2000 Detroit Tigers

79-83 • .488 Win% • 3rd in AL C

The 2000 Detroit Tigers went 79-83 (.488) finishing 3rd in the AL C division. The club scored 823 runs, allowed 827, and played home games at Comerica Park. Team leaders included Bobby Higginson (30 HR, 102 RBI) and Brian Moehler (12-9, 4.50 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
823 R 827 RA
Diff -4

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823 Runs Scored
827 Runs Allowed
-4 Run Diff
2,533K Attendance

📈 vs. 2000 AL Average

Batting Avg .275 equal to the 2000 league average (.275)
OBP .342 2% below the 2000 league average (.348)
SLG .438 1% below the 2000 league average (.443)
Team ERA 4.71 4% better than the 2000 league average (4.91)
Runs Scored 823 4% below the 2000 league average (857 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComerica Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,533,753
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Avg per Game 31,280

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2000

Batting Avg

1 Hal Morris 0.311 2 Deivi Cruz 0.302 3 Billy McMillon 0.301 4 Bobby Higginson 0.300 5 Juan Encarnacion 0.289

Home Runs

1 Bobby Higginson 30 2 Dean Palmer 29 3 Juan Gonzalez 22 4 Damion Easley 14 5 Juan Encarnacion 14

RBI

1 Bobby Higginson 102 2 Dean Palmer 102 3 Deivi Cruz 82 4 Juan Encarnacion 72 5 Juan Gonzalez 67
2000 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bobby Higginson 154 597 104 179 44 4 30 102 74 99 15 0.300
Deivi Cruz 156 583 68 176 46 5 10 82 13 43 1 0.302
Juan Encarnacion 141 547 75 158 25 6 14 72 29 90 16 0.289
Dean Palmer 145 524 73 134 22 2 29 102 66 146 4 0.256
Brad Ausmus 150 523 75 139 25 3 7 51 69 79 11 0.266
Damion Easley 126 464 76 120 27 2 14 58 55 79 13 0.259
Juan Gonzalez 115 461 69 133 30 2 22 67 32 84 1 0.289
Luis Polonia 80 267 37 73 10 5 6 25 22 25 8 0.273
Rich Becker 92 238 48 58 12 0 7 34 56 70 1 0.244
Shane Halter 105 238 26 62 12 2 3 27 14 49 5 0.261
Tony Clark 60 208 32 57 14 0 13 37 24 51 0 0.274
Wendell Magee 91 186 31 51 4 2 7 31 10 28 1 0.274
Jose Macias 73 173 25 44 3 5 2 24 18 24 2 0.254
Robert Fick 66 163 18 41 7 2 3 22 22 39 2 0.252
Gregg Jefferies 41 142 18 39 8 0 2 14 16 10 0 0.275
Billy McMillon 46 123 20 37 7 1 4 24 19 19 1 0.301
Hal Morris 40 106 15 33 7 0 1 8 19 16 0 0.311
Javier Cardona 26 40 1 7 1 0 1 2 0 9 0 0.175
Karim Garcia 8 17 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.176
Dusty Allen 18 16 5 7 2 0 2 2 2 7 0 0.438
Hideo Nomo 32 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Eric Munson 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.000
Brian Moehler 29 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Willie Blair 47 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Rod Lindsey 11 3 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.333
Jeff Weaver 31 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Dave Mlicki 24 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Gabe Alvarez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.000
Nelson Cruz 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Anderson 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Adam Bernero 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Borkowski 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Brocail 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Erik Hiljus 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Johnson 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Todd Jones 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Masao Kida 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Allen McDill 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
C. J. Nitkowski 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Danny Patterson 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Poole 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sean Runyan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Sparks 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Tolar 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brandon Villafuerte 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2000

ERA

1 Nelson Cruz 3.07 2 Todd Jones 3.52 3 Danny Patterson 3.97 4 Steve Sparks 4.07 5 Doug Brocail 4.09

Wins

1 Brian Moehler 12 2 Jeff Weaver 11 3 Willie Blair 10 4 Hideo Nomo 8 5 Steve Sparks 7

Strikeouts

1 Hideo Nomo 181 2 Jeff Weaver 136 3 Brian Moehler 103 4 C. J. Nitkowski 81 5 Willie Blair 74
2000 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jeff Weaver 11 15 4.32 31 30 0 200.0 205 96 52 136
Hideo Nomo 8 12 4.74 32 31 0 190.0 191 100 89 181
Brian Moehler 12 9 4.50 29 29 0 178.0 222 89 40 103
Willie Blair 10 6 4.88 47 17 0 156.2 185 85 35 74
Dave Mlicki 6 11 5.58 24 21 0 119.1 143 74 44 57
C. J. Nitkowski 4 9 5.25 67 11 0 109.2 124 64 49 81
Steve Sparks 7 5 4.07 20 15 1 104.0 108 47 29 53
Matt Anderson 3 2 4.72 69 0 1 74.1 61 39 45 71
Todd Jones 2 4 3.52 67 0 42 64.0 67 25 25 67
Danny Patterson 5 1 3.97 58 0 0 56.2 69 25 14 29
Doug Brocail 5 4 4.09 49 0 0 50.2 57 23 14 41
Nelson Cruz 5 2 3.07 27 0 0 41.0 39 14 13 34
Adam Bernero 0 1 4.19 12 4 0 34.1 33 16 13 20
Mark Johnson 0 1 7.50 9 3 0 24.0 25 20 16 11
Allen McDill 0 0 7.20 13 0 0 10.0 13 8 1 7
Jim Poole 1 0 7.27 18 0 0 8.2 13 7 1 5
Dave Borkowski 0 1 21.94 2 1 0 5.1 11 13 7 1
Brandon Villafuerte 0 0 10.38 3 0 0 4.1 4 5 4 1
Erik Hiljus 0 0 7.36 3 0 0 3.2 5 3 1 2
Sean Runyan 0 0 6.00 3 0 0 3.0 2 2 2 1
Kevin Tolar 0 0 3.00 5 0 0 3.0 1 1 1 3
Masao Kida 0 0 10.13 2 0 0 2.2 5 3 0 0
Shane Halter 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0

👥 Roster (45)

Dusty Allen Gabe Alvarez Matt Anderson Brad Ausmus Rich Becker Adam Bernero Willie Blair Dave Borkowski Doug Brocail Javier Cardona Tony Clark Deivi Cruz +33 more

45 players

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The 2000 Detroit Tigers in brief

The record for the 2000 Detroit Tigers reads 79 wins and 83 losses, good for 3rd in the AL Central. The run column shows 823 for and 827 against. The Detroit Tigers staff finished with a 4.71 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.91. The 823 runs scored compare with a league average of 857 per club, 4% fewer. Comerica Park was home in 2000, drawing a total attendance of 2,533,753.

Bobby Higginson topped the Detroit Tigers with 30 home runs. On the mound, Brian Moehler won 12 games to lead the staff. Hideo Nomo struck out 181, the most on the club. Todd Jones closed out 42 saves. The 2000 roster runs to 45 players. The 1999 season and the 2001 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2000 Detroit Tigers

What was the 2000 Detroit Tigers record?
The 2000 Detroit Tigers finished 79-83 (.488 win pct).
Who led the 2000 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Bobby Higginson led the 2000 Detroit Tigers with 30 home runs.
What was the 2000 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 2000 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 4.71.
Did the 2000 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 2000 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2000 Detroit Tigers play?
The 2000 Detroit Tigers played home games at Comerica Park.
Who led the 2000 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bobby Higginson (30 HR, 102 RBI) and Brian Moehler (12-9, 4.50 ERA).
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