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Justin Verlander

Tigers Career team 2005–2026
Number #35
Position Starting Pitcher
Bats Right
Throws Right
Age 43
Height 6' 5"
Weight 235 lbs
Birth Place Manakin Sabot, VA
Born Feb 20, 1983

Key Insights

2026
This opponent has his number every time they meet

Yadier Molina has hit .692/.692/.923 against Verlander over 13 plate appearances, more than any other hitter has managed.

9 for 13 with 0 home runs and 1 strikeout, against a .620 OPS median across his matchups.
This matchup ends in a strikeout more often than not

Verlander has struck Chris Davis out 15 times in 20 plate appearances, 75% of everything between them.

15 strikeouts in 20 plate appearances.
When these two meet, the ball gets hit hard

Daniel Johnson squares Verlander up like nobody else: 104.0 mph off the bat against him, against a median of 89.1 across the hitters he has faced.

8 plate appearances with tracked contact.
Nobody has seen more of him than this opponent

Verlander has faced Shin-Soo Choo more than any other hitter: 74 plate appearances, and Shin-Soo Choo has hit .147/.216/.235 in them.

10 hits, 1 home run and 28 strikeouts across 74 plate appearances.
He owns this opponent, and the record is not close

Mike Zunino is 0 for 12 against Verlander, a .000 average that is the worst any regular opponent has managed.

13 career plate appearances.
This matchup usually ends with a free pass

Verlander has walked Jason Bartlett 6 times in 17 plate appearances, 35.3% of them.

6 walks in 17 plate appearances.

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Player Bio Data
DOB Feb 20, 1983
Birth Place Manakin Sabot, VA
Height 6' 5"
Weight 235 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws Right/Right
College/Draft Old Dominion