2003 Detroit Tigers

43-119 • .265 Win% • 5th in AL C

The 2003 Detroit Tigers went 43-119 (.265) finishing 5th in the AL C division. The club scored 591 runs, allowed 928, and played home games at Comerica Park. Team leaders included Dmitri Young (29 HR, 85 RBI) and Mike Maroth (9-21, 5.73 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

43 Wins
119 Losses
.265 Win %
5th Rank
591 R 928 RA
Diff -337

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591 Runs Scored
928 Runs Allowed
-337 Run Diff
1,368K Attendance

📈 vs. 2003 AL Average

Batting Avg .240 10% below the 2003 league average (.267)
OBP .300 10% below the 2003 league average (.333)
SLG .375 12% below the 2003 league average (.427)
Team ERA 5.30 17% worse than the 2003 league average (4.53)
Runs Scored 591 25% below the 2003 league average (788 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComerica Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,368,245
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Avg per Game 16,891

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2003

Batting Avg

1 Dmitri Young 0.297 2 Alex Sanchez 0.289 3 Warren Morris 0.272 4 Kevin Witt 0.263 5 Carlos Peña 0.248

Home Runs

1 Dmitri Young 29 2 Craig Monroe 23 3 Eric Munson 18 4 Carlos Peña 18 5 Bobby Higginson 14

RBI

1 Dmitri Young 85 2 Craig Monroe 70 3 Bobby Higginson 52 4 Eric Munson 50 5 Carlos Peña 50
2003 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dmitri Young 155 562 78 167 34 7 29 85 58 130 2 0.297
Bobby Higginson 130 469 61 110 13 4 14 52 59 73 8 0.235
Carlos Peña 131 452 51 112 21 6 18 50 53 123 4 0.248
Ramon Santiago 141 444 41 100 18 1 2 29 33 66 10 0.225
Craig Monroe 128 425 51 102 18 1 23 70 27 89 4 0.240
Alex Sanchez 101 394 43 114 13 5 1 22 18 46 44 0.289
Shane Halter 114 360 33 78 5 2 12 30 27 77 2 0.217
Warren Morris 97 346 37 94 13 2 6 37 23 42 4 0.272
Brandon Inge 104 330 32 67 15 3 8 30 24 79 4 0.203
Eric Munson 99 313 28 75 9 0 18 50 35 61 3 0.240
Kevin Witt 93 270 25 71 9 0 10 26 15 68 1 0.263
Omar Infante 69 221 24 49 6 1 0 8 18 37 6 0.222
Andres Torres 59 168 23 37 4 3 1 9 10 35 5 0.220
Matt Walbeck 59 138 11 24 4 1 1 6 3 26 0 0.174
Gene Kingsale 39 120 11 25 3 1 1 8 10 17 1 0.208
Ben Petrick 43 120 18 27 6 0 4 12 8 30 0 0.225
Dean Palmer 26 86 3 12 2 0 0 6 9 28 0 0.140
A. J. Hinch 27 74 7 15 3 1 3 11 3 18 0 0.203
Danny Klassen 22 73 9 18 3 1 1 7 4 26 0 0.247
Craig Paquette 11 33 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.152
Hiram Bocachica 6 22 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.045
Cody Ross 6 19 1 4 1 0 1 5 1 3 0 0.211
Ernie Young 5 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 0.182
Adam Bernero 19 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Nate Cornejo 32 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Jeremy Bonderman 33 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Mike Maroth 33 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.500
Matt Roney 45 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Steve Avery 19 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Gary Knotts 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Anderson 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eric Eckenstahler 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Franklyn German 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wil Ledezma 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Shane Loux 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Mears 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Danny Patterson 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nate Robertson 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fernando Rodney 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Schmack 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Sparks 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Spurling 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jamie Walker 78 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2003

ERA

1 Jamie Walker 3.32 2 Nate Cornejo 4.67 3 Chris Spurling 4.68 4 Steve Sparks 4.72 5 Chris Mears 5.44

Wins

1 Mike Maroth 9 2 Jeremy Bonderman 6 3 Nate Cornejo 6 4 Jamie Walker 4 5 Gary Knotts 3

Strikeouts

1 Jeremy Bonderman 108 2 Mike Maroth 87 3 Adam Bernero 54 4 Gary Knotts 51 5 Wil Ledezma 49
2003 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Nate Cornejo 6 17 4.67 32 32 0 194.2 236 101 58 46
Mike Maroth 9 21 5.73 33 33 0 193.1 231 123 50 87
Jeremy Bonderman 6 19 5.56 33 28 0 162.0 193 100 58 108
Adam Bernero 1 12 6.08 18 17 0 100.2 104 68 41 54
Matt Roney 1 9 5.45 45 11 0 100.2 102 61 48 47
Gary Knotts 3 8 6.04 20 18 0 95.1 111 64 47 51
Steve Sparks 0 6 4.72 42 0 2 89.2 95 47 34 49
Wil Ledezma 3 7 5.79 34 8 0 84.0 99 54 35 49
Chris Spurling 1 3 4.68 66 0 3 77.0 78 40 22 38
Jamie Walker 4 3 3.32 78 0 3 65.0 61 24 17 45
Franklyn German 2 4 6.04 45 0 5 44.2 47 30 45 41
Nate Robertson 1 2 5.44 8 8 0 44.2 55 27 23 33
Chris Mears 1 3 5.44 29 3 5 41.1 50 25 11 21
Shane Loux 1 1 7.12 11 4 0 30.1 37 24 12 8
Fernando Rodney 1 3 6.07 27 0 3 29.2 35 20 17 33
Matt Anderson 0 1 5.40 23 0 3 23.1 25 14 9 13
Danny Patterson 0 0 4.08 19 0 3 17.2 15 8 4 19
Steve Avery 2 0 5.63 19 0 0 16.0 19 10 7 6
Eric Eckenstahler 0 0 2.87 20 0 0 15.2 9 5 15 12
Brian Schmack 1 0 3.46 11 0 0 13.0 14 5 4 4

👥 Roster (43)

Matt Anderson Steve Avery Adam Bernero Hiram Bocachica Jeremy Bonderman Nate Cornejo Eric Eckenstahler Franklyn German Shane Halter Bobby Higginson A. J. Hinch Omar Infante +31 more

43 players

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The 2003 Detroit Tigers in brief

The record for the 2003 Detroit Tigers reads 43 wins and 119 losses, good for 5th in the AL Central. The Detroit Tigers scored 591 runs and allowed 928, a run differential of -337. Against a league average of .267, the 2003 Detroit Tigers batted .240. The Detroit Tigers staff finished with a 5.30 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.53. The 2003 Detroit Tigers scored 25% fewer runs than the average club (591 against 788).

Home games were played at Comerica Park, where 1,368,245 fans came through the gates. For power, Dmitri Young led the way with 29 homers. Mike Maroth led the pitchers with 9 wins. Jeremy Bonderman struck out 108, the most on the club. The 2003 roster runs to 43 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2003 Detroit Tigers

What was the 2003 Detroit Tigers record?
The 2003 Detroit Tigers finished 43-119 (.265 win pct).
Who led the 2003 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Dmitri Young led the 2003 Detroit Tigers with 29 home runs.
What was the 2003 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 2003 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 5.30.
Did the 2003 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 2003 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2003 Detroit Tigers play?
The 2003 Detroit Tigers played home games at Comerica Park.
Who led the 2003 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dmitri Young (29 HR, 85 RBI) and Mike Maroth (9-21, 5.73 ERA).
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