Justin Verlander - Houston Astros - SP - Stats, News, Career Info

Justin

Verlander

College None

Team Houston Astros

35SP

6'5"Height

225Weight

36Age

15Exp

R/RBats/Throws

Justin Verlander's Fantasy Scouting Report
REST OF SEASON OUTLOOK AND POSITION RANK Based on our latest projection, you can expect Justin Verlander to be an elite fantasy starter the rest of the season. His 34.96 projected fantasy points puts him at #3 behind Gerrit Cole and ahead of Walker Buehler. He has averaged 8.13 fantasy points in his past 63 games, which is slightly less than our projected per game average. He is projected to average 8.74 fantasy points. His rank based on avg proj (#1) is better than his rank based on total fantasy points. He is slightly overrated if you compare his ownership based rank with his projection rank. At 98%, he is the #1 most highly owned starting pitcher. Justin Verlander is expected to come up slightly short of this season-to-date's #1 fantasy position rank. These projections power SportsLine's Computer Picks and Fantasy Data. But for contest winning DFS optimal lineups by top experts like Mike McClure visit SportsLine's new Daily Fantasy Hub. WEEK 24 AND 25 FANTASY OUTLOOK Justin Verlander is projected for 8.94 fantasy points in one game which is good enough to be the #4 ranked starting pitcher and a must start for most owners. This is projected to be a slightly better than average game with more fantasy points than he is projected to average per game the rest of the season. He is ranked above Kyle Hendricks but behind Michael Clevinger. Week 25 will not be as good based on projected rank (#10). He is projected for 7.38 fantasy points. FANTASY PROJECTIONS AND ACTUAL STATS The tables below show projected stats (totals and averages) for the rest of the season and upcoming weeks. Also included are actual stats from the current and last season.

Justin Verlander's Fantasy Scouting Report

REST OF SEASON OUTLOOK AND POSITION RANK

Based on our latest projection, you can expect Justin Verlander to be an elite fantasy starter the rest of the season. His 34.96 projected fantasy points puts him at #3 behind Gerrit Cole and ahead of Walker Buehler. He has averaged 8.13 fantasy points in his past 63 games, which is slightly less than our projected per game average. He is projected to average 8.74 fantasy points. His rank based on avg proj (#1) is better than his rank based on total fantasy points. He is slightly overrated if you compare his ownership based rank with his projection rank. At 98%, he is the #1 most highly owned starting pitcher. Justin Verlander is expected to come up slightly short of this season-to-date's #1 fantasy position rank.

These projections power SportsLine's Computer Picks and Fantasy Data. But for contest winning DFS optimal lineups by top experts like Mike McClure visit SportsLine's new Daily Fantasy Hub.

WEEK 24 AND 25 FANTASY OUTLOOK

Justin Verlander is projected for 8.94 fantasy points in one game which is good enough to be the #4 ranked starting pitcher and a must start for most owners. This is projected to be a slightly better than average game with more fantasy points than he is projected to average per game the rest of the season. He is ranked above Kyle Hendricks but behind Michael Clevinger. Week 25 will not be as good based on projected rank (#10). He is projected for 7.38 fantasy points.

FANTASY PROJECTIONS AND ACTUAL STATS

The tables below show projected stats (totals and averages) for the rest of the season and upcoming weeks. Also included are actual stats from the current and last season.

