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Justin Verlander

Q: How old is Justin Verlander?

Justin Verlander is 40 years old.

Q: When was Justin Verlander born?

Justin Verlander was born on February 20, 1983.

Q: Where was Justin Verlander born?

Justin Verlander was born in Manakin Sabot, VA .

Q: How tall is Justin Verlander?

Justin Verlander is 6-5 (196 cm) tall.

Q: How much does Justin Verlander weigh?

Justin Verlander weighs 235 lbs (106 kg).

Q: How many seasons has Justin Verlander played?

Justin Verlander has played 18 seasons.

Q: When was Justin Verlander drafted?

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

Q: How many strikeouts does Justin Verlander have?

Justin Verlander had 144 strikeouts last season and 3,342 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How much is Justin Verlander worth?

Justin Verlander made $43,333,333.00 last year. His current contract terms are 2 yrs/$86.67M (23-24) & 25 vesting option.

Q: How many teams has Justin Verlander played for?

Justin Verlander has played for 3 teams; the Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros and New York Mets.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

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

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 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

2023

Career

WAR

3.5

80.9

257

141

ERA

3.22

3.24

509

162.1

3325.1

144

3342

WHIP

1.133

1.118

12/3 The Nationals finished the 2023 season with a 71-91 record that left them as one of the worst teams in the National League, even as it represented a substantial improvement over the club’s 107-loss
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Last 5 Games

Last 5 Games Table
Date	Tm		Opp	Result	App,Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	GmSc	WPA	aLI	cWPA	acLi	RE24
2023-10-20	HOU	@	TEX	W 5-4	GS-6	4	5.2	6	4	4	1	3	2	0	24	82	54	13	6	3	17	2	7	43.0	-0.270	1.12	-6.11%	46.37	-1.053
2023-10-15	HOU		TEX	L 0-2	GS-7, L	7	6.2	6	2	2	2	5	1	0	27	101	64	12	7	6	14	4	5	57.0	0.061	0.83	0.92%	21.69	1.135
2023-10-07	HOU		MIN	W 6-4	GS-6, W	6	6.0	4	0	0	3	6	0	1	24	93	55	13	14	6	8	4	0	67.0	0.273	1.02	2.40%	15.95	3.067
2023-09-30	HOU	@	ARI	W 1-0	GS-5, W	4	5.0	2	0	0	3	5	0	0	20	94	57	17	7	5	7	3	1	65.0	0.300	0.93	1.48%	7.68	2.623
2023-09-25	HOU	@	SEA	W 5-1	GS-9, W	6	8.0	3	1	1	1	8	0	0	27	96	65	18	10	8	10	2	4	79.0	0.250	0.58	0.74%	2.85	3.264

