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American League Central · 2026

Detroit Tigers

58-60Comerica ParkAmerican League
Team WAR
27.5
14.8 bat / 12.7 pitch
Win %
.492
pyth .580
Run diff
+87
4.57 / 3.83 per g
wRC+
103
ERA
3.65
FIP 3.81
Home runs
146

The Detroit Tigers went 58-60 in 2026, a .492 winning percentage — 17th of 30 record in baseball. They scored 539 runs and allowed 452, a run differential of +87. The offence ranked 11th of 30 in MLB for runs scored, while their 3.65 staff ERA was 5th of 30. Their 103 team wRC+ is 3% above league average — 10th of 30 in MLB. Kevin McGonigle leads the position players at 4.3 WAR, and Tarik Skubal the rotation at a 2.81 ERA.

Where the offence comes from

Roster contribution by share of the team total.

998 team hits
Kevin McGonigle125Kevin McGonigle — 125 hits (12.5%)Riley Greene115Riley Greene — 115 hits (11.5%)Dillon Dingler113Dillon Dingler — 113 hits (11.3%)Spencer Torkelson92Spencer Torkelson — 92 hits (9.2%)Colt Keith84Colt Keith — 84 hits (8.4%)Zach McKinstry63Zach McKinstry — 63 hits (6.3%)Gleyber Torres58Gleyber Torres — 58 hits (5.8%)Matt Vierling55Matt Vierling — 55 hits (5.5%)Hao-Yu Lee52Hao-Yu Lee — 52 hits (5.2%)Carpenter48Kerry Carpenter — 48 hits (4.8%)Javier Báez32Javier Báez — 32 hits (3.2%)Wenceel Pérez29Wenceel Pérez — 29 hits (2.9%)James Outman27James Outman — 27 hits (2.7%)Jones23Jahmai Jones — 23 hits (2.3%)Jake Rogers19Jake Rogers — 19 hits (1.9%)Valencia16Eduardo Valencia — 16 hits (1.6%)12Ben Malgeri — 12 hits (1.2%)Max Clark11Max Clark — 11 hits (1.1%)Meadows9Parker Meadows — 9 hits (0.9%)7Gage Workman — 7 hits (0.7%)7Zack Short — 7 hits (0.7%)Jace Jung — 1 hits (0.1%)
Each rectangle is a player, sized by his share of the team's hits; darker means a larger share. Top 30 contributors. Select a different statistic above, or click a player for his page.

Batting

23 players, ranked by dbWAR.

Kevin McGonigleSS114515125124511.286.390.428.3681354.3
Dillon DinglerC10946211326800.272.337.525.3711384.0
Riley GreeneLF11649111516543.273.365.450.3571282.5
Gleyber Torres2B61271587290.257.373.385.3441191.4
Colt Keith3B108339848315.269.322.417.3251061.0
Eduardo ValenciaDH1443164130.390.419.805.5132380.8
Spencer Torkelson1B1174649220590.227.315.422.3251060.8
Hao-Yu Lee2B70208526281.267.300.421.313970.6
Max ClarkCF94211170.297.381.486.3831460.4
Ben MalgeriRF205212170.286.404.405.3671350.3
Javier BáezSS32119322141.281.303.386.302890.3
Jake RogersC40125193111.183.290.327.281750.3
Zach McKinstry2B91322634241.223.304.332.288800.1
Parker MeadowsCF12399023.250.308.333.291820.1
Kerry CarpenterRF812594813360.208.276.416.30289-0.0
Jace JungDH381000.167.375.167.29282-0.0
Trei CruzRF250000.000.000.000.000-123-0.1
Gage Workman3B18417280.171.171.415.24348-0.1
Zack ShortSS24627020.140.262.180.22133-0.2
Jahmai JonesDH69128234123.198.273.353.28074-0.4
Wenceel PérezRF53175297173.180.246.348.26362-0.4
James OutmanCF65168275176.173.232.321.24750-0.4
Matt VierlingCF84291555314.207.255.335.26060-0.5

Pitching

26 pitchers, ranked by dbWAR.

Tarik Skubal1717102.27601222.812.690.9210.72.7
Casey Mize171790.0470863.402.811.098.62.3
Keider Montero2519122.1871863.383.871.016.31.5
Framber Valdez2323127.17701034.174.041.377.31.5
Troy Melton131380.0710691.463.640.907.81.3
Jack Flaherty191986.13801024.594.081.4110.61.0
Enmanuel De Jesus26037.2201373.582.931.178.80.7
Drew Anderson41367.1442784.013.801.2910.40.6
Ty Madden12132.0100342.252.991.009.60.6
Tyler Holton50355.0142442.783.781.227.20.5
Will Vest27026.2352276.073.391.439.10.4
Drew Sommers26019.1020293.722.981.4513.50.4
Brant Hurter21025.1410182.843.721.076.40.3
Burch Smith13117.0020203.183.501.4710.60.2
Jackson Jobe115.010040.002.090.407.20.2
Connor Seabold21024.0100205.254.251.717.50.1
Jake Rogers302.100030.003.091.7111.60.0
Kenley Jansen34030.23413373.824.551.2110.90.0
Jacob Waguespack17021.2010151.664.750.836.2-0.0
Zach McKinstry101.0000018.0012.095.000.0-0.1
Justin Verlander113.2010112.277.722.182.5-0.1
Yilber Díaz201.2000337.8010.896.0016.2-0.1
Beau Brieske809.100086.756.841.397.7-0.2
Ricky Vanasco506.1010415.638.773.165.7-0.3
Kyle Finnegan49048.0202373.385.191.566.9-0.3
Brenan Hanifee23221.1010105.066.321.454.2-0.4
Record versus run differential

Detroit Tigers are 58-60, a .492 win rate, while their +87 run differential implies .580. That is about 10 wins behind it, which tends to regress upward.