2005 Detroit Tigers

71-91 • .438 Win% • 4th in AL C

The 2005 Detroit Tigers went 71-91 (.438) finishing 4th in the AL C division. The club scored 723 runs, allowed 787, and played home games at Comerica Park. Team leaders included Dmitri Young (21 HR, 72 RBI) and Jeremy Bonderman (14-13, 4.57 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

71 Wins
91 Losses
.438 Win %
4th Rank
723 R 787 RA
Diff -64

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723 Runs Scored
787 Runs Allowed
-64 Run Diff
2,024K Attendance

📈 vs. 2005 AL Average

Batting Avg .271 1% above the 2005 league average (.267)
OBP .321 3% below the 2005 league average (.330)
SLG .428 1% above the 2005 league average (.424)
Team ERA 4.51 3% worse than the 2005 league average (4.36)
Runs Scored 723 6% below the 2005 league average (771 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComerica Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,024,505
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Avg per Game 24,993

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2005

Batting Avg

1 Placido Polanco 0.338 2 Carlos Guillen 0.320 3 Rondell White 0.313 4 Magglio Ordonez 0.302 5 Chris Shelton 0.299

Home Runs

1 Dmitri Young 21 2 Craig Monroe 20 3 Carlos Peña 18 4 Chris Shelton 18 5 Brandon Inge 16

RBI

1 Craig Monroe 89 2 Brandon Inge 72 3 Dmitri Young 72 4 Chris Shelton 59 5 Rondell White 53
2005 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Brandon Inge 160 616 75 161 31 9 16 72 63 140 7 0.261
Craig Monroe 157 567 69 157 30 3 20 89 40 95 8 0.277
Ivan Rodriguez 129 504 71 139 33 5 14 50 11 93 7 0.276
Dmitri Young 126 469 61 127 25 3 21 72 29 100 1 0.271
Omar Infante 121 406 36 90 28 2 9 43 16 73 8 0.222
Chris Shelton 107 388 61 116 22 3 18 59 34 87 0 0.299
Rondell White 97 374 49 117 24 3 12 53 17 48 1 0.313
Placido Polanco 86 343 58 116 20 2 6 36 21 16 4 0.338
Carlos Guillen 87 334 48 107 15 4 5 23 24 45 2 0.320
Nook Logan 129 322 47 83 12 5 1 17 21 52 23 0.258
Magglio Ordonez 82 305 38 92 17 0 8 46 30 35 0 0.302
Carlos Peña 79 260 37 61 9 0 18 44 31 95 0 0.235
Curtis Granderson 47 162 18 44 6 3 8 20 10 43 1 0.272
Vance Wilson 61 152 18 30 4 0 3 19 11 26 0 0.197
Marcus Thames 38 107 11 21 2 0 7 16 9 38 0 0.196
John McDonald 31 73 10 19 3 1 0 4 5 12 1 0.260
Jason Smith 27 58 4 11 1 2 0 2 0 16 2 0.190
Ramon Martinez 19 56 4 15 1 0 0 5 3 4 0 0.268
Tony Giarratano 15 42 4 6 0 0 1 4 5 7 1 0.143
Bobby Higginson 10 26 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0.077
Alexis Gomez 9 16 2 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0.188
Jeremy Bonderman 29 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Kevin Hooper 6 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Mike Maroth 35 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.500
Nate Robertson 32 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Sean Douglass 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Johnson 33 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.500
Roman Colon 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Creek 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Vic Darensbourg 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Craig Dingman 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kyle Farnsworth 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Franklyn German 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Ginter 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Andrew Good 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Grilli 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Karnuth 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wil Ledezma 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Troy Percival 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fernando Rodney 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Spurling 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ugueth Urbina 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Justin Verlander 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jamie Walker 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Woodyard 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2005

