P Justin 'J V' Verlander #30
Chicago White Sox MLB
Age: 42 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Angry
10/29/2025
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P JUSTIN 'J V' VERLANDER #30 - AGE: 42 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: ANGRY
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
7 7 1-5 0 6.27 37.1 46 5 10 17 1.50 0.1
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 35 35 35 35
Movement 50 45 50 50
Control 65 65 65 65
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 50 50
Slider 45 45
Curveball 45 45
Changeup 35 35
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 90-92 Mph
Stamina 65
Suggested Role Borderline SP
Type Extreme Flyball
Hold Runners 55
Defense 60
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 50
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
06/06/2025 MIN Loss, 1-6 X 6.0 8 4 4 0 5 Loss
05/17/2025 TEX Loss, 3-5 X 5.0 6 4 4 2 3 Loss
04/29/2025 @ NYY Loss, 4-7 X 5.1 4 4 4 4 2 Loss
04/23/2025 PHI Loss, 2-10 X 0.2 6 7 3 2 2 Loss
04/18/2025 TOR Loss, 2-5 X 7.0 11 5 5 0 1 Loss
04/12/2025 @ MIL Win, 4-3 X 6.0 7 3 3 0 1 Win
04/06/2025 @ TEX Loss, 4-5 X 7.1 4 3 3 2 3
03/27/2025 SEA Loss, 3-5 X 4.0 3 1 1 2 2
03/20/2025 @ DET Loss, 7-10 X 5.1 7 5 5 2 0
03/14/2025 NYY Win, 8-3 X 4.0 2 2 0 1 2 Win
PERSONALITY
To call Verlander a perfectionist is an understatement.
Birthday:02/20/1983
Born in:Richmond, VA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 5"
Weight:225 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$8,000,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:19 Years, 160 Days
Service This Yr:158 Days
40-Man Service:19 Years, 160 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 7 7 1 5 0 6.27 37.1 46 30 26 5 10 17 0 0.0 0 2 28.6
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 13.74 11.09 4.10 2.41 5.02 1.50 123 0.1 .299        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 68 23 4 0 2 12 4 8 0 0 0 .338 .375 .485 .860      
vs. RHB 90 23 5 0 3 18 6 9 1 0 1 .256 .306 .411 .717      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 5 5 1 3 0 6.15 26.1 32 22 18 3 8 9  
May 1 1 0 1 0 7.20 5.0 6 4 4 0 2 3  
June 1 1 0 1 0 6.00 6.0 8 4 4 2 0 5  
Spring Training 4 4 1 1 0 4.76 17.0 18 11 9 2 5 6  
Last Year 30 30 8 13 0 4.31 160.2 159 81 77 18 48 80  
2 Years Ago 32 32 7 10 0 3.82 160.1 157 72 68 21 34 127  
Career 551 551 260 161 0 3.35 3520.2 3016 1418 1310 366 972 3422  
Home 4 4 0 4 0 7.71 18.2 31 20 16 4 4 11  
Road 3 3 1 1 0 4.82 18.2 15 10 10 1 6 6  
Grass 7 7 1 5 0 6.27 37.1 46 30 26 5 10 17  
Day 2 2 0 1 0 6.75 8.0 10 10 6 1 4 5  
Night 5 5 1 4 0 6.14 29.1 36 20 20 4 6 12  
As Starter 7 7 1 5 0 6.27 37.1 46 30 26 5 10 17  
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 - MLB 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 61
2006 Detroit - MLB 23 30 30 17 9 0 3.63 186.0 187 78 75 21 60 124 1 1 1.33 .297 4.48 2.6 126
2007 Detroit - MLB 24 32 32 18 6 0 3.66 201.2 181 88 82 20 67 183 1 1 1.23 .282 4.13 3.6 123
2008 Detroit - MLB 25 33 33 11 17 0 4.84 201.0 195 119 108 18 87 163 1 0 1.40 .299 4.20 3.0 90
2009 Detroit - MLB 26 35 35 19 9 0 3.45 240.0 219 99 92 20 63 269 3 1 1.18 .324 2.88 8.1 129
2010 Detroit - MLB 27 33 33 18 9 0 3.37 224.1 190 89 84 14 71 219 4 0 1.16 .290 3.04 6.3 123
