Justin Verlander

Q: How old is Justin Verlander?

Justin Verlander is 41 years old.

Q: When was Justin Verlander born?

Justin Verlander was born on February 20, 1983.

Q: Where was Justin Verlander born?

Justin Verlander was born in Manakin Sabot, VA .

Q: How tall is Justin Verlander?

Justin Verlander is 6-5 (196 cm) tall.

Q: How much does Justin Verlander weigh?

Justin Verlander weighs 235 lbs (106 kg).

Q: How many seasons has Justin Verlander played?

Justin Verlander is in his 19th season.

Q: When was Justin Verlander drafted?

Justin Verlander was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (2nd) of the 2004 MLB June Amateur Draft from Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA) .

Q: How many strikeouts does Justin Verlander have?

Justin Verlander has 23 strikeouts this season and has 3,365 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How much is Justin Verlander worth?

Justin Verlander makes $43,333,333.00 this year. His current contract terms are 2 yrs/$86.67M (23-24) & 25 vesting option.

Q: How many teams has Justin Verlander played for?

Justin Verlander has played for 3 teams; the Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros and New York Mets.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 235lb (196cm, 106kg)

Team: Houston Astros (majors)

Born: February 20, 1983 in Manakin Sabot, VA us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (2nd) of the 2004 MLB June Amateur Draft from Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA).

High School: Goochland HS (Goochland, VA)

School: Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA)

Debut: July 4, 2005 (Age 22-134d, 18,707th in major league history)
vs. CLE 5.1 IP, 7 H, 4 SO, 3 BB, 4 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2006 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 2 yrs/$86.67M (23-24) & 25 vesting option

Service Time (01/2024): 18.002 • Free Agent: 2025

Agents: ISE Baseball • Previously: Richard Verlander

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Justin Brooks Verlander

Nicknames: JV

Pronunciation: \VUHR-land-er\

Twitter: @JustinVerlander

Instagram: @justinverlander

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MVP
3x Cy Young
Rookie of the Year
Triple Crown
9x All-Star
2x World Series
2x ERA Title
ALCS MVP
ML PoY

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.7

81.6

259

142

ERA

3.38

3.24

514

29.1

3354.2

3365

WHIP

1.193

1.119

5/13 The Astros are out to a slow start this year, currently sitting 15-25, ahead of just the White Sox and Angels in the American League standings. That’s led to early speculation about them possibly
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Last 5 Games

Last 5 Games Table
Date	Tm		Opp	Result	App,Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	WP	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU	GmSc	WPA	aLI	cWPA	acLi	RE24
2024-05-12	HOU	@	DET	W 9-3	GS-7, W	4	7.0	2	0	0	2	8	0	1	0	0	25	95	61	20	11	1	13	2	7	79.0	0.396	1.01	0.09%	0.38	3.649
2024-05-07	HOU	@	NYY	L 3-10	GS-5, L	5	5.0	8	7	7	3	2	3	0	0	0	26	97	66	13	5	3	18	10	1	22.0	-0.349	0.60	-0.08%	0.24	-4.394
2024-05-01	HOU		CLE	L 2-3 (10)	GS-7	5	7.0	6	2	2	3	2	1	0	0	0	27	97	58	12	8	6	16	6	1	56.0	0.098	1.00	0.03%	0.49	1.578
2024-04-25	HOU	@	CHC	L 1-3	GS-5	5	4.1	3	0	0	4	7	0	0	1	0	20	95	61	13	15	3	6	3	1	60.0	0.182	1.49	0.05%	0.62	1.771
2024-04-19	HOU	@	WSN	W 5-3	GS-6, W	99	6.0	4	2	2	0	4	1	0	0	1	21	78	50	10	4	7	10	4	3	60.0	0.167	0.87	0.05%	0.45	1.054

