Justin Verlander

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2005-2026)

Active Player
W–L 266–159
ERA 3.33
WHIP 1.14
SO 3,554
Pitcher PIV 68170.5
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'5" / 235 lb
Born
2/20/1983 in Manakin Sabot, VA, USA
MLB Debut
2005-07-04
Awards
9× All-Star · MVP · 3× Cy Young · Rookie of the Year · ALCS MVP · Babe Ruth Award · Pitching Triple Crown

Full name: Justin Brooks Verlander

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
266 159 556 556 26 9 0 3571.3 3,052 1,322 372 1,006 3,554 3.33 68170.5

Career ERA 3.33 vs. league average 4.18 across their career seasons — 20.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2005 DET AL 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 11.3 15 9 5 7 7.15 4.29 (-67%) -64.9
2006 DET AL 17 9 30 30 1 1 0 186.0 187 75 60 124 3.63 4.53 (+20%) 874.7
2007 DET AL 18 6 32 32 1 1 0 201.7 181 82 67 183 3.66 4.47 (+18%) 2519.2
2008 DET AL 11 17 33 33 1 0 0 201.0 195 108 87 163 4.84 4.32 (-12%) 743.2
2009 DET AL 19 9 35 35 3 1 0 240.0 219 92 63 269 3.45 4.32 (+20%) 9573.5
2010 DET AL 18 9 33 33 4 0 0 224.3 190 84 71 219 3.37 4.08 (+17%) 6525.5
2011 DET AL 24 5 34 34 4 2 0 251.0 174 67 57 250 2.40 3.94 (+39%) 6261.9
2012 DET AL 17 8 33 33 6 1 0 238.3 192 70 60 239 2.64 4.01 (+34%) 6694.1
2013 DET AL 13 12 34 34 0 0 0 218.3 212 84 75 217 3.46 3.87 (+10%) 3357.2
2014 DET AL 15 12 32 32 0 0 0 206.0 223 104 65 159 4.54 3.74 (-21%) -16.8
2015 DET AL 5 8 20 20 1 1 0 133.3 113 50 32 113 3.37 3.96 (+15%) 1602.4
2016 DET AL 16 9 34 34 2 0 0 227.7 171 77 57 254 3.04 4.19 (+27%) 4201.3
2017 DET AL 10 8 28 28 0 0 0 172.0 153 73 67 176 3.82 4.36 (+12%) 1280.3
2017 HOU AL 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 34.0 17 4 5 43 1.06 4.36 (+76%) 1430.2
2018 HOU AL 16 9 34 34 1 1 0 214.0 156 60 37 290 2.52 4.15 (+39%) 7634.0
2019 HOU AL 21 6 34 34 2 1 0 223.0 137 64 42 300 2.58 4.51 (+43%) 7213.6
2020 HOU AL 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 3 2 1 7 3.00 — 0.0
2022 HOU AL 18 4 28 28 0 0 0 175.0 116 34 29 185 1.75 3.97 (+56%) 6702.5
2023 NYN NL 6 5 16 16 0 0 0 94.3 77 33 31 81 3.15 4.33 (+27%) 1288.7
2023 HOU AL 7 3 11 11 0 0 0 68.0 62 25 14 63 3.31 4.33 (+24%) 715.2
2024 HOU AL 5 6 17 17 0 0 0 90.3 98 55 27 74 5.48 4.08 (-34%) -1591.3
2025 SFN NL 4 11 29 29 0 0 0 152.0 155 65 52 137 3.85 4.16 (+7%) 1225.9
2026 DET AL 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.7 6 5 2 1 12.27 — -
Career · 23 seasons 266 159 556 556 26 9 0 3,571.1 3,052 1,322 1,006 3,554 3.33 — 68,171

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
555 50 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 24 .100 .100 .100 .200 0

Career AVG .100 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 60.8% below league average.

Career OBP .100 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 69.0% below league average.

Career SLG .100 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — 75.7% below league average.

