Justin Verlander — Diamond 90 OVR Starting Pitcher Overview
Justin Verlander is a Diamond 90 OVR Starting Pitcher card for the Tigers, part of the New Threads set in MLB The Show's Diamond Dynasty. He throws right-handed. The card was added to Diamond Dynasty in April 2026.
On the mound, Justin Verlander works with a 5-pitch arsenal led by a 95 mph 4-Seam Fastball and a 87 mph Slider. His pitching ratings include 76 Velocity, 62 Control, and 88 Break. The profile favors a movement-heavy arsenal built to miss bats. Notable quirks include Break Outlier from a total of 3 quirks.
DiamondOps grades each pitch in Justin Verlander's arsenal: Slider (S), 4-Seam Fastball (S), Sweeper (S), Circle Change (A), and Curveball (B). 3 of them grade S-tier, which is what separates a genuine out-pitch mix from a deep-but-flat arsenal. Its strongest tunnel pairing is the 4-Seam Fastball off the Slider, so the two share a release look. Velocity works against the card here — its 76 mph 4-Seam Fastball is slow enough to cost it in the arsenal score. Arsenal grades are the same at every difficulty — unlike a hitter's OpScore, a pitch mix does not re-weight as you climb.
Justin Verlander is not currently traded on the open Diamond Dynasty market — cards like this are typically earned through programs or collections rather than bought with stubs.
OpScore is DiamondOps' composite rating of a card's in-game performance value. Justin Verlander earns an OpScore of 76.4 on Legend difficulty, ranking #1088 among all cards and #242 among Starting Pitchers.
Common questions
- What is Justin Verlander's overall rating in MLB The Show 26?
- Justin Verlander is a 90 OVR Diamond Starting Pitcher for the Tigers.
- Is Justin Verlander a good card in MLB The Show 26?
- Among Starting Pitchers, Justin Verlander ranks #254 on All-Star, #237 on Hall of Fame, and #242 on Legend by OpScore — DiamondOps' difficulty-aware rating: it weights the attributes that decide at-bats and recomputes them for each difficulty, whereas in-game Overall is a single number that does not change with the level you play on.
- What quirks does Justin Verlander have in MLB The Show 26?
- Justin Verlander has 3 quirks: Road Warrior, Day Player, and Break Outlier.
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