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: 21-12 / in Starts: 21-12

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

2012 Pitching Game Log

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2012 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	200	1	Apr 5	DET		BOS	W,3-2	GS-8		99	8.0	2	0	0	1	7	0	0	0.00	1.72	28	105	66	24	6	7	13	2	2	0	84			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.11	0.573	1.01	0.31%	4.16	1t start tie	8t 3 out a1
2	201	5	Apr 11	DET		TBR	L,2-4	GS-9	L(0-1)	5	8.1	4	4	4	2	7	0	0	2.20	1.93	30	104	70	20	10	9	12	2	4	0	64			0	1	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.36	0.005	1.43	0.00%	1.75	1t start tie	9t 12- 1 out tie
3	202	10	Apr 16	DET	@	KCR	W,3-2	CG	W(1-1)	4	9.0	7	2	2	2	9	0	1	2.13	1.99	37	131	85	21	16	13	12	6	2	0	72			2	0	0	33	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.88	0.518	2.32	0.38%	2.55	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a1
4	203	15	Apr 21(2)	DET		TEX	W,3-2	GS-6	W(2-1)	4	6.0	4	1	0	3	8	0	0	1.72	1.98	24	115	77	16	19	6	7	1	2	0	67			0	0	1	20	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.03	0.214	1.21	0.15%	2.12	1t start tie	6t 3 out a2
5	204	20	Apr 27	DET	@	NYY	L,6-7	GS-6		5	6.0	7	5	4	0	4	2	0	2.41	2.64	26	102	65	19	8	8	14	6	2	0	44			0	0	0	26	3	0	0	0	0	1	1.00	-0.288	1.10	-0.19%	-1.91	1b start tie	6b 3 out a1
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	205	24	May 2	DET		KCR	L,2-3	GS-8		4	8.0	6	2	2	1	7	0	1	2.38	2.54	31	123	81	21	13	9	13	6	4	0	68			1	1	0	29	2	1	0	0	0	0	.93	0.137	1.08	0.10%	2.16	1t start tie	8t 3 out d2
7	206	29	May 8	DET	@	SEA	W,6-4	GS-6	W(3-1)	5	6.0	7	3	3	2	6	0	0	2.63	2.49	26	113	68	17	15	7	11	6	2	0	50			1	0	0	24	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.07	0.104	1.14	0.07%	-0.27	1b start a 1	6b 3 out a2
8	207	34	May 13	DET	@	OAK	W,3-1	GS-7	W(4-1)	4	7.0	2	1	1	1	8	1	0	2.47	2.56	24	104	68	18	16	6	9	1	5	0	76			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	.98	0.303	1.07	0.20%	2.30	1b start tie	7b 3 out a1
9	208	39	May 18	DET		PIT	W,6-0	SHO	W(5-1)	4	9.0	1	0	0	2	12	0	0	2.14	2.37	30	109	76	23	18	10	6	1	3	0	95			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	.50	0.317	.49	0.18%	4.68	1t start tie	9t 3 out a6
10	209	44	May 24	DET	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG(8)	L(5-2)	5	8.0	6	2	2	1	7	1	0	2.15	2.47	30	117	79	21	14	8	14	2	1	0	68			2	0	0	29	1	0	0	1	0	0	.81	0.098	.93	0.07%	1.72	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
11	210	49	May 29	DET	@	BOS	L,3-6	GS-6	L(5-3)	4	6.0	10	5	5	1	7	0	0	2.55	2.38	29	105	75	20	17	8	13	7	3	0	38			0	0	0	28	4	0	0	0	0	1	.94	-0.192	.92	-0.11%	-1.91	1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
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	211	54	Jun 3	DET		NYY	L,1-5	GS-7	L(5-4)	4	6.1	9	5	3	4	4	2	0	2.67	2.77	30	114	66	18	7	5	17	5	0	0	39			0	0	0	25	1	1	0	1	1	0	.70	-0.247	.64	-0.14%	-2.29	1t start tie	7t 12- 1 out d4
13	212	59	Jun 9	DET	@	CIN	W,3-2	GS-6		5	6.0	6	2	2	3	9	0	0	2.69	2.70	26	127	85	19	14	6	8	4	0	0	58			0	0	0	23	3	0	1	1	0	0	1.49	0.106	1.05	0.05%	0.97	1b start tie	6b 3 out tie
14	213	63	Jun 14	DET	@	CHC	W,5-3	GS-8	W(6-4)	4	8.0	5	2	2	0	8	0	0	2.66	2.57	27	103	73	17	15	11	8	3	1	0	72			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.27	0.376	1.06	0.19%	1.84	1b start a 1	8b 3 out a1
15	214	67	Jun 19	DET		STL	W,6-3	GS-7	W(7-4)	4	7.0	5	3	1	4	3	0	0	2.57	2.66	31	108	70	20	10	10	14	5	3	0	58			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	1	.79	0.181	.82	0.11%	0.64	1t start tie	7t 3 out a3
16	215	72	Jun 24	DET	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	W(8-4)	4	9.0	5	2	2	1	7	1	0	2.52	2.71	32	117	78	24	10	8	16	2	3	0	75			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.34	0.355	1.28	0.20%	2.07	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a1
17	216	77	Jun 29	DET	@	TBR	L,2-4	GS-6	L(8-5)	4	6.0	6	4	4	1	8	3	0	2.69	2.94	25	120	74	19	17	7	9	3	1	0	51			2	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	.67	-0.178	.68	-0.11%	-1.18	1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
