Played collegiately at Seattle University, where he holds the school record for wins (21), strikeouts (224) and lowest opponent batting average (.221)...was named a freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball and earned second team All-WAC honors in 2015...selected by Arizona in the 29th round of the 2017 MLB Draft out of Seattle University, but did not sign...selected by the Tigers in the ninth round of the 2018 MLB Draft out of Seattle University.
2025
Made 31 starts for the second consecutive season, going 13-6 with a career-low 2.21 ERA (48ER/195.1IP) and career-high 241 strikeouts...led the AL in ERA (Skenes, 1.97), led MLB with a 0.89 WHIP and was second in MLB in strikeouts (Crochet, 251)...Won the American League Cy Young Award for a second consecutive season, receiving 26 out of 30 first place votes (four for Garrett Crochet)...became the first repeat AL Cy Young winner since Pedro Martinez in 1999 and 2000...joins Denny McLain as the only Tigers to win multiple Cy Young Awards with Detroit...his 6.5 bWAR was a career best that topped Crochet (6.3) and Hunter Brown (6.1), his 7.3 strikeout-to-walk ratio outpaced Crochet’s at 5.54, and Skubal’s 187 ERA+ was the best by an AL pitcher since Justin Verlander in 2022...Named to the All-MLB first team for the second consecutive season...Named the starting pitcher for the American League in the All-Star Game...his second straight year being an All-Star and first time getting the starting nod...Set an MLB Postseason record with seven consecutive strikeouts on Oct. 10 against the Seattle Mariners...became MLB leader in single-season postseason strikeouts per nine innings pitched, at 15.7K/20.2 IP...His 56 career postseason strikeouts (36 in ‘25) is good for third-most in club history (Verlander, 112; Scherzer, 80)...In Game 1 of the Wild Card Series at Cleveland, struck out 14 batters to set the A.L. record for most strikeouts in a postseason game by a southpaw...his 14 strikeouts tied for the second-most ever in a playoff game by a left hander and were the most since Pittsburgh’s John Candelaria struck out 14 on Oct. 7, 1975, at the Reds in Game 3 of the NLCS... Sandy Koufax struck out 15 batters on Oct. 2 in Game 1 of the 1963 World Series against the Yankees...Skubal’s 14 strikeouts were the most by any pitcher in a postseason game since Houston’s Gerrit Cole struck out 15 Tampa Bay Rays on Oct. 5, 2019, in Game 2 of the ALDS, and the most on the road since Roger Clemens had 15 on Oct. 14, 2000, in Game 4 of the ALCS at Seattle...his 14 strikeouts tied Detroit’s single-game postseason club record set once previously by Joe Coleman on Oct. 10, 1972, in Game 3 of the ALCS vs. the Oakland Athletics...Had his 24-inning scoreless streak against Cleveland snapped, allowing one run on a solo home run in the fourth inning on Sept. 18...the streak dated back to July 22, 2024, surpassing Justin Verlander (22 innings in 2009) and Dave Tobik (23 innings in 1982) for the longest by a Tigers starter in the last 50 years...Made 12 starts in which he pitched at least six innings and allowed zero runs, a franchise record for the most such starts in a season...he is one of only two pitchers in the last 60 years to make 12 such starts in a single season, joining Adam Wainwright in 2014 (Elias)...His 10th strikeout against Houston on Aug. 19 was also his 200th of the season, becoming the first pitcher in MLB to reach the mark...through his first 25 starts, he recorded 200 strikeouts while walking just 25, joining Curt Schilling (2002) as the only pitchers in Major League history to accomplish that feat...Had a perfect month of June, posting a 5-0 record...across those five games, he posted 39 strikeouts, only allowing seven runs and walking seven...On Sunday Night Baseball against Minnesota on June 29, he became the first left-handed pitcher in the pitch-tracking era to have multiple starts of 13+ strikeouts in fewer than 95 pitches...he also became just the fourth left-handed pitcher ever to have multiple starts in a single season of 13+ strikeouts, no runs and two or fewer hits...Threw the first complete-game shutout of his professional career on May 25 against Cleveland, tossing a “Maddux”... needed just 94 pitches (72 strikes/22 balls) to record 27 outs, with 13 of those coming by way of strikeout, tying his career high...his 13 strikeouts were the most strikeouts by any pitcher in major league history in a “Maddux”...In that outing, he became the first pitcher in Tigers history to throw a complete game issuing zero walks and allowing no more than two hits with at least 13 strikeouts...he is the first pitcher in the Majors to record such a start since Jacob deGrom did so on April 23, 2021...Named the Tigers Opening Day starter for the second consecutive year...became the sixth-consecutive lefty to get the nod for the Tigers in their opener...Eduardo Rodriguez started back-to-back games in 2022-23 as did Matt Boyd from 2020-21.
