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Detroit Tigers Top 10 Batting Leaders

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Career Leaders

WAR Position Players (?)†

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	Year
1.	Ty Cobb	11.4	1917
2.	Ty Cobb	10.7	1911
3.	Ty Cobb	10.5	1910
4.	Ty Cobb	9.8	1909
5.	Ty Cobb	9.5	1915
6.	Harry Heilmann	9.3	1923
7.	Norm Cash	9.2	1961
	Ty Cobb	9.2	1912
9.	Charlie Gehringer	8.4	1934
	Al Kaline	8.4	1961

WAR Position Players (?)

Rank	Player	WAR Position Players	PA
1.	Ty Cobb	144.8	12115
2.	Al Kaline	92.7	11596
3.	Charlie Gehringer	80.7	10244
4.	Lou Whitaker	74.8	9967
5.	Alan Trammell	70.3	9376
6.	Harry Heilmann	67.7	8396
7.	Sam Crawford	63.5	8870
8.	Hank Greenberg	54.2	5587
9.	Norm Cash	51.8	7776
10.	Bobby Veach	45.7	6794

Offensive WAR (?)†

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	Year
1.	Ty Cobb	10.6	1917
2.	Ty Cobb	10.2	1911
3.	Ty Cobb	9.9	1915
4.	Ty Cobb	9.6	1910
5.	Ty Cobb	9.5	1909
6.	Ty Cobb	8.9	1912
	Harry Heilmann	8.9	1923
8.	Ty Cobb	8.7	1916
9.	Norm Cash	8.5	1961
10.	Alan Trammell	8.2	1987

Offensive WAR (?)

Rank	Player	Offensive WAR	PA
1.	Ty Cobb	145.0	12115
2.	Al Kaline	78.1	11596
3.	Charlie Gehringer	77.6	10244
4.	Harry Heilmann	72.7	8396
5.	Sam Crawford	68.5	8870
6.	Lou Whitaker	67.0	9967
7.	Alan Trammell	62.3	9376
8.	Hank Greenberg	52.4	5587
9.	Norm Cash	49.6	7776
10.	Bill Freehan	43.0	6900

Defensive WAR (?)†

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	Year
1.	Austin Jackson	3.4	2011
2.	Brandon Inge	2.7	2006
	Ray Oyler	2.7	1967
	Jerry Priddy	2.7	1950
	Billy Rogell	2.7	1935
6.	Ossie Vitt	2.5	1916
7.	Eddie Mayo	2.4	1944
8.	Donie Bush	2.3	1914
	Charlie Gehringer	2.3	1933
	Chet Lemon	2.3	1983
	George Moriarty	2.3	1914
	Billy Rogell	2.3	1933
	Alan Trammell	2.3	1981

Defensive WAR (?)

Rank	Player	Defensive WAR	PA
1.	Alan Trammell	22.0	9376
2.	Lou Whitaker	15.4	9967
3.	Billy Rogell	13.0	5093
4.	Brandon Inge	12.7	5196
5.	Bill Freehan	11.8	6900
6.	Charlie Gehringer	10.7	10244
7.	Lance Parrish	10.6	4674
8.	Donie Bush	9.9	8456
9.	Aurelio Rodriguez	8.4	4649
10.	Tom Brookens	7.5	3903

Batting Average (?)

Rank	Player	Batting Average	Year
1.	Ty Cobb	.420	1911
2.	Ty Cobb	.409	1912
3.	Harry Heilmann	.403	1923
4.	Ty Cobb	.401	1922
5.	Harry Heilmann	.398	1927
6.	Harry Heilmann	.394	1921
7.	Harry Heilmann	.393	1925
8.	Ty Cobb	.390	1913
9.	Ty Cobb	.389	1921
10.	Ty Cobb	.384	1919

Batting Average (?)

Rank	Player	Batting Average	PA
1.	Ty Cobb	.368	12115
2.	Harry Heilmann	.342	8396
3.	Bob Fothergill	.337	2693
4.	Dale Alexander	.331	1966
5.	Miguel Cabrera	.326	3594
6.	George Kell	.325	3735
7.	Heinie Manush	.321	2378
8.	Charlie Gehringer	.320	10244
9.	Hank Greenberg	.319	5587
10.	Gee Walker	.317	3240

On-Base% (?)

Rank	Player	On-Base%	Year
1.	Norm Cash	.487	1961
2.	Ty Cobb	.486	1915
3.	Harry Heilmann	.481	1923
4.	Roy Cullenbine	.477	1946
5.	Harry Heilmann	.475	1927
6.	Ty Cobb	.468	1925
7.	Ty Cobb	.467	1911
	Ty Cobb	.467	1913
9.	Ty Cobb	.466	1914
10.	Dick Wakefield	.464	1944

On-Base% (?)

Rank	Player	On-Base%	PA
1.	Ty Cobb	.434	12115
2.	Johnny Bassler	.420	2768
3.	Roy Cullenbine	.412	1952
	Hank Greenberg	.412	5587
5.	Harry Heilmann	.410	8396
6.	Al Wingo	.406	1517
7.	Charlie Gehringer	.404	10244
8.	Lu Blue	.403	4133
	Miguel Cabrera	.403	3594
10.	Dick Wakefield	.396	2500

Slugging % (?)

Rank	Player	Slugging %	Year
1.	Hank Greenberg	.683	1938
2.	Hank Greenberg	.670	1940
3.	Hank Greenberg	.668	1937
4.	Norm Cash	.662	1961
5.	Rudy York	.651	1937
6.	Harry Heilmann	.632	1923
7.	Hank Greenberg	.628	1935
8.	Miguel Cabrera	.622	2010
	Hank Greenberg	.622	1939
10.	Ty Cobb	.621	1911

Slugging % (?)

Rank	Player	Slugging %	PA
1.	Hank Greenberg	.616	5587
2.	Miguel Cabrera	.580	3594
3.	Harry Heilmann	.518	8396
4.	Ty Cobb	.516	12115
5.	Dale Alexander	.512	1966
6.	Rudy York	.503	5352
7.	Tony Clark	.502	3212
8.	Rocky Colavito	.501	2723
	Marcus Thames	.501	1612
10.	Cecil Fielder	.498	4252

On-Base Plus Slugging (?)

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	Year
1.	Norm Cash	1.148	1961
2.	Hank Greenberg	1.122	1938
3.	Harry Heilmann	1.113	1923
4.	Hank Greenberg	1.105	1937
5.	Hank Greenberg	1.103	1940
6.	Harry Heilmann	1.091	1927
7.	Ty Cobb	1.088	1911
8.	Ty Cobb	1.066	1925
9.	Harry Heilmann	1.051	1921
10.	Ty Cobb	1.048	1921

On-Base Plus Slugging (?)

Rank	Player	On-Base Plus Slugging	PA
1.	Hank Greenberg	1.028	5587
2.	Miguel Cabrera	.983	3594
3.	Ty Cobb	.950	12115
4.	Harry Heilmann	.927	8396
5.	Dale Alexander	.903	1966
6.	Charlie Gehringer	.884	10244
7.	Rudy York	.873	5352
8.	Mickey Tettleton	.867	2343
9.	Norm Cash	.865	7776
	Rocky Colavito	.865	2723
	Roy Cullenbine	.865	1952

Games Played (?)

Rank	Player	Games Played	Year
1.	Rocky Colavito	163	1961
2.	Jimmy Barrett	162	1904
	Ed Brinkman	162	1973
	Cecil Fielder	162	1991
	Prince Fielder	162	2012
	Brian Hunter	162	1997
	Dick McAuliffe	162	1964
	Rusty Staub	162	1978
	Don Wert	162	1965
	Jake Wood	162	1961

Games Played (?)

Rank	Player	Games Played	PA
1.	Al Kaline	2834	11596
2.	Ty Cobb	2806	12115
3.	Lou Whitaker	2390	9967
4.	Charlie Gehringer	2323	10244
5.	Alan Trammell	2293	9376
6.	Sam Crawford	2114	8870
7.	Norm Cash	2018	7776
8.	Harry Heilmann	1990	8396
9.	Donie Bush	1871	8456
10.	Bill Freehan	1774	6900

At Bats (?)

Rank	Player	At Bats	Year
1.	Harvey Kuenn	679	1953
2.	Ron LeFlore	666	1978
3.	Jake Wood	663	1961
4.	Travis Fryman	659	1992
5.	Brian Hunter	658	1997
6.	Harvey Kuenn	656	1954
7.	Ron LeFlore	652	1977
8.	Lou Whitaker	643	1983
9.	Rusty Staub	642	1978
10.	Charlie Gehringer	641	1936
	George Kell	641	1950

At Bats (?)

Rank	Player	At Bats	PA
1.	Ty Cobb	10591	12115
2.	Al Kaline	10116	11596
3.	Charlie Gehringer	8860	10244
4.	Lou Whitaker	8570	9967
5.	Alan Trammell	8288	9376
6.	Sam Crawford	7984	8870
7.	Harry Heilmann	7297	8396
8.	Donie Bush	6970	8456
9.	Norm Cash	6593	7776
10.	Bill Freehan	6073	6900

Plate Appearances (?)

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	Year
1.	Ron LeFlore	741	1978
2.	Brian Hunter	738	1997
3.	Rusty Staub	734	1978
4.	Tony Phillips	733	1992
5.	Eddie Lake	732	1947
6.	Charlie Gehringer	731	1936
	Harvey Kuenn	731	1953
	Jake Wood	731	1961
9.	Jerry Priddy	729	1950
10.	Ty Cobb	727	1924

Plate Appearances (?)

Rank	Player	Plate Appearances	PA
1.	Ty Cobb	12115	12115
2.	Al Kaline	11596	11596
3.	Charlie Gehringer	10244	10244
4.	Lou Whitaker	9967	9967
5.	Alan Trammell	9376	9376
6.	Sam Crawford	8870	8870
7.	Donie Bush	8456	8456
8.	Harry Heilmann	8396	8396
9.	Norm Cash	7776	7776
10.	Bill Freehan	6900	6900

Runs Scored (?)

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	Year
1.	Ty Cobb	147	1911
2.	Ty Cobb	144	1915
	Charlie Gehringer	144	1930
	Charlie Gehringer	144	1936
	Hank Greenberg	144	1938
6.	Hank Greenberg	137	1937
7.	Charlie Gehringer	134	1934
8.	Charlie Gehringer	133	1937
	Charlie Gehringer	133	1938
10.	Lu Blue	131	1922
	Charlie Gehringer	131	1929

Runs Scored (?)

