Justin Verlander
Eligible Seasons: 2006-2023
Best Season: 2011
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Pitching Stats
| Team | GP | GS | W | L | SV | IP | BB | K | ER | ERA | ERC | ERC# | OAV | WHIP | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Detroit Tigers | 30 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 186.0 | 60 | 124 | 75 | 3.63 | 4.12 | 3.79 | .266 | 1.33 | 2.07 | 6.00 | 2.90 | 1.02 | $4.05M |
| 2007 Detroit Tigers | 32 | 32 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 201.2 | 67 | 183 | 82 | 3.66 | 3.53 | 3.29 | .233 | 1.23 | 2.73 | 8.17 | 2.99 | 0.89 | $5.13M |
| 2008 Detroit Tigers | 33 | 33 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 201.1 | 87 | 163 | 108 | 4.83 | 4.16 | 3.95 | .254 | 1.40 | 1.87 | 7.29 | 3.89 | 0.80 | $4.34M |
| 2009 Detroit Tigers | 35 | 35 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 240.0 | 63 | 269 | 92 | 3.45 | 3.06 | 2.83 | .243 | 1.18 | 4.27 | 10.09 | 2.36 | 0.75 | $6.80M |
| 2010 Detroit Tigers | 33 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 224.1 | 71 | 219 | 84 | 3.37 | 2.79 | 2.73 | .228 | 1.16 | 3.08 | 8.79 | 2.85 | 0.56 | $6.57M |
| 2011 Detroit Tigers | 34 | 34 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 251.1 | 57 | 250 | 67 | 2.40 | 1.92 | 1.90 | .192 | 0.92 | 4.39 | 8.95 | 2.04 | 0.86 | $10.03M |
| 2012 Detroit Tigers | 33 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 238.1 | 60 | 239 | 70 | 2.64 | 2.45 | 2.42 | .217 | 1.06 | 3.98 | 9.03 | 2.27 | 0.72 | $7.53M |
| 2013 Detroit Tigers | 34 | 34 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 218.1 | 75 | 217 | 84 | 3.46 | 3.68 | 3.65 | .253 | 1.31 | 2.89 | 8.95 | 3.09 | 0.78 | $5.01M |
| 2014 Detroit Tigers | 32 | 32 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 206.0 | 65 | 159 | 104 | 4.54 | 4.19 | 4.30 | .275 | 1.40 | 2.45 | 6.95 | 2.84 | 0.79 | $3.94M |
| 2015 Detroit Tigers | 20 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 133.1 | 32 | 113 | 50 | 3.38 | 2.75 | 2.75 | .229 | 1.09 | 3.53 | 7.63 | 2.16 | 0.88 | $3.61M |
| 2016 Detroit Tigers | 34 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 227.2 | 57 | 254 | 77 | 3.04 | 2.54 | 2.45 | .207 | 1.00 | 4.46 | 10.04 | 2.25 | 1.19 | $7.17M |
| 2017 Detroit Tigers | 28 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 172.0 | 67 | 176 | 73 | 3.82 | 3.67 | 3.50 | .234 | 1.28 | 2.63 | 9.21 | 3.51 | 1.20 | $4.06M |
| 2017 Houston Astros | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | 5 | 43 | 4 | 1.06 | 1.22 | 1.15 | .149 | 0.65 | 8.60 | 11.38 | 1.32 | 1.06 | $1.62M |
| 2018 Houston Astros | 34 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 214.0 | 37 | 290 | 60 | 2.52 | 2.16 | 2.09 | .200 | 0.90 | 7.84 | 12.20 | 1.56 | 1.18 | $7.72M |
| 2019 Houston Astros | 34 | 34 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 223.0 | 42 | 300 | 64 | 2.58 | 1.80 | 1.66 | .172 | 0.80 | 7.14 | 12.11 | 1.70 | 1.45 | $9.59M |
| 2022 Houston Astros | 28 | 28 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 175.0 | 29 | 185 | 34 | 1.75 | 1.56 | 1.61 | .186 | 0.83 | 6.38 | 9.51 | 1.49 | 0.62 | $7.18M |
| 2023 Houston Astros | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 68.0 | 14 | 63 | 25 | 3.31 | 3.23 | 3.18 | .236 | 1.12 | 4.50 | 8.34 | 1.85 | 1.19 | $1.60M |
| 2023 New York Mets | 16 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 94.1 | 31 | 81 | 33 | 3.15 | 2.83 | 2.71 | .219 | 1.14 | 2.61 | 7.73 | 2.96 | 0.86 | $2.60M |
Hitting Stats
| Team | Pos | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | SO | BB | HBP | RC | RC27 | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Detroit Tigers | P | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | $4.05M |
| 2007 Detroit Tigers | P | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | $5.13M |
| 2008 Detroit Tigers | P | 33 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | $4.34M |
| 2009 Detroit Tigers | P | 35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | $6.80M |
| 2010 Detroit Tigers | P | 33 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -.1 | -.7 | $6.57M |
| 2011 Detroit Tigers | P | 34 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | $10.03M |
| 2012 Detroit Tigers | P | 33 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | $7.53M |