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
2005	22	DET-min	A+,AA	11	2	.846	1.29	20	20	0	2	0	0	118.2	81	20	17	4	26	0	136	8	3	8	454			0.902	6.1	0.3	2.0	10.3	5.23	LAK,ERI FLOR,EL
2005	22	DET	AL	0	2	.000	7.15	2	2	0	0	0	0	11.1	15	9	9	1	5	0	7	1	0	1	54	61	4.52	1.765	11.9	0.8	4.0	5.6	1.40
2006	23	DET	AL	17	9	.654	3.63	30	30	0	1	1	0	186.0	187	78	75	21	60	1	124	6	1	5	776	125	4.35	1.328	9.0	1.0	2.9	6.0	2.07	CYA-7,MVP-15,RoY-1
2007	24	DET	AL	18	6	.750	3.66	32	32	0	1	1	0	201.2	181	88	82	20	67	3	183	19	2	17	866	125	3.99	1.230	8.1	0.9	3.0	8.2	2.73	AS,CYA-5
2008	25	DET	AL	11	17	.393	4.84	33	33	0	1	0	0	201.0	195	119	108	18	87	8	163	14	3	6	880	92	4.18	1.403	8.7	0.8	3.9	7.3	1.87
2009	26	DET	AL	19	9	.679	3.45	35	35	0	3	1	0	*240.0*	219	99	92	20	63	5	*269*	6	4	8	*982*	131	2.80	1.175	8.2	0.8	2.4	10.1	4.27	AS,CYA-3,MVP-20
2010	27	DET	AL	18	9	.667	3.37	33	33	0	4	0	0	224.1	190	89	84	14	71	0	219	6	2	11	925	124	2.97	1.163	7.6	0.6	2.8	8.8	3.08	AS,CYA-11
2011	28	DET	AL	24	5	.828	2.40	34	34	0	4	2	0	*251.0*	174	73	67	24	57	0	*250*	3	2	7	969	*172*	2.99	*0.920*	*6.2*	0.9	2.0	9.0	4.39	AS,CYA-1,MVP-1
2012	29	DET	AL	17	8	.680	2.64	33	33	0	6	1	0	*238.1*	192	81	70	19	60	2	*239*	5	1	2	*956*	*161*	2.94	1.057	7.3	0.7	2.3	9.0	3.98	AS,CYA-2,MVP-8
2013	30	DET	AL	13	12	.520	3.46	34	34	0	0	0	0	218.1	212	94	84	19	75	1	217	4	1	3	925	120	3.28	1.315	8.7	0.8	3.1	8.9	2.89	AS
2014	31	DET	AL	15	12	.556	4.54	32	32	0	0	0	0	206.0	223	114	104	18	65	1	159	5	1	5	893	85	3.74	1.398	9.7	0.8	2.8	6.9	2.45
2015	32	DET-min	AAA	0	0		3.24	2	2	0	0	0	0	8.1	10	4	3	0	2	0	12	1	0	0	38			1.440	10.8	0.0	2.2	13.0	6.00	TOL IL
2015	32	DET	AL	5	8	.385	3.38	20	20	0	1	1	0	133.1	113	56	50	13	32	1	113	3	0	2	535	118	3.49	1.088	7.6	0.9	2.2	7.6	3.53
2016	33	DET	AL	16	9	.640	3.04	34	34	0	2	0	0	227.2	171	81	77	30	57	1	254	8	0	6	903	140	3.48	1.001	6.8	1.2	2.3	10.0	4.46	CYA-2,MVP-17
2017	34	TOT	AL	15	8	.652	3.36	33	33	0	0	0	0	206.0	170	80	77	27	72	4	219	4	0	5	849	131	3.84	1.175	7.4	1.2	3.1	9.6	3.04	CYA-5
2017	34	DET	AL	10	8	.556	3.82	28	28	0	0	0	0	172.0	153	76	73	23	67	4	176	3	0	5	729	117	4.07	1.279	8.0	1.2	3.5	9.2	2.63
2017	34	HOU	AL	5	0	1.000	1.06	5	5	0	0	0	0	34.0	17	4	4	4	5	0	43	1	0	0	120	389	2.69	0.647	4.5	1.1	1.3	11.4	8.60
2018	35	HOU	AL	16	9	.640	2.52	34	34	0	1	1	0	214.0	156	63	60	28	37	0	290	8	2	5	833	164	2.78	*0.902*	6.6	1.2	1.6	12.2	*7.84*	AS,CYA-2,MVP-10
2019	36	HOU	AL	21	6	.778	2.58	34	34	0	2	1	0	*223.0*	137	66	64	36	42	0	300	6	0	4	847	179	3.27	*0.803*	*5.5*	1.5	1.7	12.1	7.14	AS,CYA-1,MVP-11
2020	37	HOU	AL	1	0	1.000	3.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	3	2	2	2	1	0	7	0	0	0	21	156	5.69	0.667	4.5	3.0	1.5	10.5	7.00
2021			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Injured)
2022	39	HOU	AL	18	4	.818	*1.75*	28	28	0	0	0	0	175.0	116	43	34	12	29	0	185	6	0	3	666	*218*	2.49	*0.829*	6.0	0.6	1.5	9.5	6.38	AS,CYA-1,MVP-10
2023	40	NYM-min	AA	0	0		0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	17			0.643	3.9	0.0	1.9	11.6	6.00	BNG EL
2023	40	TOT	MLB	13	8	.619	3.22	27	27	0	0	0	0	162.1	139	63	58	18	45	0	144	5	0	5	669	129	3.85	1.133	7.7	1.0	2.5	8.0	3.20
2023	40	NYM	NL	6	5	.545	3.15	16	16	0	0	0	0	94.1	77	36	33	9	31	0	81	1	0	3	386	131	3.80	1.145	7.3	0.9	3.0	7.7	2.61
2023	40	HOU	AL	7	3	.700	3.31	11	11	0	0	0	0	68.0	62	27	25	9	14	0	63	4	0	2	283	126	3.92	1.118	8.2	1.2	1.9	8.3	4.50
2024	41	HOU-min	AA,AAA	0	2	.000	14.14	2	2	0	0	0	0	7.0	14	13	11	1	2	0	9	0	0	2	39			2.286	18.0	1.3	2.6	11.6	4.50	CPC,SKT TL,PCL
2024	41	HOU	AL	2	1	.667	3.38	5	5	0	0	0	0	29.1	23	11	11	5	12	0	23	1	0	1	119	114	5.12	1.193	7.1	1.5	3.7	7.1	1.92
19 Yrs				259	142	.646	3.24	514	514	0	26	9	0	3354.2	2816	1309	1208	345	937	27	3365	110	19	96	13668	132	3.40	1.119	7.6	0.9	2.5	9.0	3.59
162 Game Avg.				17	9	.646	3.24	34	34	0	2	1	0	222	186	87	80	23	62	2	223	7	1	6	904	132	3.40	1.119	7.6	0.9	2.5	9.0	3.59
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
DET (13 yrs)				183	114	.616	3.49	380	380	0	23	7	0	2511.0	2225	1057	975	240	766	27	2373	83	17	78	10393	123	3.48	1.191	8.0	0.9	2.7	8.5	3.10
HOU (7 yrs)				70	23	.753	2.40	118	118	0	3	2	0	749.1	514	216	200	96	140	0	911	26	2	15	2889	175	3.07	0.873	6.2	1.2	1.7	10.9	6.51
NYM (1 yr)				6	5	.545	3.15	16	16	0	0	0	0	94.1	77	36	33	9	31	0	81	1	0	3	386	131	3.80	1.145	7.3	0.9	3.0	7.7	2.61

