Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers won the 2011 American League Cy Young award by the Baseball Writers Association of America. He was the unanimous choice claiming all 28 first place votes for 196 points total. The next five in the voting were Jered Weaver of the Angels with 97 points, James Shields of the Rays with 66, CC Sabathia of the Yankees with 63, Jose Valverde of the Tigers with 28 and C.J. Wilson of the Rangers with 9. Also receiving votes were Dan Haren of the Angels with 7 points, Mariano Rivera of the Yankees with 4, Josh Beckett of the Red Sox with 3, Ricky Romero of the Blue Jays with 2 and David Robertson of the Yankees with 1.
RHP Verlander has played his entire seven seasons with the Tigers. In 2011 he was 24-5 with a .240 ERA, 250 strikeouts and 0.92 WHIP in 251 innings over 34 games. He claimed the Triple Crown of pitching by leading in wins, ERA and strikeouts. For his career he is 107-57 with a 3.54 ERA, 1215 strikeouts and 1.19 WHIP in 1315.1 innings over 199 games. He was originally drafted by the Tigers with the second pick of the first round in 2004.
He was born on February 20, 1983 in Manakin Sabot, VA.
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