Justin Verlander P Detroit Tigers
+0.5 WAR
INJURED · Injured 15-Day (D15)
Age 43 RHP 6'5" / 240 lbs MLB peak 0.6 · 2027
ERA4.13
FIP4.23
xFIP6.87
SIERA7.06
K%20.7%
BB%7.6%
K-BB%13.1%
IP101
trajectory · 10 yrs
0.6peak
2027
OFP50
STUF5550
CTRL5045
CMD5045
K†5050
FB Velo
p4193.9
Whiff%
p4724.8%
K%
p4020.7%
xwOBA vs
p440.319
CH (10%)
CU (18%)
FB (42%)
SL-1.6 (30%)

Career (MLE) + Projections

Park-neutral MLB-equivalent. MiLB translated via MLE factors. FIP-based WAR vs replacement FIP=5.3 (SP) / 4.95 (RP, <80 IP). FIP+ = runs above league-avg FIP · REP = replacement-level bonus.

YearAge LvlTeam GGSIPBF KBBHR K%BB%HR% ERAFIP WAR
201532MLBDetroit Tigers2222142573125331321.1%5.8%2.6%3.373.48+2.9
201633MLBDetroit Tigers3434228903254563028.1%6.2%3.3%3.043.34+5.1
201734MLBHouston Astros3333206849219682725.8%8.0%3.2%3.363.68+3.8
201835MLBHouston Astros3434214833290372834.8%4.4%3.2%2.522.49+6.8
201936MLBHouston Astros3434223847300423635.4%5.0%4.1%2.583.00+5.8
202037MLBHouston Astros116217123.00
202239MLBHouston Astros2828175666185291227.8%4.4%1.8%1.752.27+6.0
202340MLBHouston Astros2828167686150461821.5%6.7%2.9%3.133.72+3.0
202441MLBHouston Astros212110446491311618.7%6.8%3.7%5.874.41+1.1
202542MLBSan Francisco Giants2929152662137511620.7%7.7%2.4%3.853.66+2.8
▸ 2026 Season
202643MLBDetroit Tigers1141912112.27
ROS43MLBDET43431833814520.6%7.6%2.8%4.104.24+0.3
2026 Total43MLBDET472023916619.2%7.9%3.0%4.743.91+0.6
▸ 2027+ Projections — Marcel base + age-bracket aging
202744MLBDET15158033967271019.8%7.9%2.9%4.304.43+0.6
▸ Career (all levels · actual + projected)
Career26526516206523174839720126.8%6.1%3.1%3.133.30+36.7
/ 200 IP3333200805216492526.8%6.1%3.1%3.133.30+4.5

Career Path Comps

What happened to similar pitchers from this age · Y-axis: ERA+ (100 = league avg, 150 = elite, 80 = below) · Bands: P10–P90 outer, P25–P75 inner · Gold: OGILVIE projection

Profile at Match Age Next 3 Yrs Career
CompAgeRole FIPK%BB%HR/BFBABIP FIPK%K-BB%IP ΔFIPLow FIPIPMatch
Justin Verlander (OGILVIE) 4.24 20.6%7.6%2.8% 4.43 19.8%11.9%80 +0.19
Jose Contreras R 2026 · 3.54 FIP 43 SW 3.54 20.2%8.3%2.0%.263 2.98 20.5%13.4%57 -0.56 2.98 111 43
Rafael Diaz R 2027 · 4.05 FIP 44 SW 4.05 17.3%10.5%2.0%.301 3.16 16.2%9.4%152 -0.89 3.06 215 40
Gaudencio Aguirre R 2026 · 4.43 FIP 43 SU 4.43 14.0%10.3%2.2%.288 3.32 15.8%10.0%37 -1.11 3.26 123 35
Francisco Campos R 2026 · 4.03 FIP 43 SP- 4.03 12.4%4.8%2.5%.272 4.61 11.2%4.3%115 +0.58 3.95 332 30
Tim Hudson R 2023 · 4.40 FIP 40 SP- 4.40 12.2%6.9%2.7%.294 4.40 124 28
Koji Uehara R 2025 · 3.45 FIP 42 SU 3.45 28.1%5.1%3.8%.277 2.35 130 28
Walter Silva R 2025 · 4.99 FIP 42 SP- 4.99 9.7%8.8%2.9%.313 3.67 428 27
Pablo Ortega R 2025 · 5.22 FIP 42 SU 5.22 12.4%8.2%3.9%.292 4.03 375 25
Juan Antonio Pena L 2024 · 4.55 FIP 41 SU 4.55 13.7%14.1%1.5%.313 4.17 149 8
Bartolo Colon R 2026 · 3.79 FIP 43 SP 3.79 16.2%3.8%2.9%.289 4.94 13.3%8.7%289 +1.15 3.68 676 0
R.A. Dickey R 2025 · 4.51 FIP 42 SP 4.51 16.7%7.9%3.3%.284 4.20 574 0

Contract

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