Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right • Throws: Right
6-5, 225lb (196cm, 102kg)
Team: Houston Astros (majors)
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.
High School: Goochland HS (Goochland, VA)
School: Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA)
Debut:
July 4, 2005
(Age 22-134d,
16,315th in MLB history)
vs. CLE 5.1 IP, 7 H, 4 SO, 3 BB, 4 ER, L
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2006 season
2018 Contract Status: Signed thru 2019, 10 yrs/$219.5M (10-19)
Service Time (01/2018): 12.002 • Free Agent: 2020
Agents: ISE Baseball • Previously: Richard Verlander
Full Name: Justin Brooks Verlander
Nicknames: JV
Pronunciation: \VUHR-land-er\
2018
Career
3.8
60.9
9
197
5
119
2.29
3.40
21
406
21
406
0
0
137.2
2682.2
172
2588
0.835
1.166
| Team Record in Appearances | 1-0 / in Starts: 1-0 |
| Longest Hitting Streak | 0 games |
| Longest On Base Streak | 0 games |
| Most Games w/o HR | 1 game |
| Most Games w/o RBI | 1 game |
| in 4 PAs | 0 |
| Actual Runners on Base | 3 (2-0-1) |
| Avg. MLBer w/ 4 PAs | 0 |
| Avg. Runners on Base | 2 (1-0-0) |
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