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Top 16 Detroit Tigers Players of All Time

by YPB Team

Dead-ball legends, beloved championship heroes, and modern aces span more than a century of Motor City baseball. Cast your vote!

  1. Ty Cobb — ranked #11
    Ty Cobb
    The Georgia Peach, holder of the highest career batting average in MLB history.
    1000pts
  2. Charlie Gehringer — ranked #22
    Charlie Gehringer
    The Mechanical Man, a Hall of Fame second baseman and 1937 MVP.
    835pts
  3. Kirk Gibson — ranked #33
    Kirk Gibson
    Clutch slugging outfielder and emotional leader of the 1984 World Series team.
    762pts
  4. Al Kaline — ranked #44
    Al Kaline
    Mr. Tiger, the Hall of Fame outfielder who spent his entire 22-year career in Detroit.
    734pts
  5. Willie Horton — ranked #55
    Willie Horton
    Detroit-born slugging outfielder and key bat on the 1968 championship team.
    659pts
  6. Lance Parrish — ranked #66
    Lance Parrish
    Powerful eight-time All-Star catcher of the 1984 championship era.
    659pts
  7. Miguel Cabrera — ranked #77
    Miguel Cabrera
    Triple Crown winner and two-time MVP, one of the greatest hitters of his era.
    571pts
  8. Alan Trammell — ranked #88
    Alan Trammell
    Hall of Fame shortstop and 1984 World Series MVP, a Tigers franchise cornerstone.
    571pts
  9. Hank Greenberg — ranked #99
    Hank Greenberg
    Hall of Fame slugger and two-time MVP who nearly broke the single-season home run record.
    467pts
  10. Jack Morris — ranked #1010
    Jack Morris
    Hall of Fame ace and workhorse starter who led the staff of the 1984 champions.
    467pts
  11. Justin Verlander — ranked #1111
    Justin Verlander
    Ace right-hander who won MVP and Cy Young in 2011 and threw multiple no-hitters in Detroit.
    343pts
  12. Sparky Anderson — ranked #1212
    Sparky Anderson
    Hall of Fame manager who guided the Tigers to the 1984 World Series title.
    343pts
  13. Lou Whitaker — ranked #1313
    Lou Whitaker
    Sweet Lou, the slick-fielding second baseman who anchored the 1984 champions.
    343pts
  14. Norm Cash — ranked #1414
    Norm Cash
    Power-hitting first baseman who won the 1961 batting title.
    343pts
  15. Tarik Skubal — ranked #1515
    Tarik Skubal
    Reigning AL Cy Young ace and the face of the modern Tigers rotation.
    343pts
  16. Bill Freehan — ranked #1616
    Bill Freehan
    Eleven-time All-Star catcher who anchored the 1968 championship squad.
    0pts

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