Bio
- Age
- 29 yearsNov 20, 1996
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 240 lbs
- Experience
- 7 yearsDebut 2020
- Birthplace
- Hayward, CA
- College
- Seattle U
- AL Cy Young
- 2x
Bio
- Age
- 29 yearsNov 20, 1996
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Weight
- 240 lbs
- Experience
- 7 yearsDebut 2020
- Birthplace
- Hayward, CA
- College
- Seattle U
- AL Cy Young
- 2x
Stats
Standard
- GP
- 25
- W · 27th
- 11
- L
- 7
- ERA · 13th
- 2.85
- IP
- 151.2
- K · 21st
- 176
- BB
- 27
- WHIP · 6th
- 0.99
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | DET | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5.63 | 32.0 | 37 | 11 | 1.22 |
| 2021 | DET | 31 | 8 | 12 | 4.34 | 149.1 | 164 | 47 | 1.26 |
| 2022 | DET | 21 | 7 | 8 | 3.52 | 117.2 | 117 | 32 | 1.16 |
| 2023 | DET | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2.80 | 80.1 | 102 | 14 | 0.90 |
| 2024 | DET | 31 | 18, led the MLB | 4 | 2.39 | 192.0 | 228, led the MLB | 35 | 0.92 |
| 2025 | DET | 31 | 13 | 6 | 2.21 | 195.1 | 241 | 33 | 0.89 |
| 2026 |  DET/LAD | 25 | 11 | 7 | 2.85 | 151.2 | 176 | 27 | 0.99 |
What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP
Bold marks the best figure in the MLB that season, among players with at least 30 games.
Career regular season
- GP
- 162
- W
- 65
- L
- 44
- ERA
- 3.04
- IP
- 918.1
- K
- 1,065
- BB
- 199
- WHIP
- 1.02
Career Postseason
- GP
- 6
- W
- 2
- L
- 1
- ERA
- 2.04
- IP
- 39.2
- K
- 56
- BB
- 6
- WHIP
- 0.73
Expanded
- QS · 21st
- 15
- CG
- 0
- SHO
- 0
- K/9 · 16th
- 10.4
- GB
- 176
- FB
- 213
- G/F
- 0.80
- WP
- 1
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | DET | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10.4 | 24 | 60 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 2021 | DET | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9.9 | 164 | 253 | 0.6 | 4 |
| 2022 | DET | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8.9 | 154 | 173 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2023 | DET | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11.4 | 99 | 92 | 1.1 | 1 |
| 2024 | DET | 22 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 | 223 | 258 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 2025 | DET | 21 | 1 | 1, led the MLB | 11.1 | 195 | 274 | 0.7 | 3 |
| 2026 | DET/LAD | 15 | 0 | 0 | 10.4 | 176 | 213 | 0.8 | 1 |
What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · WP
Bold marks the best figure in the MLB that season, among players with at least 30 games.
Career regular season
- QS
- 83
- CG
- 1
- SHO
- 1
- K/9
- 10.4
- GB
- 1,035
- FB
- 1,323
- G/F
- 0.80
- WP
- 12
Latest performance
Tarik Skubal
Sep 19 · vs SF · W 10-4
- IP
- 5.0
- H
- 8
- R
- 4
- ER
- 4
- BB
- 2
- K
- 3
- HR
- 1
- ERA
- 2.85
Games
All gamesNext
vs SDWed, Sep 23
vs SD since 2022
- 2
- GP
- 12
- IP
- 6
- H
- 3
- R
- 0
- ER
- 8
- K
| Date | Opponent | IP | H | R | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Sep 19 | vs SFW 10-4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Mon, Sep 14 | at CINW 4-1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Tue, Sep 08 | vsCINW 3-2 | 7.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Thu, Sep 03 | vs STLW 3-2 | 5.2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Fri, Aug 28 | at DETW 2-1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Sat, Aug 22 | vs PITW 4-3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
What are Tarik Skubal's career stats?
Tarik Skubal has played 7 seasons for the Tigers. He has 65 wins and 1,065 strikeouts with a 3.04 ERA over 918.1 innings. His best season so far is 2024: 18 wins, a 2.39 ERA and 228 strikeouts.
Best single games
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 13 @ CIN on Jul 7, 2024, W 5-1
Regular season only, from MLB game logs since 2020.
League leaderboards and awards
7 seasons, 2 postseasons, 2020 to 2026
Tarik Skubal led MLB in wins (2024) and strikeouts (pitching) (2024); finished top 10 in a stat 8 times.
Awards
- AL Cy Young ×2: 2024, 2025
Season top 10 finishes
- Wins: 2024 (1st)
- ERA: 2024 (4th), 2025 (4th)
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 2024 (1st), 2025 (2nd)
- WHIP: 2024 (3rd), 2025 (2nd), 2026 (6th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Tarik Skubal
Playoff series
Tarik Skubal played 6 games across 2 MLB postseasons in 4 series — 2 won, 2 lost.
| 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. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |  CLE | Won 1-0 | 1 | 7.2 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| 2025 |  SEA | Lost 0-2 | 2 | 13.0 | 7 | 3 | 22 |
| 2024 |  HOU | Won 1-0 | 1 | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | CLE | Lost 1-1 | 2 | 13.0 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2022 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Tarik Skubal against each club
- vs Kansas City Royals (14)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (12)
- vs Athletics (9)
- vs Minnesota Twins (9)
- vs Chicago White Sox (8)
- vs New York Yankees (6)
- vs Seattle Mariners (6)
- vs Boston Red Sox (5)
- vs Houston Astros (5)
- vs Texas Rangers (5)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (4)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (4)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (4)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (4)
- vs Chicago Cubs (3)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (3)
- vs Miami Marlins (3)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (3)
- vs San Francisco Giants (3)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (3)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (3)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (2)
- vs Atlanta Braves (2)
- vs Colorado Rockies (2)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (2)
- vs San Diego Padres (2)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (2)
- vs Detroit Tigers (1)
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