Player
Justin Verlander
Player Info
- Full Name
- Justin Brooks
- Born
-
February 20, 1983
Manakin Sabot, VA, USA - Size
- 6'5" / 235 lbs
- B/T
- R / R
- Debut
- July 4, 2005
Teams
- Detroit Tigers 2005-2017
- Houston Astros 2017-2024
- New York Mets 2023-2023
- San Francisco Giants 2025-2025
Honors
2023 - Player of the Week
(AL)
2022 - Sporting News Pitcher of the Year
(AL)
2022 - TSN Comeback Player of the Year
(AL)
2022 - Sporting News All-Star
(AL)
2022 - MLB Players Choice Outstanding Pitcher
(AL)
2022 - MLB Players Choice Comeback Player
(AL)
2022 - Cy Young Award
(AL)
2022 - Comeback Player of the Year
(AL)
2022 - All-MLB Team - First Team
(ML)
2019 - Player of the Week
(AL)
... and 33 more
Career Batting
555
G
.100
AVG
5
H
0
HR
1
RBI
.200
OPS
-45
OPS vs Lg
1% of the career qualification threshold
· about these stats
Career Pitching
266-158
W-L
3.32
ERA
555
G
3,553
SO
0
SV
1.14
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | San Francisco Giants | 4 | 11 | 3.85 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 152.0 | 137 | 52 |
| 2024 | Houston Astros | 5 | 6 | 5.48 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 90.0 | 74 | 27 |
| 2023 | New York Mets | 6 | 5 | 3.15 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 94.0 | 81 | 31 |
| 2023 | Houston Astros | 7 | 3 | 3.31 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 68.0 | 63 | 14 |
| 2022 | Houston Astros | 18 | 4 | 1.75 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 175.0 | 185 | 29 |
| 2020 | Houston Astros | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2019 | Houston Astros | 21 | 6 | 2.58 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 223.0 | 300 | 42 |
| 2018 | Houston Astros | 16 | 9 | 2.52 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 214.0 | 290 | 37 |
| 2017 | Detroit Tigers | 10 | 8 | 3.82 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 172.0 | 176 | 67 |
| 2017 | Houston Astros | 5 | 0 | 1.06 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 34.0 | 43 | 5 |
| 2016 | Detroit Tigers | 16 | 9 | 3.04 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 227.1 | 254 | 57 |
| 2015 | Detroit Tigers | 5 | 8 | 3.38 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 133.1 | 113 | 32 |
| 2014 | Detroit Tigers | 15 | 12 | 4.54 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 206.0 | 159 | 65 |
| 2013 | Detroit Tigers | 13 | 12 | 3.46 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 218.1 | 217 | 75 |
| 2012 | Detroit Tigers | 17 | 8 | 2.64 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 238.1 | 239 | 60 |
| 2011 | Detroit Tigers | 24 | 5 | 2.40 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 251.0 | 250 | 57 |
| 2010 | Detroit Tigers | 18 | 9 | 3.37 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 224.1 | 219 | 71 |
| 2009 | Detroit Tigers | 19 | 9 | 3.45 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 240.0 | 269 | 63 |
| 2008 | Detroit Tigers | 11 | 17 | 4.84 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 201.0 | 163 | 87 |
| 2007 | Detroit Tigers | 18 | 6 | 3.66 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 201.1 | 183 | 67 |
| 2006 | Detroit Tigers | 17 | 9 | 3.63 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 186.0 | 124 | 60 |
| 2005 | Detroit Tigers | 0 | 2 | 7.15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11.1 | 7 | 5 |
Advanced Pitching
About these stats
| Year | Lg | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | WHIP | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | NL | 152.0 | 8.11 | 3.08 | 1.362 | |
| 2024 | AL | 90.3 | 7.37 | 2.69 | 1.384 | |
| 2023 | AL | 162.3 | 7.98 | 2.49 | 1.133 | ✓ |
| 2022 | AL | 175.0 | 9.51 | 1.49 | 0.829 | ✓ |
| 2020 | AL | 6.0 | 10.50 | 1.50 | 0.667 | |
| 2019 | AL | 223.0 | 12.11 | 1.70 | 0.803 | ✓ |
| 2018 | AL | 214.0 | 12.20 | 1.56 | 0.902 | ✓ |
| 2017 | AL | 206.0 | 9.57 | 3.15 | 1.175 | ✓ |
| 2016 | AL | 227.7 | 10.04 | 2.25 | 1.001 | ✓ |
| 2015 | AL | 133.3 | 7.63 | 2.16 | 1.088 | |
| 2014 | AL | 206.0 | 6.95 | 2.84 | 1.398 | ✓ |
| 2013 | AL | 218.3 | 8.95 | 3.09 | 1.315 | ✓ |
| 2012 | AL | 238.3 | 9.03 | 2.27 | 1.057 | ✓ |
| 2011 | AL | 251.0 | 8.96 | 2.04 | 0.920 | ✓ |
| 2010 | AL | 224.3 | 8.79 | 2.85 | 1.163 | ✓ |
| 2009 | AL | 240.0 | 10.09 | 2.36 | 1.175 | ✓ |
| 2008 | AL | 201.0 | 7.30 | 3.90 | 1.403 | ✓ |
| 2007 | AL | 201.7 | 8.17 | 2.99 | 1.230 | ✓ |
| 2006 | AL | 186.0 | 6.00 | 2.90 | 1.328 | ✓ |
| 2005 | AL | 11.3 | 5.56 | 3.97 | 1.765 |
