P Justin 'J V' Verlander #37
Detroit Tigers COBB
Age: 42 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Unhappy
10/26/2025
 OA: 45 POT: 45
BNN Index | COBB | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
P JUSTIN 'J V' VERLANDER #37 - AGE: 42 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: UNHAPPY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
24 21 7-9 0 5.34 126.1 144 30 35 58 1.42 -1.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 40 35 40 40
Movement 40 40 45 40
Control 65 65 65 65
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 50 50
Slider 50 50
Curveball 45 45
Changeup 35 35
Cutter 45 45
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 90-92 Mph
Stamina 60
Suggested Role Borderline SP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 55
Defense 55
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/27/2025 @ CWS Loss, 2-12 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/2025 KC Win, 10-9 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 Win
09/17/2025 CWS Loss, 4-6 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
08/29/2025 @ CIN Loss, 2-12 X 2.1 6 7 3 0 3 Loss
08/23/2025 TOR Loss, 3-7 X 3.0 6 6 6 2 3 Loss
08/16/2025 @ TOR Loss, 5-8 X 3.1 8 6 6 0 2 Loss
08/08/2025 @ Bucs Win, 5-3 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 Save
07/03/2025 @ MIA Loss, 2-5 X 7.0 3 1 1 1 6
06/28/2025 @ WSH Loss, 0-2 X 7.0 6 2 2 1 2 Loss
06/22/2025 CHC Loss, 2-11 X 3.1 5 5 5 0 2 Loss
PERSONALITY
Personality? What personality?
Birthday:02/20/1983
Born in:Richmond, VA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 5"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$570,500
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:19 Years, 153 Days
Service This Yr:151 Days
40-Man Service:19 Years, 153 Days
Pro Service:19 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
COBB 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 24 21 7 9 0 5.34 126.1 144 79 75 30 35 58 1 4.8 0 10 47.6
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 3 2 12.89 10.26 4.13 2.49 6.10 1.42 143 -1.0 .277        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 263 76 13 1 19 43 18 30 0 3 0 .289 .335 .563 .897      
vs. RHB 233 68 15 0 11 36 17 28 4 4 2 .292 .340 .498 .838      
COBB 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
March 1 1 1 0 0 1.35 6.2 6 1 1 1 1 2  
April 5 5 1 1 0 5.24 34.1 37 20 20 4 12 13  
May 6 6 2 3 0 6.34 32.2 42 23 23 14 11 11  
June 5 5 2 2 0 3.74 33.2 33 14 14 5 8 16  
July 1 1 0 0 0 1.29 7.0 3 1 1 1 1 6  
August 3 3 0 3 0 15.58 8.2 20 19 15 4 2 8  
September 3 0 1 0 0 2.70 3.1 3 1 1 1 0 2  
Spring Training 4 3 1 1 0 5.14 14.0 12 8 8 3 4 13  
Last Year 29 29 10 7 0 3.78 152.1 168 78 64 23 37 127  
2 Years Ago 31 31 14 7 0 3.46 182.0 179 70 70 25 32 176  
Career 570 567 271 160 0 3.45 3628.2 3193 1505 1393 414 988 3562  
Home 12 10 4 4 0 6.67 59.1 80 44 44 16 17 27  
Road 12 11 3 5 0 4.16 67.0 64 35 31 14 18 31  
Grass 23 20 7 8 0 5.05 123.0 136 73 69 28 35 56  
Turf 1 1 0 1 0 16.20 3.1 8 6 6 2 0 2  
Day 8 6 1 4 0 7.92 30.2 40 27 27 9 9 17  