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
2005	22	DET-min	A+,AA	11	2	.846	1.29	20	20	0	2	0	0	118.2	81	20	17	4	26	0	136	8	3	8	454			0.902	6.1	0.3	2.0	10.3	5.23	LAK,ERI FLOR,EL
2005	22	DET	AL	0	2	.000	7.15	2	2	0	0	0	0	11.1	15	9	9	1	5	0	7	1	0	1	54	61	4.52	1.765	11.9	0.8	4.0	5.6	1.40
2006	23	DET	AL	17	9	.654	3.63	30	30	0	1	1	0	186.0	187	78	75	21	60	1	124	6	1	5	776	125	4.35	1.328	9.0	1.0	2.9	6.0	2.07	CYA-7,MVP-15,RoY-1
2007	24	DET	AL	18	6	.750	3.66	32	32	0	1	1	0	201.2	181	88	82	20	67	3	183	19	2	17	866	125	3.99	1.230	8.1	0.9	3.0	8.2	2.73	AS,CYA-5
2008	25	DET	AL	11	17	.393	4.84	33	33	0	1	0	0	201.0	195	119	108	18	87	8	163	14	3	6	880	92	4.18	1.403	8.7	0.8	3.9	7.3	1.87
2009	26	DET	AL	19	9	.679	3.45	35	35	0	3	1	0	*240.0*	219	99	92	20	63	5	*269*	6	4	8	*982*	131	2.80	1.175	8.2	0.8	2.4	10.1	4.27	AS,CYA-3,MVP-20
2010	27	DET	AL	18	9	.667	3.37	33	33	0	4	0	0	224.1	190	89	84	14	71	0	219	6	2	11	925	124	2.97	1.163	7.6	0.6	2.8	8.8	3.08	AS,CYA-11
2011	28	DET	AL	24	5	.828	2.40	34	34	0	4	2	0	*251.0*	174	73	67	24	57	0	*250*	3	2	7	969	*172*	2.99	*0.920*	*6.2*	0.9	2.0	9.0	4.39	AS,CYA-1,MVP-1
2012	29	DET	AL	17	8	.680	2.64	33	33	0	6	1	0	*238.1*	192	81	70	19	60	2	*239*	5	1	2	*956*	*161*	2.94	1.057	7.3	0.7	2.3	9.0	3.98	AS,CYA-2,MVP-8
2013	30	DET	AL	13	12	.520	3.46	34	34	0	0	0	0	218.1	212	94	84	19	75	1	217	4	1	3	925	120	3.28	1.315	8.7	0.8	3.1	8.9	2.89	AS
2014	31	DET	AL	15	12	.556	4.54	32	32	0	0	0	0	206.0	223	114	104	18	65	1	159	5	1	5	893	85	3.74	1.398	9.7	0.8	2.8	6.9	2.45
2015	32	DET-min	AAA	0	0		3.24	2	2	0	0	0	0	8.1	10	4	3	0	2	0	12	1	0	0	38			1.440	10.8	0.0	2.2	13.0	6.00	TOL IL
2015	32	DET	AL	5	8	.385	3.38	20	20	0	1	1	0	133.1	113	56	50	13	32	1	113	3	0	2	535	118	3.49	1.088	7.6	0.9	2.2	7.6	3.53
2016	33	DET	AL	16	9	.640	3.04	34	34	0	2	0	0	227.2	171	81	77	30	57	1	254	8	0	6	903	140	3.48	1.001	6.8	1.2	2.3	10.0	4.46	CYA-2,MVP-17
2017	34	TOT	AL	15	8	.652	3.36	33	33	0	0	0	0	206.0	170	80	77	27	72	4	219	4	0	5	849	131	3.84	1.175	7.4	1.2	3.1	9.6	3.04	CYA-5
2017	34	DET	AL	10	8	.556	3.82	28	28	0	0	0	0	172.0	153	76	73	23	67	4	176	3	0	5	729	117	4.07	1.279	8.0	1.2	3.5	9.2	2.63
2017	34	HOU	AL	5	0	1.000	1.06	5	5	0	0	0	0	34.0	17	4	4	4	5	0	43	1	0	0	120	389	2.69	0.647	4.5	1.1	1.3	11.4	8.60
2018	35	HOU	AL	16	9	.640	2.52	34	34	0	1	1	0	214.0	156	63	60	28	37	0	290	8	2	5	833	164	2.78	*0.902*	6.6	1.2	1.6	12.2	*7.84*	AS,CYA-2,MVP-10
2019	36	HOU	AL	21	6	.778	2.58	34	34	0	2	1	0	*223.0*	137	66	64	36	42	0	300	6	0	4	847	179	3.27	*0.803*	*5.5*	1.5	1.7	12.1	7.14	AS,CYA-1,MVP-11
2020	37	HOU	AL	1	0	1.000	3.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	3	2	2	2	1	0	7	0	0	0	21	156	5.69	0.667	4.5	3.0	1.5	10.5	7.00