Rank	Player	Runs Scored	PA
1.	Ty Cobb	2088	12115
2.	Charlie Gehringer	1774	10244
3.	Al Kaline	1622	11596
4.	Lou Whitaker	1386	9967
5.	Donie Bush	1242	8456
6.	Alan Trammell	1231	9376
7.	Harry Heilmann	1209	8396
8.	Sam Crawford	1115	8870
9.	Norm Cash	1028	7776
10.	Hank Greenberg	980	5587

Hits (?)

Rank	Player	Hits	Year
1.	Ty Cobb	248	1911
2.	Harry Heilmann	237	1921
3.	Charlie Gehringer	227	1936
4.	Ty Cobb	226	1912
5.	Ty Cobb	225	1917
	Harry Heilmann	225	1925
7.	George Kell	218	1950
8.	Sam Crawford	217	1911
9.	Ty Cobb	216	1909
	Magglio Ordonez	216	2007

Hits (?)

Rank	Player	Hits	PA
1.	Ty Cobb	3900	12115
2.	Al Kaline	3007	11596
3.	Charlie Gehringer	2839	10244
4.	Harry Heilmann	2499	8396
5.	Sam Crawford	2466	8870
6.	Lou Whitaker	2369	9967
7.	Alan Trammell	2365	9376
8.	Bobby Veach	1859	6794
9.	Norm Cash	1793	7776
10.	Donie Bush	1745	8456

Total Bases (?)

Rank	Player	Total Bases	Year
1.	Hank Greenberg	397	1937
2.	Hank Greenberg	389	1935
3.	Hank Greenberg	384	1940
4.	Hank Greenberg	380	1938
5.	Miguel Cabrera	377	2012
6.	Ty Cobb	367	1911
7.	Harry Heilmann	365	1921
8.	Dale Alexander	363	1929
9.	Charlie Gehringer	356	1936
	Hank Greenberg	356	1934

Total Bases (?)

Rank	Player	Total Bases	PA
1.	Ty Cobb	5466	12115
2.	Al Kaline	4852	11596
3.	Charlie Gehringer	4257	10244
4.	Harry Heilmann	3778	8396
5.	Lou Whitaker	3651	9967
6.	Sam Crawford	3576	8870
7.	Alan Trammell	3442	9376
8.	Norm Cash	3233	7776
9.	Hank Greenberg	2950	5587
10.	Bobby Veach	2653	6794

Doubles (?)

Rank	Player	Doubles	Year
1.	Hank Greenberg	63	1934
2.	Charlie Gehringer	60	1936
3.	George Kell	56	1950
4.	Gee Walker	55	1936
5.	Magglio Ordonez	54	2007
6.	Charlie Gehringer	50	1934
	Hank Greenberg	50	1940
	Harry Heilmann	50	1927
9.	Hank Greenberg	49	1937
10.	Miguel Cabrera	48	2011

Doubles (?)

Rank	Player	Doubles	PA
1.	Ty Cobb	665	12115
2.	Charlie Gehringer	574	10244
3.	Al Kaline	498	11596
4.	Harry Heilmann	497	8396
5.	Lou Whitaker	420	9967
6.	Alan Trammell	412	9376
7.	Sam Crawford	402	8870
8.	Hank Greenberg	366	5587
9.	Bobby Veach	345	6794
10.	Bobby Higginson	270	5664

Triples (?)

Rank	Player	Triples	Year
1.	Sam Crawford	26	1914
2.	Sam Crawford	25	1903
3.	Ty Cobb	24	1911
	Ty Cobb	24	1917
5.	Ty Cobb	23	1912
	Sam Crawford	23	1913
	Curtis Granderson	23	2007
8.	Sam Crawford	21	1912
9.	Ty Cobb	20	1908
10.	Sam Crawford	19	1910
	Sam Crawford	19	1915
	Charlie Gehringer	19	1929
	Roy Johnson	19	1931
	Barney McCosky	19	1940

Triples (?)

Rank	Player	Triples	PA
1.	Ty Cobb	284	12115
2.	Sam Crawford	249	8870
3.	Charlie Gehringer	146	10244
4.	Harry Heilmann	145	8396
5.	Bobby Veach	136	6794
6.	Al Kaline	75	11596
7.	Donie Bush	73	8456
8.	Dick McAuliffe	70	6828
9.	Hank Greenberg	69	5587
10.	Lu Blue	66	4133

Home Runs (?)

Rank	Player	Home Runs	Year
1.	Hank Greenberg	58	1938
2.	Cecil Fielder	51	1990
3.	Rocky Colavito	45	1961
4.	Miguel Cabrera	44	2012
	Cecil Fielder	44	1991
	Hank Greenberg	44	1946
7.	Norm Cash	41	1961
	Hank Greenberg	41	1940
9.	Darrell Evans	40	1985
	Hank Greenberg	40	1937

Home Runs (?)

Rank	Player	Home Runs	PA
1.	Al Kaline	399	11596
2.	Norm Cash	373	7776
3.	Hank Greenberg	306	5587
4.	Willie Horton	262	5978
5.	Cecil Fielder	245	4252
6.	Lou Whitaker	244	9967
7.	Rudy York	239	5352
8.	Lance Parrish	212	4674
9.	Bill Freehan	200	6900
10.	Kirk Gibson	195	4773

Runs Batted In (?)

