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Career Leaders

Batting Average
Rank Player BA 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 BA PA

1. Ty Cobb .368 12105

2. Harry Heilmann .342 8390

3. Bob Fothergill .337 2693

4. Dale Alexander .331 1965

5. George Kell .325 3734

6. Heinie Manush .321 2377

7. Charlie Gehringer .320 10237

8. Magglio Ordonez .320 2808

9. Hank Greenberg .319 5586

10. Gee Walker .317 3241

On-Base%
Rank Player OBP 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 1913

8. Ty Cobb .467 1911

9. Ty Cobb .466 1914

10. Dick Wakefield .464 1944

On-Base%
Rank Player OBP PA

1. Ty Cobb .434 12105

2. Johnny Bassler .420 2763

3. Hank Greenberg .412 5586

4. Roy Cullenbine .412 1952

5. Harry Heilmann .410 8390

6. Al Wingo .406 1512

7. Charlie Gehringer .404 10237

8. Lu Blue .403 4124

9. Dick Wakefield .396 2499

10. Tony Phillips .395 3320

Slugging %
Rank Player SLG 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. Hank Greenberg .622 1939

9. Ty Cobb .621 1911

10. Harry Heilmann .616 1927

Slugging %
Rank Player SLG PA

1. Hank Greenberg .616 5586

2. Harry Heilmann .518 8390

3. Ty Cobb .516 12105

4. Dale Alexander .512 1965

5. Rudy York .503 5350

6. Tony Clark .502 3212

7. Rocky Colavito .501 2723

8. Marcus Thames .501 1612

9. Cecil Fielder .498 4252

10. Magglio Ordonez .495 2808

On-Base Plus Slugging
Rank Player OPS 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 OPS PA

1. Hank Greenberg 1.028 5586

2. Ty Cobb .950 12105

3. Harry Heilmann .927 8390

4. Dale Alexander .903 1965

5. Charlie Gehringer .884 10237

6. Magglio Ordonez .876 2808

7. Rudy York .873 5350

8. Mickey Tettleton .867 2343

9. Roy Cullenbine .865 1952

10. Rocky Colavito .865 2723

Games Played
Rank Player Games Year

1. Rocky Colavito 163 1961

2. Jimmy Barrett 162 1904

Ed Brinkman 162 1973

Cecil Fielder 162 1991

Brian Hunter 162 1997

Dick McAuliffe 162 1964

Rusty Staub 162 1978

Don Wert 162 1965

Jake Wood 162 1961

10. Rocky Colavito 161 1962

Travis Fryman 161 1992

Brandon Inge 161 2009

Rusty Staub 161 1976

Lou Whitaker 161 1983

Games Played
Rank Player Games PA

1. Al Kaline 2834 11597

2. Ty Cobb 2806 12105

3. Lou Whitaker 2390 9967

4. Charlie Gehringer 2323 10237

5. Alan Trammell 2293 9375

6. Sam Crawford 2114 8869

7. Norm Cash 2018 7772

8. Harry Heilmann 1991 8390

9. Donie Bush 1872 8451

10. Bill Freehan 1774 6899

At Bats
Rank Player AB 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 AB PA

1. Ty Cobb 10591 12105

2. Al Kaline 10116 11597

3. Charlie Gehringer 8860 10237

4. Lou Whitaker 8570 9967

5. Alan Trammell 8288 9375

6. Sam Crawford 7984 8869

7. Harry Heilmann 7297 8390

8. Donie Bush 6970 8451

9. Norm Cash 6593 7772

10. Bill Freehan 6073 6899

Plate Appearances
Rank Player PA 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 726 1924

Plate Appearances
Rank Player PA PA

1. Ty Cobb 12105 12105

2. Al Kaline 11597 11597

3. Charlie Gehringer 10237 10237

4. Lou Whitaker 9967 9967

5. Alan Trammell 9375 9375

6. Sam Crawford 8869 8869

7. Donie Bush 8451 8451

8. Harry Heilmann 8390 8390

9. Norm Cash 7772 7772

10. Bill Freehan 6899 6899

Runs Scored
Rank Player Runs 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 PA

1. Ty Cobb 2088 12105

2. Charlie Gehringer 1774 10237

3. Al Kaline 1622 11597

4. Lou Whitaker 1386 9967

5. Donie Bush 1242 8451

6. Alan Trammell 1231 9375

7. Harry Heilmann 1209 8390

8. Sam Crawford 1115 8869

9. Norm Cash 1028 7772

10. Hank Greenberg 980 5586

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 12105

2. Al Kaline 3007 11597

3. Charlie Gehringer 2839 10237

4. Harry Heilmann 2499 8390

5. Sam Crawford 2466 8869

6. Lou Whitaker 2369 9967

7. Alan Trammell 2365 9375

8. Bobby Veach 1859 6782

9. Norm Cash 1793 7772

10. Donie Bush 1745 8451

Total Bases
Rank Player TB Year

1. Hank Greenberg 397 1937

2. Hank Greenberg 389 1935

3. Hank Greenberg 384 1940

4. Hank Greenberg 380 1938

5. Ty Cobb 367 1911

6. Harry Heilmann 365 1921

7. Dale Alexander 363 1929

8. Charlie Gehringer 356 1936

Hank Greenberg 356 1934

10. Norm Cash 354 1961

Magglio Ordonez 354 2007

Total Bases
Rank Player TB PA

1. Ty Cobb 5466 12105

2. Al Kaline 4852 11597

3. Charlie Gehringer 4257 10237

4. Harry Heilmann 3778 8390

5. Lou Whitaker 3651 9967

6. Sam Crawford 3576 8869

7. Alan Trammell 3442 9375

8. Norm Cash 3233 7772

9. Hank Greenberg 2950 5586

10. Bobby Veach 2653 6782

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. Dale Alexander 47 1931

Ty Cobb 47 1911

Charlie Gehringer 47 1930

Doubles
Rank Player Doubles PA

1. Ty Cobb 665 12105

2. Charlie Gehringer 574 10237

3. Al Kaline 498 11597

4. Harry Heilmann 497 8390

5. Lou Whitaker 420 9967

6. Alan Trammell 412 9375

7. Sam Crawford 402 8869

8. Hank Greenberg 366 5586

9. Bobby Veach 345 6782

10. Bobby Higginson 270 5660

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 12105

2. Sam Crawford 249 8869

3. Charlie Gehringer 146 10237

4. Harry Heilmann 145 8390

5. Bobby Veach 136 6782

6. Al Kaline 75 11597

7. Donie Bush 73 8451

8. Dick McAuliffe 70 6829

9. Hank Greenberg 69 5586

10. Lu Blue 66 4124

Home Runs
Rank Player HR Year

1. Hank Greenberg 58 1938

2. Cecil Fielder 51 1990

3. Rocky Colavito 45 1961

4. Cecil Fielder 44 1991

Hank Greenberg 44 1946

6. Norm Cash 41 1961

Hank Greenberg 41 1940

8. Darrell Evans 40 1985

Hank Greenberg 40 1937

10. Norm Cash 39 1962

Home Runs
Rank Player HR PA

1. Al Kaline 399 11597

2. Norm Cash 373 7772

3. Hank Greenberg 306 5586

4. Willie Horton 262 5978

5. Cecil Fielder 245 4252

6. Lou Whitaker 244 9967

7. Rudy York 239 5350

8. Lance Parrish 212 4674

9. Bill Freehan 200 6899

10. Kirk Gibson 195 4773

Runs Batted In
Rank Player RBI 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. Hank Greenberg 139 1934

Harry Heilmann 139 1921

Magglio Ordonez 139 2007

9. Dale Alexander 137 1929

10. Dale Alexander 135 1930

Runs Batted In
Rank Player RBI PA

1. Ty Cobb 1804 12105

2. Al Kaline 1583 11597

3. Harry Heilmann 1442 8390

4. Charlie Gehringer 1427 10237

5. Sam Crawford 1264 8869

6. Hank Greenberg 1202 5586

7. Norm Cash 1087 7772

8. Lou Whitaker 1084 9967

9. Bobby Veach 1042 6782

10. Alan Trammell 1003 9375

Bases on Balls
Rank Player BB 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 BB PA

1. Al Kaline 1277 11597

2. Lou Whitaker 1197 9967

3. Charlie Gehringer 1186 10237

4. Ty Cobb 1148 12105

5. Donie Bush 1125 8451

6. Norm Cash 1025 7772

7. Alan Trammell 850 9375

8. Dick McAuliffe 842 6829

9. Harry Heilmann 792 8390

10. Hank Greenberg 748 5586

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO Year

1. Cecil Fielder 182 1990

2. Rob Deer 175 1991

3. Curtis Granderson 174 2006

4. Brandon Inge 170 2009

5. Melvin Nieves 158 1996

6. Melvin Nieves 157 1997

7. Dean Palmer 153 1999

8. Cecil Fielder 151 1991

Cecil Fielder 151 1992

10. Brandon Inge 150 2007

Strikeouts
Rank Player SO PA

1. Lou Whitaker 1099 9967

2. Norm Cash 1081 7772

3. Al Kaline 1020 11597

4. Brandon Inge 975 4293

5. Willie Horton 945 5978

6. Dick McAuliffe 932 6829

7. Travis Fryman 931 4792

8. Kirk Gibson 930 4773

9. Cecil Fielder 926 4252

10. Alan Trammell 874 9375

Stolen Bases
Rank Player SB 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 SB PA

1. Ty Cobb 865 12105

2. Donie Bush 400 8451

3. Sam Crawford 317 8869

4. Ron LeFlore 294 3559

5. Alan Trammell 236 9375

6. Kirk Gibson 194 4773

7. George Moriarty 190 3000

8. Bobby Veach 189 6782

9. Charlie Gehringer 181 10237

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 12105

2. Al Kaline 2035 11597

3. Charlie Gehringer 1935 10237

4. Sam Crawford 1745 8869

5. Alan Trammell 1713 9375

6. Harry Heilmann 1693 8390

7. Lou Whitaker 1640 9967

8. Donie Bush 1482 8451

9. Bobby Veach 1319 6782

10. Norm Cash 1139 7772

Adjusted OPS+
Rank Player 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

7. Ty Cobb 194 1909

8. Harry Heilmann 194 1923

9. Ty Cobb 193 1918

10. Ty Cobb 190 1914

Adjusted OPS+
Rank Player OPS+ PA

1. Ty Cobb 171 12105

2. Hank Greenberg 161 5586

3. Harry Heilmann 149 8390

4. Sam Crawford 144 8869

5. Norm Cash 139 7772

6. Roy Cullenbine 135 1952

7. Mickey Tettleton 134 2343

8. Al Kaline 134 11597

9. Dick Wakefield 131 2499

10. Rocky Colavito 130 2723

Runs Created
Rank Player RC 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 RC PA

1. Ty Cobb 2365 12105

2. Al Kaline 1852 11597

3. Charlie Gehringer 1715 10237

4. Harry Heilmann 1550 8390

5. Lou Whitaker 1395 9967

6. Sam Crawford 1295 8869

7. Norm Cash 1258 7772

8. Alan Trammell 1255 9375

9. Hank Greenberg 1215 5586

10. Bobby Veach 963 6782

Adj. Batting Runs
Rank Player BtRuns Year

1. Norm Cash 85 1961

2. Ty Cobb 76 1911

3. Ty Cobb 75 1917

4. Harry Heilmann 74 1923

5. Ty Cobb 70 1915

6. Ty Cobb 69 1912

7. Hank Greenberg 67 1937

8. Ty Cobb 66 1910

9. Hank Greenberg 64 1940

10. Harry Heilmann 64 1927

Adj. Batting Runs
Rank Player BtRuns PA

1. Ty Cobb 1002 12105

2. Harry Heilmann 510 8390

3. Al Kaline 492 11597

4. Hank Greenberg 433 5586

5. Sam Crawford 399 8869

6. Norm Cash 370 7772

7. Charlie Gehringer 355 10237

8. Bobby Veach 228 6782

9. Lou Whitaker 227 9967

10. Rudy York 179 5350

Adj. Batting Wins
Rank Player BtWins 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 7.3 1909

7. Ty Cobb 7.1 1912

8. Harry Heilmann 7.0 1923

9. Ty Cobb 6.3 1916

10. Hank Greenberg 6.0 1937

Adj. Batting Wins
Rank Player BtWins PA

1. Ty Cobb 106.5 12105

2. Al Kaline 50.0 11597

3. Harry Heilmann 48.9 8390

4. Sam Crawford 45.0 8869

5. Hank Greenberg 40.4 5586

6. Norm Cash 37.6 7772

7. Charlie Gehringer 32.6 10237

8. Bobby Veach 24.1 6782

9. Lou Whitaker 22.2 9967

10. Willie Horton 18.5 5978

Extra Base Hits
Rank Player XBH 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. Curtis Granderson 84 2007

