Justin Verlander vs Shane Bieber

Justin VerlanderShane Bieber

Justin Verlander and Shane Bieber compared on their MLB careers: Justin Verlander played 21 seasons, 2005 to 2026, Shane Bieber 9 seasons, 2018 to 2026. Justin Verlander has 266 wins to Shane Bieber's 71. Justin Verlander won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Justin Verlander and Shane Bieber career totals
556GP154
266W71
159L36
3.3ERA3.3
3571.1IP939
3,554K1,039
1,006BB219
1.1WHIP1.1
0SV0

How do they compare in the postseason?

Justin Verlander and Shane Bieber postseason
38GP8
93R19
179H38

Where each stands all time

Justin Verlander and Shane Bieber all-time places
8th (3,554)Strikeouts (pitching)—
36th (266)Wins (pitching)—

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
  • Shane Bieber: 0 championships; AL Cy Young, AL Gold Glove

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 Shane Bieber 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.
1st2005027.1520181154.55
2nd20061793.6320191583.28
3rd20071863.662020811.63
4th200811174.842021743.17
5th20091993.4520221382.88
6th20101893.372023663.80
7th20112452.402024200.00
8th20121782.642025423.57
9th201313123.462026524.37
10th201415124.54————
11th2015583.38————
12th20161693.04————
13th20171583.36————
14th20181692.52————
15th20192162.58————
16th2020103.00————
17th20221841.75————
18th20231383.22————
19th2024565.48————
20th20254113.85————
21st20260112.27————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA