Justin Verlander Tosses 2nd No-Hitter: How High Can He Rank in No-No History?

Justin Verlander tossed his second career no-hitter Saturday against the Toronto Blue Jays, joining only 29 other pitchers in Major League Baseball history to throw two or more no-hitters in a career.

Verlander lost his bid for a perfect game in the eighth inning when he allowed a walk to J.P. Arencibia on a 12-pitch at bat with one out.

Verlander threw only 108 pitches in the game, and was still reaching 100 MPH in the ninth inning. He struck out four batters.

He threw his first no-hitter on June 12, 2007 against the Milwaukee Brewers, striking out 12 Brewers while walking four.

The remarkable part of Verlander's accomplishment is that it comes while he is still just 28 years old. To put this in full perspective, only five pitchers have ever thrown three or more no-hitters in their career; at only 28 years old and still in the prime of his career, Verlander could join that exclusive club.

From this point forward, every start Justin Verlander makes will have the potential to be a historic event for Major League Baseball.

In addition to being able to break into one of the most exclusive clubs in baseball history, Verlander also has the potential to reach the record for most no-hitters with a single team (four). While it seems like a long shot, he could reach the record for most no-hitters in the American League (six) if he can throw four more no-nos during his career (assuming he doesn't move to the National League at some point).

Mark Buehrle and Roy Halladay are the only other active pitchers with multiple no-hitters. Halladay is 33 years old, though, and Buehrle is 32. Verlander is the youngest of the three and will stand the best chance of repeatin.

Three+ No-Hitter Club

Only Cy Young (three), Larry Corcoran (three), Bob Feller (three), Sandy Koufax (four) and Nolan Ryan (seven) have more no-hitters in their career.

Two+ No-Hitter Club

Justin Verlander	2007	2011
Al Atkinson	1884	1886
Ted Breitenstein	1891	1898
Mark Buehrle	2007	2009
Jim Bunning	1956	1959
Steve Busby	1973	1974
Larry Corcoran	1880	1882	1884
Carl Erskine	1952	1956
Bob Feller	1940	1946	1951
Bob Forsch	1978	1983
Pud Galvin	1880	1884
Roy Halladay	2010	2010
Ken Holtzman	1969	1971
Randy Johnson	1990	2004
Addie Joss	1908	1910
Sandy Koufax	1962	1963	1964	1965
Dutch Leonard	1916	1918
Jim Maloney	1965	1969
Christy Mathewson	1901	1905
Hideo Nomo	1996	2001
Allie Reynolds	1951	1951
Nolan Ryan	1973	1973	1974	1975	1981	1990	1991
Frank Smith	1905	1908
Warren Spahn	1960	1961
Bill Stoneman	1969	1972
Adonis Terry	1886	1888
Virgil Trucks	1952	1952
Johnny Vandermeer	1938	1938
Don Wilson	1967	1969
Cy Young	1897	1904	1908

Brandon McClintock covers Major League Baseball for BleacherReport.com. You can follow him on Twitter:  @BMcClintock_BR.