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Career Stats

PITCHING STATS
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YEAR	TEAM	APP	GS	INN	W	L	K	BBI	HA	ERA	WHIP	CG	SO
2019	HOU	34	34	223.0	21	6	300	42	137	2.58	0.80	2	1
2018	HOU	34	34	214.0	16	9	290	37	156	2.52	0.90	1	1
2017	HOU	33	33	206.0	15	8	219	72	170	3.36	1.17	0	0
2016	DET	34	34	227.7	16	9	254	57	171	3.04	1.00	2	0
2015	DET	20	20	133.3	5	8	113	32	113	3.37	1.08	1	1
2014	DET	32	32	206.0	15	12	159	65	223	4.54	1.39	0	0
2013	DET	34	34	218.3	13	12	217	75	212	3.46	1.31	0	0
2012	DET	33	33	238.3	17	8	239	60	192	2.64	1.05	6	1
2011	DET	34	34	251.0	24	5	250	57	174	2.40	0.92	4	2
2010	DET	33	33	224.3	18	9	219	71	190	3.37	1.16	4	0
2009	DET	35	35	240.0	19	9	269	63	219	3.45	1.17	3	1
2008	DET	33	33	201.0	11	17	163	87	195	4.83	1.40	1	0
2007	DET	32	32	201.7	18	6	183	67	181	3.66	1.23	1	1
2006	DET	30	30	186.0	17	9	124	60	187	3.62	1.32	1	1
2005	DET	2	2	11.3	0	2	7	5	15	7.29	1.80	0	0
Career (16 Seasons)		453	453	2982.0	225	129	3006	850	2535	3.32	1.13	26	9

YEAR	TEAM	RA	ER	HRA	HB	IBBI	GO	AO	GDAO	PKO	B	WP	RD9
2019	HOU	66	64	36	6	0	150	211	0.7	0	0	4	7.47
2018	HOU	63	60	28	8	0	105	237	0.4	3	2	5	8.45
2017	HOU	80	77	27	4	4	148	236	0.6	1	0	5	10.75
2016	DET	81	77	30	8	1	154	259	0.6	3	0	6	9.33
2015	DET	56	50	13	3	1	99	175	0.6	2	0	2	9.99
2014	DET	114	104	18	5	1	188	253	0.7	0	1	5	12.80
2013	DET	94	84	19	4	1	177	240	0.7	3	1	3	12.01
2012	DET	81	70	19	5	2	231	229	1.0	1	1	2	9.71
2011	DET	73	67	24	3	0	217	268	0.8	2	2	7	8.39
2010	DET	89	84	14	6	0	206	233	0.9	3	2	11	10.72
2009	DET	99	92	20	6	5	172	252	0.7	3	4	8	10.80
2008	DET	119	108	18	14	8	182	239	0.8	2	3	6	13.25
2007	DET	88	82	20	19	3	186	230	0.8	2	2	17	11.94
2006	DET	78	75	21	6	1	196	202	1.0	8	1	5	12.24
2005	DET	9	9	1	1	0	15	11	1.4	0	0	1	17.03
Career (16 Seasons)		1190	1103	308	98	27	2426	3275	0.7	33	19	87	10.51

