Justin Verlander
SP - HOU
Age: 36College: Old DominionBats: RThrows: R
2019 Outlook
Strength of Schedule:
N/A
Draft Rank (ECR)
P #4
Best / Worst
#2 / #10
ADP
#21
Ownership
Yahoo
99%
ESPN
99%
Eligibility
Yahoo
SP
ESPN
SP
CBS
SP
Player News
View More NewsJustin Verlander agrees to two-year extension with Astros
Justin Verlander and the Houston Astros have agreed on a two-year, $66 million contract extension according to Jeff Passan.
Fantasy Impact
The deal makes sense for both sides, Verlander just turned 36 last month but remains one of the handful of elite pitchers in the league. It was unlikely for him to get a deal any longer than that, he should be in for another excellent year for Houston.
Recent Articles
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Rankings
View More Rankings| ECR | Best | Worst | # of Experts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draft | #22 | #8 | #38 | 52 |
| Rest of Season | - | - | - | - |
| Dynasty | #67 | #47 | #77 | 5 |
| G | GS | W | L | SV | BS | HD | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201.6 | 160 | 71 | 26 | 50 | 245 | 3.15 | 1.04 |
Stats
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| Season | Team | G | GS | W | L | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | BB% | K | K% | ERA | WHIP | ||||||
| 2016 | DET | 34 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 227.2 | 171 | 81 | 77 | 30 | 57 | 6.31 | 254 | 28.13 | 3.04 | 1.00 | ||||||
| 2017 | DET | 28 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 172 | 153 | 76 | 73 | 23 | 67 | 9.19 | 176 | 24.14 | 3.82 | 1.28 | ||||||
| 2017 | HOU | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4.17 | 43 | 35.83 | 1.06 | 0.65 | ||||||
| 2017 Totals | 33 | 33 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 206 | 170 | 80 | 77 | 27 | 72 | 8.48 | 219 | 25.80 | 3.36 | 1.17 | |||||||
| 2018 | HOU | 34 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 214 | 156 | 63 | 60 | 28 | 37 | 4.44 | 290 | 34.81 | 2.52 | 0.90 | ||||||
Game Log
View More Games| Game | OPP | Score | DEC | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player does not have any game data for the 2019 season | ||||||||||||
Game Schedule
View Schedule| Game | Opp. Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Opp | Time | Pitcher | VBR | Matchup |
| Thu, Mar 28th | @ TB | 4:00pm | Blake Snell | #9 | |
| Fri, Mar 29th | @ TB | 7:10pm | |||
Availability
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