Justin Verlander

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

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

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

2024

Career

WAR

0.8

81.6

258

141

ERA

2.08

3.23

512

17.1

3342.2

3355

WHIP

1.154

1.118

2018 Player Pitching Game Log

2018 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2018-03-29	Maj-AL	Houston Astros	@	Texas Rangers	1-6	W	6.0	4	0	0	2	5	0	1	67	20	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	23	90	53	12	10	4	11	4	1
2	2018-04-03	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		Baltimore Orioles	1-6		5.2	6	4	3	1	9	2	0	51	23	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	25	103	74	20	14	4	11	3	3
3	2018-04-09	Maj-AL	Houston Astros	@	Minnesota Twins	1-7	W	7.0	4	0	0	1	9	0	0	77	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	109	69	16	13	5	11	5	4
4	2018-04-15	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		Texas Rangers	1-8		8.0	1	1	1	1	11	1	1	86	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	100	73	24	17	4	10	1	2
5	2018-04-20	Maj-AL	Houston Astros	@	Chicago White Sox	1-6	W	6.0	2	0	0	3	5	0	0	70	19	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	22	96	62	18	15	6	8	2	2
6	2018-04-25	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		Los Angeles Angels	1-7	W	7.0	4	2	2	0	9	1	0	70	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	97	71	19	14	5	11	2	3
7	2018-05-01	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		New York Yankees	1-8		8.0	3	0	0	0	14	0	1	90	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	105	75	21	21	3	9	1	1
8	2018-05-06	Maj-AL	Houston Astros	@	Arizona Diamondbacks	1-6	L	6.0	3	2	1	3	8	0	0	65	20	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	92	61	18	10	2	11	4	1
9	2018-05-11	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		Texas Rangers	1-7	L	6.0	3	1	1	2	7	0	0	67	21	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	101	71	23	10	5	9	5	1
10	2018-05-16	Maj-AL	Houston Astros	@	Los Angeles Angels	1-9	W	9.0	5	0	0	1	7	0	0	83	32	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	118	79	22	11	9	16	4	6
11	2018-05-23	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		San Francisco Giants	1-6	W	6.0	3	1	1	1	9	0	0	70	20	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	22	97	64	17	17	3	9	3	0
12	2018-05-28	Maj-AL	Houston Astros	@	New York Yankees	1-7	W	6.2	5	1	1	0	5	1	1	65	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	25	121	81	24	15	6	13	2	4
13	2018-06-02	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		Boston Red Sox	1-6		6.0	3	2	2	2	6	0	0	62	21	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	23	101	69	16	12	4	11	6	1
14	2018-06-08	Maj-AL	Houston Astros	@	Texas Rangers	1-6	W	6.0	5	3	3	3	9	1	0	56	23	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	110	68	18	14	3	9	2	1
15	2018-06-14	Maj-AL	Houston Astros	@	Oakland Athletics	1-7	W	7.0	5	3	3	0	7	2	1	62	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	100	73	13	10	3	16	6	5
16	2018-06-19	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		Tampa Bay Rays	1-7		6.2	6	1	1	1	10	1	0	67	26	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	122	87	13	21	7	9	2	2
17	2018-06-25	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		Toronto Blue Jays	1-7	L	6.2	7	4	4	2	6	2	0	48	27	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	112	73	23	6	6	15	7	1
18	2018-06-30	Maj-AL	Houston Astros	@	Tampa Bay Rays	1-5	L	5.0	9	5	5	1	8	0	1	36	23	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	26	97	68	18	13	7	9	5	2
19	2018-07-05	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		Chicago White Sox	1-7		7.0	4	2	2	0	10	1	0	71	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	107	74	17	21	2	13	5	3
20	2018-07-10	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		Oakland Athletics	1-6		6.0	3	0	0	0	6	0	1	72	20	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	21	110	74	12	15	4	10	2	2
21	2018-07-15	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		Detroit Tigers	1-6	L	6.0	6	6	5	0	12	4	0	50	23	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	24	91	67	13	19	4	8	2	0
22	2018-07-21	Maj-AL	Houston Astros	@	Los Angeles Angels	1-6	W	6.0	5	0	0	2	11	0	0	71	22	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	24	92	63	19	16	4	6	5	1
23	2018-07-28	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		Texas Rangers	1-5	L	5.0	9	2	2	1	7	2	0	47	23	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	24	99	69	19	14	9	9	4	0
24	2018-08-03	Maj-AL	Houston Astros	@	Los Angeles Dodgers	1-8	W	7.2	4	1	1	1	14	1	0	80	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	105	76	23	20	3	10	4	2
25	2018-08-09	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		Seattle Mariners	1-2	L	2.0	7	6	6	0	2	3	0	20	13	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	52	34	7	6	3	8	2	1
26	2018-08-14	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		Colorado Rockies	1-6	L	6.0	6	2	2	0	11	1	0	63	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	107	75	18	17	2	10	6	0
27	2018-08-19	Maj-AL	Houston Astros	@	Oakland Athletics	1-6	W	5.1	7	4	4	1	6	3	0	43	22	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	23	101	69	22	10	5	11	3	2
28	2018-08-25	Maj-AL	Houston Astros	@	Los Angeles Angels	1-6	W	6.0	6	3	3	2	6	1	0	52	23	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	25	92	64	19	12	4	13	2	2
29	2018-08-30	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		Los Angeles Angels	1-6	L	5.1	5	3	3	1	11	0	0	56	21	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	99	68	20	17	2	8	5	2
30	2018-09-04	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		Minnesota Twins	1-7	W	7.0	3	1	1	2	8	0	0	73	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	102	71	24	15	4	12	6	4
31	2018-09-10	Maj-AL	Houston Astros	@	Detroit Tigers	1-7	W	7.0	6	2	2	1	10	0	0	66	26	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	28	104	77	16	20	6	11	5	3
32	2018-09-16	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		Arizona Diamondbacks	1-7	W	7.0	3	1	1	1	11	1	0	77	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	101	74	15	23	3	9	3	1
33	2018-09-22	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		Los Angeles Angels	1-6		6.0	1	0	0	0	11	0	1	81	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	103	77	20	14	1	7	4	1
34	2018-09-29	Maj-AL	Houston Astros	@	Baltimore Orioles	1-6		6.0	3	0	0	1	10	0	0	75	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	99	68	17	20	6	5	2	2

