Justin Verlander

Position: Starting 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)

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

2008 Player Pitching Game Log

2008 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2008-03-31	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Kansas City Royals	1-7		6.0	4	4	4	1	6	1	1	53	23	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	25	97	60	18	9	10	7	1	1
2	2008-04-06	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Chicago White Sox	1-6	L	5.2	7	9	4	3	4	1	1	30	24	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	28	109	63	14	12	12	8	2	3
3	2008-04-12	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Chicago White Sox	1-8	L	7.2	4	6	6	4	3	1	2	46	27	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	115	68	17	7	5	19	4	5
4	2008-04-17	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Cleveland Indians	1-5	L	5.0	7	5	5	4	1	1	2	30	20	2	0	1	1	1	1	0	27	104	60	16	6	10	10	2	1
5	2008-04-22	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Texas Rangers	1-6	W	6.0	6	1	1	2	3	1	0	57	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	110	65	16	8	12	9	2	2
6	2008-04-27	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	1-6	L	5.2	7	6	6	4	3	0	0	30	22	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	27	100	57	12	5	8	13	4	2
7	2008-05-03	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Minnesota Twins	1-7	L	7.0	7	4	4	2	5	1	0	50	27	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	29	117	76	19	12	8	14	4	2
8	2008-05-08	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Boston Red Sox	1-6	L	6.0	9	5	5	1	5	1	1	38	25	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	28	107	64	15	7	8	12	2	0
9	2008-05-14	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Kansas City Royals	1-7	L	6.0	6	2	2	3	3	0	0	52	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	26	101	62	15	3	8	12	5	0
10	2008-05-20	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Seattle Mariners	1-6	W	6.0	4	1	1	1	7	1	0	66	21	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	22	104	65	19	6	8	6	1	0
11	2008-05-25	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Minnesota Twins	1-7		7.0	5	1	1	4	3	0	0	62	23	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	27	120	69	19	5	11	7	2	0
12	2008-05-31	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Seattle Mariners	1-7	L	7.0	8	4	4	2	1	0	0	44	29	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	31	112	66	19	1	10	18	8	1
13	2008-06-06	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Cleveland Indians	1-7	L	7.0	5	3	3	4	8	0	0	59	26	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	30	115	75	25	12	4	14	2	3
14	2008-06-11	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Chicago White Sox	1-9	W	9.0	4	1	1	0	3	0	0	78	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	101	64	13	6	6	22	8	10
15	2008-06-16	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	San Francisco Giants	1-6		6.0	5	3	2	1	7	1	1	58	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	98	67	19	12	9	8	2	0
16	2008-06-22	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	San Diego Padres	1-6	W	5.1	5	2	2	5	10	1	0	55	21	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	26	115	70	15	19	4	7	2	1
17	2008-06-28	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Colorado Rockies	1-6		5.2	5	2	2	4	6	0	0	53	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	25	118	69	14	15	5	9	3	1
18	2008-07-03	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Seattle Mariners	1-6	W	6.0	8	2	2	3	3	0	0	48	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	109	68	18	7	11	12	6	0
19	2008-07-08	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Cleveland Indians	1-7	W	7.0	2	2	2	1	7	1	0	71	23	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	24	99	65	18	8	5	11	1	0
20	2008-07-13	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Minnesota Twins	1-7	W	7.0	4	2	2	2	8	0	0	67	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	108	73	25	8	10	6	1	2
21	2008-07-20	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Baltimore Orioles	1-9	W	8.2	3	1	1	3	3	0	0	74	27	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	30	105	65	15	2	12	12	1	3
22	2008-07-26	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Chicago White Sox	1-5	L	4.0	9	7	7	1	5	2	0	20	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	110	70	16	12	4	12	7	1
23	2008-07-31	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Cleveland Indians	1-6	L	5.2	5	6	6	3	9	1	1	41	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	114	70	18	15	3	10	2	2
24	2008-08-06	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Chicago White Sox	1-8	L	7.2	6	5	5	3	8	1	1	52	29	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	33	130	82	19	8	10	11	4	3
25	2008-08-11	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Toronto Blue Jays	1-5	L	4.1	7	6	6	2	2	0	0	25	16	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	21	78	51	12	7	6	10	6	0
26	2008-08-16	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Baltimore Orioles	1-6	W	6.0	4	2	0	3	6	0	0	63	22	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	25	110	69	22	7	11	5	2	1
27	2008-08-22	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Kansas City Royals	1-7	W	6.2	8	0	0	3	6	0	0	61	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	30	113	77	18	10	7	14	7	1
28	2008-08-27	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Cleveland Indians	1-6	L	6.0	7	5	5	3	8	1	2	43	23	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	115	69	19	12	4	11	4	0
29	2008-09-01	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		New York Yankees	1-2	L	1.2	7	8	5	2	2	1	0	15	12	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	15	64	39	10	5	3	9	6	0
30	2008-09-06	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Minnesota Twins	1-6		5.2	8	4	4	4	4	0	1	37	22	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	27	114	65	19	11	4	15	7	4
31	2008-09-14	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Chicago White Sox	1-8	L	7.2	9	4	4	2	2	1	0	45	27	3	0	0	1	0	0	3	30	103	65	15	8	7	17	4	5
32	2008-09-20	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers	@	Cleveland Indians	1-4	L	4.0	5	4	4	4	4	0	1	36	17	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	22	97	54	14	11	3	10	4	2
33	2008-09-26	Maj-AL	Detroit Tigers		Tampa Bay Rays	1-5	W	5.0	5	2	2	3	8	0	0	54	20	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	113	70	16	11	6	6	2	2