2024
Enjoyed a breakout season in 2024, starting 31 games and posting an 18-4 record with a 2.39 ERA (192.0IP/51ER) and 228 strikeouts...his 18 victories were the most by a Tigers pitcher since Max Scherzer also won 18 in 2014...Won the American League Pitching Triple Crown, finishing first in wins (18), ERA (2.39) and strikeouts (228)...became the third pitcher in franchise history to win the Triple Crown, joining Justin Verlander (2011) and Hal Newhouser (1945)...In addition to leading the AL in the Triple Crown categories, he also ranked highly in several other areas...led the AL in FIP (2.51), fWAR (5.9), bWAR (6.3), opponent slugging percentage (.311) and opponent OPS (.558), while ranking second in WHIP (0.92), opponent on-base percentage (.247), strikeouts per 9.0 innings (10.69) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (6.51) and fourth in opponent batting average (.201), walks per 9.0 innings (1.64) and home runs per 9.0 innings (0.70)...Earned a spot on the American League All-Star Team for the first time in his career after being voted on through the player ballot...was the first homegrown Detroit starting pitcher to be selected to the All-Star Game since Justin Verlander in 2013...threw a perfect second inning, retiring Christian Yelich, Alec Bohm and Teoscar Hernández...Named the Tigers nominee for the 2024 Roberto Clemente Award, baseball’s most prestigious individual honor for Major Leaguers...Made his first career Opening Day start on March 28 at Chicago (AL), delivering six shutout innings on Opening Day, allowing three hits and no walks with six strikeouts…became the fifth pitcher in franchise history to throw six-or-more scoreless innings and strike out six-or-more batters in an Opening Day start (last, Justin Verlander in 2012)...Started the home opener on April 5 vs. Oakland, becoming the first Tigers pitcher to start both the regular season opener and the home opener since Mike Moore in 1993...Threw 6.1 innings on May 11 vs. Houston, allowing two runs on seven hits with two walks and seven strikeouts…delivered two pitches at 100 MPH, marking his first time reaching that velocity…became the first Tigers starting pitcher to throw a pitch 100 MPH-or-faster since Justin Verlander in 2012...Pitching six scoreless innings with one hit allowed and six strikeouts on May 17 at Arizona…from September 3, 2023-May 17, 2024, Skubal had a 10-0 record with a 1.48 ERA (85.0IP/14ER), 12 walks, 109 strikeouts and four home runs allowed…according to the Elias Sports Bureau, Skubal is the third starting pitcher since 1913 to have a 14-start span with an ERA below 1.50, 100-or-more strikeouts, 12-or-fewer walks and four-or-fewer home runs, joining Clayton Kershaw (twice, 9/29/15-6/4/16 and 5/1/16-9/19/16) and Jacob deGrom (4/5/21-7/1/21) while being the only starter with such a stretch while also earning 10 wins...Earned his seventh win of the season in the first game of the doubleheader on May 29 vs. Pittsburgh, pitching seven shutout innings with three hits allowed, one walk and eight strikeouts…according to the Elias Sports Bureau, he was the sixth pitcher since 1913 to have at least 80 strikeouts, walked 11-or-fewer and posted an ERA of 2.01-or-lower in his first 11 starts of a season and the first since Gerrit Cole in 2021...Threw the fastest pitch of his career on June 9 vs. Milwaukee, firing a 101.7 MPH fastball...ranked as the second-fastest pitch by any Major League starting pitcher (not counting openers), trailing only Pittsburgh’s Paul Skenes, who reached 101.9 MPH on May 11 vs. Chicago (NL)...was also tied for the fastest pitch by any Tigers pitcher in the Statcast Era (since 2015), equaling Bruce Rondon, who threw a 101.7 MPH pitch on July 18, 2015 vs. Baltimore...With his start on June 9 vs. Milwaukee, he lowered his season ERA to 1.92, the lowest by a Tigers pitcher through the first 13 starts of a season since Al Benton (0.99) and Hal Newhouser (1.83) in 1945...Allowed just one run on three hits with no walks and a career-high 13 punchouts on July 7 vs Cincinnati…became just the second lefthanded pitcher in franchise history to have a game with 13-or-more strikeouts, zero walks and no more than one run allowed, joining Mickey Lolich on July 1, 1968 vs. California…also became the first Tigers pitcher to win 10-or-more games before the All-Star break since Rick Porcello (12) and Max Scherzer (11) in 2014...Threw a career-high eight innings and allowed one run on four hits with eight strikeouts on Aug. 31 vs. Boston... recorded his 200th strikeout of the season, becoming the first MLB pitcher to reach that milestone in 2024 and just the fourth lefthanded pitcher in franchise history to do so, joining Mickey Lolich (seven times), Hal Newhouser (twice) and Matthew Boyd (once)...Turned in the longest outing of his career on Aug. 31 vs. Boston, pitching eight innings and giving up one run on four hits with no walks and eight strikeouts to earn his 16th win of the season.