| 2013 Detroit Tigers | P | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | $5.01M |
| 2014 Detroit Tigers | P | 32 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .7 | 4.6 | $3.94M |
| 2016 Detroit Tigers | P | 34 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .2 | 1.3 | $7.17M |
| 2017 Detroit Tigers | P | 28 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .2 | .9 | $4.06M |
| 2018 Houston Astros | P | 34 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .2 | 1.3 | $7.72M |
| 2019 Houston Astros | P | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .0 | .0 | $9.59M |
Advanced Hitting Stats
| Team | Pos | GP | PA | AB | BA | BA+ | BA# | OBP | OBP+ | OBP# | SLG | SLG+ | SLG# | OPS | OPS+ | OPS# | HR/AB | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Detroit Tigers | P | 30 | 2 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | $4.05M |
| 2007 Detroit Tigers | P | 2 | 5 | 4 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | $5.13M |
| 2008 Detroit Tigers | P | 33 | 5 | 5 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | $4.34M |
| 2009 Detroit Tigers | P | 35 | 4 | 2 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | $6.80M |
| 2010 Detroit Tigers | P | 33 | 5 | 4 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | $6.57M |
| 2011 Detroit Tigers | P | 34 | 4 | 4 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | $10.03M |
| 2012 Detroit Tigers | P | 33 | 8 | 4 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | $7.53M |
| 2013 Detroit Tigers | P | 34 | 2 | 2 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | $5.01M |
| 2014 Detroit Tigers | P | 32 | 7 | 6 | .333 | 132 | .339 | .333 | 105 | .340 | .333 | 85 | .330 | .667 | 94 | .670 | .000 | $3.94M |
| 2016 Detroit Tigers | P | 34 | 5 | 5 | .200 | 78 | .202 | .200 | 62 | .203 | .200 | 47 | .187 | .400 | 54 | .390 | .000 | $7.17M |
| 2017 Detroit Tigers | P | 28 | 6 | 6 | .167 | 65 | .169 | .167 | 51 | .168 | .167 | 39 | .154 | .333 | 44 | .322 | .000 | $4.06M |
| 2018 Houston Astros | P | 34 | 5 | 5 | .200 | 80 | .206 | .200 | 63 | .204 | .200 | 48 | .189 | .400 | 55 | .393 | .000 | $7.72M |
| 2019 Houston Astros | P | 34 | 2 | 2 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 0 | .000 | .000 | $9.59M |
Fielding Grades (Fielding/Range/Arm)
| Team | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Detroit Tigers | C-/B+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $4.05M |
| 2007 Detroit Tigers | A+/D+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $5.13M |
| 2008 Detroit Tigers | C/C- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $4.34M |
| 2009 Detroit Tigers | C+/D+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $6.80M |
| 2010 Detroit Tigers | B/A- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $6.57M |
| 2011 Detroit Tigers | D/B | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $10.03M |
| 2012 Detroit Tigers | C/C | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $7.53M |
| 2013 Detroit Tigers | C+/D | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $5.01M |
| 2014 Detroit Tigers | D/D+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $3.94M |
| 2016 Detroit Tigers | A/D+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $7.17M |
| 2017 Detroit Tigers | B/D- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $4.06M |
| 2018 Houston Astros | B/D- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $7.72M |
| 2019 Houston Astros | A+/D | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $9.59M |
Player Awards
| Team | All-Star | MVP | Gold Glove | Rookie of the Year | Cy Young | Reliever of the Year | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Detroit Tigers | X | $4.05M | |||||
| 2007 Detroit Tigers | X | $5.13M | |||||
| 2008 Detroit Tigers | $4.34M | ||||||
| 2009 Detroit Tigers | X | $6.80M | |||||
| 2010 Detroit Tigers | X | $6.57M | |||||
| 2011 Detroit Tigers | X | X | X | $10.03M | |||
| 2012 Detroit Tigers | X | $7.53M | |||||
| 2013 Detroit Tigers | $5.01M | ||||||
| 2014 Detroit Tigers | $3.94M | ||||||
| 2016 Detroit Tigers | $7.17M | ||||||
| 2017 Detroit Tigers | $4.06M | ||||||
| 2018 Houston Astros | X | $7.72M | |||||
| 2019 Houston Astros | X | X | $9.59M |
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