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billfer's Notes:
Using a methodology similar to the suckage index at battersbox.ca, I looked at worst Tiger offensive seasons. I filtered on OPS+ less than 80 and at least 300PAs. This filter was just the first step so I could off load the data to Excel and calculate suckage mass which was suckage density (80-OPS+) times suckage volume (PAs). The top 3 spots don't change with the calculation, but Deivi Cruz in 97 and Aurielo Rodrgiguez in 74 claim the 4 and 5 spots.
Cnt Player **OPS ** Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS Positions ----+-----------------+--------+----+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+-----+-----+--------- 1 Tom Veryzer 30 1977 24 DET AL 125 373 350 31 69 12 1 2 28 16 0 44 0 4 3 5 0 1 .197 .230 .254 .484 *6 2 Skeeter Webb 40 1945 35 DET AL 236 449 407 43 81 12 2 0 21 30 0 35 0 12 0 9 8 7 .199 .254 .238 .492 64 3 Oscar Stanage 41 1914 31 DET AL 122 441 400 16 77 8 4 0 25 24 0 58 2 15 0 0 2 1 .193 .242 .233 .475 *2 4 Billy Hitchcock 44 1942 25 DET AL 170 310 280 27 59 8 1 0 29 26 0 21 1 3 0 8 2 2 .211 .280 .246 .526 6/5 5 Mark Christman 49 1938 24 DET AL 190 347 318 35 79 6 4 1 44 27 0 21 0 2 0 0 5 2 .248 .307 .302 .609 56 6 Mark Koenig 50 1930 25 DET AL 255 301 267 37 64 9 2 1 16 20 0 15 1 13 0 0 2 0 .240 .295 .300 .595 6/159 7 Deivi Cruz 51 1997 24 DET AL 147 467 436 35 105 26 0 2 40 14 0 55 0 14 3 9 3 6 .241 .263 .314 .577 *6 8 Neil Berry 51 1949 27 DET AL 218 365 329 38 78 9 1 0 18 27 0 24 2 7 0 11 4 2 .237 .299 .271 .570 4/6 9 Marv Owen 53 1931 25 DET AL 255 420 377 35 84 11 6 3 39 29 0 38 2 12 0 0 2 2 .223 .282 .308 .590 653/4 10 Babe Pinelli 55 1920 24 DET AL 255 331 284 33 65 9 3 0 21 25 0 16 2 20 0 0 6 8 .229 .296 .282 .578 56/4 11 Bob Swift 56 1945 30 DET AL 95 310 279 19 65 5 0 0 24 26 0 22 0 5 0 7 1 0 .233 .298 .251 .549 *2 12 Tom Matchick 57 1969 25 DET AL 255 316 298 25 72 11 2 0 32 15 3 51 0 1 2 8 3 0 .242 .276 .292 .568 45/63 13 Ramon Santiago 57 2003 23 DET AL 141 507 444 41 100 18 1 2 29 33 0 66 10 18 2 9 10 4 .225 .292 .284 .576 *64 14 Chet Morgan 58 1938 28 DET AL 74 333 306 50 87 6 1 0 27 20 0 12 1 6 0 0 5 6 .284 .330 .310 .640 *8/7 15 Cesar Gutierrez 58 1970 27 DET AL 135 451 415 40 101 11 6 0 22 18 6 39 1 14 3 8 4 3 .243 .275 .299 .574 *6 16 Ray Hayworth 58 1933 29 DET AL 134 464 425 37 104 14 3 1 45 35 0 28 0 4 0 0 0 0 .245 .302 .299 .601 *2 17 Bobby Lowe 58 1904 38 DET AL 140 540 506 47 105 14 6 0 40 17 0 0 2 15 0 0 15 0 .208 .236 .259 .495 *4 18 Charley O'Leary 59 1905 22 DET AL 148 573 512 47 109 13 1 0 33 29 0 0 3 29 0 0 13 0 .213 .259 .242 .501 *6 19 Ed Brinkman 59 1972 30 DET AL 156 571 516 42 105 19 1 6 49 38 9 51 3 7 7 14 0 0 .203 .259 .279 .538 *6 20 Aurelio Rodriguez 59 1974 26 DET AL 159 608 571 54 127 23 5 5 49 26 2 70 1 5 5 16 2 0 .222 .255 .306 .561 *5 21 Oscar Stanage 59 1917 34 DET AL 99 329 297 19 61 14 1 0 30 20 0 35 3 9 0 0 3 0 .205 .263 .259 .522 *2 22 Ralph Young 59 1919 30 DET AL 250 556 456 63 96 13 5 1 25 53 0 32 1 46 0 0 8 0 .211 .294 .268 .562 4/6 23 Ed Brinkman 60 1971 29 DET AL 159 589 527 40 120 18 2 1 37 44 7 54 7 6 5 14 1 4 .228 .293 .275 .568 *6 24 Jackie Tavener 60 1925 27 DET AL 134 520 453 45 111 11 11 0 47 39 0 60 