Justin Verlander
| 26-year-old Pitcher |
| Detroit Tigers |
| Date of Birth: February 20, 1983 |
| Height: 6-5 Weight: 200 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
| Drafted: Round 1 of 2004 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | G | W | L | IP | TBF | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | ER | BB | K | ERA | WHIP | RA9 | |
| 2005 | 22 | A+ | Lakeland | 13 | 9 | 2 | 86.0 | 342 | 70 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 104 | 1.67 | 1.03 | 1.99 | ||
| 2005 | 22 | AA | Erie | 7 | 2 | 0 | 32.2 | 114 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 0.28 | 0.55 | 0.28 | ||
| 2005 | 22 | MLB | Detroit Tigers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11.1 | 53 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7.15 | 1.76 | 7.15 | ||
| 2006 | 23 | MLB | Detroit | 30 | 17 | 9 | 186.0 | 776 | 187 | 31 | 4 | 21 | 78 | 75 | 60 | 124 | 3.63 | 1.32 | 3.77 |
| 2007 | 24 | MLB | Detroit | 32 | 18 | 6 | 201.2 | 866 | 181 | 33 | 2 | 20 | 88 | 82 | 67 | 183 | 3.66 | 1.22 | 3.93 |
| 2008 | 25 | MLB | Detroit | 33 | 11 | 17 | 201.0 | 880 | 195 | 39 | 1 | 18 | 119 | 108 | 87 | 163 | 4.84 | 1.40 | 5.33 |
| 2009 | 26 | MLB | Detroit | 35 | 19 | 9 | 240.0 | 982 | 219 | 50 | 2 | 20 | 99 | 92 | 63 | 269 | 3.45 | 1.17 | 3.71 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | HR/Air | FIP | BsRA9 | |
| 2005 | 22 | A+ | Lakeland | 5.6% | 30.4% | .339 | 2.40 | |||
| 2005 | 22 | AA | Erie | 6.1% | 28.1% | .151 | 2.52 | |||
| 2005 | 22 | MLB | Detroit Tigers | 9.4% | 13.2% | .379 | 4.58 | |||
| 2006 | 23 | MLB | Detroit | 7.7% | 16.0% | .297 | 44% | 6% | 4.39 | 4.52 |
| 2007 | 24 | MLB | Detroit | 7.7% | 21.1% | .282 | 43% | 6% | 4.07 | 3.93 |
| 2008 | 25 | MLB | Detroit | 9.9% | 18.5% | .305 | 41% | 5% | 4.22 | 4.44 |
| 2009 | 26 | MLB | Detroit | 6.4% | 27.4% | .327 | 37% | 5% | 2.85 | 3.60 |
Extended Statistics
2009: Detroit | 2008: Detroit | 2007: Detroit
| Split Statistics with Detroit in 2009 | |||||||
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| October | 7.2 | 29 | 6.9% | 17.2% | .273 | 36% | 3.52 |
| April | 28.0 | 129 | 7.0% | 26.4% | .388 | 27% | 6.75 |
| May | 41.1 | 158 | 7.0% | 35.4% | .284 | 37% | 1.52 |
| June | 34.0 | 140 | 10.0% | 24.3% | .338 | 43% | 2.91 |
| July | 42.0 | 172 | 5.2% | 27.9% | .294 | 32% | 2.57 |
| August | 43.2 | 179 | 5.6% | 24.0% | .316 | 42% | 4.12 |
| September | 43.1 | 175 | 4.6% | 28.0% | .363 | 41% | 3.74 |
| AWAY | 124.2 | 519 | 6.0% | 27.9% | .363 | 36% | 4.04 |
| HOME | 115.1 | 463 | 6.9% | 26.8% | .286 | 39% | 2.81 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
Game Log
| Date | Level | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| October 4 | MLB | vs. Chi White Sox | 7.2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| September 29 | MLB | vs. Minnesota | 8.0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| September 24 | MLB | @ Cleveland | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| September 19 | MLB | @ Minnesota | 7.1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| September 14 | MLB | vs. Toronto | 7.0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| September 9 | MLB | @ Kansas City | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| September 4 | MLB | @ Tampa Bay | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| August 30 | MLB | vs. Tampa Bay | 8.0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| August 24 | MLB | @ LA Angels | 5.2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| August 19 | MLB | vs. Seattle | 8.0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| August 13 | MLB | @ Boston | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| August 8 | MLB | vs. Minnesota | 6.0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| August 3 | MLB | vs. Baltimore | 8.0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| July 29 | MLB | @ Texas | 7.0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| July 24 | MLB | vs. Chi White Sox | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| July 18 | MLB | @ NY Yankees | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| July 12 | MLB | vs. Cleveland | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| July 7 | MLB | vs. Kansas City | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| July 1 | MLB | @ Oakland | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| June 26 | MLB | @ Houston | 5.1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| June 21 | MLB | vs. Milwaukee | 7.2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| June 16 | MLB | @ St. Louis | 4.0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| June 10 | MLB | @ Chi White Sox | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 |
| June 5 | MLB | vs. LA Angels | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 |
| May 30 | MLB | @ Baltimore | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| May 25 | MLB | @ Kansas City | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| May 20 | MLB | vs. Texas | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| May 14 | MLB | @ Minnesota | 6.1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
Player Notes
September 2009
MLB.com: With pressure on, Verlander deliversJim Leyland's eighth-inning visit with Justin Verlander lasted about 10 seconds.
August 2009
MVN: Fire Brand of the American League: 8/13: Buchholz vs. VerlanderClay Buchholz hopes to build off of his last start as he squares off with Tigers Ace Justin Verlander.
May 2009
MLB.com: Verlander out to extend strikeout streakJustin Verlander has the chance to record his fourth straight double-digit strikeout performance on Wednesday ...
MLB.com: Verlander fans 11 in win against Tribe
June 2008
The Hardball Times: THT Live:Verlander?s velocity is backDave Cameron details something most Tiger fans probably already know: Justin Verlander's fastball is zinging a...
The Hardball Times: The Hardball Times:Verlander and Bonderman: If it ain?t broke, don?t fix it. Part 1
The Detroit Tigers have been a mess, in large part because of the ineffectiveness of Justin Verlander and Jere...