2011 Detroit - MLB 28 34 34 24 5 0 2.40 251.0 174 73 67 24 57 250 4 2 0.92 .240 3.14 6.5 170
2012 Detroit - MLB 29 33 33 17 8 0 2.64 238.1 192 81 70 19 60 239 6 1 1.06 .277 2.97 6.8 154
2013 Detroit - MLB 30 34 34 13 12 0 3.46 218.1 212 94 84 19 75 217 0 0 1.31 .317 3.39 4.6 115
2014 Detroit - MLB 31 32 32 15 12 0 4.54 206.0 223 114 104 18 65 159 0 0 1.40 .320 3.87 2.6 84
2015 Detroit - MLB 32 20 20 5 8 0 3.38 133.0 113 56 50 13 32 113 1 1 1.09 .268 3.55 2.6 118
2016 Detroit - MLB 33 34 34 16 9 0 3.05 227.1 171 81 77 30 57 254 2 0 1.00 .256 3.53 5.0 138
2017 Detroit - MLB 34 28 28 10 8 0 3.82 172.0 153 76 73 23 67 176 0 0 1.28 .283 4.09 2.9 114
2017 Houston - MLB 34 5 5 5 0 0 1.06 34.0 17 4 4 4 5 43 0 0 0.65 .194 2.78 1.2 412
2017 Total - MLB 34 33 33 15 8 0 3.36 206.0 170 80 77 27 72 219 0 0 1.17 .272 3.88 4.0 130
2018 Houston - MLB 35 34 34 16 9 0 2.52 214.0 156 63 60 28 37 290 1 1 0.90 .274 2.95 6.5 169
2019 Houston - MLB 36 34 34 21 6 0 2.58 223.0 137 66 64 36 42 300 2 1 0.80 .218 3.43 6.2 178
2020 Houston - MLB 37 1 1 1 0 0 3.00 6.0 3 2 2 2 1 7 0 0 0.67 .091 5.73 -0.0 144
2022 Houston - MLB 39 28 28 18 4 0 1.75 175.0 116 43 34 12 29 185 0 0 0.83 .240 2.56 5.6 222
2023 New York - MLB 40 6 6 2 2 0 2.51 32.1 28 12 9 1 10 35 0 0 1.18 .303 2.72 1.0 161
2023 Atlanta - MLB 40 26 26 5 8 0 4.15 128.0 129 60 59 20 24 92 0 0 1.20 .284 4.83 0.8 102
2023 Total - MLB 40 32 32 7 10 0 3.82 160.1 157 72 68 21 34 127 0 0 1.19 .288 4.41 1.8 110
2024 Milwaukee - MLB 41 30 30 8 13 0 4.31 160.2 159 81 77 18 48 80 0 0 1.29 .270 4.90 0.9 99
2025 Chicago - MLB 42 7 7 1 5 0 6.27 37.1 46 30 26 5 10 17 0 0 1.50 .299 5.02 0.1 65
Total MLB 551 551 260 161 0 3.35 3520.2 3016 1418 1310 366 972 3422 26 9 1.13 .281 3.58 76.9 126
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+
2005 Milwaukee (DSL) - A+ 22 13 13 9 2 0 1.67 86.0 70 19 16 3 19 104 2 0 1.03 .327 2.14 3.5 239
2005 Erie - AA 22 7 7 2 0 0 0.28 32.2 11 1 1 1 7 32 0 0 0.55 .133 2.37 1.2 1463
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
Total IL 2 2 0 0 0 3.24 8.1 10 4 3 0 2 12 0 0 1.44 .435 1.40 122.9
Total EL 7 7 2 0 0 0.28 32.2 11 1 1 1 7 32 0 0 0.55 .133 2.37 1463.1
Total MWL 13 13 9 2 0 1.67 86.0 70 19 16 3 19 104 2 0 1.03 .327 2.14 239.5
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 - MLB 23 4 4 1 2 0 5.82 21.2 26 17 14 5 10 23 0 0 1.66 .339 5.56 0.0 78
2011 Detroit - MLB 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 77
2012 Detroit - MLB 29 4 4 3 1 0 2.22 28.1 16 7 7 4 6 29 1 1 0.78 .179 3.57 0.6 183
2013 Detroit - MLB 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 1019
2014 Detroit - MLB 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 71
2017 Houston - MLB 34 6 5 4 1 0 2.21 36.2 22 9 9 3 8 38 0 0 0.82 .000 2.98 1.1 198
2018 Houston - MLB 35 3 3 2 1 0 4.24 17.0 11 8 8 0 8 17 0 0 1.12 .244 2.74 0.6 101
2019 Houston - MLB 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
2023 Atlanta - MLB 40 3 3 0 1 0 7.50 12.0 18 13 10 2 3 7 0 0 1.75 .340 5.31 0.0 56
Total MLB 34 33 14 12 0 3.66 199.1 158 87 81 25 63 212 1 1 1.11 .325 3.75 119.6
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 -0.1 .000
2006 Detroit - MLB P 30 30 11 24 4 38 3 .921 186.0 1.69 +2.9 .000
2007 Detroit - MLB P 32 32 7 17 0 24 0 1.000 201.2 1.07 +0.5 .000