Night 16 15 6 5 0 4.52 95.2 104 52 48 21 26 41  
As Starter 21 21 6 9 0 5.41 123.0 141 78 74 29 35 56  
As Reliever / Substitution 3 0 1 0 0 2.70 3.1 3 1 1 1 0 2  
DOMINICAN ROOKIE LEAGUE 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 1 0 100.0 1 1 4.50 4.50 13.50 0.00 0.52 0.50 13 0.2 .250        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000      
vs. RHB 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000      
DOMINICAN ROOKIE LEAGUE 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
August 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 3  
Career 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 3  
Road 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 3  
Grass 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 3  
Night 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 3  
As Reliever / Substitution 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 3  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2005 Detroit - COBB 22 2 2 0 2 0 7.15 11.1 15 9 9 1 5 7 0 0 1.76 .350 4.67 0.1 62
2006 Detroit - COBB 23 30 30 17 9 0 3.63 186.0 187 78 75 21 60 124 1 1 1.33 .294 4.48 2.8 128
2007 Detroit - COBB 24 32 32 18 6 0 3.66 201.2 181 88 82 20 67 183 1 1 1.23 .280 4.13 3.8 125
2008 Detroit - COBB 25 33 33 11 17 0 4.84 201.0 195 119 108 18 87 163 1 0 1.40 .300 4.20 3.2 91
2009 Detroit - COBB 26 35 35 19 9 0 3.45 240.0 219 99 92 20 63 269 3 1 1.18 .321 2.88 8.3 131
2010 Detroit - COBB 27 33 33 18 9 0 3.37 224.1 190 89 84 14 71 219 4 0 1.16 .286 3.04 6.4 125
2011 Detroit - COBB 28 34 34 24 5 0 2.40 251.0 174 73 67 24 57 250 4 2 0.92 .236 3.14 6.7 173
2012 Detroit - COBB 29 33 33 17 8 0 2.64 238.1 192 81 70 19 60 239 6 1 1.06 .274 2.97 6.9 157
2013 Detroit - COBB 30 34 34 13 12 0 3.46 218.1 212 94 84 19 75 217 0 0 1.31 .314 3.39 4.8 117
2014 Detroit - COBB 31 32 32 15 12 0 4.54 206.0 223 114 104 18 65 159 0 0 1.40 .317 3.87 2.8 85
2015 Detroit - COBB 32 20 20 5 8 0 3.37 133.1 113 56 50 13 32 113 1 1 1.09 .263 3.55 2.7 121
2016 Detroit - COBB 33 34 34 16 9 0 3.04 227.2 171 81 77 30 57 254 2 0 1.00 .256 3.53 5.1 140
2017 Houston - COBB 34 5 5 5 0 0 1.06 34.0 17 4 4 4 5 43 0 0 0.65 .194 2.78 1.2 411
2017 Detroit - COBB 34 28 28 10 8 0 3.82 172.0 153 76 73 23 67 176 0 0 1.28 .283 4.09 3.0 116
2017 Total - COBB 34 33 33 15 8 0 3.36 206.0 170 80 77 27 72 219 0 0 1.17 .272 3.88 4.2 132
2018 Houston - COBB 35 34 34 16 9 0 2.52 214.0 156 63 60 28 37 290 1 1 0.90 .276 2.95 6.5 168
2019 Houston - COBB 36 34 34 21 6 0 2.58 223.0 137 66 64 36 42 300 2 1 0.80 .219 3.43 6.2 178
2020 Houston - COBB 37 1 1 1 0 0 3.00 6.0 3 2 2 2 1 7 0 0 0.67 .091 5.73 -0.0 143
2022 Los Angeles - COBB 39 32 32 14 8 0 3.95 180.0 164 86 79 26 33 188 0 0 1.09 .289 3.85 3.4 109
2023 Los Angeles - COBB 40 31 31 14 7 0 3.46 182.0 179 70 70 25 32 176 0 0 1.16 .300 3.91 3.4 125
2024 Los Angeles - COBB 41 29 29 10 7 0 3.78 152.1 168 78 64 23 37 127 0 0 1.35 .317 4.41 1.9 115
2025 Los Angeles - COBB 42 18 18 6 6 0 4.64 114.1 121 59 59 25 33 48 1 0 1.35 .261 5.97 -0.6 92
2025 Detroit - COBB 42 6 3 1 3 0 12.00 12.0 23 20 16 5 2 10 0 0 2.08 .409 7.33 -0.3 36