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	Year
1.	Hank Greenberg	183	1937
2.	Hank Greenberg	170	1935
3.	Hank Greenberg	150	1940
4.	Hank Greenberg	146	1938
5.	Rocky Colavito	140	1961
6.	Miguel Cabrera	139	2012
	Hank Greenberg	139	1934
	Harry Heilmann	139	1921
	Magglio Ordonez	139	2007
10.	Dale Alexander	137	1929

Runs Batted In (?)

Rank	Player	Runs Batted In	PA
1.	Ty Cobb	1805	12115
2.	Al Kaline	1583	11596
3.	Harry Heilmann	1440	8396
4.	Charlie Gehringer	1427	10244
5.	Sam Crawford	1264	8870
6.	Hank Greenberg	1202	5587
7.	Norm Cash	1087	7776
8.	Lou Whitaker	1084	9967
9.	Bobby Veach	1042	6794
10.	Alan Trammell	1003	9376

Bases on Balls (?)

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	Year
1.	Roy Cullenbine	137	1947
2.	Eddie Yost	135	1959
3.	Tony Phillips	132	1993
4.	Eddie Yost	125	1960
5.	Norm Cash	124	1961
6.	Mickey Tettleton	122	1992
7.	Eddie Lake	120	1947
8.	Hank Greenberg	119	1938
9.	Donie Bush	118	1915
	Ty Cobb	118	1915

Bases on Balls (?)

Rank	Player	Bases on Balls	PA
1.	Al Kaline	1277	11596
2.	Lou Whitaker	1197	9967
3.	Charlie Gehringer	1186	10244
4.	Ty Cobb	1148	12115
5.	Donie Bush	1125	8456
6.	Norm Cash	1025	7776
7.	Alan Trammell	850	9376
8.	Dick McAuliffe	842	6828
9.	Harry Heilmann	792	8396
10.	Hank Greenberg	748	5587

Strikeouts (?)

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	Year
1.	Cecil Fielder	182	1990
2.	Austin Jackson	181	2011
3.	Rob Deer	175	1991
4.	Curtis Granderson	174	2006
5.	Brandon Inge	170	2009
	Austin Jackson	170	2010
7.	Melvin Nieves	158	1996
8.	Melvin Nieves	157	1997
9.	Dean Palmer	153	1999
10.	Cecil Fielder	151	1991
	Cecil Fielder	151	1992

Strikeouts (?)

Rank	Player	Strikeouts	PA
1.	Brandon Inge	1189	5196
2.	Lou Whitaker	1099	9967
3.	Norm Cash	1081	7776
4.	Al Kaline	1020	11596
5.	Willie Horton	945	5978
6.	Dick McAuliffe	932	6828
7.	Travis Fryman	931	4792
8.	Kirk Gibson	930	4773
9.	Cecil Fielder	926	4252
10.	Alan Trammell	874	9376

Stolen Bases (?)

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	Year
1.	Ty Cobb	96	1915
2.	Ty Cobb	83	1911
3.	Ron LeFlore	78	1979
4.	Ty Cobb	76	1909
5.	Brian Hunter	74	1997
6.	Ty Cobb	68	1916
	Ron LeFlore	68	1978
8.	Ty Cobb	65	1910
9.	Ty Cobb	61	1912
10.	Ron LeFlore	58	1976

Stolen Bases (?)

Rank	Player	Stolen Bases	PA
1.	Ty Cobb	869	12115
2.	Donie Bush	402	8456
3.	Sam Crawford	318	8870
4.	Ron LeFlore	294	3559
5.	Alan Trammell	236	9376
6.	Kirk Gibson	194	4773
7.	George Moriarty	193	3000
8.	Bobby Veach	189	6794
9.	Charlie Gehringer	181	10244
10.	Lou Whitaker	143	9967

Singles (?)

Rank	Player	Singles	Year
1.	Ty Cobb	169	1911
2.	Harvey Kuenn	167	1953
3.	Ty Cobb	166	1912
4.	Ty Cobb	165	1907
5.	Ty Cobb	164	1909
6.	Harvey Kuenn	162	1954
7.	Ty Cobb	161	1915
	Harry Heilmann	161	1921
	Harry Heilmann	161	1925
10.	Sam Crawford	160	1911

Singles (?)

Rank	Player	Singles	PA
1.	Ty Cobb	2840	12115
2.	Al Kaline	2035	11596
3.	Charlie Gehringer	1935	10244
4.	Sam Crawford	1745	8870
5.	Alan Trammell	1713	9376
6.	Harry Heilmann	1693	8396
7.	Lou Whitaker	1640	9967
8.	Donie Bush	1482	8456
9.	Bobby Veach	1319	6794
10.	Norm Cash	1139	7776

Adjusted OPS+ (?)

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	Year
1.	Ty Cobb	209	1917
2.	Ty Cobb	206	1910
3.	Norm Cash	201	1961
4.	Ty Cobb	200	1912
5.	Ty Cobb	196	1911
6.	Ty Cobb	194	1913
	Ty Cobb	194	1918
	Harry Heilmann	194	1923
9.	Ty Cobb	193	1909
10.	Ty Cobb	190	1914
	Dick Wakefield	190	1944

Adjusted OPS+ (?)

Rank	Player	Adjusted OPS+	PA
1.	Ty Cobb	171	12115
2.	Hank Greenberg	161	5587
3.	Miguel Cabrera	159	3594
4.	Harry Heilmann	149	8396
5.	Sam Crawford	144	8870
6.	Norm Cash	139	7776
7.	Mickey Tettleton	135	2343
8.	Roy Cullenbine	134	1952
	Al Kaline	134	11596
10.	Dick Wakefield	131	2500

Runs Created (?)

