JUSTIN
VERLANDER
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Ht/Wt
6’5’’,
235 lbs
Bats/Throws
R /
R
Experience
17
years
Debut
Jul 4, 2005
Born
Feb 20, 1983
(42 yrs)
Manakin-Sabot, Virginia
Hometown
Manakin-Sabot, Virginia
Drafted
Drafted by Detroit in 2004 (1/2).
Season Stats
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| W Wins
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L Losses
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ERA Earned Run Average
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G Games
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GS Games Started
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CG Complete Games
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SHO Shutouts
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SV Saves
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HLD Holds
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IP Innings Pitched
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H Hits Allowed
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R Runs Allowed
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ER Earned Runs
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HR Home Runs Allowed
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BB Walks
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SO Strikeouts
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WHIP Walks and Hits Per Inning Pitched
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| YTD | 4 | 11 | 3.85 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 155 | 74 | 65 | 16 | 52 | 137 | 1.36 |
Game Log
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| Date | Team | Opp |
GS
Games Started
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Dec |
CG
Complete Games
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SHO
Shutouts
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IP
Innings Pitched
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H
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R
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ER
Earned Runs
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HR
Home Runs Allowed
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BB
Walks
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K | YTD W | YTD L | YTD SV | YTD ERA | YTD WHIP | Status |
| 2025-09-28 |
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 11 | 0 | 3.85 | - | DNP |
| 2025-09-27 |
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1 | W | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 3.85 | 1.36 | - |
| 2025-09-26 |
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3.88 | - | DNP |
| 2025-09-24 |
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3.88 | - | DNP |
| 2025-09-23 |
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3.88 | - | DNP |
Transactions & Injuries
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2025-11-02 |
Filed for free agency.
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| 2025-06-23 |
Missed 2 games (Paternity leave list).
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| 2025-06-20 |
Paternity leave list.
|
| 2025-06-18 |
Missed the last 26 regular season games (pectoral muscle injury).
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| 2025-05-22 |
Pectoral muscle injury, 15-day injured list.
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Career Honors & Awards
| League | Honor | Description |
|---|---|---|
| AL | Most Valuable Player Award Most Valuable Player Award | 2011 |
| AL | Cy Young Award Best pitcher | 2019, 2011 |
| AL | Rookie of the Year Rookie of the Year | 2006 |
| AL | Players Choice Awards - Rookie of the Year Rookie of the Year | 2006 |
| AL | American League Championship - Most Valuable Player American League Championship - Most Valuable Player | 2017 |
| MLB | Named to the All-Star Game Named to the All-Star Game | 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007 |
| Class A+ | All-Star Team Baseball America | 2005 |
Scouting Report
The big right-hander can still pop the radar gun on occasion with a quick, compact delivery, while also featuring devastating off-speed stuff. Eats up a lot of innings and saves his best work for crunch time. Surrenders a few too many homers. Also, his fastball tends to straighten out a bit too much from time to time. His heavy workload is starting to affect him, as he is not nearly as dominant as he used to be.
Long Range Potential: Quality, veteran big-game starter.
