1990 Detroit Tigers

79-83 • .488 Win% • 3rd in AL E

The 1990 Detroit Tigers went 79-83 (.488) finishing 3rd in the AL E division. The club scored 750 runs, allowed 754, and played home games at Tiger Stadium. Team leaders included Cecil Fielder (51 HR, 132 RBI) and Jack Morris (15-18, 4.51 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

79 Wins
83 Losses
.488 Win %
3rd Rank
750 R 754 RA
Diff -4

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750 Runs Scored
754 Runs Allowed
-4 Run Diff
1,496K Attendance

📈 vs. 1990 AL Average

Batting Avg .258 equal to the 1990 league average (.259)
OBP .337 3% above the 1990 league average (.327)
SLG .408 5% above the 1990 league average (.387)
Team ERA 4.39 12% worse than the 1990 league average (3.91)
Runs Scored 750 8% above the 1990 league average (696 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumTiger Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,496,081
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Avg per Game 18,470

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1990

Batting Avg

1 Alan Trammell 0.304 2 Travis Fryman 0.297 3 Dave Bergman 0.278 4 Cecil Fielder 0.277 5 Mike Heath 0.270

Home Runs

1 Cecil Fielder 51 2 Lou Whitaker 18 3 Lloyd Moseby 14 4 Alan Trammell 14 5 Larry Sheets 10

RBI

1 Cecil Fielder 132 2 Alan Trammell 89 3 Lou Whitaker 60 4 Tony Phillips 55 5 Larry Sheets 52
1990 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Cecil Fielder 159 573 104 159 25 1 51 132 90 182 0 0.277
Tony Phillips 152 573 97 144 23 5 8 55 99 85 19 0.251
Alan Trammell 146 559 71 170 37 1 14 89 68 55 12 0.304
Lou Whitaker 132 472 75 112 22 2 18 60 74 71 8 0.237
Lloyd Moseby 122 431 64 107 16 5 14 51 48 77 17 0.248
Mike Heath 122 370 46 100 18 2 7 38 19 71 7 0.270
Larry Sheets 131 360 40 94 17 2 10 52 24 42 1 0.261
Chet Lemon 104 322 39 83 16 4 5 32 48 61 3 0.258
Gary Ward 106 309 32 79 11 2 9 46 30 50 2 0.256
Travis Fryman 66 232 32 69 11 1 9 27 17 51 3 0.297
John Shelby 78 222 22 55 9 3 4 20 10 51 3 0.248
Dave Bergman 100 205 21 57 10 1 2 26 33 17 3 0.278
Mark Salas 74 164 18 38 3 0 9 24 21 28 0 0.232
Tracy Jones 50 118 15 27 4 1 4 9 6 13 1 0.229
Matt Nokes 44 111 12 30 5 1 3 8 4 14 0 0.270
Darnell Coles 52 108 13 22 2 0 1 4 12 21 0 0.204
Scott Lusader 45 87 13 21 2 0 2 16 12 8 0 0.241
Ken Williams 57 83 10 11 2 0 0 5 3 24 2 0.133
Ed Romero 32 70 8 16 3 0 0 4 6 4 0 0.229
Milt Cuyler 19 51 8 13 3 1 0 8 5 10 1 0.255
Jim Lindeman 12 32 5 7 1 0 2 8 2 13 0 0.219
Rich Rowland 7 19 3 3 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.158
Johnny Paredes 6 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.125
Scott Aldred 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Dubois 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Gibson 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Don Gleaton 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Henneman 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Kinzer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Urbano Lugo 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lance McCullers 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Morris 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Randy Nosek 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Nunez 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clay Parker 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Petry 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Ritz 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Robinson 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Schwabe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Searcy 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Tanana 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Walt Terrell 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Wapnick 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1990

ERA

1 Ed Nunez 2.24 2 Jerry Don Gleaton 2.94 3 Paul Gibson 3.05 4 Mike Henneman 3.05 5 Clay Parker 3.18

Wins

1 Jack Morris 15 2 Dan Petry 10 3 Jeff Robinson 10 4 Frank Tanana 9 5 Mike Henneman 8

Strikeouts

1 Jack Morris 162 2 Frank Tanana 114 3 Jeff Robinson 76 4 Dan Petry 73 5 Ed Nunez 66
1990 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jack Morris 15 18 4.51 36 36 0 249.2 231 125 97 162
Frank Tanana 9 8 5.31 34 29 1 176.1 190 104 66 114
Dan Petry 10 9 4.45 32 23 0 149.2 148 74 77 73
Jeff Robinson 10 9 5.96 27 27 0 145.0 141 96 88 76
Paul Gibson 5 4 3.05 61 0 3 97.1 99 33 44 56
Mike Henneman 8 6 3.05 69 0 22 94.1 90 32 33 50
Jerry Don Gleaton 1 3 2.94 57 0 13 82.2 62 27 25 56
Ed Nunez 3 1 2.24 42 0 6 80.1 65 20 37 66
Steve Searcy 2 7 4.66 16 12 0 75.1 76 39 51 66
Walt Terrell 6 4 4.54 13 12 0 75.1 86 38 24 30
Brian Dubois 3 5 5.09 12 11 0 58.1 70 33 22 34
Clay Parker 2 2 3.18 24 1 0 51.0 45 18 25 20
Lance McCullers 1 0 2.73 9 1 0 29.2 18 9 13 20
Urbano Lugo 2 0 7.03 13 1 0 24.1 30 19 13 12
Scott Aldred 1 2 3.77 4 3 0 14.1 13 6 10 7
Kevin Ritz 0 4 11.05 4 4 0 7.1 14 9 14 3
Randy Nosek 1 1 7.71 3 2 0 7.0 7 6 9 3
Steve Wapnick 0 0 6.43 4 0 0 7.0 8 5 10 6
Mike Schwabe 0 0 2.45 1 0 0 3.2 5 1 0 1
Matt Kinzer 0 0 16.20 1 0 0 1.2 3 3 3 1

👥 Roster (43)

Scott Aldred Dave Bergman Darnell Coles Milt Cuyler Brian Dubois Cecil Fielder Travis Fryman Paul Gibson Jerry Don Gleaton Mike Heath Mike Henneman Tracy Jones +31 more

43 players

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The 1990 Detroit Tigers in brief

In 1990 the Detroit Tigers posted a 79-83 mark (.488) and finished 3rd in the AL East. With 750 runs scored and 754 given up, the 1990 differential was -4. Pitchers allowed 4.39 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.91. League clubs averaged 696 runs that year, so the Detroit Tigers scored 8% more. Home games were played at Tiger Stadium, where 1,496,081 fans came through the gates.

Cecil Fielder led the club in home runs with 51. Alan Trammell collected the most hits, 170. Jack Morris was the top winner, with 15 victories. Mike Henneman saved 22 games. The roster section lists 43 players who appeared for the club. For the seasons either side, see the 1989 season and the 1991 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1990 Detroit Tigers

What was the 1990 Detroit Tigers record?
The 1990 Detroit Tigers finished 79-83 (.488 win pct).
Who led the 1990 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Cecil Fielder led the 1990 Detroit Tigers with 51 home runs.
What was the 1990 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 1990 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 4.39.
Did the 1990 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 1990 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1990 Detroit Tigers play?
The 1990 Detroit Tigers played home games at Tiger Stadium.
Who led the 1990 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Cecil Fielder (51 HR, 132 RBI) and Jack Morris (15-18, 4.51 ERA).
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