ERA

1 Kyle Farnsworth 2.32 2 Fernando Rodney 2.86 3 Chris Spurling 3.44 4 Craig Dingman 3.66 5 Franklyn German 3.66

Wins

1 Jeremy Bonderman 14 2 Mike Maroth 14 3 Jason Johnson 8 4 Nate Robertson 7 5 Sean Douglass 5

Strikeouts

1 Jeremy Bonderman 145 2 Nate Robertson 122 3 Mike Maroth 115 4 Jason Johnson 93 5 Sean Douglass 55
2005 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jason Johnson 8 13 4.54 33 33 0 210.0 233 106 49 93
Mike Maroth 14 14 4.74 34 34 0 209.0 235 110 51 115
Nate Robertson 7 16 4.48 32 32 0 196.2 202 98 65 122
Jeremy Bonderman 14 13 4.57 29 29 0 189.0 199 96 57 145
Sean Douglass 5 5 5.56 18 16 0 87.1 92 54 33 55
Chris Spurling 3 4 3.44 56 0 0 70.2 58 27 22 26
Franklyn German 4 0 3.66 58 0 1 59.0 63 24 34 38
Wil Ledezma 2 4 7.07 10 10 0 49.2 61 39 24 30
Jamie Walker 4 3 3.70 66 0 0 48.2 49 20 13 30
Fernando Rodney 2 3 2.86 39 0 9 44.0 39 14 17 42
Kyle Farnsworth 1 1 2.32 46 0 6 42.2 29 11 20 55
Matt Ginter 0 1 6.17 14 1 0 35.0 49 24 9 15
Craig Dingman 2 3 3.66 34 0 4 32.0 30 13 9 24
Ugueth Urbina 1 3 2.63 25 0 9 27.1 21 8 14 31
Roman Colon 1 1 6.12 12 3 0 25.0 35 17 7 17
Troy Percival 1 3 5.76 26 0 8 25.0 19 16 11 20
Doug Creek 0 0 6.85 20 0 0 22.1 27 17 7 18
Vic Darensbourg 1 1 2.82 22 0 0 22.1 24 7 7 9
Jason Grilli 1 1 3.38 3 2 0 16.0 14 6 6 5
Justin Verlander 0 2 7.15 2 2 0 11.1 15 9 5 7
Mark Woodyard 0 0 1.50 3 0 0 6.0 4 1 0 3
Andrew Good 0 0 5.40 2 0 0 5.0 4 3 1 7
Jason Karnuth 0 0 5.40 3 0 0 1.2 2 1 0 0

👥 Roster (45)

Jeremy Bonderman Roman Colon Doug Creek Vic Darensbourg Craig Dingman Sean Douglass Kyle Farnsworth Franklyn German Tony Giarratano Matt Ginter Alexis Gomez Andrew Good +33 more

45 players

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The 2005 Detroit Tigers in brief

In 2005 the Detroit Tigers posted a 71-91 mark (.438) and finished 4th in the AL Central. With 723 runs scored and 787 given up, the 2005 differential was -64. Against a league average of .267, the 2005 Detroit Tigers batted .271. The Detroit Tigers staff finished with a 4.51 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.36. The 723 runs scored compare with a league average of 771 per club, 6% fewer.

Attendance at Comerica Park totaled 2,024,505 for the year. The home run leader was Dmitri Young, who hit 21. Craig Monroe led in RBI with 89. The hits leader was Brandon Inge with 161. On the mound, Jeremy Bonderman won 14 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 45 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2005 Detroit Tigers

What was the 2005 Detroit Tigers record?
The 2005 Detroit Tigers finished 71-91 (.438 win pct).
Who led the 2005 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Dmitri Young led the 2005 Detroit Tigers with 21 home runs.
What was the 2005 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 2005 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 4.51.
Did the 2005 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 2005 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2005 Detroit Tigers play?
The 2005 Detroit Tigers played home games at Comerica Park.
Who led the 2005 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dmitri Young (21 HR, 72 RBI) and Jeremy Bonderman (14-13, 4.57 ERA).
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