2022	39	HOU	AL	18	4	.818	*1.75*	28	28	0	0	0	0	175.0	116	43	34	12	29	0	185	6	0	3	666	*218*	2.49	*0.829*	6.0	0.6	1.5	9.5	6.38	AS,CYA-1,MVP-10
2023	40	NYM-min	AA	0	0		0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	17			0.643	3.9	0.0	1.9	11.6	6.00	BNG EL
2023	40	TOT	MLB	13	8	.619	3.22	27	27	0	0	0	0	162.1	139	63	58	18	45	0	144	5	0	5	669	131	3.85	1.133	7.7	1.0	2.5	8.0	3.20
2023	40	NYM	NL	6	5	.545	3.15	16	16	0	0	0	0	94.1	77	36	33	9	31	0	81	1	0	3	386	134	3.80	1.145	7.3	0.9	3.0	7.7	2.61
2023	40	HOU	AL	7	3	.700	3.31	11	11	0	0	0	0	68.0	62	27	25	9	14	0	63	4	0	2	283	127	3.92	1.118	8.2	1.2	1.9	8.3	4.50
18 Yrs				257	141	.646	3.24	509	509	0	26	9	0	3325.1	2793	1298	1197	340	925	27	3342	109	19	95	13549	132	3.38	1.118	7.6	0.9	2.5	9.0	3.61
162 Game Avg.				17	9	.646	3.24	34	34	0	2	1	0	222	187	87	80	23	62	2	223	7	1	6	905	132	3.38	1.118	7.6	0.9	2.5	9.0	3.61
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
DET (13 yrs)				183	114	.616	3.49	380	380	0	23	7	0	2511.0	2225	1057	975	240	766	27	2373	83	17	78	10393	123	3.48	1.191	8.0	0.9	2.7	8.5	3.10
HOU (6 yrs)				68	22	.756	2.36	113	113	0	3	2	0	720.0	491	205	189	91	128	0	888	25	2	14	2770	179	2.99	0.860	6.1	1.1	1.6	11.1	6.94
NYM (1 yr)				6	5	.545	3.15	16	16	0	0	0	0	94.1	77	36	33	9	31	0	81	1	0	3	386	134	3.80	1.145	7.3	0.9	3.0	7.7	2.61

AL (18 yrs)				251	136	.649	3.24	493	493	0	26	9	0	3231.0	2716	1262	1164	331	894	27	3261	108	19	92	13163	132	3.37	1.117	7.6	0.9	2.5	9.1	3.65
NL (1 yr)				6	5	.545	3.15	16	16	0	0	0	0	94.1	77	36	33	9	31	0	81	1	0	3	386	134	3.80	1.145	7.3	0.9	3.0	7.7	2.61

Player Value--Pitching

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Justin Verlander?

Justin Verlander is 40 years old.

When was Justin Verlander born?

Justin Verlander was born on February 20, 1983.

Where was Justin Verlander born?

Justin Verlander was born in Manakin Sabot, VA.

How tall is Justin Verlander?

Justin Verlander is 6-5 (196 cm) tall.

How much does Justin Verlander weigh?

Justin Verlander weighs 235 lbs (106 kg).

How many seasons has Justin Verlander played?

Justin Verlander has played 18 seasons.

When was Justin Verlander drafted?

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

What position does Justin Verlander play?

Justin Verlander is a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts does Justin Verlander have?

Justin Verlander had 144 strikeouts last season and 3,342 strikeouts over his career.

How much is Justin Verlander worth?

Justin Verlander made $43,333,333.00 last year. His current contract terms are 2 yrs/$86.67M (23-24) & 25 vesting option.

How many teams has Justin Verlander played for?

Justin Verlander has played for 3 teams; the Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros and New York Mets.

How many World Series has Justin Verlander won?

Justin Verlander has won 2 World Series.

What is Justin Verlander's Twitter account?

Justin Verlander is on Twitter at JustinVerlander.

What is Justin Verlander's Instagram account?

Justin Verlander is on Instagram at justinverlander.

What are Justin Verlander's nicknames?

JV is a nickname for Justin Verlander.

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