Justin Verlander Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

Justin Verlander played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2025, appearing in 555 games over 20 seasons. He recorded a total of 266 W and 158 L, an ERA of 3.32, 3,553 SO, a WHIP of 1.135, and a WAR of 82.3.

🧾 Basic Profile

Justin Verlander
NameJustin Verlander
Date of BirthFebruary 20, 1983
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut2005
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Justin Verlander Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Justin Verlander.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 Career Summary

Justin Verlander appeared in 555 games over 20 MLB seasons from 2005 to 2025. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:

GS555 (MLB Rank: 29)
W266 (MLB Rank: 37)
L158 (MLB Rank: 130)
ERA3.32 (MLB Rank: 2,022)
IP3567.2 (MLB Rank: 66)
SHO9 (MLB Rank: 685)
CG26 (MLB Rank: 1,364)
SO3,553 (MLB Rank: 8)
BB1004 (MLB Rank: 114)
H3,046 (MLB Rank: 124)
HR371 (MLB Rank: 25)
SO98.96 (MLB Rank: 1,210)
BB92.53 (MLB Rank: 9,858)
H97.68 (MLB Rank: 10,454)
HR90.94 (MLB Rank: 4,436)
WHIP1.135 (MLB Rank: 11,129)
WAR82.3 (MLB Rank: 25)

📊 Last Season Summary (2025)

In his final season (2025), Justin Verlander recorded the following stats:

GS29
W4
L11
ERA3.85
IP152
SO137
BB52
H155
HR16
SO98.11
BB93.08
H99.18
HR90.95
WHIP1.362
WAR1.2

📈 Seasonal Highlights

  • Most Wins: 2011, 24 W
  • Most SO: 2019, 300 SO
  • Most IP: 2011, 251 IP
  • Best WAR: 2011, 8.6 WAR
  • Best ERA: 2022, 1.75 ERA

🎯 Postseason Performance

Justin Verlander appeared in 29 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 3.98, pitched 169.6 IP, struck out 192 batters, with 12 W and 10 L.

Justin Verlander Career Pitching Stats Overview

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
2005
0
2
7.15
0
0
7
11.1
-0.2
1.765
1
15
5
9
9
61
4.52
5.6
1.4
2
2
0
0
0
0.8
11.9
4
0
1
0
1
54
2006
17
9
3.63
0.654
0
124
186
4
1.328
21
187
60
78
75
125
4.35
6
2.07
30
30
0
1
1
1
9
2.9
1
6
1
5
776
2007
18
6
3.66
0.75
0
183
201.2
4.2
1.23
20
181
67
88
82
125
3.99
8.2
2.73
32
32
0
1
1
0.9
8.1
3
2
19
3
17
866
2008
11
17
4.84
0.393
0
163
201
1.8
1.403
18
195
87
119
108
92
4.18
7.3
1.87
33
33
0
1
0
0.8
8.7
3.9
3
14
8
6
880
2009
19
9
3.45
0.679
0
269
240
5.5
1.175
20
219
63
99
92
131
2.8
10.1
4.27
35
35
0
3
1
0.8
8.2
2.4
4
6
5
8
982
2010
18
9
3.37
0.667
0
219
224.1
4.4
1.163
14
190
71
89
84
124
2.97
8.8
3.08
33
33
0
4
0
0.6
7.6
2.8
2
6
0
11
925
2011
24
5
2.4
0.828
0
250
251
8.6
0.92
24
174
57
73
67
172
2.99
9
4.39
34
34
0
4
2
0.9
6.2
2
2
3
0
7
969
2012
17
8
2.64
0.68
0
239
238.1
8.1
1.057
19
192
60
81
70
161
2.94
9
3.98
33
33
0
6
1
0.7
7.3
2.3
1
5
2
2
956
2013
13
12
3.46
0.52
0
217
218.1
4.4
1.315
19
212
75
94
84
120
3.28
8.9
2.89
34
34
0
0
0
0.8
8.7
3.1
1
4
1
3
925
2014
15
12
4.54
0.556
0
159
206
0.9
1.398
18
223
65
114
104
85
3.74
6.9
2.45
32
32
0
0
0
0.8
9.7
2.8
1
5
1
5
893
2015
5
8
3.38
0.385
0
113
133.1
2.4
1.088
13
113
32
56
50
118
3.49
7.6
3.53
20
20
0
1
1
0.9
7.6
2.2
0
3
1
2
535
2016
16
9
3.04
0.64
0
254
227.2
7.4
1.001
30
171
57
81
77
140
3.48
10
4.46
34
34
0
2
0
1.2
6.8
2.3
0
8
1
6
903
2017
15
8
3.36
0.652
0
219
206
6.9
1.175
27
170
72
80
77
131
3.84
9.6
3.04
33
33
0
0
0
1.2
7.4
3.1
0
4
4
5
849
2018
16
9
2.52
0.64
0
290
214
6.3
0.902
28
156
37
63
60
164
2.78
12.2
7.84
34
34
0
1
1
1.2
6.6
1.6
2
8
0
5
833
2019
21
6
2.58
0.778
0
300
223
7.4
0.803
36
137
42
66
64
179
3.27
12.1
7.14
34
34
0
2
1
1.5
5.5
1.7
0
6
0
4
847
2020
1
0
3
1
0
7
6
0.2
0.667
2
3
1
2
2
156
5.69
10.5
7
1
1
0
0
0
3
4.5
1.5
0
0
0
0
21
2022
18
4
1.75
0.818
0
185
175
5.6
0.829
12
116
29
43
34
218
2.49
9.5
6.38
28
28
0
0
0
0.6
6
1.5
0
6
0
3
666
2023
13
8
3.22
0.619
0
144
162.1
3.5
1.133
18
139
45
63
58
131
3.85
8
3.2
27
27
0
0
0
1
7.7
2.5
0
5
0
5
669
2024
5
6
5.48
0.455
0
74
90.1
-0.3
1.384
15
98
27
56
55
72
4.78
7.4
2.74
17
17
0
0
0
1.5
9.8
2.7
1
6
0
2
396
2025
4
11
3.85
0.267
0
137
152
1.2
1.362
16
155
52
74
65
103
3.85
8.1
2.63
29
29
0
0
0
0.9
9.2
3.1
0
6
1
2
662