2023
Returned from injury in 2023 and had an impressive season, making 15 starts and going 7-3 with a 2.80 ERA (80.1IP/25ER) and 102 strikeouts...posted a 0.90 WHIP and limited opponents to a .199 batting average... Reinstated from the 60-day injured list on July 4 after missing the first three months with a left elbow strain...returned to the mound that night vs. Oakland, pitching 4.0 hitless innings with no walks and six strikeouts in his first Major League start since Aug. 1, 2022... Did not allow a run in his first two starts of the season on July 4 and July 9...had a streak of 27.0 innings without giving up an earned run, dating back to July 13, 2022... Picked up his first win of the season on July 24 vs. San Francisco, throwing 5.0 shutout innings with two hits allowed, no walks and nine strikeouts...was his first Major League win since July 21, 2022... Threw 7.0 scoreless innings with two hits allowed, one walk and a season-high 10 strikeouts on Sept. 21 at Oakland...marked his third straight start with one-or-fewer earned runs allowed and nine-or-more strikeouts, becoming the second player in franchise history to do so, joining Justin Verlander in 2009... Named American League Pitcher of the Month and Tigers Pitcher of the Month for September/October, starting five games and compiling a 4-0 record with a 0.90 ERA (30.0IP/3ER) and 43 strikeouts...posted a 0.60 WHIP in the month and limited opponents to a .135 batting average...led Major League pitchers in WHIP, while he was tied for the lead in wins, second in ERA and opponent batting average and tied for second in strikeouts...became the first Tigers pitcher to win the award since Justin Verlander in July, 2016 and the first Detroit southpaw to earn AL monthly honors since Willie Hernandez in July, 1984.
2022
Started 21 games with the Tigers in 2022.... Allowed just one walk to a left-handed batter, becoming only the 16th pitcher to face 100-or-more batters in a season and allow one walk-or-less to a left-handed batter.... Posted back-to-back starts with at least 5.2 innings pitched, zero earned runs and at least six strikeouts on April 15 at Kansas City and April 23 (Game 1) vs. Colorado...was the first Tigers pitcher to do so since Matthew Boyd (May 23-28, 2019)....Threw 7.0 shutout innings in the first game of the doubleheader on May 10 vs. Oakland, giving up three hits and three walks, while striking out five...became the second Tigers pitcher since the start of 2018 to have at least 34 punch outs over his first six outings of the season (other, Matthew Boyd with 48 in 2019).... Equaled a career high with 11 strikeouts on May 15 vs. Baltimore, tossing 6.0 shutout innings on three hits and two walks...Did not allow a run in 21.0 consecutive innings from May 10 (Game 1)-26, which was the longest by a Tigers starting pitcher since Michael Fulmer threw 34.0 straight shutout frames in 2016.... Voted Tigers Pitcher of the Month for May, starting five games and going 2-0with a 1.45 ERA(31.0IP/5ER) and 35 strikeouts...among qualified Major League pitchers, ranked third in ERA during the month, while he was sixth in WHIP (0.87) and ninth in opponents batting average (.193).... Worked 7.0 scoreless innings on June 1 vs. Minnesota, allowing two hits and one walk, while striking out six...the outing lowered his ERA to 2.15 (58.2IP/14ER), which according to the Elias Sports Bureau made him the third Tiger in the last 40 years to have a 2.15-or-lower ERA over their first 10 games (all starts) in a season.... Placed on the 15-day injured list on Aug. 3 (retroactive to Aug. 2) with a left forearm muscle injury and missed the rest of the season.
