2016 Detroit Tigers

86-75 • .534 Win% • 2nd in AL C

The 2016 Detroit Tigers went 86-75 (.534) finishing 2nd in the AL C division. The club scored 750 runs, allowed 721, and played home games at Comerica Park. Team leaders included Miguel Cabrera (38 HR, 108 RBI) and Justin Verlander (16-9, 3.04 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
75 Losses
.534 Win %
2nd Rank
750 R 721 RA
Diff +29

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⚡ Quick Stats

750 Runs Scored
721 Runs Allowed
+29 Run Diff
2,493K Attendance

📈 vs. 2016 AL Average

Batting Avg .267 4% above the 2016 league average (.256)
OBP .330 3% above the 2016 league average (.321)
SLG .438 4% above the 2016 league average (.422)
Team ERA 4.24 1% worse than the 2016 league average (4.20)
Runs Scored 750 3% above the 2016 league average (731 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumComerica Park
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Home Games 80
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Total Attendance 2,493,859
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Avg per Game 31,173

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2016

Batting Avg

1 Miguel Cabrera 0.316 2 Cameron Maybin 0.315 3 J. D. Martinez 0.307 4 Victor Martinez 0.289 5 Ian Kinsler 0.288

Home Runs

1 Miguel Cabrera 38 2 Justin Upton 31 3 Ian Kinsler 28 4 Victor Martinez 27 5 J. D. Martinez 22

RBI

1 Miguel Cabrera 108 2 Justin Upton 87 3 Victor Martinez 86 4 Ian Kinsler 83 5 J. D. Martinez 68
2016 Detroit Tigers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ian Kinsler 153 618 117 178 29 4 28 83 45 115 14 0.288
Miguel Cabrera 158 595 92 188 31 1 38 108 75 116 0 0.316
Justin Upton 153 570 81 140 28 2 31 87 50 179 9 0.246
Victor Martinez 154 553 65 160 22 0 27 86 50 90 0 0.289
Jose Iglesias 137 467 57 119 26 0 4 32 28 50 7 0.255
J. D. Martinez 120 460 69 141 35 2 22 68 49 128 1 0.307
Nick Castellanos 110 411 54 117 25 4 18 58 28 111 1 0.285
Cameron Maybin 94 349 65 110 14 5 4 43 36 69 15 0.315
James McCann 105 344 31 76 9 1 12 48 23 109 0 0.221
Jarrod Saltalamacchia 92 246 30 42 5 1 12 38 41 104 0 0.171
Andrew Romine 109 174 21 41 5 2 2 16 13 38 8 0.236
Mike Aviles 68 167 17 35 5 1 1 6 9 27 2 0.210
Tyler Collins 56 136 14 32 2 3 4 15 13 38 1 0.235
Steven Moya 31 94 9 24 4 2 5 11 5 38 0 0.255
Casey McGehee 30 92 4 21 1 0 0 1 3 14 0 0.228
Anthony Gose 30 91 11 19 2 2 2 7 9 38 0 0.209
Erick Aybar 29 80 7 20 5 0 1 8 11 11 0 0.250
JaCoby Jones 13 28 3 6 3 0 0 2 0 12 0 0.214
Bobby Wilson 5 13 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0.154
Dixon Machado 8 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0.100
Anibal Sanchez 35 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Alex Presley 3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.200
Justin Verlander 34 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Jordan Zimmermann 19 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Michael Fulmer 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Shane Greene 50 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Hicks 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Daniel Norris 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Matt Boyd 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Buck Farmer 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Blaine Hardy 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Logan Kensing 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Lowe 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joe Mantiply 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dustin Molleken 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bobby Parnell 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Pelfrey 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Francisco Rodriguez 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bruce Rondon 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kyle Ryan 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Warwick Saupold 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Drew VerHagen 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alex Wilson 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Justin Wilson 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2016

ERA

1 Alex Wilson 2.96 2 Bruce Rondon 2.97 3 Justin Verlander 3.04 4 Michael Fulmer 3.06 5 Kyle Ryan 3.07

Wins

1 Justin Verlander 16 2 Michael Fulmer 11 3 Jordan Zimmermann 9 4 Anibal Sanchez 7 5 Matt Boyd 6

Strikeouts

1 Justin Verlander 254 2 Anibal Sanchez 135 3 Michael Fulmer 132 4 Matt Boyd 82 5 Daniel Norris 71
2016 Detroit Tigers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Justin Verlander 16 9 3.04 34 34 0 227.2 171 77 57 254
Michael Fulmer 11 7 3.06 26 26 0 159.0 136 54 42 132
Anibal Sanchez 7 13 5.87 35 26 0 153.1 171 100 53 135
Mike Pelfrey 4 10 5.07 24 22 0 119.0 160 67 46 56
Jordan Zimmermann 9 7 4.87 19 18 0 105.1 118 57 26 66
Matt Boyd 6 5 4.53 20 18 0 97.1 97 49 29 82
Alex Wilson 4 0 2.96 62 0 0 73.0 68 24 21 49
Daniel Norris 4 2 3.38 14 13 0 69.1 75 26 22 71
Shane Greene 5 4 5.82 50 3 2 60.1 58 39 22 59
Justin Wilson 4 5 4.14 66 0 1 58.2 61 27 17 65
Francisco Rodriguez 3 4 3.24 61 0 44 58.1 45 21 21 52
Kyle Ryan 4 2 3.07 56 0 0 55.2 48 19 15 35
Mark Lowe 1 3 7.11 54 0 0 49.1 57 39 21 49
Bruce Rondon 5 2 2.97 37 0 0 36.1 23 12 12 45
Buck Farmer 0 1 4.60 14 1 0 29.1 25 15 20 27
Blaine Hardy 1 0 3.51 21 0 0 25.2 25 10 12 20
Drew VerHagen 1 0 7.11 19 0 0 19.0 28 15 7 10
Warwick Saupold 1 1 7.45 6 0 0 9.2 17 8 3 10
Dustin Molleken 0 0 4.32 4 0 0 8.1 12 4 5 8
Bobby Parnell 0 0 6.75 6 0 0 5.1 7 4 5 4
Logan Kensing 0 0 1.93 3 0 0 4.2 8 1 2 1
Joe Mantiply 0 0 16.88 5 0 0 2.2 7 5 2 2
Andrew Romine 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.2 0 0 2 0

👥 Roster (44)

Mike Aviles Erick Aybar Matt Boyd Miguel Cabrera Nick Castellanos Tyler Collins Buck Farmer Michael Fulmer Anthony Gose Shane Greene Blaine Hardy John Hicks +32 more

44 players

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The 2016 Detroit Tigers in brief

The 2016 Detroit Tigers finished 86-75, a .534 winning percentage, placing 2nd in the AL Central. The run column shows 750 for and 721 against. The team batting average of .267 was 4% above the 2016 league mark of .256. Pitchers allowed 4.24 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.20. The 2016 Detroit Tigers outscored the average club by 3% (750 against 731).

The home park, Comerica Park, recorded 2,493,859 in attendance, about 31,173 a game. For power, Miguel Cabrera led the way with 38 homers. On the mound, Justin Verlander won 16 games to lead the staff. Francisco Rodriguez closed out 44 saves. The roster section lists 44 players who appeared for the club. The 2015 season and the 2017 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2016 Detroit Tigers

What was the 2016 Detroit Tigers record?
The 2016 Detroit Tigers finished 86-75 (.534 win pct).
Who led the 2016 Detroit Tigers in home runs?
Miguel Cabrera led the 2016 Detroit Tigers with 38 home runs.
What was the 2016 Detroit Tigers team ERA?
The 2016 Detroit Tigers posted a team ERA of 4.24.
Did the 2016 Detroit Tigers win the World Series?
No. The 2016 Detroit Tigers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2016 Detroit Tigers play?
The 2016 Detroit Tigers played home games at Comerica Park.
Who led the 2016 Detroit Tigers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Miguel Cabrera (38 HR, 108 RBI) and Justin Verlander (16-9, 3.04 ERA).
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