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Detroit Tigers · Pitcher · #35

Justin Verlander

Age 436' 5" · 240lbBats R · Throws RDebut 2005From Manakin-Sabot

ERA

12.27

W-L

0-1

K

1

WHIP

2.18

WAR

-0.1

FIP

7.72

Awards

29 major honors

AL MVP

2011

AL Cy Young Award ×3

2011 · 2019 · 2022

Rookie of the Year ×3

2006

AL Championship Series MVP

2017

Comeback Player of the Year

2022

AL Comeback Player of the Year

2022

All-Star ×13

2005 · 2007 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2018 · 2019 · 2022 · 2026

AL Pitcher of the Month ×5

2009 · 2011 · 2012 · 2016 · 2018

AL Rookie of the Month

2006

League Percentile

2026 season · percentile vs 194 starters with 20+ IP
the entire league54starting pitchers194
ERA
0
12.27
WHIP
0
2.18
Strikeouts
0
1
K/9
0
2.45
Wins
2
0
Bottom of leagueAverage (50)Top of league

⚠ Below the 20 IP threshold. Percentiles are for reference only.

starting pitchers · by ERA

Top 100%

Justin Verlander's ERA (12.27) ranks below average among 194 starters with 20+ IP. The number on each bar is a percentile (higher is better); use the tabs to change the comparison pool.

PITCHING

Season · Career
CategoryGamesERAWinsLossesSavesInningsStrikeoutsWalksWHIP
2026 Season112.270103.2122.18
Career5563.3326615903571.1355410061.14

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ARSENAL

Pitch arsenal · 2026 usage and average velocity
Four-Seam42.5%avg 150 km/h
Slider27.5%avg 141 km/h
Curveball17.5%avg 127 km/h
Changeup10.0%avg 134 km/h
Sweeper2.5%avg 132 km/h

ADVANCED

Advanced metrics · 2026 season

BABIP

.333

K/9

2.45

BB/9

4.91

HR/9

2.45

Quality starts

0

Whiff%

15.4%

GAME LOG

Last 1 game · includes team result
DateOppInningsHitsERWalksStrikeoutsTeam
03.30@ AZ3.26521L

SPLITS

Situational splits (2026)

Away

Opp AVG.353
IP3.2
K1
WHIP2.18

vs LHP

Opp AVG.364
IP2.1
K1
WHIP2.57

vs RHP

Opp AVG.333
IP1.1
K0
WHIP1.50

RISP

Opp AVG.250
IP2.0
K1
WHIP1.50

YEAR BY YEAR

Year-by-year · Career trends

ERALower is better

▲ Trending down year over year
ERA by yearFrom 7.15 in 2005 to 12.27 in 2026. Lower is better for this stat.2005 ERA: 7.157.1520052006 ERA: 3.6320062007 ERA: 3.6620072008 ERA: 4.8420082009 ERA: 3.4520092010 ERA: 3.3720102011 ERA: 2.4020112012 ERA: 2.6420122013 ERA: 3.4620132014 ERA: 4.5420142015 ERA: 3.3820152016 ERA: 3.0420162017 ERA: 3.3620172018 ERA: 2.5220182019 ERA: 2.5820192020 ERA: 3.0020202022 ERA: 1.751.7520222023 ERA: 3.2220232024 ERA: 5.4820242025 ERA: 3.8520252026 ERA: 12.2712.272026
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ERA year-by-year details
YearERA
20057.15
20063.63
20073.66
20084.84
20093.45
20103.37
20112.40
20122.64
20133.46
20144.54
20153.38
20163.04
20173.36
20182.52
20192.58
20203.00
20221.75
20233.22
20245.48
20253.85
202612.27

WHIPLower is better

▲ Trending down year over year
WHIP by yearFrom 1.76 in 2005 to 2.18 in 2026. Lower is better for this stat.2005 WHIP: 1.761.7620052006 WHIP: 1.3320062007 WHIP: 1.2320072008 WHIP: 1.4020082009 WHIP: 1.1820092010 WHIP: 1.1620102011 WHIP: 0.9220112012 WHIP: 1.0620122013 WHIP: 1.3120132014 WHIP: 1.4020142015 WHIP: 1.0920152016 WHIP: 1.0020162017 WHIP: 1.1720172018 WHIP: 0.9020182019 WHIP: 0.8020192020 WHIP: 0.670.6720202022 WHIP: 0.8320222023 WHIP: 1.1320232024 WHIP: 1.3820242025 WHIP: 1.3620252026 WHIP: 2.182.182026
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WHIP year-by-year details
YearWHIP
20051.76
20061.33
20071.23
20081.40
20091.18
20101.16
20110.92
20121.06
20131.31
20141.40
20151.09
20161.00
20171.17
20180.90
20190.80
20200.67
20220.83
20231.13
20241.38
20251.36
20262.18

Strikeouts

▼ Trending down year over year
Strikeouts by yearFrom 7 in 2005 to 1 in 2026.2005 Strikeouts: 7720052006 Strikeouts: 12420062007 Strikeouts: 18320072008 Strikeouts: 16320082009 Strikeouts: 26920092010 Strikeouts: 21920102011 Strikeouts: 25020112012 Strikeouts: 23920122013 Strikeouts: 21720132014 Strikeouts: 15920142015 Strikeouts: 11320152016 Strikeouts: 25420162017 Strikeouts: 21920172018 Strikeouts: 29020182019 Strikeouts: 30030020192020 Strikeouts: 720202022 Strikeouts: 18520222023 Strikeouts: 14420232024 Strikeouts: 7420242025 Strikeouts: 13720252026 Strikeouts: 112026
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Strikeouts year-by-year details
YearStrikeouts
20057
2006124
2007183
2008163
2009269
2010219
2011250
2012239
2013217
2014159
2015113
2016254
2017219
2018290
2019300
20207
2022185
2023144
202474
2025137
20261
YearTeamGamesERAWinsLossesSavesInningsStrikeoutsWalksWHIP
2005DET27.1502011.1751.76
2006DET303.631790186.0124601.33
2007DET323.661860201.2183671.23
2008DET334.8411170201.0163871.40
2009DET353.451990240.0269631.18
2010DET333.371890224.1219711.16
2011DET342.402450251.0250570.92
2012DET332.641780238.1239601.06
2013DET343.4613120218.1217751.31
2014DET324.5415120206.0159651.40
2015DET203.38580133.1113321.09
2016DET343.041690227.2254571.00
2017DET283.821080172.0176671.28
2017HOU51.0650034.04350.65
2017—333.361580206.0219721.17
2018HOU342.521690214.0290370.90
2019HOU342.582160223.0300420.80
2020HOU13.001006.0710.67
2022HOU281.751840175.0185290.83
2023NYM163.1565094.181311.14
2023HOU113.3173068.063141.12
2023—273.221380162.1144451.13
2024HOU175.4856090.174271.38
2025SF293.854110152.0137521.36
2026DET112.270103.2122.18