Justin Verlander

Detroit Tigers

Pitch Repertoire At-A-Glance

Justin Verlander has thrown 56,936 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (94mph) and Slider (86mph), also mixing in a Curve (78mph) and Change (84mph).


In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers and has essentially average velo. Their slider is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sliders. Their curve has a sharp downward bite, has primarily 12-6 movement and results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves. Their change generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' changeups, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups and has some natural sink to it.