2021
Completed his first full big league season in 2021, appearing in 31 games, including 29 starts...Set a Tigers single-season rookie record for strikeouts with 164, besting Spencer Turnbull, who struck out 146 in 2019. ...Made an Opening Day roster at the Major League level for the first time in his career. ...Pitched out of the bullpen in the first game of the doubleheader April 21 vs. Pittsburgh, throwing 3.0 scoreless innings with three hits allowed, three walks and two strikeouts...marked his second career relief outing (other, Sept. 27, 2020, at Kansas City). ...Earned his first win of the season May 19 at Seattle, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks, while striking out nine. ...After finishing the month of April with a 0-4 record and a 6.14 ERA (22.0IP/15ER), had an impressive turnaround in May, posting a 2-3 record with a 3.33 ERA (27.0IP/10ER) in five starts. ...Recorded a career-high 11 strikeouts June 5 at Chicago (AL), which was tied for the most in a game by a Tigers rookie since 1974 (accomplished four times, most recently by Michael Fulmer in 2016)...struck out eight-or-more batters in four consecutive games from May 19-June 5...according to the Elias Sports Bureau, he became the first Tigers rookie pitcher to strike out eight-or-more batters in four consecutive starts and was the fifth big league rookie since 2010 to do so (most recently, Noah Syndergaard in 2015)...Turned in his longest start of the season on June 27 vs. Houston, throwing 7.0 innings and allowing one run on one hit with three walks and nine strikeouts. ...Allowed three runs-or-less in eight consecutive starts from May 19-June 27, during which he had a 4-1 record with a 2.82 ERA (44.2IP/15ER) and 63 strikeouts. ...Finished with 105 strikeouts prior to the All-Star break, the most by a Tigers rookie since 1947...Had back-to-back scoreless starts on August 5 vs. Boston and August 11 at Baltimore, throwing 11.0 shutout frames over the two games. ...Posted his second double-digit strikeout performance on August 25 at St. Louis, fanning 10 in 5.0 innings. ...Named Tigers Pitcher of the Month for August, compiling a 2-2 record with a 3.25 ERA (27.2IP/10ER) and 33 strikeouts...finished the month with a 1.16 WHIP and .243 (26x107) opponent batting average... his 33 strikeouts ranked tied for 10th in the American League. ...Struck out four-or-more batters in 22 consecutive appearances from May 7-Sept. 12...according to the Elias Sports Bureau, it was the longest streak by a Major League rookie since 1893...was also the longest for any Tigers pitcher since Justin Verlander had a 28-game streak from July 29, 2015-April 5, 2016. ...Posted the 200th strikeout of his career on September 25 vs. Kansas City, punching out Salvador Perez to end the first inning...became the fastest pitcher (by appearances) to reach 200 strikeouts in Tigers history, besting Michael Fulmer, who struck out his 200th batter in his 40th appearance.
2020
Made the first eight appearances of his career in 2020, including seven starts…posted a 1-4 record and 5.63 ERA (32.0IP/20ER), allowing 28 hits and 11 walks, while striking out 37... Allowed more than two earned runs in just two of his appearances this season, and struck out six-or-more batters in four of his last five outings to close out his rookie campaign... Made his Major League debut on Aug. 18 at Chicago (AL), allowing four runs on seven hits with one walk and one strikeout in 2.0 innings…punched out Eloy Jiménez to end the second inning for his first big league strikeout... Turned in one of his best starts of the season on Sept. 5 at Minnesota, throwing a career-best 6.0 innings and allowing one run on two hits with two walks and six strikeouts…became the ninth starting pitcher in franchise history to throw 6.0-or-more innings while allowing one run-or-fewer on two-or-fewer hits in one of his first four career starts, and the first to do so since Drew Smyly on April 28, 2012, at New York (AL)… Posted his second quality start of his rookie season on Sept. 16 vs. Kansas City, allowing three runs, two earned, on four hits with eight strikeouts in 6.0 innings, while taking the loss…became the second pitcher in Tigers history to strike out eight-or-more batters while not issuing a walk in one of his first six career appearances, joining Schoolboy Rowe, who had nine strikeouts without giving up a walk on April 21, 1933, at Cleveland... Rated as the No. 3 prospect in the Tigers organization and the No. 34 prospect overall by Baseball America.
2019
Combined to make 24 starts between Single A Lakeland and Double A Erie in 2019... Named to the Florida State League midseason All-Star Team and was selected an organization All-Star by MiLB.com... Ranked third among all full-season Minor League pitchers with 179 strikeouts...had nine double-digit strikeout games during the season, highlighted by a 13 strikeout performance on July 19 at Richmond... Earned Tigers Minor League Pitcher of the Month honors in both June and July...started four games with Lakeland in June, and had a 2-0 record with a 0.39 ERA (23.0IP/1ER) and 35 strikeouts...went 0-2 with a 2.03 ERA (31.0IP/7ER) and 56 strikeouts in six starts between Lakeland and Erie in July... Allowed two earned runs-or-less in each of his final five starts of the season from July 31-August 28, compiling a 2-2 record with a 1.57 ERA (23.0IP/4ER) and 42 strikeouts... Ranked as the No. 3 prospect in the Tigers organization, the No. 34 prospect in all of baseball and the fourth-best prospect in the Florida State League by Baseball America following the season.