2018 Player Pitching Splits

2018 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	34	833	781	63	156	31	5	28	3	4	37	290	.200	.242	.360	.602	.274	281	3	8	2	5	0

Home	19	452	429	39	83	17	3	19	2	2	15	170	.194	.226	.380	.606	.263	163	0	4	1	3	0
Away	15	381	352	24	73	14	2	9	1	2	22	120	.207	.261	.335	.596	.284	118	3	4	1	2	0

March	1	23	20	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	.200	.304	.200	.504	.267	4	1	1	0	0	0
April	5	125	117	7	17	5	0	4	1	1	6	43	.145	.192	.291	.483	.183	34	0	1	0	1	0
May	6	155	144	5	22	5	2	1	0	0	7	50	.153	.201	.236	.437	.223	34	0	2	1	1	0
June	6	158	146	18	35	9	0	6	2	0	9	46	.240	.291	.425	.716	.305	62	0	2	0	1	0
July	5	117	112	10	27	3	1	7	0	2	3	46	.241	.265	.473	.738	.333	53	1	1	0	1	0
August	6	135	130	19	35	5	2	9	0	1	5	50	.269	.296	.546	.843	.366	71	1	0	0	0	0
September	5	120	112	4	16	4	0	1	0	0	5	50	.143	.185	.205	.390	.242	23	0	1	1	1	0

As Starter	34	833	781	63	156	31	5	28	3	4	37	290	.200	.242	.360	.602	.274	281	3	8	2	5	0

vs RHB as RHP	34	452	430		94	14	4	14			16	142	.219	.250	.367	.617	.289	158	1	3	0	3	0
vs LHB as RHP	34	381	351		62	17	1	14			21	148	.177	.232	.350	.583	.251	123	2	5	2	2	0

Bases Empty	34	566	538		115	21	3	21			22	191	.214	.253	.381	.634	.288	205	0	6	0	0	0
Runners On	34	267	243		41	10	2	7			15	99	.169	.219	.313	.532	.239	76	3	2	2	5	0

vs. Younger Batters	34	771	723		143	31	5	24			33	277	.198	.239	.354	.593	.279	256	2	8	2	5	0
vs. Older Batters	13	62	58		13	0	0	4			4	13	.224	.274	.431	.705	.220	25	1	0	0	0	0

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	16	9	.640	2.52	34	34	0	214.0	156	63	60	28	37	0	290	8	2	0	833	0.902	12.2	7.84

Home	4	7	.364	2.84	19	19	0	117.1	83	39	37	19	15	0	170	4	1	0	452	0.835	13.0	11.33
Away	12	2	.857	2.14	15	15	0	96.2	73	24	23	9	22	0	120	4	1	0	381	0.983	11.2	5.45

March	1	0	1.000	0.00	1	1	0	6.0	4	0	0	0	2	0	5	1	0	0	23	1.000	7.5	2.50
April	3	0	1.000	1.60	5	5	0	33.2	17	7	6	4	6	0	43	1	0	0	125	0.683	11.5	7.17
May	3	2	.600	0.86	6	6	0	41.2	22	5	4	1	7	0	50	2	0	0	155	0.696	10.8	7.14
June	2	2	.500	4.34	6	6	0	37.1	35	18	18	6	9	0	46	2	1	0	158	1.179	11.1	5.11
July	1	2	.333	2.70	5	5	0	30.0	27	10	9	7	3	0	46	1	0	0	117	1.000	13.8	15.33
August	3	3	.500	5.29	6	6	0	32.1	35	19	19	9	5	0	50	0	1	0	135	1.237	13.9	10.00
September	3	0	1.000	1.09	5	5	0	33.0	16	4	4	1	5	0	50	1	0	0	120	0.636	13.6	10.00

As Starter	16	9	.640	2.52	34	34	0	214.0	156	63	60	28	37	0	290	8	2	0	833	0.902	12.2	7.84

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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