Justin Verlander
| 25-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 | RA9 | |
| 2005 | 22 | A+ | Lakeland | 13 | 9 | 2 | 86.0 | 342 | 70 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 104 | 1.67 | 1.99 | ||
| 2005 | 22 | AA | Erie | 7 | 2 | 0 | 32.2 | 114 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 32 | 0.28 | 0.28 | ||
| 2005 | 22 | MLB | Detroit Tigers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11.1 | 53 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7.15 | 7.15 | ||
| 2006 | 23 | MLB | Detroit | 30 | 17 | 9 | 186.0 | 776 | 187 | 31 | 4 | 21 | 78 | 75 | 60 | 124 | 3.63 | 3.77 |
| 2007 | 24 | MLB | Detroit | 32 | 18 | 6 | 201.2 | 866 | 181 | 33 | 2 | 20 | 88 | 82 | 67 | 183 | 3.66 | 3.93 |
| 2008 | 25 | MLB | Detroit | 18 | 5 | 9 | 114.0 | 495 | 106 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 61 | 55 | 48 | 81 | 4.34 | 4.82 |
| 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 | 9.7% | 16.4% | .283 | 43% | 5% | 4.16 | 4.19 |
Longitudinal Trends
The above graph represents 15-day averages over the past couple years.
Available graphs for Verlander: BB/PA, SO/PA, and ERA
Extended Statistics
| Split Statistics with Detroit in 2008 | |||||||
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| March | 6.0 | 25 | 4.0% | 24.0% | .188 | 63% | 6.00 |
| April | 30.0 | 141 | 12.1% | 9.9% | .281 | 45% | 6.60 |
| May | 39.0 | 163 | 8.0% | 14.7% | .300 | 44% | 3.92 |
| June | 33.0 | 137 | 10.2% | 24.8% | .262 | 34% | 2.73 |
| July | 6.0 | 29 | 10.3% | 10.3% | .348 | 50% | 3.00 |
| AWAY | 50.0 | 227 | 10.6% | 14.5% | .290 | 41% | 4.86 |
| HOME | 64.0 | 268 | 9.0% | 17.9% | .277 | 45% | 3.94 |
Batted Ball Chart
Game Log
| Date | Level | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| July 3 | MLB | @ Seattle | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| June 28 | MLB | vs. Colorado | 5.2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| June 22 | MLB | @ San Diego | 5.1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 |
| June 16 | MLB | @ San Francisco | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| June 11 | MLB | vs. Chi White Sox | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| June 6 | MLB | vs. Cleveland | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| May 31 | MLB | @ Seattle | 7.0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| May 25 | MLB | vs. Minnesota | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| May 20 | MLB | vs. Seattle | 6.0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| May 14 | MLB | @ Kansas City | 6.0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Player Notes
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