Justin Verlander
[edit] Biography
Born on February 20, 1983 in Manakin Sabot, Virginia, Justin Verlander (Justin Brooks Verlander) played for the Detroit Tigers for his entire 2 year career. Verlander broke into the bigs on July 4, 2005 with the Detroit Tigers, and put up a 3.63 ERA in 186 innings pitched in 2006, his rookie year. On June 12, 2007, Verlander pitched a no-hitter against the Milwaukee Brewers.
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[edit] Pitching Stats
| 2005
| DET
| A
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 7.15
| 7
| 9
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 11.1
| 15
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 1
|
| 2006
| DET
| A
| 30
| 30
| 17
| 9
| 3.63
| 124
| 78
| 75
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 186
| 187
| 21
| 60
| 1
| 5
| 6
|
| 2007
| DET
| A
| 32
| 32
| 18
| 6
| 3.66
| 183
| 88
| 82
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 201.2
| 181
| 20
| 67
| 3
| 17
| 19
|
| Total
|
|
| 64
| 64
| 35
| 17
| 3.74
| 314
| 175
| 166
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 399.0
| 383
| 42
| 132
| 4
| 23
| 26
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 2005
| DET
| A
| P
| 2
| 2
| 11.1
| 2
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 2006
| DET
| A
| P
| 30
| 30
| 186
| 11
| 24
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 8
| .921
|
| 2007
| DET
| A
| P
| 32
| 32
| 201.2
| 7
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 64
| 64
| 399
| 20
| 43
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 6
| 10
| .940
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 2005
| DET
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2006
| DET
| A
| 30
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2007
| DET
| A
| 32
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 64
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (2nd pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 7, 2004 - signed October 25, 2004).
[edit] Awards
- Was named the 2006 American League Rookie of the Year
- Named to the 2007 American League All-Star Team
[edit] Trivia
- Verlander's no-hitter was the first ever at Comerica Park, which opened in 2000. It was also the first no-hitter thrown by a Tiger pitcher since Jack Morris in 1984.
- Verlander is the only pitcher in MLB history to throw a no-hitter, start a World Series game, get voted as Rookie of the Year, and become an All-Star in his first two full seasons.
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