This is a list of the Detroit Tigers best single seasons. I decided to select two players for each infield position, six outfielders (regardless of specific position), and one designated hitter for each AL team. Hitters had to play at least 51% of games at their position. For pitching, we selected seven starting pitchers, three non-closers, and two closers. Starting pitchers had to start at least 20 games during the selected season. Relief pitchers were deemed non-closers if they saved less than 10 games. Closers are pitchers that save more than 10 games.

• Catcher – Bill Freehan, 1968



Bill Freehan

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
149	.375	7.0	155	635	73	142	24	2	25	84	0	65	64	.263	.366	.454	.819

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• First Base – Norm Cash, 1961



Norm Cash

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
194	.488	9.2	159	673	119	193	22	8	41	132	11	124	85	.361	.487	.662	1.148

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• Second Base – Charlie Gehringer, 1934



Charlie Gehringer

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
149	.442	8.4	154	708	135	214	50	7	11	127	11	99	25	.356	.450	.517	.967

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• Third Base – Miguel Cabrera, 2013



Miguel Cabrera

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
193	.455	7.3	148	652	103	193	26	1	44	137	3	90	94	.348	.442	.636	1.078

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• Shortstop – Alan Trammell, 1987



Alan Trammell

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
152	.407	8.2	151	668	109	205	34	3	28	105	21	60	47	.343	.402	.551	.953

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• Outfield – Ty Cobb, 1917



Ty Cobb

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
200	.480	11.3	152	672	107	225	44	24	6	106	55	61	34	.383	.444	.570	1.014

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• Outfield – Harry Heilmann, 1923



Harry Heilmann

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
189	.503	9.3	144	627	121	211	44	11	18	115	9	74	40	.403	.481	.632	1.113

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• Outfield – Al Kaline, 1967



Al Kaline

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
174	.418	7.5	131	550	94	141	28	2	25	78	8	83	47	.308	.411	.541	.952

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• Designated Hitter – Victor Martinez, 2014



Victor Martinez

wRC+	wOBA	WAR	G	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
168	.411	5.5	151	641	87	188	33	0	32	103	3	70	42	.335	.409	.565	.974

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• Starting Pitcher – Hal Newhouser, 1945



Hal Newhouser

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
52	11.2	40	36	25	9	1.81	313.1	29	8	2	73	63	110	212	6.1	1.114

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• Starting Pitcher – Justin Verlander, 2011



Justin Verlander

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
58	8.4	34	34	24	5	2.40	251	4	2	0	73	67	57	250	9.0	0.920

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• Starting Pitcher – Mark Fidrych, 1976



Mark Fidrych

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
63	9.6	31	29	19	9	2.34	250.1	24	4	0	76	65	53	97	3.5	1.079

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• Starting Pitcher – Dizzy Trout, 1944



Dizzy Trout

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
59	9.6	49	40	27	14	2.12	352.1	33	7	0	104	83	83	144	3.7	1.127

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• Starting Pitcher – Denny McLain, 1968



Denny McLain

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
64	7.4	41	41	31	6	1.96	336	28	6	0	86	73	63	280	7.5	0.905

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• Relief Pitcher – Joel Zumaya, 2006



Joel Zumaya

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
43	3.2	62	0	6	3	1.94	83.1	0	0	1	20	18	42	97	10.5	1.176

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• Relief Pitcher – Doug Brocail, 1999



Doug Brocail

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
51	3.1	70	0	4	4	2.52	82	0	0	2	23	23	25	78	8.6	1.037

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• Closer – John Hiller, 1973



John Hiller

ERA-	WAR	G	GS	W	L	ERA	IP	CG	SHO	SV	R	ER	BB	SO	SO/9	WHIP
36	8.1	65	0	10	5	1.44	125.1	0	0	38	21	20	39	124	8.9	1.021

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Bench

• Catcher – Rudy York, 1938
• First Base – Hank Greenberg, 1937
• Second Base – Lou Whitaker, 1991
• Third Base – Ray Boone, 1953
• Shortstop – Dick McAuliffe, 1966
• Outfield – Magglio Ordonez, 2007
• Outfield – Rocky Colavito, 1961
• Outfield – Sam Crawford, 1911
• Starting Pitcher – Ed Siever, 1902
• Starting Pitcher – Justin Thompson, 1997
• Relief Pitcher – Al Alburquerque, 2011
• Closer – Willie Hernandez, 1984

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