Justin Verlander vs Roger Clemens

Justin VerlanderRoger Clemens

Justin Verlander and Roger Clemens compared on their MLB careers: Justin Verlander played 21 seasons, 2005 to 2026, Roger Clemens 24 seasons, 1984 to 2007. Justin Verlander has 266 wins to Roger Clemens's 354. Justin Verlander won 2 titles, Roger Clemens won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Justin Verlander and Roger Clemens career totals
556GP709
266W354
159L184
3.3ERA3.1
3571.1IP4916.2
3,554K4,672
1,006BB1,580
1.1WHIP1.2
0SV0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Justin Verlander and Roger Clemens postseason
38GP35
93R70
179H173

Where each stands all time

Justin Verlander and Roger Clemens all-time places
8th (3,554)Strikeouts (pitching)3rd (4,672)
36th (266)Wins (pitching)9th (354)

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

  • Justin Verlander: 2 championships; AL Rookie of the Year, AL Cy Young ×3, AL MVP
  • Roger Clemens: 2 championships; AL MVP, AL Cy Young ×6, NL Cy Young

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.

Justin Verlander and Roger Clemens 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.
1st2005027.151984944.32
2nd20061793.631985753.29
3rd20071863.6619862442.48
4th200811174.8419872092.97
5th20091993.45198818122.93
6th20101893.37198917113.13
7th20112452.4019902161.93
8th20121782.64199118102.62
9th201313123.46199218112.41
10th201415124.54199311144.46
11th2015583.381994972.85
12th20161693.0419951054.18
13th20171583.36199610133.63
14th20181692.5219972172.05
15th20192162.5819982062.65
16th2020103.00199914104.60
17th20221841.7520001383.70
18th20231383.2220012033.51
19th2024565.4820021364.35
20th20254113.8520031793.91
21st20260112.2720041842.98
22nd————20051381.87
23rd————2006762.30
24th————2007664.18

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA