2022 Stats
W-L
18-4
ERA
1.75
WHIP
0.83
K
185
SV
0
2023 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
After undergoing Tommy John surgery in October of 2020, Verlander missed all of 2021. Most tempered expectations, citing no one this late in his career has come back from the procedure to immediately regain previous form. A few suggested if anyone could do it, it was Verlander. They were right. At 39, Verlander captured his third Cy Young award, posting a 1.75 ERA over 175 frames. He benefited from a .240 BABIP and 80.5% LOB mark, but Verlander's 23.4 K-BB% ranked eighth among qualified pitchers and a 2.49 FIP, 3.23 xFIP and 3.09 SIERA are representative of an outstanding campaign. However, they also portend an ERA correction. It's hard not to give Verlander SP1 status. It's also fair to be leery of a repeat. The early market comes with an injury discount, but it still boils down to your risk aversion and willingness to invest in a 40-year-old as your staff anchor. His team context remains strong after he agreed to a two-year pact with the Mets this winter. Read Past Outlooks

Can't find plate Monday
Verlander gave up two runs on two hits and six walks over 4.2 innings in Monday's Grapefruit League game against the Nationals. He struck out three.
ANALYSIS
The 2022 AL Cy Young Award winner came into the game with zero walks in 11.1 spring innings, not to mention 16 strikeouts, so Verlander can probably get a mulligan on this one. The Mets aren't expecting him to repeat last season's incredible 1.75 ERA and 0.83 WHIP, but after handing him a two-year, $87 million contract in the offseason, the team is counting on him to pitch like an ace and hopefully win at least 15 games for the 13th time in his Hall of Fame career.
The 2022 AL Cy Young Award winner came into the game with zero walks in 11.1 spring innings, not to mention 16 strikeouts, so Verlander can probably get a mulligan on this one. The Mets aren't expecting him to repeat last season's incredible 1.75 ERA and 0.83 WHIP, but after handing him a two-year, $87 million contract in the offseason, the team is counting on him to pitch like an ace and hopefully win at least 15 games for the 13th time in his Hall of Fame career.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
93
Last 10 Games
87
Last 5 Games
89
How many pitches does Justin Verlander generally throw?
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What part of the game does Justin Verlander generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-21%
BAA vs LHP
2022
-22%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2020vs Left | .163 | 106 | 18 | 53 | 5 | |||
Since 2020vs Right | .206 | 86 | 12 | 66 | 9 | |||
2022vs Left | .163 | 103 | 17 | 51 | 4 | |||
2022vs Right | .208 | 82 | 12 | 65 | 8 | |||
2021vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2021vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2020vs Left | .154 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
2020vs Right | .143 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-8%
ERA at Home
2022
-12%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2020Home | 1.72 | 0.86 | 94.0 | 11.1 | 1.2 | ||||
Since 2020Away | 1.86 | 0.78 | 87.0 | 7.9 | 1.8 | ||||
2022Home | 1.64 | 0.88 | 88.0 | 11.1 | 1.2 | ||||
2022Away | 1.86 | 0.78 | 87.0 | 7.9 | 1.8 | ||||
2021Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2021Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2020Home | 3.00 | 0.67 | 6.0 | 10.5 | 1.5 | ||||
2020Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Justin Verlander compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
6.38K/9
9.5BB/9
1.5HR/9
0.6Fastball
95.1 mphERA
1.75WHIP
0.83BABIP
.252GB/FB
0.95Left On Base
79.6%Exit Velocity
81.3 mphBarrels/BBE
3.4%Spin Rate
2455 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
19.2%Swinging Strike
12.0%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Verlander hasn't been seen on a baseball field since July 24, 2020, at least not publicly. He earned the win that day, striking out seven over six innings, but it was announced shortly thereafter that Verlander was shutting it down with a forearm strain. After a failed attempt at ramping up, Verlander underwent Tommy John surgery that October. Given 12 months is on the very short end for a TJS recovery, it came as no surprise that he didn't pitch at any level in 2021. The contextual clues are positive. Verlander was confident enough in his arm health to decline the Astros' $18.4 million qualifying offer. In the end, Houston shelled out $25 million to bring the future Hall of Famer back for 2022. His last healthy season in 2019 was truly elite, and while history is working against him at age 39, the team that oversaw his recovery clearly still views Verlander as a frontline starter, and it appears he's on track to be ready for the start of the season.
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Fans eight Cards
Verlander gave up only one hit over five scoreless innings while striking out eight in Wednesday's Grapefruit League game against the Cardinals.
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Will face Houston on Friday
Verlander will make his next Grapefruit League start Friday against the Astros, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
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Looks good in spring debut
Verlander gave up a run on two hits and struck out three in three innings during Saturday's Grapefruit League game against the Marlins.
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Making spring debut Saturday
Verlander will start Saturday's Grapefruit League game against the Marlins, Abbey Mastracco of the New York Daily News reports.
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Officially lands with Mets
Verlander's signing of a two-year, $86.66 million contract with the Mets was formally announced by the team Wednesday.
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