Roster (40-man)
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95-67, Finished 1st in AL Central (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Jim Leyland (95-67)
Scored 787 runs, Allowed 711 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 89-73
Ballparks: Comerica Park · Attendance: 2,642,045 (6th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 101 · one-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 102
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Lost AL Championship Series (4-2) to Texas Rangers Won AL Division Series (3-2) over New York Yankees |
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| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | DH | PH | PR | WAR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Alburquerque | 25 | R | R | 6' 0" | 195 | Jun 10, 1986 | 1st | 41 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | ||
| Alex Avila | 24 | L | R | 5' 11" | 210 | Jan 29, 1987 | 3 | 141 | 135 | 141 | 134 | 0 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5.2 | $425,000 | All-Star |
| Duane Below | 25 | L | L | 6' 3" | 220 | Nov 15, 1985 | 1st | 14 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.0 | ||
| Joaquin Benoit | 33 | R | R | 6' 3" | 220 | Jul 26, 1977 | 10 | 66 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | $5,500,000 | |
| Wilson Betemit | 29 | B | R | 6' 2" | 220 | Nov 2, 1981 | 9 | 40 | 34 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | ||
| Brennan Boesch | 26 | L | L | 6' 4" | 235 | Apr 12, 1985 | 2 | 115 | 108 | 115 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 51 | 108 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2.5 | $430,000 | |
| Miguel Cabrera | 28 | R | R | 6' 4" | 240 | Apr 18, 1983 | 9 | 161 | 159 | 161 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7.6 | $20,000,000 | All-Star |
| Phil Coke | 28 | L | L | 6' 1" | 210 | Jul 19, 1982 | 4 | 48 | 14 | 1 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $440,000 | |
| Andy Dirks | 25 | L | L | 6' 0" | 195 | Jan 24, 1986 | 1st | 78 | 54 | 78 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 16 | 22 | 76 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0.8 | ||
| Doug Fister | 27 | L | R | 6' 8" | 210 | Feb 4, 1984 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | ||
| Charlie Furbush | 25 | L | L | 6' 5" | 215 | Apr 11, 1986 | 1st | 17 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Enrique Gonzalez | 28 | R | R | 5' 10" | 225 | Jul 14, 1982 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $435,000 | |
| Carlos Guillen | 35 | B | R | 6' 1" | 215 | Sep 30, 1975 | 14 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -0.2 | $12,922,231 | |
| Brandon Inge | 34 | R | R | 5' 11" | 190 | May 19, 1977 | 11 | 102 | 77 | 102 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1.0 | $5,500,000 | |
| Austin Jackson | 24 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Feb 1, 1987 | 2 | 153 | 142 | 153 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 0 | 152 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5.0 | $440,000 | |
| Don Kelly | 31 | L | R | 6' 4" | 190 | Feb 15, 1980 | 4 | 113 | 62 | 112 | 107 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 39 | 60 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0.6 | $423,000 | |
| Luis Marte | 24 | R | R | 5' 11" | 200 | Aug 26, 1986 | 1st | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | ||
| Victor Martinez | 32 | B | R | 6' 2" | 210 | Dec 23, 1978 | 10 | 145 | 144 | 145 | 32 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 1 | 0 | 3.2 | $12,000,000 | |
| Andy Oliver | 23 | L | L | 6' 3" | 215 | Dec 3, 1987 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | ||
| Lester Oliveros | 23 | R | R | 6' 0" | 235 | May 28, 1988 | 1st | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | ||
| Magglio Ordonez | 37 | R | R | 6' 0" | 215 | Jan 28, 1974 | 15 | 92 | 89 | 92 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 21 | 3 | 0 | -1.5 | $10,000,000 | |
| David Pauley | 28 | R | R | 6' 2" | 215 | Jun 17, 1983 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | ||
| Brad Penny | 33 | R | R | 6' 4" | 230 | May 24, 1978 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.2 | $3,000,000 | |
| Jhonny Peralta | 29 | R | R | 6' 2" | 215 | May 28, 1982 | 9 | 146 | 140 | 146 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3.8 | $5,250,000 | All-Star |
| Ryan Perry | 24 | R | R | 6' 5" | 215 | Feb 13, 1987 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.6 | $430,000 | |
| Rick Porcello | 22 | R | R | 6' 5" | 200 | Dec 27, 1988 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 3 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | $1,536,000 | |
| David Purcey | 29 | L | L | 6' 5" | 235 | Apr 22, 1982 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | ||
| Ryan Raburn | 30 | R | R | 6' 0" | 185 | Apr 17, 1981 | 6 | 121 | 98 | 121 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 20 | 74 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0.1 | $1,300,000 | |
| Will Rhymes | 28 | L | R | 5' 9" | 190 | Apr 1, 1983 | 2 | 29 | 22 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | -0.3 | $419,000 | |
| Chance Ruffin | 22 | R | R | 6' 0" | 195 | Sep 8, 1988 | 1st | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.0 | ||
| Ramon Santiago | 31 | B | R | 5' 11" | 175 | Aug 31, 1979 | 10 | 101 | 62 | 101 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1.7 | $1,350,000 | |
| Omir Santos | 30 | R | R | 6' 0" | 215 | Apr 29, 1981 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -0.0 | ||
| Max Scherzer | 26 | R | R | 6' 3" | 220 | Jul 27, 1984 | 4 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | $600,000 | |
| Daniel Schlereth | 25 | L | L | 6' 0" | 200 | May 9, 1986 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | $418,000 | |
| Scott Sizemore | 26 | R | R | 6' 0" | 185 | Jan 4, 1985 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | ||
| Brad Thomas | 33 | L | L | 6' 4" | 235 | Oct 22, 1977 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $800,000 | |
| Jacob Turner | 20 | R | R | 6' 5" | 215 | May 21, 1991 | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $1,175,000 | |
| Jose Valverde | 33 | R | R | 6' 4" | 255 | Mar 24, 1978 | 9 | 75 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | $7,000,000 | All-Star |
| Justin Verlander | 28 | R | R | 6' 5" | 225 | Feb 20, 1983 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 1 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 | $12,850,000 | All-Star |
| Brayan Villarreal | 24 | R | R | 6' 0" | 170 | May 10, 1987 | 1st | 16 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $414,000 | |
| Robbie Weinhardt | 25 | R | R | 6' 2" | 205 | Dec 8, 1985 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | ||
| Casper Wells | 26 | R | R | 6' 2" | 220 | Nov 23, 1984 | 2 | 64 | 27 | 64 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 52 | 64 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | $418,000 | |
| Adam Wilk | 23 | L | L | 6' 2" | 180 | Dec 9, 1987 | 1st | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | ||
| Danny Worth | 25 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Sep 30, 1985 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -0.1 | ||
| Delmon Young | 25 | R | R | 6' 3" | 240 | Sep 14, 1985 | 6 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | ||
| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | DH | PH | PR | WAR |