Justin Verlander - Awards and Accolades

Awards and Accolades

• 2006 American League Rookie of the Year
• 2006 Tigers Rookie of the Year award from the Detroit Sports Broadcasters Association.
• American League Rookie of the Month (May 2006)
• American League Player of the Week (May 22–28, 2006)
• American League Player of the Week (June 11–17, 2007)
• 7th in 2006 American League Cy Young Award voting (the highest of any rookie pitcher)
• 5th in 2007 American League Cy Young Award voting
• 15th in 2006 American League MVP voting (the highest of any rookie and second highest of any pitcher – Johan Santana was 7th)
• Named to 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 American League All-Star Teams
• Became first Tigers pitcher since Denny McLain in 1968 (31–6, .838) to lead the American League in winning percentage and qualify for an ERA title (18–6, .750) in 2007
• Only pitcher in baseball history to win Rookie of the Year, start in a World Series game, toss a no-hitter, and be an All-Star in his first two full seasons.
• American League Pitcher of the Month (May 2009)
• Became the first Major League starter in 24 years to load the bases with nobody out in the ninth inning or later and get out of it without allowing a run when he pulled off the feat July 24, 2009. Then-Mariners hurler Mike Moore was the last to do it, on Sept. 16, 1985.
• 2009 Tiger of the Year.
• 3rd in 2009 American League Cy Young Award voting
• One of only two players to win the Rookie of the Year Award, Cy Young Award, and the MVP Award; the other is Don Newcombe
• Won AL pitching Triple Crown in 2011
• 2011 AL Cy Young Award (unanimous choice)
• 2011 AL MVP
• Major League Baseball 2K12 cover athlete