Career OPS .200 vs. league average .733 across their career seasons — 72.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2005 DET AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2006 DET AL 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2007 DET AL 32 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 DET AL 33 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2009 DET AL 35 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 DET AL 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 DET AL 34 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 DET AL 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 DET AL 34 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 DET AL 32 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
2015 DET AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 DET AL 34 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 — — — — 0.0
2017 DET AL 28 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 .167 — — — — 0.0
2017 HOU AL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2018 HOU AL 34 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 — — — — 0.0
2019 HOU AL 34 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2020 HOU AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2022 HOU AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2023 NYN NL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2023 HOU AL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2024 HOU AL 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2025 SFN NL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 22 seasons 555 50 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 24 .100 — — — — 0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
37 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2023 ALCS HOU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2023 ALDS2 HOU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2022 ALCS HOU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2022 ALDS2 HOU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2022 WS HOU 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2019 ALCS HOU 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2019 ALDS1 HOU 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2019 WS HOU 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2018 ALCS HOU 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2018 ALDS2 HOU 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2017 ALCS HOU 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2017 ALDS2 HOU 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2017 WS HOU 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000
2014 ALDS2 DET 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2013 ALCS DET 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2013 ALDS2 DET 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2012 ALCS DET 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2012 ALDS2 DET 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2012 WS DET 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2011 ALCS DET 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2011 ALDS1 DET 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2006 ALCS DET 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2006 ALDS1 DET 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2006 WS DET 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
17 12 37 36 0 220.3 173 86 73 241 3.51

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2023 ALCS HOU 0 1 1 1 0 6.7 6 2 2 5 2.70
2023 ALDS2 HOU 1 0 1 1 0 6.0 4 0 3 6 0.00
2022 ALCS HOU 1 0 1 1 0 6.0 3 1 1 11 1.50
2022 ALDS2 HOU 0 0 1 1 0 4.0 10 6 1 3 13.50
2022 WS HOU 1 0 2 2 0 10.0 10 6 6 11 5.40
2019 ALCS HOU 0 1 2 2 0 13.7 10 6 2 16 3.95
2019 ALDS1 HOU 1 1 2 2 0 10.7 8 4 6 13 3.38
2019 WS HOU 0 2 2 2 0 11.0 12 7 6 9 5.73
2018 ALCS HOU 1 1 2 2 0 12.0 9 6 6 10 4.50
2018 ALDS2 HOU 1 0 1 1 0 5.3 2 2 2 7 3.38
2017 ALCS HOU 2 0 2 2 0 16.0 10 1 2 21 0.56
2017 ALDS2 HOU 2 0 2 1 0 8.7 7 3 4 3 3.12
2017 WS HOU 0 1 2 2 0 12.0 5 5 2 14 3.75
2014 ALDS2 DET 0 0 1 1 0 5.0 6 3 1 4 5.40
2013 ALCS DET 0 1 1 1 0 8.0 4 1 1 10 1.12
2013 ALDS2 DET 1 0 2 2 0 15.0 6 0 2 21 0.00
2012 ALCS DET 1 0 1 1 0 8.3 3 1 0 3 1.08
2012 ALDS2 DET 2 0 2 2 0 16.0 7 1 5 22 0.56
2012 WS DET 0 1 1 1 0 4.0 6 5 1 4 11.25
2011 ALCS DET 1 1 2 2 0 11.3 13 7 5 13 5.56
2011 ALDS1 DET 1 0 2 2 0 9.0 6 5 5 12 5.00
2006 ALCS DET 1 0 1 1 0 5.3 7 4 1 6 6.75
2006 ALDS1 DET 0 0 1 1 0 5.3 7 3 4 5 5.06
2006 WS DET 0 2 2 2 0 11.0 12 7 5 12 5.73

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home27800000—
Away277502501.100

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2781793.1149662548417963.14
Away2771774.1155069252017573.51

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2025-09-27 SFGCOL W 6.0522172
2025-09-22 SFGSTL L 4.1964231
2025-09-17 SFGAZ — 7.0300230
2025-09-12 SFGLAD — 7.0411441
2025-09-06 SFGSTL — 6.0300060
2025-08-31 SFGBAL W 5.03004100
2025-08-26 SFGCHC W 6.0722250
2025-08-21 SFGSDP L 4.1676140
2025-08-16 SFGTBR — 7.0200080
2025-08-10 SFGWAS L 5.01155161