2025 Total - COBB 42 24 21 7 9 0 5.34 126.1 144 79 75 30 35 58 1 0 1.42 .277 6.10 -0.9 80
Total COBB 570 567 271 160 0 3.45 3628.2 3193 1505 1393 414 988 3562 27 9 1.15 .284 3.67 78.1 124
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2015 Toledo - AAA 32 2 2 0 0 0 3.24 8.1 10 4 3 0 2 12 0 0 1.44 .435 1.40 0.4 123
2025 Detroit (DSL) - R 42 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.50 .250 0.52 0.2 999
Total AAA E 2 2 0 0 0 3.24 8.1 10 4 3 0 2 12 0 0 1.44 .435 1.40 123.1
Total DSL 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0.50 .250 0.52 999.0
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2006 Detroit - COBB 23 4 4 1 2 0 5.82 21.2 26 17 14 5 10 23 0 0 1.66 .339 5.56 0.1 80
2011 Detroit - COBB 28 4 4 2 1 0 5.31 20.1 19 12 12 2 10 25 0 0 1.43 .321 3.61 0.4 78
2012 Detroit - COBB 29 4 4 3 1 0 2.22 28.1 16 7 7 4 6 29 1 1 0.78 .179 3.57 0.6 186
2013 Detroit - COBB 30 3 3 1 1 0 0.39 23.0 10 1 1 1 3 31 0 0 0.57 .191 1.43 1.2 1036
2014 Detroit - COBB 31 1 1 0 0 0 5.40 5.0 6 3 3 0 1 4 0 0 1.40 .353 2.27 0.2 72
2017 Houston - COBB 34 6 5 4 1 0 2.21 36.2 22 9 9 3 8 38 0 0 0.82 .000 2.98 1.1 197
2018 Houston - COBB 35 3 3 2 1 0 4.24 17.0 11 8 8 0 8 17 0 0 1.12 .244 2.74 0.6 100
2019 Houston - COBB 36 6 6 1 4 0 4.33 35.1 30 17 17 8 14 38 0 0 1.25 .256 5.36 0.2 106
2022 Los Angeles - COBB 39 4 4 0 1 0 5.60 17.2 22 11 11 4 5 17 0 0 1.53 .340 5.28 0.0 77
2023 Los Angeles - COBB 40 4 4 1 1 0 7.58 19.0 23 16 16 3 6 19 0 0 1.53 .333 4.43 0.2 57
2024 Los Angeles - COBB 41 3 3 1 1 0 6.00 12.0 16 8 8 2 6 7 0 0 1.83 .350 5.87 -0.0 72
Total COBB 42 41 16 14 0 4.04 236.0 201 109 106 32 77 248 1 1 1.18 .328 3.95 108.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2005 Detroit - MLB P 2 2 2 2 0 5 1 .800 11.1 3.18 -0.0 .000
2006 Detroit - MLB P 30 30 11 24 4 38 3 .921 186.0 1.69 -0.3 .000
2007 Detroit - MLB P 32 32 7 17 0 24 0 1.000 201.2 1.07 -0.8 .000
2008 Detroit - MLB P 33 33 7 24 1 33 2 .939 201.0 1.39 -0.7 .000
2009 Detroit - MLB P 35 35 14 20 4 36 2 .944 240.0 1.27 -0.8 .000
2010 Detroit - MLB P 33 33 15 34 3 51 2 .961 224.1 1.97 -0.9 .000
2011 Detroit - MLB P 34 34 12 33 2 50 5 .900 251.0 1.61 -1.2 .000
2012 Detroit - MLB P 33 33 25 24 3 53 4 .925 238.1 1.85 -1.3 .000
2013 Detroit - MLB P 34 34 19 17 5 38 2 .947 218.1 1.48 -1.0 .000
2014 Detroit - MLB P 32 32 10 23 2 39 6 .846 206.0 1.44 -1.0 .000
2015 Detroit - MLB P 20 20 8 6 1 17 3 .824 133.1 0.94 +0.8 .000
2016 Detroit - MLB P 34 34 7 29 2 37 1 .973 227.2 1.42 +1.1 .000
2017 Detroit - MLB P 28 28 8 13 0 22 1 .955 172.0 1.10 -1.0 .000
2017 Houston - MLB P 5 5 2 0 1 2 0 1.000 34.0 0.53 -0.1 .000
2018 Houston - MLB P 34 34 7 12 0 20 1 .950 214.0 0.80 +0.6 .000
2019 Houston - MLB P 34 34 17 10 0 27 0 1.000 223.0 1.09 -0.2 .000
2020 Houston - MLB P 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 6.0 4.50 -0.0 .000
2022 Los Angeles - MLB P 32 32 9 13 0 25 3 .880 180.0 1.10 -0.8 .869
2023 Los Angeles - MLB P 31 31 5 9 1 16 2 .875 182.0 0.69 -2.1 .930
2024 Los Angeles - MLB P 29 29 5 13 1 18 0 1.000 152.1 1.06 +0.3 1.007
2025 Los Angeles - MLB P 18 18 9 9 1 19 1 .947 114.1 1.42 +0.8 1.004
