Brother of Ben Verlander ... Subject of Chapter 26 of the book The Baseball 100 by Joe Posnarski [2004] 1st Round Draft Pick (#2 overall) by the Detroit Tigers [2005] Participated in the All-Star Weekend Futures Game (US Team) [2006] Topps All-Star Rookie [2007] Pitched 4-0 no-hitter for Detroit Tigers vs Milwaukee Brewers on June 12,2007 [2008] Opening day starter for the Detroit Tigers [2009] Opening day starter for the Detroit Tigers [2010] Opening day starter for the Detroit Tigers [2011] Pitched 9-0 no-hitter for Detroit Tigers vs Toronto Blue Jays on May 7,2011 ... Opening day starter for the Detroit Tigers [2012] Inducted into the Old Dominion University Athletics Hall of Fame ... Opening day starter for the Detroit Tigers [2013] Opening day starter for the Detroit Tigers [2014] Opening day starter for the Detroit Tigers [2016] Opening day starter for the Detroit Tigers [2017] Opening day starter for the Detroit Tigers ... World Series Champion with Houston Astros [2018] Opening day starter for the Houston Astros [2019] Pitched 2-0 no-hitter for Houston Astros vs Toronto Blue Jays on September 1,2019 ... Opening day starter for the Houston Astros [2020] Opening day starter for the Houston Astros [2022] World Series Champion with Houston Astros
g: Games Pitched ... gs: Games Started ... cg: Complete Games ... gr: Games Relieved ... gf: Games Finished ... w: Wins ... l: Losses ... wpct: Win Percentage ... tm-w: Team Wins in games pitched ... tm-l: Team losses in games pitched ... tm-w%: Team win% when pitching ... hold: Holds ... sv: Saves ... blsv: Blown Saves ... gs%: Games Started% ... cg%: Complete Games% ... inn#: Appearances in this inning ... innx: Appearances in 13th+ inning ... ip-s: Innings Pitched as Starter ... ip-r: Innings Pitched as Reliever ... avg_st: Average innings pitched per start ... avg_rel: Average innings pitched per relief appearance ... lmi: Left game mid-inning ... emi: Entered game mid-inning ... gsc1: Average Game Score using Bill James Formula (as starter) ... gsc2: Average Game Score using Tom Tango formula (as starter)
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF: Picked off ... WPPB: Advancement on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Runner advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... onbs Runners on base ... R: Runs scored ... RS%: % of times on base run scored ... inh-r Inherited runners ... inhr-s Inherited runners scored ... beq-r Bequeathed runners (runners on base when leaving game) ... beq-s Bequeathed runners scored ... % % related to prior 2 columns
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year
teams
g
pa
ab
pit
str
bal
fou
sw
cal
inplay
swings
cont
p-pa
str%
bal%
swng%
cont%
fou%
play%
fps
fpsw
fpsw%
fpip
fpip%
gb
air
gb%
2005
DET
2
54
48
182
115
67
29
10
34
41
81
70
3.37
63.19
36.81
44.5
86.4
15.93
22.5
35
16
29.6
10
18.5
20
21
0.95
2006
DET
30
776
703
2963
1865
1098
539
230
485
585
1379
1124
3.82
62.94
37.06
46.5
81.5
18.19
19.7
445
225
29.0
93
12.0
248
335
0.74
2007
DET
32
866
776
3354
2126
1228
659
292
553
597
1573
1256
3.87
63.39
36.61
46.9
79.8
19.65
17.8
500
239
27.6
81
9.4
255
342
0.75
2008
DET
33
880
769
3525
2172
1353
674
286
560
616
1612
1290
4.01
61.62
38.38
45.7
80.0
19.12
17.5
509
258
29.3
107
12.2
252
363
0.69
2009
DET
35
982
902
3921
2628
1293
825
440
684
643
1943
1468
3.99
67.02
32.98
49.6
75.6
21.04
16.4
608
288
29.3
107
10.9
241
402
0.60
2010
DET
33
925
834
3725
2437
1288
736
350
699
629
1738
1365
4.03
65.42
34.58
46.7
78.5
19.76
16.9
579
251
27.1
99
10.7
266
363
0.73
2011
DET
34
969
904
3941
2591
1350
741
412
743
659
1848
1400
4.07
65.74
34.26
46.9
75.8
18.80
16.7
595
266
27.5
96
9.9
275
384
0.72
2012
DET
33
956
884
3768
2492
1276
734
447
628
652
1864
1386
3.94
66.14
33.86
49.5
74.4
19.48
17.3
583
309
32.3
102
10.7
282
370
0.76
2013
DET
34
925
838
3685
2432
1253
733
391
641
629
1791
1362
3.98
66.00
34.00
48.6
76.0
19.89
17.1
601
293
31.7
108
11.7
249
380
0.66
2014
DET
32
893
812
3406
2163
1243
625
296
548
664
1615
1289
3.81
63.51
36.49
47.4
79.8
18.35
19.5
552
272
30.5
110
12.3
272
392
0.69
2015
DET
20
535
493
2149
1391
758
422
214
345
387
1046
809
4.02
64.73
35.27
48.7
77.3
19.64
18.0
342
173
32.3
51
9.5
142
245
0.58
2016
DET
34
903
827
3655
2448
1207
760
443
609
584
1839
1344
4.05
66.98
33.02
50.3
73.1
20.79
16.0
577
266
29.5
76
8.4
207
377
0.55
2017
HOU,DET
33
849
768
3543
2311
1232
775
375
573
554
1738
1329
4.17
65.23
34.77
49.1
76.5
21.87
15.6
522
239
28.2
78
9.2
189
365
0.52
2018
HOU
34
833
781
3426
2363
1063
701
494
610
498
1753
1199
4.11
68.97
31.03
51.2
68.4
20.46
14.5
574
287
34.5
73
8.8
153
348
0.44
2019
HOU
34
847
796
3445
2359
1086
689
557
569
499
1790
1188
4.07
68.48
31.52
52.0
66.4
20.00
14.5
544
273
32.2
78
9.2
180
317
0.57
2020
HOU
1
21
20
73
48
25
14
9
12
13
36
27
3.48
65.75
34.25
49.3
75.0
19.18
17.8
13
9
42.9
6
28.6
8
5
1.60
2022
HOU
28
666
625
2600
1784
816
613
304
387
446
1397
1059
3.90
68.62
31.38
53.7
75.8
23.58
17.2
412
240
36.0
81
12.2
172
274
0.63
2023
HOU,NYN
27
669
615
2599
1703
896
523
257
416
475
1287
998
3.88
65.53
34.47
49.5
77.5
20.12
18.3
383
193
28.8
65
9.7
172
303
0.57
2024
HOU
17
396
358
1572
1029
543
314
145
263
289
766
603
3.97
65.46
34.54
48.7
78.7
19.97
18.4
230
111
28.0
44
11.1
83
206
0.40
2025
SFN
29
662
595
2611
1708
903
490
286
436
467
1272
957
3.94
65.42
34.58
48.7
75.2
18.77
17.9
412
203
30.7
69
10.4
166
301
0.55
Tot:
555
14607
13348
58143
38165
19978
11596
6238
9795
9927
28368
21523
3.98
65.64
34.36
48.8
75.9
19.94
17.1
9016
4411
30.2
1534
10.5
3832
6093
0.63
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At bats ... PIT: Pitches ... STR: Strikes ... BAL: Balls ... FOU: Fouls ... SW: Swing and miss ... CAL: Called strikes ... INPLAY: Balls put in play ... SWINGS: Total swings ... CONT: Contacts ... P-PA: Pitches per plate appearance ... STR%: Strikes% ... Ball%: Balls% ... SWNG%: Swing % ... CONT%: Contact% (per swing) ... FOU%: Foul ball% ... PLAY: Ball in Play% ... FPS: First pitch strikes ... FPSW: First pitch swings ... FPSW%: First pitch swing%... FPIP: First pitches in play ... FPIP%: First pitches in play% ... RUNGO: Runners going while batting ... HIT_RUN: Hit and Runs ... GB Ground balls ... Air Balls in air ... GB% Groundball%
G: Games ... GS: Games Started ... CG: Completed Games ... GF: Games Finished ... PH: Pinch Hitter ... PR: Pinch Runner ... DR: Defensive Replacement ... GS%: Games Started % ... CG: Complete Games% ... EXIT PH: Exited for Pinch Hitter ... exit PR: Exited for Pinch Runner ... exit DR: Exited for defensive replacement ... ln1-9: Lineup Slots 1-9 ... Games at position
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... ONBS: On base (H+BB+HBP) ... ONBS2: All On Base (H+BB+HBP+ERROR+FC+FO) ... OBP: On Base Percentage ... OBP2: On Base Percentage for ONBS2 ... H: Hits ... BB: Walks ... HBP: Hit by Pitch ... ROE: Reached on Error ... FC: Fielder`s Choice ... FO: Forceouts ... CI: Catcher`s Interference ... SGL: Singles ... DBL: Doubles ... TPL: Triples ... HR: Home Runs ... IFH: Infield Hits ... BNT: Bunts ... B-H: Bunt hits ... PH-H: Pinch Hits ... PH-HR: Pinch hit home runs ... HR1: Solo home runs ... HR2: 2-run Homers ... HR3: 3-run Homers ... HR4: Grand Slams ... IPHR: Inside the park homers ... RBI: Runs batted in ... HR-RBI: RBIS on Home Runs ... HR-RBI%: % of RBIs on Home Runs ... RBI2: Runs batted in on outs ... BB4: Walks on 4 pitches ... BB1OP: Walks with 1st base open ... RON: PA with runners on ... BR: # of Baserunners ... RBI%: % of opportunities with RBI ... OPP: RBI Opportunities Points ... CONV: RBIs points converted ... CONV%: Converted% ... LDOF: Leadoff ... OB: Leadoff onbase ... LD-OB%: Leadoff onbase% ... LAST: Last batter of game ... WOH: Walk-off Hits ... WOHR: Walk-off Home Runs
G: Games ... PA: Plate Appearances ... AB: At Bats ... SB: Stolen Bases ... SB2: Steals of 2b ... SB3: Steals of 3b ... SBH: Steals of home ... DI: Advanced on defensive indifference ... SB%: Stolen base % ... CS: Caught stealing ... CS2: Caught stealing 2b ... CS3: Caught stealing 3b ... CSH: Caught stealing home ... S12: Advanced from 1st to 2nd on singled... S13: Advanced from 1st to 3rd on single ... S23: Advanced from 2nd to 3rd on single ... S2H: Scored from 2nd on single ... D13: Advanced from 1nd to 3rd on double ... D1H: Scored from 1st on double ... ADVX: Advanced an extra base on hit ... ADV-OPP Advancement opportunities on hits ... ADV_PCT: Advanced extra base % ... PTHR: Pickoff throws ... PCKFF%: Picked off ... WPPB: Advanced on wild pitch or passed ball ... ADV_OUT: Advanced on out ... OOB: Out on bases ... R: Runs scored ... ONBS: On base ... RUN%: % of times on base run scored