2008 Player Pitching Splits

2008 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	33	880	769	119	195	39	1	18	8	8	87	163	.254	.338	.377	.715	.298	290	14	14	4	6	8

Home	18	455	401	67	101	16	1	10	6	3	41	94	.252	.325	.372	.697	.301	149	7	5	3	5	2
Away	15	425	368	52	94	23	0	8	2	5	46	69	.255	.351	.383	.735	.295	141	7	9	1	1	6

March	1	25	23	4	4	0	0	1	1	0	1	6	.174	.240	.304	.544	.188	7	0	1	0	0	0
April	5	141	117	27	31	6	1	4	1	1	17	14	.265	.376	.436	.812	.267	51	2	5	0	2	3
May	6	163	148	17	39	4	0	3	2	2	13	24	.264	.325	.351	.677	.295	52	4	1	0	1	1
June	5	137	122	11	24	7	0	2	1	1	14	34	.197	.285	.303	.588	.256	37	0	1	0	0	2
July	6	158	144	20	31	9	0	4	1	0	13	35	.215	.285	.361	.646	.257	52	2	1	0	0	0
August	5	139	117	18	32	4	0	2	0	1	14	30	.274	.360	.359	.719	.345	42	3	3	3	2	1
September	5	117	98	22	34	9	0	2	2	3	15	20	.347	.440	.500	.940	.416	49	3	2	1	1	1

As Starter	33	880	769	119	195	39	1	18	8	8	87	163	.254	.338	.377	.715	.298	290	14	14	4	6	8

vs RHB as RHP	33	461	414		105	22	1	10			31	91	.254	.324	.384	.708	.302	159	7	13	1	2	0
vs LHB as RHP	33	419	355		90	17	0	8			56	72	.254	.353	.369	.722	.294	131	7	1	3	4	8

Bases Empty	33	502	444		93	24	0	9			49	97	.210	.301	.324	.625	.249	144	0	9	0	0	0
Runners On	33	378	325		102	15	1	9			38	66	.314	.388	.449	.837	.363	146	14	5	4	6	8

vs. Younger Batters	25	147	129		34	9	0	1			12	33	.264	.324	.357	.681	.337	46	3	1	2	3	0
vs. Older Batters	33	733	640		161	30	1	17			75	130	.252	.341	.381	.722	.290	244	11	13	2	3	8

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	11	17	.393	4.84	33	33	0	201.0	195	119	108	18	87	8	163	14	3	0	880	1.403	7.3	1.87

Home	7	8	.467	4.89	18	18	0	105.0	101	67	57	10	41	2	94	5	2	0	455	1.352	8.1	2.29
Away	4	9	.308	4.78	15	15	0	96.0	94	52	51	8	46	6	69	9	1	0	425	1.458	6.5	1.50

March	0	0		6.00	1	1	0	6.0	4	4	4	1	1	0	6	1	0	0	25	0.833	9.0	6.00
April	1	4	.200	6.60	5	5	0	30.0	31	27	22	4	17	3	14	5	1	0	141	1.600	4.2	0.82
May	1	4	.200	3.92	6	6	0	39.0	39	17	17	3	13	1	24	1	1	0	163	1.333	5.5	1.85
June	2	1	.667	2.73	5	5	0	33.0	24	11	10	2	14	2	34	1	0	0	137	1.152	9.3	2.43
July	4	2	.667	4.70	6	6	0	38.1	31	20	20	4	13	0	35	1	0	0	158	1.148	8.2	2.69
August	2	3	.400	4.70	5	5	0	30.2	32	18	16	2	14	1	30	3	0	0	139	1.500	8.8	2.14
September	1	3	.250	7.13	5	5	0	24.0	34	22	19	2	15	1	20	2	1	0	117	2.042	7.5	1.33

As Starter	11	17	.393	4.84	33	33	0	201.0	195	119	108	18	87	8	163	14	3	0	880	1.403	7.3	1.87

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

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