2009 Detroit Tigers

86-77 • .528 Win% • 2nd in AL C

The 2009 Detroit Tigers went 86-77 (.528) finishing 2nd in the AL C division. The club scored 743 runs, allowed 745, and played home games at Comerica Park. Team leaders included Miguel Cabrera (34 HR, 103 RBI) and Justin Verlander (19-9, 3.45 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

86 Wins
77 Losses
.528 Win %
2nd Rank
743 R 745 RA
Diff -2

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743 Runs Scored
745 Runs Allowed
-2 Run Diff
2,567K Attendance

📈 vs. 2009 AL Average

Batting Avg .260 2% below the 2009 league average (.266)
OBP .330 1% below the 2009 league average (.335)
SLG .416 3% below the 2009 league average (.428)
Team ERA 4.29 4% better than the 2009 league average (4.45)
Runs Scored 743 5% below the 2009 league average (781 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComerica Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,567,192
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Avg per Game 31,693

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2009

Batting Avg

1 Miguel Cabrera 0.324 2 Magglio Ordonez 0.310 3 Ryan Raburn 0.291 4 Placido Polanco 0.285 5 Alex Avila 0.279

Home Runs

1 Miguel Cabrera 34 2 Curtis Granderson 30 3 Brandon Inge 27 4 Ryan Raburn 16 5 Marcus Thames 13

RBI

1 Miguel Cabrera 103 2 Brandon Inge 84 3 Placido Polanco 72 4 Curtis Granderson 71 5 Magglio Ordonez 50
2009 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Curtis Granderson 160 631 91 157 23 8 30 71 72 141 20 0.249
Placido Polanco 153 618 82 176 31 4 10 72 36 46 7 0.285
Miguel Cabrera 160 611 96 198 34 0 34 103 68 107 6 0.324
Brandon Inge 161 562 71 129 16 1 27 84 54 170 2 0.230
Magglio Ordonez 131 465 54 144 24 2 9 50 51 65 3 0.310
Gerald Laird 135 413 49 93 23 2 4 33 40 68 5 0.225
Adam Everett 118 345 43 82 21 0 3 44 22 61 5 0.238
Carlos Guillen 81 277 36 67 10 3 11 41 39 56 1 0.242
Clete Thomas 102 275 46 66 13 3 7 39 33 77 3 0.240
Ramon Santiago 93 262 29 70 6 2 7 35 17 57 1 0.267
Ryan Raburn 113 261 44 76 11 2 16 45 26 60 5 0.291
Marcus Thames 87 258 33 65 11 1 13 36 29 72 0 0.252
Josh Anderson 74 165 22 40 4 4 0 16 8 22 13 0.242
Aubrey Huff 40 106 8 20 6 0 2 13 10 13 0 0.189
Jeff Larish 32 74 13 16 3 1 4 7 15 25 0 0.216
Alex Avila 29 61 9 17 4 0 5 14 10 18 0 0.279
Don Kelly 31 56 8 14 3 1 0 3 4 10 1 0.250
Dane Sardinha 12 31 1 3 1 0 0 3 0 16 0 0.097
Dusty Ryan 12 26 1 4 1 0 0 4 4 12 0 0.154
Matt Treanor 4 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.000
Wilkin Ramirez 15 11 6 4 0 1 1 3 1 3 0 0.364
Rick Porcello 31 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.400
Edwin Jackson 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Brent Dlugach 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Alfredo Figaro 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Justin Verlander 35 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Armando Galarraga 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Zach Miner 51 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dontrelle Willis 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeremy Bonderman 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eddie Bonine 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Freddy Dolsi 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Casey Fien 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luke French 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Lambert 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brandon Lyon 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fu-Te Ni 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ryan Perry 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clay Rapada 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Juan Rincon 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nate Robertson 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Fernando Rodney 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bobby Seay 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jarrod Washburn 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joel Zumaya 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2009

ERA

1 Fu-Te Ni 2.61 2 Brandon Lyon 2.86 3 Justin Verlander 3.45 4 Edwin Jackson 3.62 5 Ryan Perry 3.79

Wins

1 Justin Verlander 19 2 Rick Porcello 14 3 Edwin Jackson 13 4 Zach Miner 7 5 Armando Galarraga 6

Strikeouts

1 Justin Verlander 269 2 Edwin Jackson 161 3 Armando Galarraga 95 4 Rick Porcello 89 5 Zach Miner 62
2009 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Justin Verlander 19 9 3.45 35 35 0 240.0 219 92 63 269
Edwin Jackson 13 9 3.62 33 33 0 214.0 200 86 70 161
Rick Porcello 14 9 3.96 31 31 0 170.2 176 75 52 89
Armando Galarraga 6 10 5.64 29 25 0 143.2 158 90 67 95
Zach Miner 7 5 4.29 51 5 1 92.1 101 44 45 62
Brandon Lyon 6 5 2.86 65 0 3 78.2 56 25 31 57
Fernando Rodney 2 5 4.40 73 0 37 75.2 70 37 41 61
Ryan Perry 0 1 3.79 53 0 0 61.2 56 26 38 60
Nate Robertson 2 3 5.44 28 6 0 49.2 59 30 28 35
Bobby Seay 6 3 4.25 67 0 0 48.2 46 23 17 37
Jarrod Washburn 1 3 7.33 8 8 0 43.0 51 35 16 21
Eddie Bonine 1 1 4.46 10 4 0 34.1 40 17 12 19
Dontrelle Willis 1 4 7.49 7 7 0 33.2 37 28 28 17
Fu-Te Ni 0 0 2.61 36 0 0 31.0 20 9 11 21
Joel Zumaya 3 3 4.94 29 0 1 31.0 34 17 22 30
Luke French 1 2 3.38 7 5 0 29.1 33 11 11 19
Alfredo Figaro 2 2 6.35 5 3 0 17.0 23 12 10 16
Casey Fien 0 1 7.94 9 0 0 11.1 13 10 6 9
Freddy Dolsi 1 0 1.69 6 0 0 10.2 13 2 4 3
Jeremy Bonderman 0 1 8.71 8 1 0 10.1 16 10 8 5
Juan Rincon 1 0 5.23 7 0 0 10.1 12 6 6 10
Chris Lambert 0 1 14.85 2 0 0 6.2 12 11 6 4
Clay Rapada 0 0 5.40 3 0 0 3.1 4 2 2 2

👥 Roster (45)

Josh Anderson Alex Avila Jeremy Bonderman Eddie Bonine Miguel Cabrera Brent Dlugach Freddy Dolsi Adam Everett Casey Fien Alfredo Figaro Luke French Armando Galarraga +33 more

45 players

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The 2009 Detroit Tigers in brief

A 86-77 record (.528) put the 2009 Detroit Tigers 2nd in the AL Central. The run column shows 743 for and 745 against. The team batting average of .260 was 2% below the 2009 league mark of .266. Pitchers allowed 4.29 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.45. League clubs averaged 781 runs that year, so the Detroit Tigers scored 5% fewer.

The home park, Comerica Park, recorded 2,567,192 in attendance, about 31,693 a game. Miguel Cabrera led the club in home runs with 34. Justin Verlander led the pitchers with 19 wins. Fernando Rodney closed out 37 saves. In all, the roster shows 45 players. For the seasons either side, see the 2008 season and the 2010 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2009 Detroit Tigers

What was the 2009 Detroit Tigers record?
The 2009 Detroit Tigers finished 86-77 (.528 win pct).
Who led the 2009 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Miguel Cabrera led the 2009 Detroit Tigers with 34 home runs.
What was the 2009 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 2009 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 4.29.
Did the 2009 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 2009 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2009 Detroit Tigers play?
The 2009 Detroit Tigers played home games at Comerica Park.
Who led the 2009 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Miguel Cabrera (34 HR, 103 RBI) and Justin Verlander (19-9, 3.45 ERA).
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