2018 Situational Stats

CATEGORY	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	SVO	INN	H	R	ER	HR	HBP	BB	SO	SB	CS	BK	WP	TP	AVG
March	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	6	4	0	0	0	1	2	5	0	0	0	0	90	.200
April	3	0	1.6	5	5	0	0	0	0	33.2	17	7	6	4	1	6	43	1	1	0	1	505	.145
May	3	2	0.86	6	6	1	1	0	0	41.2	22	5	4	1	2	7	50	0	0	0	0	626	.153
June	2	2	4.34	6	6	0	0	0	0	37.1	35	18	18	6	2	9	46	2	0	1	1	642	.240
July	1	2	2.7	5	5	0	0	0	0	30	27	10	9	7	1	3	46	0	2	0	0	499	.241
August	3	3	5.29	6	6	0	0	0	0	32.1	35	19	19	9	0	5	50	0	1	1	0	556	.269
September	3	0	1.33	4	4	0	0	0	0	27	13	4	4	1	1	4	40	0	0	0	2	410	.141
CATEGORY	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	SVO	INN	H	R	ER	HR	HBP	BB	SO	SB	CS	BK	WP	TP	AVG
Home	4	7	2.84	19	19	0	0	0	0	117.1	83	39	37	19	4	15	170	2	2	1	3	1909	.193
Away	12	2	2.28	14	14	1	1	0	0	90.2	70	24	23	9	4	21	110	1	2	1	1	1419	.211
CATEGORY	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	SVO	INN	H	R	ER	HR	HBP	BB	SO	SB	CS	BK	WP	TP	AVG
Day	8	3	3.04	11	11	0	0	0	0	68	54	25	23	12	4	11	91	0	0	1	0	1071	.218
Night	8	6	2.38	22	22	1	1	0	0	140	99	38	37	16	4	25	189	3	4	1	4	2257	.193
CATEGORY	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	SVO	INN	H	R	ER	HR	HBP	BB	SO	SB	CS	BK	WP	TP	AVG
vs. Ariz.	1	1	1.38	2	2	0	0	0	0	13	6	3	2	1	0	4	19	0	0	0	0	193	.140
vs. Balt.	0	0	4.76	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.2	6	4	3	2	0	1	9	0	0	0	0	103	.261
vs. Bos.	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	6	3	2	2	0	0	2	6	2	0	0	1	101	.143
vs. Chi-A	1	0	1.38	2	2	0	0	0	0	13	6	2	2	1	0	3	15	1	1	0	0	203	.140
vs. Col.	0	1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	6	6	2	2	1	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	107	.250
vs. Det.	1	1	4.85	2	2	0	0	0	0	13	12	8	7	4	0	1	22	0	0	0	0	195	.245
vs. LA-AL	4	1	1.83	6	6	1	1	0	0	39.1	26	8	8	2	1	6	55	0	1	0	0	601	.183
vs. LA-NL	1	0	1.17	1	1	0	0	0	0	7.2	4	1	1	1	0	1	14	0	0	0	0	105	.148
vs. Minn.	2	0	0.64	2	2	0	0	0	0	14	7	1	1	0	0	3	17	0	0	0	3	211	.143
vs. NY-AL	1	0	0.61	2	2	0	0	0	0	14.2	8	1	1	1	2	0	19	0	0	0	0	218	.157
vs. Oak.	2	0	3.44	3	3	0	0	0	0	18.1	15	7	7	5	2	1	19	0	1	0	0	311	.221
vs. Sea.	0	1	27	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	7	6	6	3	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	52	.538
vs. S.F.	1	0	1.5	1	1	0	0	0	0	6	3	1	1	0	0	1	9	0	0	0	0	97	.150
vs. T.B.	0	1	4.63	2	2	0	0	0	0	11.2	15	6	6	1	1	2	18	0	0	1	0	219	.306
vs. Texas	2	2	2.03	5	5	0	0	0	0	31	22	7	7	4	2	9	39	0	1	0	0	500	.196
vs. Tor.	0	1	5.4	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.2	7	4	4	2	0	2	6	0	0	0	0	112	.259
CATEGORY	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	SVO	INN	H	R	ER	HR	HBP	BB	SO	SB	CS	BK	WP	TP	AVG
Guaranteed Rate Field	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	0	0	0	3	5	1	1	0	0	96	.105
Angel Stadium of Anaheim	3	0	1.29	3	3	1	1	0	0	21	16	3	3	1	0	5	24	0	1	0	0	302	.208
Dodger Stadium	1	0	1.17	1	1	0	0	0	0	7.2	4	1	1	1	0	1	14	0	0	0	0	105	.148