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | San Francisco Giants | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2024 | Houston Astros | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2023 | New York Mets | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2023 | Houston Astros | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2022 | Houston Astros | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2020 | Houston Astros | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2019 | Houston Astros | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2018 | Houston Astros | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| 2017 | Detroit Tigers | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| 2017 | Houston Astros | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2016 | Detroit Tigers | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| 2015 | Detroit Tigers | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2014 | Detroit Tigers | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| 2013 | Detroit Tigers | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2012 | Detroit Tigers | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2011 | Detroit Tigers | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2010 | Detroit Tigers | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2009 | Detroit Tigers | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2008 | Detroit Tigers | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2007 | Detroit Tigers | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2006 | Detroit Tigers | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2005 | Detroit Tigers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Advanced Batting
About these stats
| Year | Lg | PA | ISO | BABIP | BB% | K% | OPS vs Lg | HR/162 | Qual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | AL | 2 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 50.0 | -100 | 0.0 | |
| 2018 | AL | 5 | .000 | .333 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 11 | 0.0 | |
| 2017 | AL | 6 | .000 | .500 | 0.0 | 66.7 | -10 | 0.0 | |
| 2016 | AL | 5 | .000 | .333 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 10 | 0.0 | |
| 2014 | AL | 7 | .000 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 92 | 0.0 | |
| 2013 | AL | 2 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 50.0 | -100 | 0.0 | |
| 2012 | AL | 8 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 12.5 | -100 | 0.0 | |
| 2011 | AL | 4 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 75.0 | -100 | 0.0 | |
| 2010 | AL | 5 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 60.0 | -100 | 0.0 | |
| 2009 | AL | 4 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 25.0 | -100 | 0.0 | |
| 2008 | AL | 5 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 60.0 | -100 | 0.0 | |
| 2007 | AL | 5 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 60.0 | -100 | 0.0 | |
| 2006 | AL | 2 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -100 | 0.0 |
Career Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 555 | 214 | 325 | 35 | 31 | .939 |
Fielding Season by Season
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | San Francisco Giants | P | 29 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .950 |
| 2024 | Houston Astros | P | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2023 | Houston Astros | P | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2023 | New York Mets | P | 16 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 2022 | Houston Astros | P | 28 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 2 | .950 |
| 2020 | Houston Astros | P | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2019 | Houston Astros | P | 34 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2018 | Houston Astros | P | 34 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .950 |
| 2017 | Houston Astros | P | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 |
| 2017 | Detroit Tigers | P | 28 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .955 |
| 2016 | Detroit Tigers | P | 34 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 2 | .973 |
| 2015 | Detroit Tigers | P | 20 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .824 |
| 2014 | Detroit Tigers | P | 32 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 2 | .846 |
| 2013 | Detroit Tigers | P | 34 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 5 | .947 |
| 2012 | Detroit Tigers | P | 33 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 3 | .925 |
| 2011 | Detroit Tigers | P | 34 | 12 | 33 | 5 | 2 | .900 |
| 2010 | Detroit Tigers | P | 33 | 15 | 34 | 2 | 3 | .961 |
| 2009 | Detroit Tigers | P | 35 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 4 | .944 |
| 2008 | Detroit Tigers | P | 33 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 1 | .939 |
| 2007 | Detroit Tigers | P | 32 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2006 | Detroit Tigers | P | 30 | 11 | 24 | 3 | 4 | .921 |
| 2005 | Detroit Tigers | P | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .800 |
Postseason Pitching
Postseason Batting