2008 Detroit - MLB P 33 33 7 24 1 33 2 .939 201.0 1.39 +3.7 .000
2009 Detroit - MLB P 35 35 14 20 4 36 2 .944 240.0 1.27 +7.1 .000
2010 Detroit - MLB P 33 33 15 34 3 51 2 .961 224.1 1.97 0.0 .000
2011 Detroit - MLB P 34 34 12 33 2 50 5 .900 251.0 1.61 +1.7 .000
2012 Detroit - MLB P 33 33 25 24 3 53 4 .925 238.1 1.85 +0.2 .000
2013 Detroit - MLB P 34 34 19 17 5 38 2 .947 218.1 1.48 -0.8 .000
2014 Detroit - MLB P 32 32 10 23 2 39 6 .846 206.0 1.44 +0.4 .000
2015 Detroit - MLB P 20 20 8 6 1 17 3 .824 133.1 0.94 0.0 .000
2016 Detroit - MLB P 34 34 7 29 2 37 1 .973 227.2 1.42 +2.7 .000
2017 Detroit - MLB P 28 28 8 13 0 22 1 .955 172.0 1.10 -0.5 .000
2017 Houston - MLB P 5 5 2 0 1 2 0 1.000 34.0 0.53 0.0 .000
2018 Houston - MLB P 34 34 7 12 0 20 1 .950 214.0 0.80 +2.1 .000
2019 Houston - MLB P 34 34 17 10 0 27 0 1.000 223.0 1.09 0.0 .000
2020 Houston - MLB P 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 6.0 4.50 0.0 .000
2022 Houston - MLB P 28 28 4 15 2 20 1 .950 175.0 0.98 +0.4 .000
2023 New York - MLB P 6 6 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 32.1 1.11 -0.1 1.021
2023 Atlanta - MLB P 25 25 8 10 2 20 2 .900 128.0 1.27 -0.0 .742
2024 Milwaukee - MLB P 30 30 8 14 2 23 1 .957 160.2 1.23 +2.6 1.332
2025 Chicago - MLB P 7 7 2 1 0 4 1 .750 37.1 0.72 -0.6 .516
TOTAL P 550 550 196 332 34 566 38 .933 3521.1 1.35 +22.3 .982
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.
11/03/2021 Granted Free Agency.
03/12/2022 Signed by the Houston Astros as a free agent.
11/09/2022 Granted Free Agency.
12/07/2022 Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.
04/27/2023 Injured (mild abdominal strain),day-to-day for one week.
05/08/2023 Was traded by the New York Mets to the Atlanta Braves, along with C Tomás Nido, in exchange for SP Bryce Elder, RP Tyler Matzek, C Travis d'Arnaud, SP Mike Soroka, SS Cal Conley, C Drake Baldwin, and SP Adam Maier.
06/18/2023 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/09/2023 Was selected to the 2023 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/14/2023 Injured (dehydration),day-to-day for 2 days.
08/28/2023 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/14/2023 Earns his 250th career Major League Baseball victory!
11/02/2023 Wins the 2023 World Series with the Atlanta Braves.
11/03/2023 Released by the Atlanta Braves.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (35); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 65 (65).
04/04/2024 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $10,000,000 with the Milwaukee Brewers organization.
05/30/2024 Injured (biceps tendinitis),out for 2 weeks.
08/28/2024 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for one week.
09/08/2024 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 5 days.
09/18/2024 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 4 days.
11/28/2024 Became a free agent.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 35 (35); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 65 (65).
01/20/2025 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $16,000,000 with the Chicago White Sox organization.
03/07/2025 Injured (forearm stiffness),out for 4 days.
06/06/2025 Injured (shoulder inflammation),out for 4 months.
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