9. Dale Alexander 83 1929

10. Hank Greenberg 82 1939

Magglio Ordonez 82 2007

Extra Base Hits
Rank Player XBH PA

1. Ty Cobb 1060 12105

2. Al Kaline 972 11597

3. Charlie Gehringer 904 10237

4. Harry Heilmann 806 8390

5. Hank Greenberg 741 5586

6. Lou Whitaker 729 9967

7. Sam Crawford 721 8869

8. Norm Cash 654 7772

9. Alan Trammell 652 9375

10. Bobby Veach 540 6782

Times On Base
Rank Player TOB 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. Hank Greenberg 305 1937

7. Ty Cobb 300 1911

Charlie Gehringer 300 1937

9. Ty Cobb 297 1924

Hank Greenberg 297 1938

Times On Base
Rank Player TOB PA

1. Ty Cobb 5133 12105

2. Al Kaline 4339 11597

3. Charlie Gehringer 4075 10237

4. Lou Whitaker 3586 9967

5. Harry Heilmann 3330 8390

6. Alan Trammell 3252 9375

7. Sam Crawford 3128 8869

8. Norm Cash 2903 7772

9. Donie Bush 2899 8451

10. Bobby Veach 2424 6782

Offensive Win %
Rank Player OWn% Year

1. Ty Cobb .895 1910

2. Ty Cobb .889 1917

3. Ty Cobb .887 1911

4. Ty Cobb .879 1912

5. Ty Cobb .874 1909

6. Ty Cobb .873 1913

7. Ty Cobb .867 1914

8. Norm Cash .867 1961

9. Ty Cobb .864 1918

10. Ty Cobb .859 1915

Offensive Win %
Rank Player OWn% PA

1. Ty Cobb .820 12105

2. Hank Greenberg .773 5586

3. Harry Heilmann .746 8390

4. Sam Crawford .741 8869

5. Norm Cash .708 7772

6. Roy Cullenbine .697 1952

7. Dick Wakefield .688 2499

8. Al Kaline .687 11597

9. Jim Delahanty .678 1579

10. Dale Alexander .672 1965

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. Brandon Inge 17 2009

Heinie Manush 17 1923

7. Damion Easley 16 1997

Damion Easley 16 1998

Heinie Manush 16 1924

10. Chet Lemon 15 1982

Hit By Pitch
Rank Player Hit By Pitch PA

1. Bill Freehan 114 6899

2. Damion Easley 87 3512

Chet Lemon 87 4675

4. Norm Cash 85 7772

Ty Cobb 85 12105

6. Brandon Inge 59 4293

7. Al Kaline 55 11597

8. Bobby Veach 53 6782

9. Charlie Gehringer 50 10237

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 8451

2. Ty Cobb 281 12105

3. Harry Heilmann 262 8390

4. Bobby Veach 238 6782

5. Sam Crawford 223 8869

6. Ossie Vitt 173 3269

Ralph Young 173 3780

8. Bob Jones 160 3366

9. Charlie Gehringer 141 10237

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 11597

2. Lou Whitaker 91 9967

3. Alan Trammell 76 9375

4. Travis Fryman 59 4792

5. Norm Cash 53 7772

6. Bobby Higginson 52 5660

7. Bill Freehan 48 6899

8. Willie Horton 44 5978

9. Kirk Gibson 43 4773

10. Rusty Staub 36 2407

Intentional Bases on Balls
Rank Player Int. Bases on Balls Year

1. Norm Cash 19 1961

2. Mickey Tettleton 18 1992

3. Kirk Gibson 16 1985

Dmitri Young 16 2003

5. Cecil Fielder 15 1993

Bill Freehan 15 1967

7. Miguel Cabrera 14 2009

8. Norm Cash 13 1972

Tony Clark 13 1997

Frank House 13 1957

Intentional Bases on Balls
Rank Player Int. Bases on Balls PA

1. Al Kaline 131 11597

2. Norm Cash 109 7772

3. Lou Whitaker 79 9967

4. Willie Horton 78 5978

5. Bill Freehan 67 6899

6. Cecil Fielder 66 4252

7. Dick McAuliffe 54 6829

8. Kirk Gibson 50 4773

9. Mickey Tettleton 49 2343

10. Alan Trammell 48 9375

