Houston Astros starting pitcher Justin Verlander was somehow, at the age of 36, was the best pitcher in the game last year based on SIscore (16.07).
Verlander outpaced everyone in the American League in wins (21), starts (34), innings pitched (223), and WHIP (0.803). Over his last three seasons since arriving in Houston, Verlander is 42-15 with a 2.45 ERA and 633 strikeouts over 471 innings. He finished with 300 strikeouts for the first time in his career, (previous career-best 290, in 2018) with an edge in both his walk rate (1.7) and strikeout rate (12.