2025 Detroit - MLB P 6 3 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 12.0 1.50 -0.5 1.004
2025 Detroit (DSL) - R P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.0 .000
TOTAL P 571 567 201 335 31 575 39 .932 3630.2 1.33 -9.1 .953
PLAYER HISTORY
06/07/2004 Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (2nd) of the 2004 MLB June Amateur Draft from Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA).
11/01/2006 Voted the 2006 MLB AL Rookie of the Year.
07/10/2007 Selected to the 2007 MLB All-Star Game.
07/10/2009 Selected to the 2009 MLB All-Star Game.
02/04/2010 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $80,000,000 with the Detroit Tigers organization.
07/13/2010 Selected to the 2010 MLB All-Star Game.
07/12/2011 Selected to the 2011 MLB All-Star Game.
11/21/2011 Voted the 2011 MLB AL Most Valuable Player.
11/21/2011 Voted the 2011 MLB NL Cy Young.
07/10/2012 Selected to the 2012 MLB All-Star Game.
03/29/2013 Signed a 7-year contract extension worth a total of $180,000,000 with the Detroit Tigers organization.
07/16/2013 Selected to the 2013 MLB All-Star Game.
08/31/2017 Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Houston Astros with cash and a PTBNL (OF Juan Ramirez - 10/15/2017) for OF Daz Cameron, P Franklin Perez, and C Jake Rogers.
10/21/2017 Voted the 2017 ALCS Most Valuable Player.
11/01/2017 Won the 2017 MLB World Series with the Houston Astros.
07/08/2018 Was selected to the 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
03/23/2019 Signed a 2-year contract extension worth a total of $66,000,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
06/30/2019 Was selected to the 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/13/2019 Wins the 2019 MLB AL Cy Young Award.
11/29/2021 Became a free agent.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 65 (65).
01/13/2022 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $108,340,000 with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.
02/26/2022 Injured (oblique strain),out for one week.
08/31/2022 Injured (strained forearm),day-to-day for one week.
10/31/2022 Wins the 2022 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 70 (70).
06/30/2023 Earns his 250th career COBB victory!
07/09/2023 Was selected to the 2023 COBB All-Star Game.
07/24/2023 Injured (neck stiffness),day-to-day for 4 days.
09/07/2023 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $23,200,000 with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 40 (40); Control: 70 (70).
06/24/2024 Injured (oblique strain),out for 2 weeks.
07/04/2024 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another one week.
07/08/2024 Was selected to the 2024 COBB All-Star Game.
09/08/2024 Injured (mild oblique strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/18/2024 Collects his 3500th career COBB strikeout!
11/07/2024 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $8,600,000 with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 65 (65).
02/21/2025 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for one week.
