2025 Stats
W-L
13-6
ERA
2.21
WHIP
0.89
K
241
SV
0
2026 Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Skubal has now logged more than 450 regular-season innings since putting his August 2022 Tommy John Surgery in the rearview mirror. Simply put, he has been a dominating force on the mound in that time, winning a Cy Young while leading all pitchers (min 450 IP) in ERA, strikeout rate, WHIP, K-BB percentage, opponents' batting average and kissing babies. His postseason efforts were just icing on the cake, even if Detroit could not muster enough offense in his support. He has garnered a win in nearly 50 percent of his starts and a quality start in 62 percent of his outings and has answered the durability concerns, which clouded his future as he came back from surgery in 2023. The only risk for Skubal now is, where does he go from here, literally and figuratively? Skubal is heading into the final year of his contract with Detroit, and the initial $100M contract extension offer was not well received according to the hot stove. There is a chance Skubal could be dealt away from Detroit, resulting in a different home park, but Skubal seems to be at his best against the best, as his 1.90 ERA against teams over .500 in 2025 would reinforce. Skubal has also pitched at an elite statistical level since returning from surgery, and the odds of him taking it to an even higher level are not a strong as the odds of him regressing a bit in 2026 under the spotlight of pending free agency and contract extension talks. Pitchers in the first round are risky, but nobody would blame you for pulling the trigger on Skubal. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year, $10.15 million contract with the Tigers in January of 2025.
Wins second AL Cy Young Award
Skubal was named the winner of the 2025 American League Cy Young Award on Wednesday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
Analysis
The 28-year-old lefty didn't receive all 30 first-place votes like he did in 2024, with four votes going to Garrett Crochet, but Skubal will still take home the award for a second consecutive season. He set career bests in ERA (2.21), WHIP (0.89), strikeouts (241) and innings (195.1) while making 31 starts for a second straight regular season.
The 28-year-old lefty didn't receive all 30 first-place votes like he did in 2024, with four votes going to Garrett Crochet, but Skubal will still take home the award for a second consecutive season. He set career bests in ERA (2.21), WHIP (0.89), strikeouts (241) and innings (195.1) while making 31 starts for a second straight regular season.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
91
Last 10 Games
92
Last 5 Games
100
How many pitches does Tarik Skubal generally throw?
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What part of the game does Tarik Skubal generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-5%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-8%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .191 | 82 | 9 | 57 | 3 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .202 | 489 | 73 | 284 | 34 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .214 | 45 | 2 | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .196 | 196 | 31 | 110 | 17 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .186 | 33 | 5 | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .204 | 195 | 30 | 121 | 14 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .125 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .210 | 98 | 12 | 53 | 3 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-32%
ERA at Home
2025
-7%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 1.95 | 0.86 | 244.2 | 11.4 | 1.8 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 2.87 | 0.96 | 223.0 | 10.6 | 1.3 | ||||
| 2025Home | 2.13 | 0.92 | 101.1 | 11.8 | 1.7 | ||||
| 2025Away | 2.30 | 0.86 | 94.0 | 10.3 | 1.3 | ||||
| 2024Home | 1.99 | 0.83 | 104.0 | 10.1 | 2.0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 2.86 | 1.03 | 88.0 | 11.4 | 1.2 | ||||
| 2023Home | 1.37 | 0.79 | 39.1 | 13.5 | 1.6 | ||||
| 2023Away | 4.17 | 1.00 | 41.0 | 9.4 | 1.5 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Tarik Skubal 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
7.30K/9
11.1BB/9
1.5HR/9
0.8Fastball
98.6 mphERA
2.21WHIP
0.89BABIP
.284GB/FB
1.17Left On Base
80.0%Exit Velocity
80.2 mphBarrels/BBE
3.8%Spin Rate
2170 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
19.3%Swinging Strike
17.2%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Skubal underwent left flexor tendon surgery in August of 2022 and his rehab extended through the first three months of last season. He was on a limited pitch count initially upon his return and there were some bumps in the road early, but Skubal eventually rounded into form, going 4-1 with a 1.25 ERA, 0.67 WHIP and 52:6 K:BB in his final six starts (36 innings). A ninth-round pick in 2018, Skubal changed up his formula last season, dialing back his slider usage significantly for more four-seam fastballs and changeups. The changeup proved to be a big swing-and-miss pitch for him (50.6 Whiff% per Statcast) -- he still threw his slider, but the changeup became his primary secondary pitch behind the four-seamer. In total, the southpaw pitched just 95 innings last season, but if healthy, he should approach his career high of 149.1 innings set in 2021. Entering his age-27 season, Skubal will face an uphill battle every time he takes the ball for Detroit, but his skills are enticing.
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Fans 13 in ALDS finale
Skubal didn't factor into the decision in Game 5 of the ALDS against the Mariners on Friday, giving up one earned run on two hits while striking out 13 batters across six innings. He did not issue a walk.
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Strikes out nine in no-decision
Skubal permitted two runs on five hits and one walk over seven innings in a no-decision Sunday in Seattle. He struck out nine.
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Fans 14 in Game 1 masterpiece
Skubal yielded only one run on three hits and three walks while striking out 14 over 7.2 innings to pick up the win in Tuesday's 2-1 victory over the Guardians.
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Not starting regular-season finale
Skubal will no longer start Sunday's regular-season finale against Boston, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports.
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May not pitch Sunday
Skubal is slated to start in Sunday's regular-season finale against the Red Sox, but he will only pitch if the Tigers are still playing for a playoff spot, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports.
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Wins AL Cy Young award
Skubal won the AL Cy Young award on Wednesday, according to Jason Beck of MLB.com.
Analysis
Skubal won the AL Cy Young award for the second straight season and became the first AL pitcher to achieve this feat since Pedro Martinez, who did it in 1999 and 2000 while pitching for the Red Sox. Skubal posted an AL-best 2.21 ERA over 195.1 innings across 31 regular-season starts in 2025. He edged Garrett Crochet and Hunter Brown in the race for the award while receiving 26 of a possible 30 first-place votes.
Skubal won the AL Cy Young award for the second straight season and became the first AL pitcher to achieve this feat since Pedro Martinez, who did it in 1999 and 2000 while pitching for the Red Sox. Skubal posted an AL-best 2.21 ERA over 195.1 innings across 31 regular-season starts in 2025. He edged Garrett Crochet and Hunter Brown in the race for the award while receiving 26 of a possible 30 first-place votes.