AL (19 yrs)				253	137	.649	3.24	498	498	0	26	9	0	3260.1	2739	1273	1175	336	906	27	3284	109	19	93	13282	132	3.39	1.118	7.6	0.9	2.5	9.1	3.62
NL (1 yr)				6	5	.545	3.15	16	16	0	0	0	0	94.1	77	36	33	9	31	0	81	1	0	3	386	131	3.80	1.145	7.3	0.9	3.0	7.7	2.61

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Justin Verlander?

Justin Verlander is 41 years old.

When was Justin Verlander born?

Justin Verlander was born on February 20, 1983.

Where was Justin Verlander born?

Justin Verlander was born in Manakin Sabot, VA.

How tall is Justin Verlander?

Justin Verlander is 6-5 (196 cm) tall.

How much does Justin Verlander weigh?

Justin Verlander weighs 235 lbs (106 kg).

How many seasons has Justin Verlander played?

Justin Verlander is in his 19th season.

When was Justin Verlander drafted?

Justin Verlander was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (2nd) of the 2004 MLB June Amateur Draft from Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA).

What position does Justin Verlander play?

Justin Verlander is a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts does Justin Verlander have?

Justin Verlander has 23 strikeouts this season and has 3,365 strikeouts over his career.

How much is Justin Verlander worth?

Justin Verlander makes $43,333,333.00 this year. His current contract terms are 2 yrs/$86.67M (23-24) & 25 vesting option.

How many teams has Justin Verlander played for?

Justin Verlander has played for 3 teams; the Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros and New York Mets.

How many World Series has Justin Verlander won?

Justin Verlander has won 2 World Series.

What is Justin Verlander's Twitter account?

Justin Verlander is on Twitter at JustinVerlander.

What is Justin Verlander's Instagram account?

Justin Verlander is on Instagram at justinverlander.

What are Justin Verlander's nicknames?

JV is a nickname for Justin Verlander.

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