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
18	217	82	Jul 4	DET		MIN	W,5-1	CG	W(9-5)	4	9.0	4	1	1	1	7	1	0	2.58	2.97	30	115	75	28	11	13	9	2	0	0	81			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	2	0	0	.79	0.360	.74	0.20%	3.68	1t start tie	9t 3 out a4
19	218	89	Jul 15	DET	@	BAL	W,4-0	GS-8	W(10-5)	10	8.0	3	0	0	2	8	0	0	2.43	2.90	29	117	74	22	14	11	8	2	2	0	82			0	0	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	.80	0.451	1.03	0.35%	4.05	1b start a 1	8b 3 out a3
20	219	94	Jul 20	DET		CHW	W,4-2	GS-8	W(11-5)	4	8.0	4	2	2	2	6	1	0	2.42	2.96	28	121	79	19	9	7	13	3	2	0	70			1	0	0	26	1	0	0	2	0	0	1.16	0.318	2.42	0.40%	2.16	1t start tie	8t 3 out a2
21	220	99	Jul 26	DET	@	CLE	L,3-5	GS-7	L(11-6)	5	7.0	8	5	4	2	4	2	0	2.54	3.12	31	106	74	7	12	7	18	7	1	0	45			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	1	1	1	1.32	-0.423	2.44	-0.47%	-1.74	1b start a 1	7b 3 out d2
22	221	104	Jul 31	DET	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG(5)	L(11-7)	4	5.0	6	4	3	4	6	0	0	2.63	3.12	24	107	64	11	12	7	7	6	0	0	43			1	0	0	20	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.44	-0.226	2.31	-0.22%	-1.42	1b start tie	5b 3 out d3
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	222	109	Aug 6	DET		NYY	W,7-2	GS-8	W(12-7)	5	8.0	9	2	0	1	14	0	0	2.51	2.97	35	132	96	32	18	9	11	8	1	0	73			1	0	0	34	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.06	0.118	1.83	0.12%	2.16	1t start tie	8t 3 out a5
24	223	114	Aug 11	DET	@	TEX	L,1-2	GS-7		4	7.0	7	1	1	0	8	0	0	2.46	2.88	28	118	86	23	11	9	11	6	3	0	67			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	1	0	1	1.04	0.349	1.80	0.37%	2.78	1b start a 1	7b 3 out tie
25	224	119	Aug 17	DET		BAL	W,5-3	GS-6		5	6.0	6	3	3	4	6	1	0	2.53	2.96	28	116	72	15	12	5	13	4	1	0	50			2	0	0	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.26	-0.063	2.44	-0.07%	0.12	1t start tie	6t 3 out d2
26	225	124	Aug 23	DET		TOR	W,3-2	GS-9		5	9.0	4	2	2	2	12	1	1	2.50	2.96	33	115	76	17	22	6	12	1	2	0	81			0	1	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	.83	0.256	1.47	0.27%	2.68	1t start tie	9t 3 out tie
27	226	128	Aug 28	DET	@	KCR	L,8-9	GS-6		4	5.2	12	8	8	3	6	0	0	2.80	2.95	32	120	80	19	10	12	11	5	3	0	16			0	0	0	29	4	0	1	0	0	0	.94	-0.515	1.80	-0.59%	-5.57	1b start a 3	6b -23 2 out d2
Sept				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
28	227	133	Sep 2	DET		CHW	W,4-2	GS-8	W(13-7)	4	8.0	4	1	1	2	11	1	1	2.73	2.95	30	124	80	16	20	5	11	4	2	0	79			0	1	0	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	.89	0.320	3.22	0.69%	3.16	1t start tie	8t 3 out a3
29	228	138	Sep 8	DET	@	LAA	L,1-6	GS-6	L(13-8)	5	6.0	9	6	6	2	3	1	0	2.91	3.02	29	97	60	9	8	12	12	5	1	0	31			1	0	0	27	5	0	0	0	0	0	.36	-0.333	.76	-0.42%	-3.21	1b start tie	6b 3 out d5
30	229	143	Sep 14	DET	@	CLE	W,4-0	GS-7	W(14-8)	5	7.0	6	0	0	1	6	0	1	2.82	2.99	28	110	77	23	13	10	10	2	1	0	70			0	0	0	26	2	0	0	1	0	0	.86	0.256	2.09	0.37%	3.26	1b start a 2	7b 3 out a4
31	230	148	Sep 19	DET		OAK	W,6-2	GS-6	W(15-8)	4	6.0	5	0	0	3	5	0	0	2.74	2.99	25	122	78	13	15	8	9	3	4	0	64			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	1	0	1	.99	0.285	1.70	0.29%	3.12	1t start tie	6t 3 out a4
32	231	153	Sep 24	DET		KCR	W,6-2	GS-8	W(16-8)	4	8.0	9	2	2	0	8	1	0	2.72	2.98	32	114	89	15	21	12	12	4	2	0	64			1	0	0	32	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.07	0.269	3.21	0.49%	2.16	1t start tie	8t 3 out a3
33	232	158	Sep 29	DET	@	MIN	W,6-4	GS-8	W(17-8)	4	7.0	4	1	0	2	8	0	0	2.64	2.94	28	117	76	22	14	12	6	3	1	0	73			1	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.38	0.423	5.93	1.09%	2.78	1b start tie	8b -2- 0 out a6
							21-12		W-L:17-8	4.4	238.1	192	81	70	60	239	19	5	2.64	2.94	956	3768	66%	17%	12%	0.77		19%	10%	0	63		---%	16	4	1	884	40	2	2	16	3	9	1.04	4.227	1.63	4.33%	39.58

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