# What is the greatest Detroit Tigers team of all time?

> Dead-ball pennant winners sit beside modern wild-card clubs here, and only four of these teams actually won the World Series.

*By YPB Team · Published November 12, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/what-is-the-greatest-detroit-tigers-team-of-all-time*

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1. **1984 Detroit Tigers** — score 1000/1000
   Went 104-58 after a 35-5 start, then beat the San Diego Padres in the World Series; closer Willie Hernández won the AL MVP and Cy Young.
2. **1909 Detroit Tigers** — score 606/1000
   Won a third straight AL pennant at 98-54 while Ty Cobb took the Triple Crown, then lost the World Series to Pittsburgh in seven games.
3. **1987 Detroit Tigers** — score 605/1000
   Overtook Toronto on the season's final weekend to win the AL East at 98-64, the best record in the majors that year.
4. **1940 Detroit Tigers** — score 537/1000
   Edged Cleveland for the AL pennant behind MVP Hank Greenberg and lost a seven-game World Series to the Cincinnati Reds.
5. **2012 Detroit Tigers** — score 537/1000
   Won the AL pennant by sweeping the Yankees in the ALCS as Miguel Cabrera became the first Triple Crown winner since 1967.
6. **2013 Detroit Tigers** — score 537/1000
   Won the AL Central and reached the ALCS as Miguel Cabrera repeated as AL MVP and Max Scherzer won the Cy Young.
7. **1945 Detroit Tigers** — score 537/1000
   Beat the Chicago Cubs in a seven-game World Series after Hank Greenberg returned from military service and Hal Newhouser won his second straight MVP.
8. **2011 Detroit Tigers** — score 537/1000
   Took the AL Central at 95-67 and reached the ALCS, with Justin Verlander winning both the AL MVP and the Cy Young.
9. **1968 Detroit Tigers** — score 454/1000
   Won 103 games and came back from 3-1 down to beat the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series, with Denny McLain winning 31 games.
10. **2006 Detroit Tigers** — score 353/1000
   Jumped from 71 wins to 95 under Jim Leyland, swept Oakland in the ALCS on Magglio Ordóñez's walk-off homer and reached the World Series.
11. **1907 Detroit Tigers** — score 353/1000
   Claimed the franchise's first AL pennant under manager Hughie Jennings as 20-year-old Ty Cobb won his first batting title.
12. **1908 Detroit Tigers** — score 353/1000
   Repeated as AL champions with Ty Cobb and Sam Crawford in the outfield before losing the World Series to the Chicago Cubs.
13. **2024 Detroit Tigers** — score 353/1000
   Rallied from below .500 in August to claim a wild card, swept Houston and reached ALDS Game 5, with Tarik Skubal winning the pitching Triple Crown and Cy Young.
14. **1935 Detroit Tigers** — score 0/1000
   Won the franchise's first World Series, beating the Chicago Cubs in six games, as Hank Greenberg took the AL MVP award.
15. **1961 Detroit Tigers** — score 0/1000
   Won 101 games but finished second to the Yankees, with Norm Cash winning the batting title at .361.
16. **1972 Detroit Tigers** — score 0/1000
   Won the AL East under Billy Martin and pushed the Oakland A's to a deciding fifth game in the ALCS.
17. **2025 Detroit Tigers** — score 0/1000
   Won a wild card at 87-75, beat Cleveland in the Wild Card Series and lost ALDS Game 5 to Seattle in 15 innings, as Tarik Skubal won a second Cy Young.
18. **2014 Detroit Tigers** — score 0/1000
   Won a fourth straight AL Central title with a rotation featuring Cy Young winners Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander and David Price.
19. **1934 Detroit Tigers** — score 0/1000
   Went 101-53 to win the AL pennant under player-manager Mickey Cochrane, the league MVP, before losing a seven-game World Series to St. Louis.
20. **1915 Detroit Tigers** — score 0/1000
   Won 100 games yet finished second to Boston, while Ty Cobb set a modern record with 96 stolen bases.

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