Justin Verlander
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| 28-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 |
| 2010 | 27 | MLB | Detroit | 33 | 18 | 9 | 224.1 | 925 | 190 | 36 | 7 | 14 | 89 | 84 | 71 | 219 | 3.37 | 1.16 | 3.57 |
| 2011 | 28 | MLB | Detroit | 34 | 24 | 5 | 251.0 | 969 | 174 | 31 | 3 | 24 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 250 | 2.40 | 0.92 | 2.62 |
| 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 |
| 2010 | 27 | MLB | Detroit | 7.7% | 23.7% | .293 | 42% | 4% | 2.94 | 3.23 |
| 2011 | 28 | MLB | Detroit | 5.9% | 25.8% | .238 | 43% | 6% | 3.03 | 2.77 |
Extended Statistics
2011: Detroit | 2010: Detroit | 2009: Detroit
| Split Statistics with Detroit in 2011 | |||||||
| Split | IP | TBF | BB/PA | K/PA | BABIP | GB% | ERA |
| March | 6.0 | 25 | 16.0% | 32.0% | .182 | 25% | 4.50 |
| April | 36.0 | 143 | 6.3% | 24.5% | .237 | 39% | 3.50 |
| May | 44.2 | 169 | 5.9% | 19.5% | .215 | 44% | 2.62 |
| June | 49.0 | 179 | 3.4% | 30.2% | .232 | 41% | 0.92 |
| July | 45.1 | 177 | 4.0% | 27.1% | .258 | 48% | 1.99 |
| August | 34.2 | 137 | 8.8% | 29.2% | .262 | 38% | 3.12 |
| September | 35.1 | 139 | 6.5% | 23.0% | .237 | 45% | 2.55 |
| AWAY | 133.1 | 507 | 6.3% | 26.2% | .227 | 44% | 2.43 |
| HOME | 117.2 | 462 | 5.4% | 25.3% | .250 | 41% | 2.37 |
Game Log
Game Log
| Date | Level | IP | R | ER | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| September 24 | MLB | vs. Baltimore | 7.0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| September 18 | MLB | @ Oakland | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| September 13 | MLB | @ Chi White Sox | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| September 7 | MLB | @ Cleveland | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| September 2 | MLB | vs. Chi White Sox | 7.1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| August 27 | MLB | @ Minnesota | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| August 22 | MLB | @ Tampa Bay | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| August 16 | MLB | vs. Minnesota | 7.2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
Player Notes
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