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 555 555 214 325 35 31

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2005 DET P 2 2 2 2 1 0
2006 DET P 30 30 11 24 3 4
2007 DET P 32 32 7 17 0 0
2008 DET P 33 33 7 24 2 1
2009 DET P 35 35 14 20 2 4
2010 DET P 33 33 15 34 2 3
2011 DET P 34 34 12 33 5 2
2012 DET P 33 33 25 24 4 3
2013 DET P 34 34 19 17 2 5
2014 DET P 32 32 10 23 6 2
2015 DET P 20 20 8 6 3 1
2016 DET P 34 34 7 29 1 2
2017 DET P 28 28 8 13 1 0
2017 HOU P 5 5 2 0 0 1
2018 HOU P 34 34 7 12 1 0
2019 HOU P 34 34 17 10 0 0
2020 HOU P 1 1 2 1 0 0
2022 HOU P 28 28 4 15 1 2
2023 NYN P 16 16 13 5 0 1
2023 HOU P 11 11 11 1 0 0
2024 HOU P 17 17 4 5 0 0
2025 SFN P 29 29 9 10 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 555

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
2023 Player of the Week Week of 2023-09-30
2022 All-MLB Team - First Team SP
2022 Comeback Player of the Year
2022 Cy Young Award
2022 MLB Players Choice Comeback Player
2022 MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher
2022 TSN All-Star SP
2022 TSN Comeback Player of the Year
2022 TSN Pitcher of the Year
2019 All-MLB Team - First Team SP
2019 Cy Young Award
2019 MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher
2019 Player of the Week Week of 2019-08-31
2018 Pitcher of the Month May
2018 Player of the Week Week of 2018-04-14
2018 Player of the Week Week of 2018-09-15
2017 ALCS MVP
2017 Babe Ruth Award
2017 This Year in Baseball Best Major Leaguer - Postseason Esurance
2016 Pitcher of the Month July
2013 Bob Feller Act of Valor Award - MLB Player
2012 Pitcher of the Month September
2012 Player of the Week Week of 2012-09-28
2012 TSN Pitcher of the Year
2011 Cy Young Award
2011 MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher
2011 MLB Players Choice Player of the Year
2011 Most Valuable Player
2011 Pitcher of the Month June
2011 Pitching Triple Crown
2011 Player of the Week Week of 2011-05-08
2011 Player of the Week Week of 2011-06-19
2011 Player of the Week Week of 2011-09-18
2011 TSN Major League Player of the Year
2011 TSN Pitcher of the Year
2011 This Year in Baseball Starter of the Year MLB.com GIBBY
2009 Pitcher of the Month May
2007 Player of the Week Week of 2007-06-16
2006 MLB Players Choice Outstanding Rookie
2006 Player of the Week Week of 2006-05-27
2006 Rookie of the Month May
2006 Rookie of the Year
2006 TSN Rookie of the Year

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 DET AL $28,000,000
2015 DET AL $28,000,000
2014 DET AL $20,000,000
2013 DET AL $20,100,000
2012 DET AL $20,100,000
2011 DET AL $12,850,000
2010 DET AL $6,850,000
2009 DET AL $3,675,000
2008 DET AL $1,130,000
2007 DET AL $1,030,000
2006 DET AL $980,000
Total Career Earnings $142,715,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Old Dominion University Norfolk VA 2002, 2003, 2004

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
2022 Cy Young Award AL 1st 210.0 210 30
2022 Most Valuable Player AL 10th 44.0 420 0
2019 Cy Young Award AL 1st 171.0 210 17
2019 Most Valuable Player AL 11th 56.0 420 0
2018 Cy Young Award AL 2nd 154.0 210 13
2018 Most Valuable Player AL 10th 26.0 420 0
2017 Cy Young Award AL 5th 32.0 210 0
2016 Cy Young Award AL 2nd 132.0 210 14
2016 Most Valuable Player AL 17th 2.0 420 0
2012 Cy Young Award AL 2nd 149.0 196 13
2012 Most Valuable Player AL 8th 58.0 392 0
2011 Cy Young Award AL 1st 196.0 196 28
2011 Most Valuable Player AL 1st 280.0 392 13
2010 Cy Young Award AL 11th 1.0 196 0
2009 Cy Young Award AL 3rd 14.0 140 1
2009 Most Valuable Player AL 20th 7.0 392 0
2007 Cy Young Award AL 5th 1.0 140 0
2006 Cy Young Award AL 7th 2.0 140 0
2006 Most Valuable Player AL 15th 7.0 392 0
2006 Rookie of the Year AL 1st 133.0 140 26

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Frequently Asked Questions about Justin Verlander

What years did Justin Verlander play?
Justin Verlander played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2026.
Was Justin Verlander a pitcher?
Yes. Justin Verlander pitched in the major leagues, recording 266 wins and 3554 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Justin Verlander hit?
Justin Verlander hit 0 career home runs with 5 hits.