Rank	Player	Runs Created	Year
1.	Norm Cash	178	1961
2.	Hank Greenberg	172	1937
3.	Ty Cobb	169	1911
4.	Hank Greenberg	166	1940
5.	Hank Greenberg	164	1938
6.	Hank Greenberg	159	1935
	Harry Heilmann	159	1921
8.	Harry Heilmann	156	1923
9.	Charlie Gehringer	153	1936
10.	Magglio Ordonez	152	2007

Runs Created (?)

Rank	Player	Runs Created	PA
1.	Ty Cobb	2360	12115
2.	Al Kaline	1852	11596
3.	Charlie Gehringer	1715	10244
4.	Harry Heilmann	1550	8396
5.	Lou Whitaker	1395	9967
6.	Sam Crawford	1298	8870
7.	Norm Cash	1258	7776
8.	Alan Trammell	1255	9376
9.	Hank Greenberg	1215	5587
10.	Bobby Veach	962	6794

Adj. Batting Runs (?)

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	Year
1.	Norm Cash	85	1961
2.	Ty Cobb	76	1911
3.	Ty Cobb	75	1917
4.	Harry Heilmann	74	1923
5.	Miguel Cabrera	70	2011
	Ty Cobb	70	1915
7.	Ty Cobb	69	1912
8.	Hank Greenberg	67	1937
9.	Ty Cobb	66	1910
10.	Miguel Cabrera	64	2010
	Hank Greenberg	64	1940
	Harry Heilmann	64	1927

Adj. Batting Runs (?)

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Runs	PA
1.	Ty Cobb	1001	12115
2.	Harry Heilmann	509	8396
3.	Al Kaline	490	11596
4.	Hank Greenberg	433	5587
5.	Sam Crawford	400	8870
6.	Norm Cash	369	7776
7.	Charlie Gehringer	355	10244
8.	Miguel Cabrera	275	3594
9.	Lou Whitaker	231	9967
10.	Bobby Veach	227	6794

Adj. Batting Wins (?)

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	Year
1.	Ty Cobb	8.4	1917
2.	Norm Cash	8.1	1961
3.	Ty Cobb	7.8	1915
4.	Ty Cobb	7.6	1911
5.	Ty Cobb	7.5	1910
6.	Ty Cobb	7.2	1909
	Ty Cobb	7.2	1912
8.	Harry Heilmann	7.0	1923
9.	Miguel Cabrera	6.8	2011
10.	Ty Cobb	6.3	1916

Adj. Batting Wins (?)

Rank	Player	Adj. Batting Wins	PA
1.	Ty Cobb	106.6	12115
2.	Al Kaline	49.9	11596
3.	Harry Heilmann	48.7	8396
4.	Sam Crawford	45.1	8870
5.	Hank Greenberg	40.4	5587
6.	Norm Cash	37.6	7776
7.	Charlie Gehringer	32.6	10244
8.	Miguel Cabrera	26.2	3594
9.	Bobby Veach	24.1	6794
10.	Lou Whitaker	22.5	9967

Extra Base Hits (?)

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	Year
1.	Hank Greenberg	103	1937
2.	Hank Greenberg	99	1940
3.	Hank Greenberg	98	1935
4.	Hank Greenberg	96	1934
5.	Charlie Gehringer	87	1936
6.	Hank Greenberg	85	1938
	Rudy York	85	1940
8.	Miguel Cabrera	84	2010
	Miguel Cabrera	84	2012
	Curtis Granderson	84	2007

Extra Base Hits (?)

Rank	Player	Extra Base Hits	PA
1.	Ty Cobb	1060	12115
2.	Al Kaline	972	11596
3.	Charlie Gehringer	904	10244
4.	Harry Heilmann	806	8396
5.	Hank Greenberg	741	5587
6.	Lou Whitaker	729	9967
7.	Sam Crawford	721	8870
8.	Norm Cash	654	7776
9.	Alan Trammell	652	9376
10.	Bobby Veach	540	6794

Times On Base (?)

Rank	Player	Times On Base	Year
1.	Ty Cobb	336	1915
2.	Norm Cash	326	1961
3.	Charlie Gehringer	316	1934
4.	Charlie Gehringer	314	1936
5.	Tony Phillips	313	1993
6.	Miguel Cabrera	308	2011
7.	Hank Greenberg	305	1937
8.	Ty Cobb	300	1911
	Charlie Gehringer	300	1937
10.	Ty Cobb	297	1924
	Hank Greenberg	297	1938

Times On Base (?)

Rank	Player	Times On Base	PA
1.	Ty Cobb	5133	12115
2.	Al Kaline	4339	11596
3.	Charlie Gehringer	4075	10244
4.	Lou Whitaker	3586	9967
5.	Harry Heilmann	3330	8396
6.	Alan Trammell	3252	9376
7.	Sam Crawford	3128	8870
8.	Norm Cash	2903	7776
9.	Donie Bush	2899	8456
10.	Bobby Veach	2424	6794

Offensive Win % (?)