3 25 0 0 5 4 .245 .309 .318 .627 *6 25 Frank Croucher 60 1941 26 DET AL 136 536 489 51 124 21 4 2 39 33 0 72 3 11 0 9 2 0 .254 .305 .325 .630 *6 ----+-----------------+--------+----+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+-----+-----+--------- Cnt Player **OPS ** Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB SO HBP SH SF GDP SB CS BA OBP SLG OPS Positions ----+-----------------+--------+----+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+-----+-----+-----+-----+--------- 26 Bill Coughlin 60 1908 29 DET AL 119 450 405 32 87 5 1 0 23 23 0 0 7 15 0 0 10 0 .215 .269 .232 .501 *5 27 Ray Oyler 61 1967 28 DET AL 148 424 367 33 76 14 2 1 29 37 3 91 2 15 3 10 0 2 .207 .281 .264 .545 *6 28 Bill Sweeney 61 1928 23 DET AL 178 329 309 47 78 15 5 0 19 15 0 28 0 5 0 0 12 9 .252 .287 .333 .620 3/7 29 Gary Pettis 61 1988 30 DET AL 129 512 458 65 96 14 4 3 36 47 0 85 1 6 0 3 44 10 .210 .285 .277 .562 *8 30 Oscar Stanage 61 1915 32 DET AL 100 327 300 27 67 9 2 1 31 20 0 41 1 6 0 0 5 1 .223 .274 .277 .551 *2 31 Charley O'Leary 62 1906 23 DET AL 128 489 443 34 97 13 2 2 34 17 0 0 3 26 0 0 8 0 .219 .253 .271 .524 *6 32 Kid Gleason 62 1902 35 DET AL 118 480 441 42 109 11 4 1 38 25 0 0 3 11 0 0 17 0 .247 .292 .297 .589 *4 33 Jerry Lumpe 62 1966 33 DET AL 113 418 385 30 89 14 3 1 26 24 1 44 0 7 2 3 0 3 .231 .275 .291 .566 *4 34 Frank O'Rourke 62 1926 31 DET AL 255 422 363 43 88 16 1 1 41 35 0 33 7 17 0 0 8 6 .242 .321 .300 .621 546 35 Brandon Inge 62 2003 26 DET AL 104 366 330 32 67 15 3 8 30 24 0 79 5 4 3 8 4 4 .203 .265 .339 .604 *2 36 Bubba Phillips 62 1963 35 DET AL 255 502 464 42 114 11 2 5 45 19 1 42 4 5 10 16 6 2 .246 .276 .310 .586 5/8 37 George Moriarty 63 1911 25 DET AL 255 536 478 51 116 20 4 1 60 27 0 0 3 28 0 0 28 0 .243 .287 .308 .595 *5/3 38 Ralph Young 63 1918 29 DET AL 91 368 298 31 56 7 1 0 21 54 0 17 0 16 0 0 15 0 .188 .313 .218 .531 *4 39 Aurelio Rodriguez 63 1973 25 DET AL 160 599 555 46 123 27 3 9 58 31 0 85 3 9 1 10 3 1 .222 .266 .330 .596 *5/6 40 Charley O'Leary 63 1904 21 DET AL 135 498 456 39 97 10 3 1 16 21 0 0 4 17 0 0 9 0 .213 .254 .254 .508 *6 41 Mark Koenig 63 1931 26 DET AL 255 381 364 33 92 24 4 1 39 14 0 12 1 2 0 0 8 2 .253 .282 .349 .631 46/1 42 Fred Hatfield 63 1952 27 DET AL 224 489 441 42 104 12 2 2 25 35 0 52 6 7 0 13 2 2 .236 .301 .286 .587 5/6 43 Ray Knight 63 1988 35 DET AL 105 327 299 34 65 12 2 3 33 20 0 30 3 2 3 12 1 1 .217 .271 .301 .572 *3D5/7 44 Tom Veryzer 63 1976 23 DET AL 97 390 354 31 83 8 2 1 25 21 1 44 6 6 3 11 1 4 .234 .286 .277 .563 *6 45 Brandon Inge 63 2002 25 DET AL 95 351 321 27 65 15 3 7 24 24 0 101 4 1 1 7 1 3 .202 .266 .333 .599 *2/D 46 Eddie Lake 64 1949 33 DET AL 255 307 240 38 47 9 1 1 15 61 0 33 0 6 0 5 2 8 .196 .359 .254 .613 645 47 Frank Croucher 64 1939 24 DET AL 194 351 324 38 87 15 0 5 40 16 0 42 0 11 0 10 2 2 .269 .303 .361 .664 6/4 48 Charlie Carr 64 1904 27 DET AL 92 394 360 29 77 13 3 0 40 14 0 0 1 19 0 0 6 0 .214 .245 .267 .512 *3 49 Shane Halter 64 2003 33 DET AL 114 393 360 33 78 5 2 12 30 27 0 77 0 3 3 11 2 3 .217 .269 .342 .611 5643/D7 50 Brian Hunter 64 1998 27 DET AL 142 636 595 67 151 29 3 4 36 36 0 94 2 2 1 8 42 12 .254 .298 .333 .631 *8
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