DET	@	MIN	L,2-6	GS-8	L(16-9)	4	7.1	9	5	5	2	6	1	0	3.44	2.94	31	128	82	17	14	9	14	4	1	0	44			0	2	0	29	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.74	-0.162	5.64	-0.32%	0.31	1b start a 1	8b 12- 1 out d1
33	130	152	Sep 24	DET	@	CLE	W,6-5	GS-7	W(17-9)	4	7.0	7	2	2	2	11	0	0	3.41	2.87	29	126	80	26	15	4	12	5	1	0	64			1	0	0	27	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.32	0.188	2.50	0.21%	1.61	1b start tie	7b 3 out a3
34	131	157	Sep 29(2)	DET		MIN	W,6-5	GS-8	W(18-9)	4	8.0	8	4	4	0	8	0	0	3.45	2.81	32	129	87	25	16	11	13	8	0	0	58			0	0	0	31	3	0	0	0	1	0	.93	0.209	6.08	0.82%	0.39	1t start tie	8t 3 out a1
35	132	162	Oct 4	DET		CHW	W,5-3	GS-8	W(19-9)	4	7.2	6	3	3	2	5	0	0	3.45	2.80	29	120	79	20	7	8	14	5	3	0	58			0	1	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	.76	0.188	3.84	0.57%	0.92	1t start tie	8t 12- 2 out a2
							23-12		W-L:19-9	4.3	240.0	219	99	92	63	269	20	6	3.45	2.80	982	3937	67%	18%	11%	0.60		23%	9%	0	59		---%	9	16	3	902	50	2	5	10	4	6	1.07	4.348	1.89	5.15%	33.37

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