Rank	Player	Offensive Win %	Year
1.	Ty Cobb	.896	1910
2.	Ty Cobb	.889	1917
3.	Ty Cobb	.887	1911
4.	Ty Cobb	.874	1909
5.	Ty Cobb	.873	1913
6.	Norm Cash	.867	1961
	Ty Cobb	.867	1914
8.	Ty Cobb	.864	1918
9.	Ty Cobb	.859	1915
10.	Ty Cobb	.857	1912

Offensive Win % (?)

Rank	Player	Offensive Win %	PA
1.	Ty Cobb	.819	12115
2.	Hank Greenberg	.773	5587
3.	Harry Heilmann	.746	8396
4.	Sam Crawford	.742	8870
5.	Miguel Cabrera	.739	3594
6.	Norm Cash	.708	7776
7.	Roy Cullenbine	.697	1952
8.	Al Kaline	.687	11596
	Dick Wakefield	.687	2500
10.	Jim Delahanty	.677	1579

Hit By Pitch (?)

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	Year
1.	Bill Freehan	24	1968
2.	Bill Freehan	20	1967
	Chet Lemon	20	1983
4.	Damion Easley	19	1999
5.	Prince Fielder	17	2012
	Brandon Inge	17	2009
	Heinie Manush	17	1923
8.	Damion Easley	16	1997
	Damion Easley	16	1998
	Heinie Manush	16	1924

Hit By Pitch (?)

Rank	Player	Hit By Pitch	PA
1.	Bill Freehan	114	6900
2.	Damion Easley	87	3512
	Chet Lemon	87	4676
4.	Norm Cash	85	7776
	Ty Cobb	85	12115
6.	Brandon Inge	66	5196
7.	Al Kaline	55	11596
8.	Bobby Veach	53	6794
9.	Charlie Gehringer	50	10244
10.	Willie Horton	49	5978

Sacrifice Hits (?)

Rank	Player	Sacrifice Hits	Year
1.	Donie Bush	52	1909
2.	Donie Bush	48	1920
3.	Ralph Young	46	1919
4.	Germany Schaefer	43	1908
5.	Ossie Vitt	42	1915
6.	Donie Bush	40	1921
7.	Topper Rigney	37	1922
8.	Bill Coughlin	36	1906
	Bobby Veach	36	1922
10.	Lu Blue	34	1925
	Billy Lush	34	1903

Sacrifice Hits (?)

Rank	Player	Sacrifice Hits	PA
1.	Donie Bush	327	8456
2.	Ty Cobb	277	12115
3.	Harry Heilmann	262	8396
4.	Bobby Veach	238	6794
5.	Sam Crawford	223	8870
6.	Ossie Vitt	173	3274
	Ralph Young	173	3785
8.	Bob Jones	160	3369
9.	Charlie Gehringer	141	10244
10.	Charley O'Leary	138	3135

Sacrifice Flies (?)

Rank	Player	Sacrifice Flies	Year
1.	Travis Fryman	13	1994
	Lance Parrish	13	1983
3.	Craig Monroe	12	2005
4.	Travis Fryman	11	1997
	Rusty Staub	11	1976
	Rusty Staub	11	1978
7.	Travis Fryman	10	1996
	Kirk Gibson	10	1985
	Dean Palmer	10	2000
	Bubba Phillips	10	1963
	Rusty Staub	10	1977

Sacrifice Flies (?)

Rank	Player	Sacrifice Flies	PA
1.	Al Kaline	104	11596
2.	Lou Whitaker	91	9967
3.	Alan Trammell	76	9376
4.	Travis Fryman	59	4792
5.	Norm Cash	53	7776
6.	Bobby Higginson	52	5664
7.	Bill Freehan	48	6900
8.	Willie Horton	44	5978
	Brandon Inge	44	5196
10.	Kirk Gibson	43	4773

Intentional Bases on Balls (?)

Rank	Player	Intentional Bases on Balls	Year
1.	Miguel Cabrera	32	2010
2.	Miguel Cabrera	22	2011
3.	Norm Cash	19	1961
4.	Prince Fielder	18	2012
	Mickey Tettleton	18	1992
6.	Miguel Cabrera	17	2012
7.	Kirk Gibson	16	1985
	Dmitri Young	16	2003
9.	Cecil Fielder	15	1993
	Bill Freehan	15	1967

Intentional Bases on Balls (?)

Rank	Player	Intentional Bases on Balls	PA
1.	Al Kaline	131	11596
2.	Norm Cash	109	7776
3.	Miguel Cabrera	93	3594
4.	Lou Whitaker	79	9967
5.	Willie Horton	78	5978
6.	Bill Freehan	67	6900
7.	Cecil Fielder	66	4252
8.	Dick McAuliffe	54	6828
9.	Kirk Gibson	50	4773
10.	Mickey Tettleton	49	2343

Double Plays Grounded Into (?)

Rank	Player	Double Plays Grounded Into	Year
1.	Jimmy Bloodworth	29	1943
2.	Miguel Cabrera	28	2012
3.	Magglio Ordonez	27	2008
	Rusty Staub	27	1977
5.	Deivi Cruz	25	2000
	Bill Tuttle	25	1955
7.	Miguel Cabrera	24	2011
	Steve Kemp	24	1980
	Lance Parrish	24	1980
	Rusty Staub	24	1978

Double Plays Grounded Into (?)

Rank	Player	Double Plays Grounded Into	PA
1.	Al Kaline	271	11596
2.	Alan Trammell	156	9376
3.	Lou Whitaker	143	9967
4.	Willie Horton	141	5978
5.	Norm Cash	139	7776
6.	Bill Freehan	138	6900
7.	Mickey Stanley	133	5477
8.	Jim Northrup	117	4926
9.	Lance Parrish	116	4674
10.	Rudy York	115	5352

Caught Stealing (?)

