2001 Detroit Tigers

66-96 • .407 Win% • 4th in AL C

The 2001 Detroit Tigers went 66-96 (.407) finishing 4th in the AL C division. The club scored 724 runs, allowed 876, and played home games at Comerica Park. Team leaders included Robert Fick (19 HR, 61 RBI) and Steve Sparks (14-9, 3.65 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

66 Wins
96 Losses
.407 Win %
4th Rank
724 R 876 RA
Diff -152

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724 Runs Scored
876 Runs Allowed
-152 Run Diff
1,920K Attendance

📈 vs. 2001 AL Average

Batting Avg .259 3% below the 2001 league average (.266)
OBP .320 4% below the 2001 league average (.333)
SLG .409 4% below the 2001 league average (.428)
Team ERA 5.01 12% worse than the 2001 league average (4.48)
Runs Scored 724 8% below the 2001 league average (787 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComerica Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,920,995
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Avg per Game 23,715

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2001

Batting Avg

1 Randall Simon 0.305 2 Roger Cedeno 0.293 3 Tony Clark 0.287 4 Shane Halter 0.284 5 Bobby Higginson 0.277

Home Runs

1 Robert Fick 19 2 Bobby Higginson 17 3 Tony Clark 16 4 Juan Encarnacion 12 5 Shane Halter 12

RBI

1 Tony Clark 75 2 Bobby Higginson 71 3 Damion Easley 65 4 Shane Halter 65 5 Robert Fick 61
2001 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Damion Easley 154 585 77 146 27 7 11 65 52 90 10 0.250
Bobby Higginson 147 541 84 150 28 6 17 71 80 65 20 0.277
Roger Cedeno 131 523 79 153 14 11 6 48 36 83 55 0.293
Jose Macias 137 488 62 131 24 6 8 51 32 54 21 0.268
Shane Halter 136 450 53 128 32 7 12 65 37 100 3 0.284
Tony Clark 126 428 67 123 29 3 16 75 62 108 0 0.287
Juan Encarnacion 120 417 52 101 19 7 12 52 25 93 9 0.242
Deivi Cruz 110 414 39 106 28 1 7 52 17 46 4 0.256
Robert Fick 124 401 62 109 21 2 19 61 39 62 0 0.272
Randall Simon 81 256 28 78 14 2 6 37 15 28 0 0.305
Dean Palmer 57 216 34 48 11 0 11 40 27 59 4 0.222
Wendell Magee 90 207 26 44 11 4 5 17 23 44 3 0.213
Brandon Inge 79 189 13 34 11 0 0 15 9 41 1 0.180
Ryan Jackson 79 118 19 25 4 2 2 11 5 26 3 0.212
Javier Cardona 46 96 10 25 8 0 1 10 2 12 0 0.260
Eric Munson 17 66 4 10 3 1 1 6 3 21 0 0.152
Jarrod Patterson 13 41 6 11 1 1 2 4 0 4 0 0.268
Chris Wakeland 10 36 5 9 2 0 2 6 0 13 0 0.250
Billy McMillon 20 34 1 3 1 0 1 4 2 12 0 0.088
Mike Rivera 4 12 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.333
Jeff Weaver 33 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Holt 30 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.250
Steve Sparks 36 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Willie Blair 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Adam Pettyjohn 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jose Lima 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dave Mlicki 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Matt Anderson 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Adam Bernero 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Borkowski 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jermaine Clark 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nate Cornejo 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Todd Jones 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Miller 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Moehler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Heath Murray 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
C. J. Nitkowski 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Danny Patterson 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Perisho 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luis Pineda 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Redman 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pedro Santana 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Victor Santos 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin Tolar 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2001

ERA

1 Danny Patterson 3.06 2 Victor Santos 3.30 3 Steve Sparks 3.65 4 Jeff Weaver 4.08 5 Todd Jones 4.62

Wins

1 Steve Sparks 14 2 Jeff Weaver 13 3 Chris Holt 7 4 Jose Lima 5 5 Danny Patterson 5

Strikeouts

1 Jeff Weaver 152 2 Steve Sparks 116 3 Chris Holt 80 4 Matt Anderson 52 5 Victor Santos 52
2001 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Steve Sparks 14 9 3.65 35 33 0 232.0 244 94 64 116
Jeff Weaver 13 16 4.08 33 33 0 229.1 235 104 68 152
Chris Holt 7 9 5.77 30 22 0 151.1 197 97 57 80
Jose Lima 5 10 4.71 18 18 0 112.2 120 59 22 43
Dave Mlicki 4 8 7.33 15 15 0 81.0 118 66 41 48
Victor Santos 2 2 3.30 33 7 0 76.1 62 28 49 52
Adam Pettyjohn 1 6 5.82 16 9 0 65.0 81 42 21 40
Danny Patterson 5 4 3.06 60 0 1 64.2 64 22 12 27
Heath Murray 1 7 6.54 40 4 0 63.1 82 46 40 42
Matt Anderson 3 1 4.82 62 0 22 56.0 56 30 18 52
Todd Jones 4 5 4.62 45 0 11 48.2 60 25 22 39
C. J. Nitkowski 0 3 5.56 56 0 0 45.1 51 28 31 38
Nate Cornejo 4 4 7.38 10 10 0 42.2 63 35 28 22
Matt Perisho 2 3 5.72 30 4 0 39.1 54 25 14 19
Dave Borkowski 0 2 6.37 15 0 0 29.2 30 21 15 30
Willie Blair 1 4 10.50 9 4 0 24.0 38 28 11 15
Luis Pineda 0 1 4.91 16 0 0 18.1 16 10 14 13
Adam Bernero 0 0 7.30 5 0 0 12.1 13 10 4 8
Kevin Tolar 0 0 6.75 9 0 0 10.2 7 8 13 11
Matt Miller 0 0 7.45 13 0 0 9.2 16 8 4 6
Mark Redman 0 2 6.00 2 2 0 9.0 11 6 4 4
Brian Moehler 0 0 3.38 1 1 0 8.0 6 3 1 2

👥 Roster (44)

Matt Anderson Adam Bernero Willie Blair Dave Borkowski Javier Cardona Roger Cedeno Jermaine Clark Tony Clark Nate Cornejo Deivi Cruz Damion Easley Juan Encarnacion +32 more

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The 2001 Detroit Tigers in brief

The record for the 2001 Detroit Tigers reads 66 wins and 96 losses, good for 4th in the AL Central. The run column shows 724 for and 876 against. At the plate the Detroit Tigers hit .259, 3% worse than the league's .266. Pitchers allowed 5.01 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.48. The 724 runs scored compare with a league average of 787 per club, 8% fewer.

Home games were played at Comerica Park, where 1,920,995 fans came through the gates. For power, Robert Fick led the way with 19 homers. The RBI leader was Tony Clark, with 75. The pitching staff's wins leader was Steve Sparks (14). Jeff Weaver struck out 152, the most on the club. Matt Anderson saved 22 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2001 Detroit Tigers

What was the 2001 Detroit Tigers record?
The 2001 Detroit Tigers finished 66-96 (.407 win pct).
Who led the 2001 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Robert Fick led the 2001 Detroit Tigers with 19 home runs.
What was the 2001 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 2001 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 5.01.
Did the 2001 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 2001 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2001 Detroit Tigers play?
The 2001 Detroit Tigers played home games at Comerica Park.
Who led the 2001 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Robert Fick (19 HR, 61 RBI) and Steve Sparks (14-9, 3.65 ERA).
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