Oakland Coliseum	2	0	5.11	2	2	0	0	0	0	12.1	12	7	7	5	1	1	13	0	0	0	0	201	.250
Target Field	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	7	4	0	0	0	0	1	9	0	0	0	1	109	.160
Tropicana Field	0	1	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	9	5	5	0	1	1	8	0	0	1	0	97	.391
Yankee Stadium	1	0	1.35	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.2	5	1	1	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	113	.208
Comerica Park	1	0	2.57	1	1	0	0	0	0	7	6	2	2	0	0	1	10	0	0	0	0	104	.231
Minute Maid Park	4	7	2.84	19	19	0	0	0	0	117.1	83	39	37	19	4	15	170	2	2	1	3	1909	.193
CATEGORY	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	SVO	INN	H	R	ER	HR	HBP	BB	SO	SB	CS	BK	WP	TP	AVG
Turf	0	1	9	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	9	5	5	0	1	1	8	0	0	1	0	97	.391
Grass	16	8	2.44	32	32	1	1	0	0	203	144	58	55	28	7	35	272	3	4	1	4	3231	.195
CATEGORY	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	SVO	INN	H	R	ER	HR	HBP	BB	SO	SB	CS	BK	WP	TP	AVG
Post All-Star	7	4	3.2	12	12	0	0	0	0	70.1	62	25	25	12	1	12	108	0	2	1	2	1157	.232
Pre All-Star	9	5	2.29	21	21	1	1	0	0	137.2	91	38	35	16	7	24	172	3	2	1	2	2171	.184
CATEGORY	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	SVO	INN	H	R	ER	HR	HBP	BB	SO	SB	CS	BK	WP	TP	AVG
RISP	0	0	8.01	29	0	0	0	0	0	30.1	19	28	27	3	0	9	42	0	2	1	2	453	.194
RISP w/Two out	0	0	6	28	0	0	0	0	0	15	6	10	10	2	0	3	25	0	0	1	1	221	.120
Runners on Base	0	0	4.94	33	0	0	0	0	0	71	41	42	39	7	2	15	97	3	4	2	4	1050	.172
Bases Empty	0	0	1.38	33	0	0	0	0	0	137	112	21	21	21	6	21	183	0	0	0	0	2278	.214
Bases Loaded	0	0	63	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	7	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	14	.400
Late Inning Pressure	0	0	1.93	13	0	0	0	0	0	14	12	3	3	1	0	3	17	0	0	0	0	227	.218
LIP-Runners On	0	0	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	2	0	0	3	4	0	0	0	0	60	.167
with 0 outs	0	0	3.17	33	0	0	0	0	0	71	55	27	25	14	4	17	94	1	0	0	0	1178	.211
with 1 out	0	0	1.55	33	0	0	0	0	0	69.2	43	13	12	4	4	10	90	2	4	1	2	1062	.176
with 2 outs	0	0	3.07	33	0	0	0	0	0	67.1	55	23	23	10	0	9	96	0	0	1	2	1088	.215
w/Bases Full 2 Out	0	0	27	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	8	.333
CATEGORY	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	SVO	INN	H	R	ER	HR	HBP	BB	SO	SB	CS	BK	WP	TP	AVG
Last 7 Appearances	5	1	2.89	7	7	0	0	0	0	43.2	31	14	14	5	1	8	63	0	1	0	2	702	.196
SVO (incl. Holds)	0	0	---	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
As Starter	16	9	2.6	33	33	1	1	0	0	208	153	63	60	28	8	36	280	3	4	2	4	3328	.201
> 5 Days Rest	9	3	2.55	15	15	0	0	0	0	95.1	69	27	27	14	4	16	137	0	2	1	1	1481	.198
5 Days Rest	6	6	2.78	17	17	1	1	0	0	106.2	80	36	33	14	3	18	138	3	2	1	3	1757	.204
< 5 Days Rest	0	0	---	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Globe Life Park in Arlington	2	0	2.25	2	2	0	0	0	0	12	9	3	3	1	1	5	14	0	0	0	0	200	.209
Chase Field	0	1	1.5	1	1	0	0	0	0	6	3	2	1	0	0	3	8	0	0	0	0	92	.150