Rank	Player	Caught Stealing	Year
1.	Ty Cobb	38	1915
2.	Ty Cobb	34	1912
3.	Donie Bush	27	1915
4.	Donie Bush	26	1914
5.	Ty Cobb	24	1916
6.	Roy Johnson	21	1931
7.	Ron LeFlore	20	1975
	Ron LeFlore	20	1976
	Baldy Louden	20	1912
	Bobby Veach	20	1914
	Ralph Young	20	1916

Caught Stealing (?)

Rank	Player	Caught Stealing	PA
1.	Ty Cobb	188	12115
2.	Alan Trammell	109	9376
3.	Ron LeFlore	98	3559
4.	Charlie Gehringer	90	10244
5.	Donie Bush	89	8456
6.	Bobby Veach	79	6794
7.	Lou Whitaker	75	9967
8.	Al Kaline	65	11596
9.	Kirk Gibson	64	4773
	Harry Heilmann	64	8396

SB % (?)

Rank	Player	SB %	Year
1.	Quintin Berry	100.00	2012
	Dan Meyer	100.00	1976
	Red Wilson	100.00	1958
4.	Curtis Granderson	96.30	2007
5.	Al Kaline	93.33	1961
6.	Johnny Damon	91.67	2010
7.	Alan Trammell	91.30	1987
8.	Mickey Stanley	90.91	1970
9.	Jake Wood	88.89	1962
10.	Kirk Gibson	88.24	1985

SB % (?) (since 1951)

Rank	Player	SB %	PA
1.	Curtis Granderson	79.76	2896
2.	Brian Hunter	77.85	1436
3.	Gary Pettis	77.52	1208
4.	Jake Wood	77.45	2050
5.	Austin Jackson	76.74	2126
6.	Milt Cuyler	75.27	1426
7.	Kirk Gibson	75.19	4773
8.	Ron LeFlore	75.00	3559
9.	Juan Encarnacion	72.34	1798
10.	Bill Bruton	71.91	2228

Power-Speed # (?)

Rank	Player	Power-Speed #	Year
1.	Kirk Gibson	30.7	1986
2.	Kirk Gibson	29.5	1985
3.	Kirk Gibson	28.0	1984
4.	Kirk Gibson	25.0	1987
5.	Damion Easley	24.6	1997
6.	Curtis Granderson	24.4	2007
7.	Juan Encarnacion	24.1	1999
8.	Curtis Granderson	24.0	2009
	Alan Trammell	24.0	1987
10.	Chad Curtis	23.6	1995

Power-Speed # (?)

Rank	Player	Power-Speed #	PA
1.	Alan Trammell	207.4	9376
2.	Al Kaline	204.0	11596
3.	Ty Cobb	196.9	12115
4.	Kirk Gibson	194.5	4773
5.	Charlie Gehringer	182.5	10244
6.	Lou Whitaker	180.3	9967
7.	Harry Heilmann	132.4	8396
8.	Bobby Higginson	122.4	5664
9.	Sam Crawford	114.7	8870
10.	Hank Greenberg	97.5	5587

AB per SO (?)

Rank	Player	AB per SO	Year
1.	Johnny Bassler	57.3	1925
2.	Harvey Kuenn	50.5	1954
3.	Charlie Gehringer	49.3	1936
4.	Kid Elberfeld	48.8	1902
5.	Doc Cramer	46.6	1943
6.	Ossie Vitt	44.5	1918
7.	Sport McAllister	43.7	1901
8.	Del Pratt	42.9	1924
9.	George Kell	40.2	1949
10.	Ty Cobb	39.7	1923

AB per SO (?)

Rank	Player	AB per SO	PA
1.	Doc Cramer	31.6	2963
2.	George Kell	30.9	3735
3.	Johnny Bassler	30.7	2768
4.	Ossie Vitt	25.3	3274
5.	Charlie Gehringer	23.8	10244
6.	Harvey Kuenn	21.3	4749
7.	Eddie Mayo	20.0	2494
8.	Johnny Lipon	19.8	2634
9.	Larry Woodall	19.7	1524
10.	Bob Jones	19.2	3369

AB per HR (?)

Rank	Player	AB per HR	Year
1.	Hank Greenberg	9.6	1938
2.	Rudy York	10.7	1937
3.	Cecil Fielder	11.2	1990
4.	Hank Greenberg	11.9	1946
5.	Rob Deer	12.3	1992
6.	Darrell Evans	12.6	1985
	Marcus Thames	12.6	2008
8.	Norm Cash	13.0	1961
	Norm Cash	13.0	1962
	Rocky Colavito	13.0	1961

AB per HR (?)

Rank	Player	AB per HR	PA
1.	Marcus Thames	14.8	1612
2.	Cecil Fielder	15.0	4252
3.	Hank Greenberg	15.7	5587
4.	Miguel Cabrera	16.4	3594
5.	Darrell Evans	16.7	2809
6.	Rocky Colavito	16.8	2723
	Mickey Tettleton	16.8	2343
8.	Norm Cash	17.7	7776
9.	Dean Palmer	17.9	1592
10.	Tony Clark	18.1	3212

Outs Made (?)

