How Justin Verlander's Complete Games Compares to Similar Players

Justin Verlander has totaled 26 career Complete Games, near the starting pitcher average of 27.9 — a profile that tracks closely with league norms. His best Complete Games season came in 2012, posting 6, well above the starting pitcher average of 0.5 that year. The lowest point came in 2005 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 0.7 that year. Output has held steady over recent seasons. The Complete Games total has gone from 0 in 2023 to 0 in 2024 and 0 in 2025, holding steady over the span. That level has become his established baseline entering 2026. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Complete Games profile — ranging from 0 to 6 — though the career average has tracked near league norms.

Justin Verlander Lifetime Complete Games

Stats similar to Complete Games for Justin Verlander
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Season Avg.1.3
162 Game Avg.7.59
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Justin Verlander Complete Games Per Season

Justin Verlander's Complete Games for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Justin Verlander Complete Games per season line chart

Justin Verlander Complete Games by Team

Justin Verlander's career Complete Games totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Justin Verlander career Complete Games by team bar chart

Justin Verlander Cumulative Complete Games — Career Progression

A running total of Justin Verlander's career Complete Games, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Justin Verlander Complete Games year-over-year waterfall chart

Justin Verlander Complete Games Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Justin Verlander's seasonal Complete Games alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Justin Verlander Complete Games distribution box chart versus comparable players

Justin Verlander Complete Games — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Justin Verlander's MLB career with Complete Games alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Justin Verlander Complete Games season-by-season breakdown table