Justin Verlander playing against the White Sox

Baseball Musings:

Game Date	Team	Opponent	GS	CG	GF	W	L	Sv	Sho	IP	BFP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	HBP	BK	WP	WRS*
04/13/2006	DET	Vs. CHA	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2 2/3	16	7	7	7	2	1	0	0	0	1	-
06/07/2006	DET	At CHA	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	25	7	4	4	2	2	4	0	0	0	9
08/11/2006	DET	At CHA	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	26	13	5	4	2	0	4	0	0	0	15
08/21/2006	DET	Vs. CHA	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	27	5	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	15
09/19/2006	DET	At CHA	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4 2/3	22	6	6	6	3	3	2	1	0	0	13
04/22/2007	DET	Vs. CHA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	31	4	3	3	1	5	6	0	0	0	-
07/26/2007	DET	At CHA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	29	3	3	3	0	3	5	1	0	0	15
09/29/2007	DET	At CHA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	24	4	2	2	1	2	7	0	0	0	13
04/06/2008	DET	Vs. CHA	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5 2/3	28	7	9	4	1	3	4	1	0	0	-
04/12/2008	DET	At CHA	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	7 2/3	33	4	6	6	1	4	3	2	0	0	13
06/11/2008	DET	Vs. CHA	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	9	30	4	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	15
07/26/2008	DET	Vs. CHA	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	22	9	7	7	2	1	5	0	0	0	10
08/06/2008	DET	At CHA	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	7 2/3	33	6	5	5	1	3	8	1	0	0	7
09/14/2008 (1)	DET	At CHA	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	7 2/3	30	9	4	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	15
06/10/2009	DET	At CHA	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	9	32	6	1	1	1	1	9	0	0	0	-
07/24/2009 (1)	DET	Vs. CHA	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	9	37	6	1	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	13
10/04/2009	DET	Vs. CHA	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	7 2/3	29	6	3	3	0	2	5	0	0	1	10
09/07/2010	DET	Vs. CHA	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	28	5	1	1	0	1	7	1	0	1	-
09/18/2010	DET	At CHA	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	9	34	6	3	3	0	1	8	0	0	0	12
04/22/2011	DET	Vs. CHA	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	25	4	3	3	3	0	8	0	0	0	-
Game Date	Team	Opponent	GS	CG	GF	W	L	Sv	Sho	IP	BFP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	HBP	BK	WP	WRS*
Totals	20 Games		20	4	0	8	9	0	0	135 2/3	561	121	75	68	22	40	96	7	0	3	175

ERA	Win Pct.	K per 9	BB per 9	HR per 9	K/BB	WRS %
4.51	.471	6.4	2.7	1.46	2.40	50.0

Games from the 2009 season and after are all wins for Verlander. Let’s take a closer look.

Before 2009:

Game Date	Team	Opponent	GS	CG	GF	W	L	Sv	Sho	IP	BFP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	HBP	BK	WP	WRS*
04/13/2006	DET	Vs. CHA	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2 2/3	16	7	7	7	2	1	0	0	0	1	-
06/07/2006	DET	At CHA	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	25	7	4	4	2	2	4	0	0	0	9
08/11/2006	DET	At CHA	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	26	13	5	4	2	0	4	0	0	0	15
08/21/2006	DET	Vs. CHA	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	27	5	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	15
09/19/2006	DET	At CHA	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4 2/3	22	6	6	6	3	3	2	1	0	0	13
04/22/2007	DET	Vs. CHA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	31	4	3	3	1	5	6	0	0	0	-
07/26/2007	DET	At CHA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	29	3	3	3	0	3	5	1	0	0	15
09/29/2007	DET	At CHA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	24	4	2	2	1	2	7	0	0	0	13
04/06/2008	DET	Vs. CHA	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5 2/3	28	7	9	4	1	3	4	1	0	0	-
04/12/2008	DET	At CHA	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	7 2/3	33	4	6	6	1	4	3	2	0	0	13
06/11/2008	DET	Vs. CHA	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	9	30	4	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	15
07/26/2008	DET	Vs. CHA	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	22	9	7	7	2	1	5	0	0	0	10
08/06/2008	DET	At CHA	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	7 2/3	33	6	5	5	1	3	8	1	0	0	7
09/14/2008 (1)	DET	At CHA	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	7 2/3	30	9	4	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	15
Totals	14 Games		14	1	0	2	9	0	0	87	376	88	63	57	18	31	55	6	0	1	140

ERA	Win Pct.	K per 9	BB per 9	HR per 9	K/BB	WRS %
5.90	.182	5.7	3.2	1.86	1.77	50.9

2009 and after:

Game Date	Team	Opponent	GS	CG	GF	W	L	Sv	Sho	IP	BFP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	HBP	BK	WP	WRS*
06/10/2009	DET	At CHA	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	9	32	6	1	1	1	1	9	0	0	0	-
07/24/2009 (1)	DET	Vs. CHA	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	9	37	6	1	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	13
10/04/2009	DET	Vs. CHA	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	7 2/3	29	6	3	3	0	2	5	0	0	1	10
09/07/2010	DET	Vs. CHA	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	28	5	1	1	0	1	7	1	0	1	-
09/18/2010	DET	At CHA	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	9	34	6	3	3	0	1	8	0	0	0	12
04/22/2011	DET	Vs. CHA	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	25	4	3	3	3	0	8	0	0	0	-
Totals	6 Games		6	3	0	6	0	0	0	48 2/3	185	33	12	11	4	9	41	1	0	2	35

ERA	Win Pct.	K per 9	BB per 9	HR per 9	K/BB	WRS %
2.03	1.000	7.6	1.7	.74	4.56	46.7

Unfortunately, the numbers speak for themselves…