Rank	Player	Outs Made	Year
1.	Brian Hunter	525	1997
2.	Jake Wood	515	1961
3.	Travis Fryman	512	1992
4.	Eddie Mayo	509	1944
5.	Eddie Lake	508	1947
6.	Rusty Staub	505	1978
7.	Ron LeFlore	501	1978
8.	Ossie Vitt	494	1916
9.	Harvey Kuenn	493	1954
10.	Rusty Staub	490	1977

Outs Made (?)

Rank	Player	Outs Made	PA
1.	Al Kaline	7594	11596
2.	Ty Cobb	7156	12115
3.	Lou Whitaker	6599	9967
4.	Alan Trammell	6388	9376
5.	Charlie Gehringer	6279	10244
6.	Sam Crawford	5784	8870
7.	Donie Bush	5641	8456
8.	Harry Heilmann	5124	8396
9.	Norm Cash	5037	7776
10.	Bill Freehan	4727	6900

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24) (?)†

Rank	Player	Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)	Year
1.	Norm Cash	91.94	1961
2.	Miguel Cabrera	70.12	2011
3.	Magglio Ordonez	68.36	2007
4.	Miguel Cabrera	60.93	2010
5.	Al Kaline	60.42	1955
6.	Rocky Colavito	55.21	1961
7.	Al Kaline	55.04	1961
8.	Al Kaline	54.73	1963
9.	Ray Boone	51.36	1953
10.	Cecil Fielder	50.86	1990

Base-Out Runs Added (RE24) (?)

Rank	Player	Base-Out Runs Added (RE24)	IP
1.	Al Kaline	610.05	11596
2.	Norm Cash	437.95	7776
3.	Lou Whitaker	302.96	9967
4.	Miguel Cabrera	256.71	3594
5.	Willie Horton	226.09	5978
6.	Kirk Gibson	190.68	4773
7.	Dick McAuliffe	182.77	6828
8.	Ray Boone	150.78	2854
9.	Cecil Fielder	149.59	4252
10.	Charlie Maxwell	148.65	3150

Win Probability Added (WPA) (?)†

Rank	Player	Win Probability Added (WPA)	Year
1.	Norm Cash	7.7	1961
2.	Miguel Cabrera	7.6	2011
3.	Miguel Cabrera	7.5	2010
4.	Al Kaline	6.7	1963
5.	Magglio Ordonez	6.3	2007
6.	Al Kaline	6.0	1967
7.	Rusty Staub	5.8	1976
8.	Ray Boone	4.9	1953
	Prince Fielder	4.9	2012
10.	Miguel Cabrera	4.8	2012
	Al Kaline	4.8	1956

Win Probability Added (WPA) (?)

Rank	Player	Win Probability Added (WPA)	IP
1.	Al Kaline	59.5	11596
2.	Norm Cash	37.7	7776
3.	Lou Whitaker	29.7	9967
4.	Miguel Cabrera	26.0	3594
5.	Willie Horton	22.9	5978
6.	Dick McAuliffe	18.9	6828
7.	Kirk Gibson	18.0	4773
8.	Jim Northrup	14.4	4926
	Alan Trammell	14.4	9376
10.	Charlie Maxwell	13.8	3150

Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI) (?)†

Rank	Player	Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)	Year
1.	Norm Cash	8.4	1961
2.	Miguel Cabrera	6.1	2011
3.	Miguel Cabrera	6.0	2012
4.	Miguel Cabrera	5.9	2010
5.	Al Kaline	5.7	1967
6.	Al Kaline	5.4	1966
7.	Rocky Colavito	5.3	1961
	Magglio Ordonez	5.3	2007
9.	Al Kaline	5.2	1961
10.	Cecil Fielder	5.0	1990
	Al Kaline	5.0	1955

Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI) (?)

Rank	Player	Situ. Wins Added (WPA/LI)	IP
1.	Al Kaline	61.2	11596
2.	Norm Cash	43.8	7776
3.	Miguel Cabrera	26.0	3594
4.	Lou Whitaker	25.3	9967
5.	Willie Horton	20.0	5978
6.	Kirk Gibson	18.4	4773
7.	Dick McAuliffe	18.3	6828
8.	Bill Freehan	14.6	6900
9.	Alan Trammell	13.1	9376
10.	Ray Boone	13.0	2854

Base-Out Wins Added (REW) (?)†

Rank	Player	Base-Out Wins Added (REW)	Year
1.	Norm Cash	8.6	1961
2.	Miguel Cabrera	6.7	2011
3.	Magglio Ordonez	6.2	2007
4.	Al Kaline	5.9	1955
5.	Miguel Cabrera	5.8	2010
6.	Al Kaline	5.5	1963
7.	Rocky Colavito	5.2	1961
	Al Kaline	5.2	1961
9.	Ray Boone	5.1	1953
	Al Kaline	5.1	1967

Base-Out Wins Added (REW) (?)

Rank	Player	Base-Out Wins Added (REW)	IP
1.	Al Kaline	60.9	11596
2.	Norm Cash	43.9	7776
3.	Lou Whitaker	29.7	9967
4.	Miguel Cabrera	24.2	3594
5.	Willie Horton	23.4	5978
6.	Dick McAuliffe	19.0	6828
7.	Kirk Gibson	18.4	4773
8.	Ray Boone	14.8	2854
9.	Cecil Fielder	14.6	4252
10.	Charlie Maxwell	14.4	3150

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