04/26/2025 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/28/2025 Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
08/06/2025 Signed a minor league contract ($450,000 bonus) with the Detroit Tigers organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2008 33 5
2009 35 1
2010 33 4
2011 34 1
2012 33 4
2013 34 1
2014 32 10
2016 34 2
2017 33 3
2018 34 1
2019 34 1
Year W Rank
2006 17 4
2007 18 6
2009 19 1
2010 18 4
2011 24 1
2012 17 4
2014 15 8
2016 16 6
2017 15 8
2018 16 7
2019 21 1
2022 14 8
2023 14 10
Year L Rank
2008 17 1
2014 12 8
Year Win. % Rank
2006 .654 9
2007 .750 1
2009 .679 7
2010 .667 8
2011 .828 1
2012 .680 5
2016 .640 10
2017 .652 8
2019 .778 3
2022 .636 7
2023 .667 6
Year IP Rank
2009 240.0 1
2010 224.1 3
2011 251.0 1
2012 238.1 1
2013 218.1 4
2016 227.2 2
2017 206.0 3
2018 214.0 2
2019 223.0 1
Year BF Rank
2008 880 9
2009 982 1
2010 925 5
2011 969 3
2012 956 1
2013 925 3
2014 893 8
2016 903 3
2017 849 5
2018 833 4
2019 847 6
Year HRA Rank
2011 24 9
2016 30 7
2018 28 7
2019 36 2
Year BB Rank
2007 67 9
2008 87 3
2013 75 8
2014 65 10
2017 72 3
Year K Rank
2007 183 10
2009 269 1
2010 219 4
2011 250 1
2012 239 1
2013 217 4
2016 254 1
2017 219 6
2018 290 1
2019 300 2
Year WP Rank
2007 17 1
2009 8 8
2010 11 7
Year ERA Rank
2006 3.63 7
2009 3.45 6
2011 2.40 1
2012 2.64 2
2016 3.04 2
2017 3.36 8
2018 2.52 3
2019 2.58 2
2023 3.46 7
Year BABIP Rank
2007 .280 6
2011 .236 2
2012 .274 8
2016 .256 3
2017 .272 5
2018 .276 10
2019 .219 1
Year WHIP Rank
2009 1.18 5
2010 1.16 8
2011 0.92 1
2012 1.06 2
2016 1.00 1
2017 1.17 7
2018 0.90 1
2019 0.80 1
2022 1.09 3
2023 1.16 7
Year K/BB Rank
2009 4.27 3
2010 3.08 10
2011 4.39 3
2012 3.98 2
2016 4.46 7
2017 3.04 9
2018 7.84 1
2019 7.14 1
2022 5.70 2
2023 5.50 1
Year RA/9 Rank
2009 10.80 5
2010 10.71 7
2011 8.39 1
2012 9.70 2
2016 9.33 1
2017 10.75 6
2018 8.45 1
2019 7.47 1
2022 10.15 2
2023 10.73 5
Year HR/9 Rank
2008 0.81 10
2009 0.75 4
2010 0.56 4
2012 0.72 5
2013 0.78 10
Year H/9 Rank
2007 8.08 5
2009 8.21 6
2010 7.62 8
2011 6.24 1
2012 7.25 2
2016 6.76 2
2017 7.43 4
2018 6.56 3
2019 5.53 1
Year BB/9 Rank
2009 2.36 10
2011 2.04 8
2018 1.56 2
2019 1.70 2
2022 1.65 2
2023 1.58 2
Year K/9 Rank
2007 8.17 8
2009 10.09 1
2010 8.79 4
2011 8.96 3
2012 9.03 3
2013 8.95 8
2016 10.04 3
2017 9.57 8
2018 12.20 2
2019 12.11 2
Year QS Rank
2018 26 1
2019 26 1
2022 15 10
Year QSP Rank
2018 .765 1
2019 .765 2
Year CG Rank
2009 3 5
2010 4 5
2011 4 4
2012 6 1
2016 2 5
2018 1 5
2019 2 3
Year CGP Rank
2009 .086 7
2010 .121 5
2011 .118 9
2012 .182 1
2016 .059 7
2019 .059 4
Year SHO Rank
2006 1 5
2007 1 5
2009 1 7
2011 2 5
2012 1 7
2015 1 6
2018 1 1
2019 1 3
Year WAR Rank
2009 8.1 2
2010 6.8 2
2011 7.3 2
2012 7.4 1
2013 5.6 7
2016 4.8 4
2017 3.9 7
2018 6.4 2
2019 6.2 3
2022 3.5 9
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