Justin Verlander stats

Tigers

Starting Pitcher · #35

Age 43 · 6' 5" · 240 lbs

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Justin Verlander recorded 0 wins, a 7.00 ERA and 7 strikeouts in 2 games of 2026 for the Detroit Tigers. Last game: .

Stats

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GP
2
W
0
L
1
ERA
7.00
IP
9.0
K
7
BB
3
WHIP
1.56

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.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.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
2005DET2027.1511.1751.76
2006DET301793.63186.0124601.33
2007DET321863.66201.2183671.23
2008DET3311174.84201.0163871.40
2009DET351993.45240.0269631.18
2010DET331893.37224.1219711.16
2011DET342452.40251.0250570.92
2012DET331782.64238.1239601.06
2013DET3413123.46218.1217751.31
2014DET3215124.54206.0159651.40
2015DET20583.38133.1113321.09
2016DET341693.04227.2254571.00
2017DET/HOU331583.36206.0219721.17
2018HOU341692.52214.0290370.90
2019HOU342162.58223.0300420.80
2020HOU1103.006.0710.67
2022HOU281841.75175.0185290.83
2023NYM/HOU271383.22162.1144451.13
2024HOU17565.4890.174271.38
2025SF294113.85152.0137521.36
2026DET2017.009.0731.56

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career regular season

GP
557
W
266
L
159
ERA
3.33
IP
3,576.2
K
3,560
BB
1,007
WHIP
1.14

Career Postseason

GP
38
W
17
L
12
ERA
3.58
IP
226.0
K
244
BB
74
WHIP
1.12

Expanded

QS
0
CG
0
SHO
0
K/9
7.0
GB
5
FB
24
G/F
0.20
WP
1

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
2005DET0005.6202111
2006DET18116.02483370.75
2007DET21118.22553420.717
2008DET13107.32533630.76
2009DET223110.12414020.68
2010DET22408.82663630.711
2011DET28429.02763820.77
2012DET25619.02843680.82
2013DET22008.92523750.73
2014DET18006.92763870.75
2015DET14117.61422450.62
2016DET272010.02083760.66
2017DET/HOU23009.61923620.55
2018HOU261112.21533450.45
2019HOU262112.11803180.64
2020HOU10010.5851.60
2022HOU21009.51722740.63
2023NYM/HOU14008.01723030.65
2024HOU6007.4832060.42
2025SF12008.11663010.62
2026DET0007.05240.21

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Career regular season

QS
359
CG
26
SHO
9
K/9
9.0
GB
3,852
FB
6,099
G/F
0.60
WP
100

Bio

Age
43 yearsFeb 20, 1983
Height
6' 5"
Weight
240 lbs
Experience
21 yearsDebut 2005
Birthplace
Manakin Sabot, VA
Draft
2004Rd 1, Pk 2
College
Old Dominion
AL Cy Young
3x
AL MVP
2011
AL Rookie of the Year
2006

Latest performance

Justin Verlander

Sep 26 · vs PIT · W 4-3

IP
5.1
H
5
R
2
ER
2
BB
1
K
6
HR
2
ERA
7.00

Games

All games
Most recent games
DateOpponentIPHRERK
Sat, Sep 26vsPITW 4-35.15226
Mon, Mar 30atARIL 9-63.26551
Sat, Sep 27vsCOLW 4-365227
Mon, Sep 22vsSTLL 6-54.19643
Wed, Sep 17atARIW 5-1 F/1173003
Fri, Sep 12vsLADW 5-1 F/1074114

What are Justin Verlander's career stats?

Justin Verlander has played 21 seasons for the Tigers, the Astros and the Giants. He has 266 wins and 3,560 strikeouts with a 3.33 ERA over 3,576.2 innings. His best season so far is 2011: 24 wins, a 2.40 ERA and 250 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

21 seasons, 10 postseasons, 2005 to 2026

Justin Verlander led MLB in wins (2009, 2011, 2019), ERA (2022), strikeouts (pitching) (2009, 2011, 2012) and WHIP (2011, 2019, 2022); finished top 10 in a stat 29 times; sits top 10 all time in strikeouts (pitching).

Championships ×2

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 8th in strikeouts (pitching) (3,560)
  • 36th in wins (pitching) (266)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

More on Justin Verlander

Playoff series

Justin Verlander played 38 games across 10 MLB postseasons in 24 series — 10 won, 14 lost.

Justin Verlander's line in each playoff series
IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.
2023MINWon 1-016.0406
2023TEXLost 1-1212.11268
2022SEAWon 1-014.01063
2022NYYWon 1-016.03111
2022PHILost 1-1210.010611
2019TBLost 1-1210.28413
2019NYYLost 1-1213.210616
2019WSHLost 0-2211.01279
2018CLEWon 1-015.1227
2018BOSLost 1-1212.09610
2017BOSWon 2-028.2733
2017NYYWon 2-0216.010121
2017LADLost 1-1212.05514
2014BALLost 0-115.0634
2013ATHLost 1-1215.06021
2013BOSLost 0-118.04110
2012ATHWon 2-0216.07122
2012NYYWon 1-018.1313
2012SFLost 0-114.0654
2011NYYLost 1-129.06512
2011TEXLost 1-1211.113713
2006NYYWon 1-015.1735
2006ATHWon 1-015.1746
2006STLLost 0-2211.012712

What the columns mean: IP · H · ER · K

Justin Verlander’s playoff series, round by round

Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.