2018 Game Log

MARCH
DATE	TEAM	OPPONENT	RESULT	RECORD	SV	ERA	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	HB	WP	BK	PC
03/29		@	W	1-0	0	0.00	1	0	0	6.0	4	0	0	0	2	5	1	0	0	90
APRIL
DATE	TEAM	OPPONENT	RESULT	RECORD	SV	ERA	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	HB	WP	BK	PC
04/03		vs	L	1-0	0	2.45	1	0	0	5.7	6	4	3	2	1	9	0	0	0	103
04/09		@	W	2-0	0	1.50	1	0	0	7.0	4	0	0	0	1	9	0	1	0	109
04/15		vs	L	2-0	0	1.38	1	0	0	8.0	1	1	1	1	1	11	1	0	0	100
04/20		@	W	3-0	0	1.13	1	0	0	6.0	2	0	0	0	3	5	0	0	0	96
04/25		vs	W	4-0	0	1.38	1	0	0	7.0	4	2	2	1	0	9	0	0	0	97
MAY
DATE	TEAM	OPPONENT	RESULT	RECORD	SV	ERA	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	HB	WP	BK	PC
05/01		vs	L	4-0	0	1.15	1	0	0	8.0	3	0	0	0	0	14	1	0	0	105
05/06		@	L	4-1	0	1.19	1	0	0	6.0	3	2	1	0	3	8	0	0	0	92
05/11		vs	L	4-2	0	1.22	1	0	0	6.0	3	1	1	0	2	7	0	0	0	101
05/16		@	W	5-2	0	1.06	1	1	1	9.0	5	0	0	0	1	7	0	0	0	118
05/23		vs	W	6-2	0	1.09	1	0	0	6.0	3	1	1	0	1	9	0	0	0	97
05/28		@	W	7-2	0	1.13	1	0	0	6.7	5	1	1	1	0	5	1	0	0	113
JUNE
DATE	TEAM	OPPONENT	RESULT	RECORD	SV	ERA	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	HB	WP	BK	PC
06/02		vs	L	7-2	0	1.26	1	0	0	6.0	3	2	2	0	2	6	0	1	0	101
06/08		@	W	8-2	0	1.47	1	0	0	6.0	5	3	3	1	3	9	0	0	0	110
06/14		@	W	9-2	0	1.64	1	0	0	7.0	5	3	3	2	0	7	1	0	0	100
06/19		vs	L	9-2	0	1.63	1	0	0	6.7	6	1	1	1	1	10	0	0	0	122
06/25		vs	L	9-3	0	1.86	1	0	0	6.7	7	4	4	2	2	6	0	0	0	112
06/30		@	L	9-4	0	2.17	1	0	0	5.0	9	5	5	0	1	8	1	0	1	97
JULY
DATE	TEAM	OPPONENT	RESULT	RECORD	SV	ERA	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	HB	WP	BK	PC
07/05		vs	L	9-4	0	2.20	1	0	0	7.0	4	2	2	1	0	10	0	0	0	107
07/10		vs	L	9-4	0	2.09	1	0	0	6.0	3	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	110
07/15		vs	L	9-5	0	2.33	1	0	0	6.0	6	6	5	4	0	12	0	0	0	91
07/21		@	W	10-5	0	2.23	1	0	0	6.0	5	0	0	0	2	11	0	0	0	92
07/28		vs	L	10-6	0	2.28	1	0	0	5.0	9	2	2	2	1	7	0	0	0	99
AUGUST
DATE	TEAM	OPPONENT	RESULT	RECORD	SV	ERA	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	HB	WP	BK	PC
08/03		@	W	11-6	0	2.24	1	0	0	7.7	4	1	1	1	1	14	0	0	0	105
08/09		vs	L	11-7	0	2.55	1	0	0	2.0	7	6	6	3	0	2	0	0	1	52
08/14		vs	L	11-8	0	2.57	1	0	0	6.0	6	2	2	1	0	11	0	0	0	107
08/19		@	W	12-8	0	2.71	1	0	0	5.3	7	4	4	3	1	6	0	0	0	101
08/25		@	W	13-8	0	2.77	1	0	0	6.0	6	3	3	1	2	6	0	0	0	92
08/30		vs	L	13-9	0	2.85	1	0	0	5.3	5	3	3	0	1	11	0	0	0	99
SEPTEMBER
DATE	TEAM	OPPONENT	RESULT	RECORD	SV	ERA	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	HB	WP	BK	PC
09/04		vs	W	14-9	0	2.79	1	0	0	7.0	3	1	1	0	2	8	0	2	0	102
09/10		@	W	15-9	0	2.78	1	0	0	7.0	6	2	2	0	1	10	0	0	0	104
09/16		vs	W	16-9	0	2.73	1	0	0	7.0	3	1	1	1	1	11	0	0	0	101
09/22		vs	L	16-9	0	2.65	1	0	0	6.0	1	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	103
09/29		@	L	16-9	0	2.57	1	0	0	6.0	3	0	0	0	1	10	0	1	0	99