Double Plays Grounded Into
Rank Player GDP Year

1. Jimmy Bloodworth 29 1943

2. Magglio Ordonez 27 2008

Rusty Staub 27 1977

4. Deivi Cruz 25 2000

Bill Tuttle 25 1955

6. Steve Kemp 24 1980

Lance Parrish 24 1980

Rusty Staub 24 1978

9. George Kell 23 1950

Rusty Staub 23 1976

George Vico 23 1948

Dick Wakefield 23 1943

Rudy York 23 1945

Double Plays Grounded Into
Rank Player GDP PA

1. Al Kaline 271 11597

2. Alan Trammell 156 9375

3. Lou Whitaker 143 9967

4. Willie Horton 141 5978

5. Norm Cash 139 7772

6. Bill Freehan 138 6899

7. Mickey Stanley 133 5477

8. Jim Northrup 117 4926

9. Lance Parrish 116 4674

10. Rudy York 115 5350

Caught Stealing
Rank Player CS Year

1. Ty Cobb 38 1915

2. Donie Bush 27 1915

3. Donie Bush 26 1914

4. Ty Cobb 24 1916

5. Roy Johnson 21 1931

6. Ron LeFlore 20 1975

Ron LeFlore 20 1976

Bobby Veach 20 1914

Ralph Young 20 1916

10. Ron LeFlore 19 1977

Bobby Veach 19 1915

Caught Stealing
Rank Player CS PA

1. Ty Cobb 154 12105

2. Alan Trammell 109 9375

3. Ron LeFlore 98 3559

4. Charlie Gehringer 89 10237

5. Bobby Veach 75 6782

Lou Whitaker 75 9967

7. Donie Bush 71 8451

8. Al Kaline 65 11597

9. Kirk Gibson 64 4773

Harry Heilmann 64 8390

Power-Speed #
Rank Player PwrSpd 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 PwrSpd PA

1. Alan Trammell 207.4 9375

2. Al Kaline 204.0 11597

3. Ty Cobb 196.8 12105

4. Kirk Gibson 194.5 4773

5. Charlie Gehringer 182.5 10237

6. Lou Whitaker 180.3 9967

7. Harry Heilmann 132.4 8390

8. Bobby Higginson 122.4 5660

9. Sam Crawford 114.7 8869

10. Hank Greenberg 97.5 5586

AB per SO
Rank Player AB/SO Year

1. Johnny Bassler 57.3 1925

2. Harvey Kuenn 50.5 1954

3. Charlie Gehringer 49.3 1936

4. Doc Cramer 46.6 1943

5. Ossie Vitt 44.5 1918

6. Del Pratt 42.9 1924

7. George Kell 40.2 1949

8. Ty Cobb 39.7 1923

9. George Cutshaw 38.4 1922

10. Charlie Gehringer 38.1 1935

AB per SO
Rank Player AB/SO PA

1. Doc Cramer 31.6 2964

2. George Kell 30.9 3734

3. Johnny Bassler 30.7 2763

4. Ossie Vitt 25.7 3269

5. Charlie Gehringer 23.8 10237

6. Sam Crawford 21.4 8869

7. Harvey Kuenn 21.3 4750

8. Ty Cobb 20.3 12105

9. George Mullin 20.0 1555

10. Eddie Mayo 20.0 2493

AB per HR
Rank Player AB/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

7. Marcus Thames 12.6 2008

8. Rocky Colavito 13.0 1961

9. Norm Cash 13.0 1962

10. Norm Cash 13.0 1961

AB per HR
Rank Player AB/HR PA

1. Marcus Thames 14.8 1612

2. Cecil Fielder 15.0 4252

3. Hank Greenberg 15.7 5586

4. Darrell Evans 16.7 2809

5. Rocky Colavito 16.8 2723

6. Mickey Tettleton 16.8 2343

7. Norm Cash 17.7 7772

8. Dean Palmer 17.9 1592

9. Tony Clark 18.1 3212

10. Carlos Pena 19.5 1674

Outs Made
Rank Player Outs 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 PA

1. Al Kaline 7594 11597

2. Ty Cobb 7126 12105

3. Lou Whitaker 6599 9967

4. Alan Trammell 6388 9375

5. Charlie Gehringer 6278 10237

6. Sam Crawford 5771 8869

7. Donie Bush 5623 8451

8. Harry Heilmann 5124 8390

9. Norm Cash 5037 7772

10. Bill Freehan 4727 6899

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