Best Tigers Players of All Time, Ranked by NUT

DET · 1901–nowThe best Tigers players ever, by NUT with the club.

#1 hitterTy Cobb+105.4 NUT · 1905–1926

#1 pitcherHal Newhouser+19.1 NUT · 1940–1952

World Series titles4Last in 1984

Ty Cobb is the most productive hitter in Tigers history by NUT at +105.4 over 22 qualified seasons with the club (1905–1926). Hal Newhouser leads the pitchers at +19.1 over 13 seasons (1940–1952).

The franchise has played 126 seasons since 1901. It has won 4 World Series titles, the last in 1984, in 11 trips to the World Series.

Its best club by team NUT was the 2013 Detroit Tigers at +27.2 (93-69), #1 of 30 that season.

Greatest Tigers NUT with the club, all qualified seasons

Hitters · top 25
#	Player	Seasons	NUT
1	Ty CobbCF · 1905–1926	22	+105.4
2	Al KalineRF · 1954–1974	21	+58.7
3	Harry HeilmannRF · 1914–1929	15	+49.7
4	Hank Greenberg1B · 1933–1946	9	+49.1
5	Norm Cash1B · 1960–1974	15	+45.9
6	Charlie Gehringer2B · 1926–1941	16	+45.5
7	Miguel Cabrera1B · 2008–2023	16	+44.7
8	Sam CrawfordRF · 1903–1917	15	+42.1
9	Rudy York1B · 1937–1945	9	+28.1
10	Willie HortonLF · 1965–1976	12	+24.7
11	Lou Whitaker2B · 1978–1995	18	+24.3
12	Bobby VeachLF · 1913–1923	11	+23.4
13	Dick McAuliffe2B · 1961–1973	13	+17.0
14	Bill FreehanC · 1963–1976	14	+16.4
15	Kirk GibsonDH · 1980–1995	11	+16.2
16	Alan TrammellSS · 1978–1996	19	+14.5
17	Cecil Fielder1B · 1990–1995	6	+14.4
18	Jim NorthrupRF · 1965–1973	9	+14.1
19	Rocky ColavitoLF · 1960–1963	4	+13.4
20	Dick WakefieldLF · 1943–1949	6	+12.8
21	Magglio OrdonezRF · 2005–2011	7	+12.1
22	Chet LemonCF · 1982–1990	9	+11.8
23	Steve KempLF · 1977–1981	5	+11.8
24	Charlie MaxwellLF · 1955–1961	7	+11.6
25	Vic WertzRF · 1947–1962	7	+11.6

Pitchers · top 25
#	Player	Seasons	NUT
1	Hal NewhouserP · 1940–1952	13	+19.1
2	Justin VerlanderP · 2006–2016	11	+18.5
3	Mickey LolichP · 1963–1975	13	+13.9
4	Dizzy TroutP · 1939–1951	13	+11.1
5	Tarik SkubalP · 2020–2025	6	+8.9
6	Max ScherzerP · 2010–2014	5	+7.3
7	Frank LaryP · 1955–1963	9	+6.6
8	Schoolboy RoweP · 1933–1941	8	+5.9
9	Virgil TrucksP · 1942–1956	10	+5.8
10	Jim BunningP · 1955–1963	9	+5.5
11	Tommy BridgesP · 1930–1943	14	+5.3
12	Doug FisterP · 2011–2013	3	+5.0
13	Fred HutchinsonP · 1939–1952	9	+4.0
14	Mike HennemanP · 1987–1994	8	+3.8
15	Billy HoeftP · 1952–1958	7	+3.8
16	John HillerP · 1967–1980	13	+3.5
17	Bill DonovanP · 1903–1911	9	+3.4
18	Will VestP · 2022–2025	4	+3.4
19	Don MossiP · 1959–1963	5	+3.0
20	Bobo NewsomP · 1939–1941	3	+3.0
21	David PriceP · 2014	1	+2.9
22	Doug BrocailP · 1997–2000	4	+2.6
23	Todd JonesP · 1997–2008	7	+2.3
24	Art HouttemanP · 1945–1952	6	+2.3
25	Jason FoleyP · 2022–2024	3	+2.2

Best single seasons season NUT

Hitters
Player	Season	NUT
Norm Cash	1961	+8.9
Ty Cobb	1917	+8.3
Ty Cobb	1911	+8.0
Ty Cobb	1915	+7.8
Miguel Cabrera	2013	+7.8
Hank Greenberg	1940	+7.7
Hank Greenberg	1938	+7.5
Hank Greenberg	1937	+7.4
Miguel Cabrera	2011	+7.0
Ty Cobb	1910	+6.9

Pitchers
Player	Season	NUT
Hal Newhouser	1946	+4.9
Justin Verlander	2009	+4.0
Hal Newhouser	1945	+3.8
Tarik Skubal	2025	+3.8
Tarik Skubal	2024	+3.5
Aníbal Sánchez	2013	+3.2
Hal Newhouser	1944	+3.2
Justin Verlander	2012	+3.0
Mickey Lolich	1971	+2.9
Joe Coleman	1971	+2.9

Best by decade NUT with the club in that decade

2020s

HitterRiley Greene+6.9

PitcherTarik Skubal+8.9

2010s

HitterMiguel Cabrera+40.1

PitcherJustin Verlander+12.7

2000s

HitterMagglio Ordonez+11.4

PitcherJustin Verlander+5.8

1990s

HitterCecil Fielder+14.4

PitcherMike Henneman+2.4

1980s

HitterKirk Gibson+13.8

PitcherWillie Hernandez+2.1

1970s

HitterWillie Horton+10.1

PitcherMickey Lolich+8.3

1960s

HitterNorm Cash+36.4

PitcherMickey Lolich+5.6

1950s

HitterAl Kaline+16.7

PitcherFrank Lary+6.1

1940s

HitterRudy York+18.3

PitcherHal Newhouser+18.6

1930s

HitterCharlie Gehringer+36.6

PitcherSchoolboy Rowe+4.9

1920s

HitterHarry Heilmann+42.9

PitcherGeorge Uhle+2.2

1910s

HitterTy Cobb+63.6

PitcherHarry Coveleski+2.1

1900s

HitterSam Crawford+21.3

PitcherBill Donovan+2.7

Best Tigers teams season team NUT

2013

Detroit Tigers93-69

Team NUT+27.2S#1 of 30

1940

Detroit Tigers90-64

Team NUT+23.2S#1 of 16

2014

Detroit Tigers90-72

Team NUT+17.8S#1 of 30

2012

Detroit Tigers88-74

Team NUT+17.7S#2 of 30

1934

Detroit Tigers101-53

Team NUT+17.3A#1 of 16

How these lists are built

Each player's number is his season NUT added up over every season he qualified with the Tigers (100 plate appearances or 25 innings in a full season), so only his years with this club count. NUT is one number for production against that season's league average, with defense left out, so a 1930 season and a 2025 season sit on one scale. A player traded during a season appears under the club MLB lists his full-season line with. Seasons before 1901 were shorter, so their values run lower.

Best Tigers players of all time by NUT

Hitters
Player	Years	NUT
Ty Cobb	1905–1926	+105.4
Al Kaline	1954–1974	+58.7
Harry Heilmann	1914–1929	+49.7
Hank Greenberg	1933–1946	+49.1
Norm Cash	1960–1974	+45.9
Charlie Gehringer	1926–1941	+45.5
Miguel Cabrera	2008–2023	+44.7
Sam Crawford	1903–1917	+42.1
Rudy York	1937–1945	+28.1
Willie Horton	1965–1976	+24.7
Lou Whitaker	1978–1995	+24.3
Bobby Veach	1913–1923	+23.4
Dick McAuliffe	1961–1973	+17.0
Bill Freehan	1963–1976	+16.4
Kirk Gibson	1980–1995	+16.2
Alan Trammell	1978–1996	+14.5
Cecil Fielder	1990–1995	+14.4
Jim Northrup	1965–1973	+14.1
Rocky Colavito	1960–1963	+13.4
Dick Wakefield	1943–1949	+12.8
Magglio Ordonez	2005–2011	+12.1
Chet Lemon	1982–1990	+11.8
Steve Kemp	1977–1981	+11.8
Charlie Maxwell	1955–1961	+11.6
Vic Wertz	1947–1962	+11.6

Pitchers
Player	Years	NUT
Hal Newhouser	1940–1952	+19.1
Justin Verlander	2006–2016	+18.5
Mickey Lolich	1963–1975	+13.9
Dizzy Trout	1939–1951	+11.1
Tarik Skubal	2020–2025	+8.9
Max Scherzer	2010–2014	+7.3
Frank Lary	1955–1963	+6.6
Schoolboy Rowe	1933–1941	+5.9
Virgil Trucks	1942–1956	+5.8
Jim Bunning	1955–1963	+5.5
Tommy Bridges	1930–1943	+5.3
Doug Fister	2011–2013	+5.0
Fred Hutchinson	1939–1952	+4.0
Mike Henneman	1987–1994	+3.8
Billy Hoeft	1952–1958	+3.8
John Hiller	1967–1980	+3.5
Bill Donovan	1903–1911	+3.4
Will Vest	2022–2025	+3.4
Don Mossi	1959–1963	+3.0
Bobo Newsom	1939–1941	+3.0
David Price	2014	+2.9
Doug Brocail	1997–2000	+2.6
Todd Jones	1997–2008	+2.3
Art Houtteman	1945–1952	+2.3
Jason Foley	2022–2024	+2.2