League Leaders Who Led?
Justin Verlander

Justin Verlander

2005–2025  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  6'5", 235 lb  ·  b. 1983 Manakin Sabot, VA

Career 266–158 · 3.32 ERA · 3,553 SO · 3567.2 IP · 555 G · 5 H · 1 RBI · .100 AVG

Seasons leading his league
23
17 best in baseball 6 league only
55 Top-5 finishes
7 Title seasons
8 Categories led
2011 Best season

Spanning 2009–2022, peaking at 5 titles in 2011.

2011 Pitching Triple Crown
Led the AL in 24 W, 2.40 ERA, 250 SO

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 46th League titles 23
  • 28th Best in baseball 17
  • 83rd Top-5 finishes 55

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Walks + Hits / IP 5 1st 2 yrs (2018–2019) 2011 0.92 2018 0.90 2019 0.80 2022 0.83 2016 AL 1.00 2012 #2
Strikeouts 5 1st 2 yrs (2011–2012) 2009 269 2011 250 2012 239 2016 AL 254 2018 AL 290 2019 #2
Innings Pitched 4 1st 2 yrs (2011–2012) 2009 240.0 2011 251.0 2012 238.1 2019 223.0 2010 #3 2016 #2 2017 #3 2018 #2
Wins 4 1st — 2009 19 2011 24 2019 21 2022 AL 18
Earned Run Average 2 1st — 2022 1.75 2011 AL 2.40 2012 #2 2016 #2 2018 #3 2019 #2
Complete Games 1 1st — 2012 6 2019 #3
Shutouts 1 1st — 2018 1 2019 #3
Strikeouts / 9 1 1st — 2009 AL 10.09 2011 #3 2012 #3 2016 #3 2018 #2 2019 #2

Title Seasons

7 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
2022 3 ERA 1.75 W 18 WHIP 0.83
2019 3 W 21 WHIP 0.80 IP 223.0
2018 3 SO 290 WHIP 0.90 SHO 1
2016 2 SO 254 WHIP 1.00
2012 3 SO 239 IP 238.1 CG 6
2011 5 ERA 2.40 W 24 SO 250 WHIP 0.92 IP 251.0
2009 4 W 19 SO 269 IP 240.0 K/9 10.09

Pitching

20 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
2005 DET AL 0 2 7.15 2 2 0 11.1 15 9 1 5 7 1.77
2006 DET AL 17 9 3.63 30 30 0 186.0 187 75 21 60 124 1.33
2007 DET AL 18 6 3.66 32 32 0 201.2 181 82 20 67 183 1.23
2008 DET AL 11 17 4.84 33 33 0 201.0 195 108 18 87 163 1.40
2009 DET AL 19 9 3.45 35 35 0 240.0 219 92 20 63 269 1.18
2010 DET AL 18 9 3.37 33 33 0 224.1 190 84 14 71 219 1.16
2011 DET AL 24 5 2.40 34 34 0 251.0 174 67 24 57 250 0.92
2012 DET AL 17 8 2.64 33 33 0 238.1 192 70 19 60 239 1.06
2013 DET AL 13 12 3.46 34 34 0 218.1 212 84 19 75 217 1.32
2014 DET AL 15 12 4.54 32 32 0 206.0 223 104 18 65 159 1.40
2015 DET AL 5 8 3.38 20 20 0 133.1 113 50 13 32 113 1.09
2016 DET AL 16 9 3.04 34 34 0 227.2 171 77 30 57 254 1.00
2017 DET +1 AL 15 8 3.36 33 33 0 206.0 170 77 27 72 219 1.18
2018 HOU AL 16 9 2.52 34 34 0 214.0 156 60 28 37 290 0.90
2019 HOU AL 21 6 2.58 34 34 0 223.0 137 64 36 42 300 0.80
2020 HOU AL 1 0 3.00 1 1 0 6.0 3 2 2 1 7 0.67
2022 HOU AL 18 4 1.75 28 28 0 175.0 116 34 12 29 185 0.83
2023 NYN +1 NL 13 8 3.22 27 27 0 162.1 139 58 18 45 144 1.13
2024 HOU AL 5 6 5.48 17 17 0 90.1 98 55 15 27 74 1.38
2025 SFN NL 4 11 3.85 29 29 0 152.0 155 65 16 52 137 1.36
Career — — 266 158 3.32 555 555 0 3567.2 3,046 1,317 371 1,004 3,553 1.14

Batting

20 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2005 DET AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
2006 DET AL 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2007 DET AL 32 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2008 DET AL 33 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2009 DET AL 35 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2010 DET AL 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2011 DET AL 34 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2012 DET AL 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2013 DET AL 34 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2014 DET AL 32 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
2015 DET AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
2016 DET AL 34 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
2017 DET +1 AL 33 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 .167 .167 .167 .333
2018 HOU AL 34 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
2019 HOU AL 34 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2020 HOU AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
2022 HOU AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
2023 NYN +1 NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
2024 HOU AL 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
2025 SFN NL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
Career — — 555 50 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 24 0 .100 .100 .100 .200

Fielding by Position

Pos GPOAEDPFLD%
P 555 214 325 35 31 .939