2006 Detroit Tigers

95-67 • .586 Win% • 2nd in AL C

The 2006 Detroit Tigers went 95-67 (.586) finishing 2nd in the AL C division. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 822 runs, allowed 675, and played home games at Comerica Park. Team leaders included Craig Monroe (28 HR, 92 RBI) and Kenny Rogers (17-8, 3.84 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

95 Wins
67 Losses
.586 Win %
2nd Rank
822 R 675 RA
Diff +147

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⚡ Quick Stats

822 Runs Scored
675 Runs Allowed
+147 Run Diff
2,595K Attendance

📈 vs. 2006 AL Average

Batting Avg .274 equal to the 2006 league average (.274)
OBP .328 3% below the 2006 league average (.339)
SLG .448 3% above the 2006 league average (.436)
Team ERA 3.84 16% better than the 2006 league average (4.56)
Runs Scored 822 2% above the 2006 league average (804 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComerica Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,595,937
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Avg per Game 32,048

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2006

Batting Avg

1 Carlos Guillen 0.320 2 Ivan Rodriguez 0.300 3 Magglio Ordonez 0.298 4 Placido Polanco 0.295 5 Vance Wilson 0.283

Home Runs

1 Craig Monroe 28 2 Brandon Inge 27 3 Marcus Thames 26 4 Magglio Ordonez 24 5 Curtis Granderson 19

RBI

1 Magglio Ordonez 104 2 Craig Monroe 92 3 Carlos Guillen 85 4 Brandon Inge 83 5 Ivan Rodriguez 69
2006 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Curtis Granderson 159 596 90 155 31 9 19 68 66 174 8 0.260
Magglio Ordonez 155 593 82 177 32 1 24 104 45 87 1 0.298
Ivan Rodriguez 136 547 74 164 28 4 13 69 26 86 8 0.300
Carlos Guillen 153 543 100 174 41 5 19 85 71 87 20 0.320
Brandon Inge 159 542 83 137 29 2 27 83 43 128 7 0.253
Craig Monroe 147 541 89 138 35 2 28 92 37 126 2 0.255
Placido Polanco 110 461 58 136 18 1 4 52 17 27 1 0.295
Chris Shelton 115 373 50 102 16 4 16 47 34 107 1 0.273
Marcus Thames 110 348 61 89 20 2 26 60 37 92 1 0.256
Omar Infante 78 224 35 62 11 4 4 25 14 45 3 0.277
Sean Casey 53 184 17 45 7 0 5 30 10 21 0 0.245
Dmitri Young 48 172 19 43 4 1 7 23 11 39 1 0.250
Vance Wilson 56 152 18 43 9 0 5 18 2 33 0 0.283
Alexis Gomez 62 103 17 28 5 2 1 6 6 21 4 0.272
Ramon Santiago 43 80 9 18 1 1 0 3 1 14 2 0.225
Neifi Perez 21 65 4 13 1 0 0 5 3 4 1 0.200
Matt Stairs 14 41 5 10 3 0 2 8 3 12 0 0.244
Brent Clevlen 31 39 9 11 1 2 3 6 2 15 0 0.282
Jack Hannahan 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Kenny Rogers 34 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.143
Zach Miner 27 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.167
Nate Robertson 32 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.167
Jeremy Bonderman 34 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Kevin Hooper 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Mike Rabelo 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Fernando Rodney 63 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Justin Verlander 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roman Colon 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chad Durbin 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Grilli 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Todd Jones 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wil Ledezma 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Colby Lewis 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Maroth 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Andrew Miller 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bobby Seay 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Spurling 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jordan Tata 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jamie Walker 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joel Zumaya 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2006

ERA

1 Joel Zumaya 1.94 2 Jamie Walker 2.81 3 Fernando Rodney 3.52 4 Wil Ledezma 3.58 5 Justin Verlander 3.63

Wins

1 Kenny Rogers 17 2 Justin Verlander 17 3 Jeremy Bonderman 14 4 Nate Robertson 13 5 Zach Miner 7

Strikeouts

1 Jeremy Bonderman 202 2 Nate Robertson 137 3 Justin Verlander 124 4 Kenny Rogers 99 5 Joel Zumaya 97
2006 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jeremy Bonderman 14 8 4.08 34 34 0 214.0 214 97 64 202
Nate Robertson 13 13 3.84 32 32 0 208.2 206 89 67 137
Kenny Rogers 17 8 3.84 34 33 0 204.0 195 87 62 99
Justin Verlander 17 9 3.63 30 30 0 186.0 187 75 60 124
Zach Miner 7 6 4.84 27 16 0 93.0 100 50 32 59
Joel Zumaya 6 3 1.94 62 0 1 83.1 56 18 42 97
Fernando Rodney 7 4 3.52 63 0 7 71.2 51 28 34 65
Todd Jones 2 6 3.94 62 0 37 64.0 70 28 11 28
Jason Grilli 2 3 4.21 51 0 0 62.0 61 29 25 31
Wil Ledezma 3 3 3.58 24 7 0 60.1 60 24 23 39
Mike Maroth 5 2 4.19 13 9 0 53.2 64 25 16 24
Jamie Walker 0 1 2.81 56 0 0 48.0 47 15 8 37
Roman Colon 2 0 4.89 20 1 1 38.2 46 21 14 25
Bobby Seay 0 0 6.46 14 0 0 15.1 14 11 9 12
Jordan Tata 0 0 6.14 8 0 0 14.2 14 10 7 6
Chris Spurling 0 0 3.18 9 0 0 11.1 13 4 4 4
Andrew Miller 0 1 6.10 8 0 0 10.1 8 7 10 6
Chad Durbin 0 0 1.50 3 0 0 6.0 6 1 0 3
Colby Lewis 0 0 3.00 2 0 0 3.0 8 1 1 5

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
DET def. OAK 4-0
AL Division Series
DET def. NYA 3-1
World Series
Lost to SLN 4-1

👥 Roster (40)

Jeremy Bonderman Sean Casey Brent Clevlen Roman Colon Chad Durbin Alexis Gomez Curtis Granderson Jason Grilli Carlos Guillen Jack Hannahan Kevin Hooper Omar Infante +28 more

40 players

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The 2006 Detroit Tigers in brief

The 2006 Detroit Tigers finished 95-67, a .586 winning percentage, placing 2nd in the AL Central. That season the Detroit Tigers won the pennant and earned a wild-card berth. Runs came in at 822 scored against 675 allowed (+147). The Detroit Tigers staff finished with a 3.84 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.56. Comerica Park was home in 2006, drawing a total attendance of 2,595,937.

Craig Monroe topped the Detroit Tigers with 28 home runs. Magglio Ordonez drove in a team-high 104 runs. On the mound, Kenny Rogers won 17 games to lead the staff. The AL Championship Series ended in a win against OAK 4-0. In the AL Division Series, the Detroit Tigers beat NYA 3-1. In the World Series, the Detroit Tigers lost to SLN 4-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2006 Detroit Tigers

What was the 2006 Detroit Tigers record?
The 2006 Detroit Tigers finished 95-67 (.586 win pct).
Who led the 2006 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Craig Monroe led the 2006 Detroit Tigers with 28 home runs.
What was the 2006 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 2006 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 3.84.
Did the 2006 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 2006 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2006 Detroit Tigers play?
The 2006 Detroit Tigers played home games at Comerica Park.
Who led the 2006 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Craig Monroe (28 HR, 92 RBI) and Kenny Rogers (17-8, 3.84 ERA).
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