Corey Kluber vs Justin Verlander

Corey KluberJustin Verlander

Corey Kluber and Justin Verlander compared on their MLB careers: Corey Kluber played 13 seasons, 2011 to 2023, Justin Verlander 21 seasons, 2005 to 2026. Corey Kluber has 116 wins to Justin Verlander's 266. Justin Verlander won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Corey Kluber and Justin Verlander career totals
271GP556
116W266
77L159
3.4ERA3.3
1641.2IP3571.1
1,725K3,554
368BB1,006
1.1WHIP1.1
1SV0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Corey Kluber and Justin Verlander postseason
10GP38
21R93
45H179

Where each stands all time

Corey Kluber and Justin Verlander all-time places
148th (1,725)Strikeouts (pitching)8th (3,554)
—Wins (pitching)36th (266)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Corey Kluber: 0 championships; AL Cy Young ×2
  • Justin Verlander: 2 championships; AL Rookie of the Year, AL Cy Young ×3, AL MVP

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Corey Kluber and Justin Verlander season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st2011008.312005027.15
2nd2012255.1420061793.63
3rd20131153.8520071863.66
4th20141892.44200811174.84
5th20159163.4920091993.45
6th20161893.1420101893.37
7th20171842.2520112452.40
8th20182072.8920121782.64
9th2019235.80201313123.46
10th2020000.00201415124.54
11th2021533.832015583.38
12th202210104.3420161693.04
13th2023367.0420171583.36
14th————20181692.52
15th————20192162.58
16th————2020103.00
17th————20221841.75
18th————20231383.22
19th————2024565.48
20th————20254113.85
21st————20260112.27

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA