Justin Verlander
MLB debut July 4, 2005 for the Detroit Tigers Career statistics (through 2014 season) Win–loss record 152–89 Earned run average 3.53 Strikeouts 1,830 Teams Detroit Tigers (2005–present) Career highlights and awards AL MVP (2011) AL Cy Young Award (2011) 6× All-Star (2007, 2009–2013) Triple Crown (2011) AL Rookie of the Year (2006) 2× MLB wins champion (2009, 2011) AL ERA champion (2011) 3× AL strikeout champion (2009, 2011, 2012) Pitched two no-hitters (2007, 2011) Justin Verlander Medal record Baseball Competitor for  United States Pan American Games Silver Santo Domingo 2003 Baseball at the 2003 Pan American Games Justin Brooks Verlander (born February 20, 1983) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). In 2006, Verlander was named the American League (AL) Rookie of the Year. On June 12, 2007, he pitched a no-hitter—the first ever at Comerica Park—against the Milwaukee Brewers, striking out 12 batters and walking four. He pitched a second no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays on May 7, 2011, in Toronto, walking one and facing the minimum 27 batters. On November 15, 2011, Verlander was named the 2011 AL Cy Young Award winner by a unanimous vote, becoming the first American League pitcher since Johan Santana in 2006 to win the award in such a fashion. On November 21, 2011, Verlander was voted the AL Most Valuable Player (MVP), winning with 280 points over Jacoby Ellsbury's 242, completing a sweep of the Cy Young Award and MVP. He is listed at 6'5" and 225 pounds.