⭐ Division Winner

2012 Detroit Tigers

88-74 • .543 Win% • 1st in AL C

The 2012 Detroit Tigers went 88-74 (.543) finishing 1st in the AL C division. They won the pennant but did not win the World Series. The club scored 726 runs, allowed 670, and played home games at Comerica Park. Team leaders included Miguel Cabrera (44 HR, 139 RBI) and Justin Verlander (17-8, 2.64 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

88 Wins
74 Losses
.543 Win %
1st Rank
726 R 670 RA
Diff +56

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⚡ Quick Stats

726 Runs Scored
670 Runs Allowed
+56 Run Diff
3,028K Attendance

📈 vs. 2012 AL Average

Batting Avg .267 5% above the 2012 league average (.255)
OBP .334 5% above the 2012 league average (.319)
SLG .422 3% above the 2012 league average (.410)
Team ERA 3.75 8% better than the 2012 league average (4.08)
Runs Scored 726 1% above the 2012 league average (721 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComerica Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 3,028,033
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Avg per Game 37,383

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2012

Batting Avg

1 Miguel Cabrera 0.330 2 Andy Dirks 0.322 3 Prince Fielder 0.313 4 Austin Jackson 0.300 5 Gerald Laird 0.282

Home Runs

1 Miguel Cabrera 44 2 Prince Fielder 30 3 Delmon Young 18 4 Austin Jackson 16 5 Jhonny Peralta 13

RBI

1 Miguel Cabrera 139 2 Prince Fielder 108 3 Delmon Young 74 4 Austin Jackson 66 5 Jhonny Peralta 63
2012 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Miguel Cabrera 161 622 109 205 40 0 44 139 66 98 4 0.330
Prince Fielder 162 581 83 182 33 1 30 108 85 84 1 0.313
Delmon Young 151 574 54 153 27 1 18 74 20 112 0 0.267
Austin Jackson 137 543 103 163 29 10 16 66 67 134 12 0.300
Jhonny Peralta 150 531 58 127 32 3 13 63 49 105 1 0.239
Brennan Boesch 132 470 52 113 22 2 12 54 26 104 6 0.240
Alex Avila 116 367 42 89 21 2 9 48 61 104 2 0.243
Andy Dirks 88 314 56 101 18 5 8 35 23 53 1 0.322
Quintin Berry 94 291 44 75 10 6 2 29 25 80 21 0.258
Ramon Santiago 93 228 19 47 7 1 2 17 20 39 1 0.206
Omar Infante 64 226 27 58 7 5 4 20 9 23 7 0.257
Ryan Raburn 66 205 14 35 14 0 1 12 13 53 1 0.171
Gerald Laird 63 174 24 49 8 1 2 11 14 21 0 0.282
Don Kelly 75 113 14 21 2 1 1 7 14 22 2 0.186
Danny Worth 43 74 9 16 3 0 0 3 13 23 0 0.216
Avisail Garcia 23 47 7 15 0 0 0 3 3 10 0 0.319
Jeff Baker 15 35 1 7 2 0 0 4 2 10 0 0.200
Brandon Inge 9 20 2 2 1 0 1 2 0 6 0 0.100
Brad Eldred 5 16 1 3 1 1 0 1 1 6 0 0.188
Bryan Holaday 6 12 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Matt Young 5 10 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 9 0 0.100
Omir Santos 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.125
Justin Verlander 33 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Doug Fister 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Hernan Perez 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Rick Porcello 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Max Scherzer 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Duane Below 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luis Marte 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Drew Smyly 23 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Alburquerque 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Collin Balester 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joaquin Benoit 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Phil Coke 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Casey Crosby 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Octavio Dotel 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Darin Downs 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Ortega 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luke Putkonen 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Anibal Sanchez 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Daniel Schlereth 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Clete Thomas 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jacob Turner 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Valverde 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brayan Villarreal 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Thad Weber 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Adam Wilk 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2012

ERA

1 Brayan Villarreal 2.63 2 Justin Verlander 2.64 3 Doug Fister 3.45 4 Octavio Dotel 3.57 5 Joaquin Benoit 3.68

Wins

1 Justin Verlander 17 2 Max Scherzer 16 3 Doug Fister 10 4 Rick Porcello 10 5 Joaquin Benoit 5

Strikeouts

1 Justin Verlander 239 2 Max Scherzer 231 3 Doug Fister 137 4 Rick Porcello 107 5 Drew Smyly 94
2012 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Justin Verlander 17 8 2.64 33 33 0 238.1 192 70 60 239
Max Scherzer 16 7 3.74 32 32 0 187.2 179 78 60 231
Rick Porcello 10 12 4.59 31 31 0 176.1 226 90 44 107
Doug Fister 10 10 3.45 26 26 0 161.2 156 62 37 137
Drew Smyly 4 3 3.99 23 18 0 99.1 93 44 33 94
Anibal Sanchez 4 6 3.74 12 12 0 74.2 81 31 15 57
Joaquin Benoit 5 3 3.68 73 0 2 71.0 59 29 22 84
Jose Valverde 3 4 3.78 71 0 35 69.0 59 29 27 48
Octavio Dotel 5 3 3.57 57 0 1 58.0 50 23 12 62
Brayan Villarreal 3 5 2.63 50 0 0 54.2 38 16 28 66
Phil Coke 2 3 4.00 66 0 1 54.0 71 24 18 51
Duane Below 2 1 3.88 27 1 0 46.1 49 20 8 29
Luis Marte 1 0 2.82 13 0 0 22.1 19 7 9 19
Darin Downs 2 1 3.48 18 0 0 20.2 18 8 9 20
Collin Balester 2 0 6.50 11 0 0 18.0 14 13 11 12
Luke Putkonen 0 2 3.94 12 0 1 16.0 19 7 8 10
Al Alburquerque 0 0 0.68 8 0 0 13.1 6 1 8 18
Casey Crosby 1 1 9.49 3 3 0 12.1 15 13 11 9
Jacob Turner 1 1 8.03 3 3 0 12.1 17 11 7 7
Adam Wilk 0 3 8.18 3 3 0 11.0 21 10 3 7
Daniel Schlereth 0 0 10.29 6 0 0 7.0 14 8 5 6
Thad Weber 0 1 9.00 2 0 0 4.0 10 4 2 1
Jose Ortega 0 0 3.38 2 0 0 2.2 3 1 1 4

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
DET def. NYA 4-0
AL Division Series
DET def. OAK 3-2
World Series
Lost to SFN 4-0

👥 Roster (47)

Al Alburquerque Alex Avila Jeff Baker Collin Balester Duane Below Joaquin Benoit Quintin Berry Brennan Boesch Miguel Cabrera Phil Coke Casey Crosby Andy Dirks +35 more

47 players

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The 2012 Detroit Tigers in brief

The 2012 Detroit Tigers won 88 games and lost 74, ending up 1st in the AL Central. The club won the pennant and took the division title. Runs came in at 726 scored against 670 allowed (+56). At the plate the Detroit Tigers hit .267, 5% better than the league's .255. The staff ERA of 3.75 was 8% better than the league average of 4.08.

Home games were played at Comerica Park, where 3,028,033 fans came through the gates. For power, Miguel Cabrera led the way with 44 homers. On the mound, Justin Verlander won 17 games to lead the staff. In the AL Championship Series, the Detroit Tigers beat NYA 4-0. In the AL Division Series, the Detroit Tigers beat OAK 3-2. The World Series ended in a loss against SFN 4-0.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2012 Detroit Tigers

What was the 2012 Detroit Tigers record?
The 2012 Detroit Tigers finished 88-74 (.543 win pct).
Did the 2012 Detroit Tigers make the playoffs?
The 2012 Detroit Tigers finished first in their division.
Who led the 2012 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Miguel Cabrera led the 2012 Detroit Tigers with 44 home runs.
What was the 2012 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 2012 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 3.75.
Did the 2012 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 2012 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2012 Detroit Tigers play?
The 2012 Detroit Tigers played home games at Comerica Park.
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