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Tigers · SP · Common · 2026
Justin Verlander
Justin Verlander's 2026 Legends Deck card is rated 45 overall using real 2026 Statcast pitching data (fastball velocity, spin, expected ERA, put-away rate). Ratings refresh nightly.
Source MLB Statcast dataThrough Rating refreshed nightly
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SP
Justin Verlander
Tigers · 2026 · B:R T:R
ERA7.00
K7
WHIP1.56
Stock
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Overall Rating
Overall · out of 9945
Power74
Control81
Run prevention67
Durability79
Common · Detroit Tigers · MLB lists: P
▼ from 72 preseason
Pitching Stats (2026)
| G | GS | W | L | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | K/9 | ERA | WHIP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 1.56 | 39 |
2026 MLB regular season, official MLB stats.
Statcast History
| Year | BF | FB Velo | Whiff% | Chase% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 662 | 93.9 mph | 24.8% | 28.1% |
| 2024 | 396 | 93.5 mph | 21.3% | 27.0% |
| 2023 | 669 | 94.3 mph | 22.5% | 30.7% |
Per-season Statcast pitching data (fastball velocity, whiff and chase rates induced).
Transaction History
Justin Verlander appears in 6 archived official MLB transactions (2 trades), newest first. 1 of the trade lists Justin Verlander as a named side of a multi-player trade (the feed keys each trade row to one player).
| Date | Type | From | To | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2026 | Signed as free agent | — | Detroit Tigers | Detroit Tigers signed free agent RHP Justin Verlander. |
| Jan 11, 2025 | Signed as free agent | — | San Francisco Giants | San Francisco Giants signed free agent RHP Justin Verlander. |
| Aug 1, 2023 | Trade | New York Mets | Houston Astros | New York Mets traded RHP Justin Verlander to Houston Astros for OF Drew Gilbert and OF Ryan Clifford. Justin Verlander was traded to Houston Astros in this trade. Named inside the trade description above; the feed keys this row to one player only. |
| Dec 7, 2022 | Signed as free agent | — | New York Mets | New York Mets signed free agent RHP Justin Verlander. |
| Mar 12, 2022 | Signed as free agent | — | Houston Astros | Houston Astros signed free agent RHP Justin Verlander, and. |
| Sep 1, 2017 | Trade | Detroit Tigers | Houston Astros | Detroit Tigers traded RHP Justin Verlander, cash and Player To Be Named Later to Houston Astros for CF Daz Cameron, RHP Franklin Perez and C Jake Rogers. |
From MLB’s official StatsAPI transactions feed (2011 to the current season, trades/signings/releases involving major-league clubs). Trade rows that name several players are keyed to one player by the feed; other players named in the trade are joined through its description, and same-name cases the feed cannot disambiguate are counted, not guessed. Browse the full archive.
Statcast (2026)
| xERA | 6.56 |
|---|---|
| xwOBA Against | 0.382 |
| Avg Fastball Velo | 92.9 mph |
| Put-Away Rate | — |
| Zone Rate | 46.1% |
| First-Pitch Strike | 60.0% |
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How this rating was calculated
Legends Deck rates every card using percentile-scaled Statcast data. Justin Verlander's current rating of 45 reflects their real 2026 season performance as of the last nightly refresh, not editorial opinion. When their actual Statcast numbers change, the card rating changes.
Full methodology: How Legends Deck card ratings work. Glossary: xwOBA, Statcast.
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