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Ranked by career score. That covers a player’s whole career, not only his time with this team. Players need at least 3 seasons there to make the list.
Ty Cobb
center field, 1905–1928
22 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1905–1926, 2,806 games
Compare with Cabrera108.4
No. 4 all-time
Miguel Cabrera
first base, 2003–2023
16 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 2008–2023, 2,077 games
Compare with Cobb63.1
No. 70 all-time
Hal Newhouser
starting pitcher, 1939–1955
15 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1939–1953, 464 games
Compare with Cobb61.3
No. 77 all-time
Justin Verlander
starting pitcher, 2005–2025
13 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 2005–2017, 380 games
Compare with Cobb60.5
No. 80 all-time
Harry Heilmann
right field, 1914–1932
15 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1914–1929, 1,989 games
Compare with Cobb60.3
No. 82 all-time
Sam Crawford
right field, 1899–1917
15 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1903–1917, 2,114 games
Compare with Cobb60.0
No. 85 all-time
Charlie Gehringer
second base, 1924–1942
19 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1924–1942, 2,323 games
Compare with Cobb57.7
No. 103 all-time
Al Kaline
right field, 1953–1974
22 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1953–1974, 2,834 games
Compare with Cobb57.3
No. 109 all-time
Max Scherzer
starting pitcher, 2008–2025
5 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 2010–2014, 161 games
Compare with Cobb55.8
No. 123 all-time
Jim Bunning
starting pitcher, 1955–1971
9 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1955–1963, 311 games
Compare with Cobb54.8
No. 132 all-time
Hank Greenberg
first base, 1930–1947
12 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1930–1946, 1,269 games
Compare with Cobb49.8
No. 185 all-time
Tommy Bridges
starting pitcher, 1930–1946
16 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1930–1946, 424 games
Compare with Cobb48.8
No. 202 all-time
Dizzy Trout
starting pitcher, 1939–1957
14 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1939–1952, 507 games
Compare with Cobb48.5
No. 206 all-time
Goose Goslin
left field, 1921–1938
4 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1934–1937, 524 games
Compare with Cobb48.3
No. 212 all-time
Mickey Cochrane
catcher, 1925–1937
4 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1934–1937, 315 games
Compare with Cobb47.8
No. 227 all-time
George Uhle
starting pitcher, 1919–1936
5 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1929–1933, 191 games
Compare with Cobb46.6
No. 244 all-time
Alan Trammell
shortstop, 1977–1996
20 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1977–1996, 2,293 games
Compare with Cobb44.8
No. 290 all-time
Lou Whitaker
second base, 1977–1995
19 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1977–1995, 2,390 games
Compare with Cobb44.6
No. 298 all-time
Ivan Rodriguez
catcher, 1991–2011
5 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 2004–2008, 611 games
Compare with Cobb44.3
No. 308 all-time
Jack Morris
starting pitcher, 1977–1994
14 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1977–1990, 449 games
Compare with Cobb43.6
No. 322 all-time
Darrell Evans
third base, 1969–1989
5 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1984–1988, 727 games
Compare with Cobb43.5
No. 324 all-time
Frank Tanana
starting pitcher, 1973–1993
8 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1985–1992, 250 games
Compare with Cobb43.0
No. 337 all-time
Bobo Newsom
starting pitcher, 1929–1953
3 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1939–1941, 114 games
Compare with Cobb42.7
No. 344 all-time
George Mullin
starting pitcher, 1902–1915
12 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1902–1913, 558 games
Compare with Cobb42.6
No. 346 all-time
Rusty Staub
right field, 1963–1985
4 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1976–1979, 549 games
Compare with Cobb42.3
No. 355 all-time
Mickey Lolich
starting pitcher, 1963–1979
13 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1963–1975, 514 games
Compare with Cobb42.1
No. 365 all-time
Virgil Trucks
starting pitcher, 1941–1958
12 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1941–1956, 316 games
Compare with Cobb41.4
No. 371 all-time
Bill Donovan
starting pitcher, 1898–1918
11 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1903–1918, 313 games
Compare with Cobb41.3
No. 374 all-time
Rocky Colavito
right field, 1955–1968
4 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1960–1963, 629 games
Compare with Cobb40.4
No. 390 all-time
Schoolboy Rowe
starting pitcher, 1933–1949
10 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1933–1942, 268 games
Compare with Cobb40.4
No. 391 all-time
Bill Freehan
catcher, 1961–1976
15 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1961–1976, 1,774 games
Compare with Cobb39.4
No. 420 all-time
Norm Cash
first base, 1958–1974
15 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1960–1974, 2,018 games
Compare with Cobb38.7
No. 448 all-time
David Wells
starting pitcher, 1987–2007
3 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1993–1995, 66 games
Compare with Cobb38.6
No. 450 all-time
Heinie Manush
left field, 1923–1939
5 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1923–1927, 616 games
Compare with Cobb37.9
No. 473 all-time
Chet Lemon
center field, 1975–1990
9 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1982–1990, 1,203 games
Compare with Cobb37.6
No. 481 all-time
Dutch Leonard
starting pitcher, 1913–1925
5 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1919–1925, 120 games
Compare with Cobb36.6
No. 511 all-time
Doyle Alexander
starting pitcher, 1971–1989
3 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1987–1989, 78 games
Compare with Cobb36.4
No. 519 all-time
Kenny Rogers
starting pitcher, 1989–2008
3 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 2006–2008, 75 games
Compare with Cobb36.4
No. 522 all-time
Bobby Veach
left field, 1912–1925
12 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1912–1923, 1,605 games
Compare with Cobb36.4
No. 521 all-time
Magglio Ordonez
right field, 1997–2011
7 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 2005–2011, 847 games
Compare with Cobb36.3
No. 523 all-time
Ned Garver
starting pitcher, 1948–1961
5 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1952–1956, 106 games
Compare with Cobb36.1
No. 532 all-time
Tony Phillips
left field, 1982–1999
5 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1990–1994, 722 games
Compare with Cobb35.6
No. 558 all-time
Victor Martinez
catcher, 2002–2018
7 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 2011–2018, 969 games
Compare with Cobb35.1
No. 567 all-time
Lance Parrish
catcher, 1977–1995
10 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1977–1986, 1,146 games
Compare with Cobb34.7
No. 584 all-time
Curtis Granderson
center field, 2004–2019
6 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 2004–2009, 674 games
Compare with Cobb34.5
No. 586 all-time
Hooks Dauss
starting pitcher, 1912–1926
15 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1912–1926, 544 games
Compare with Cobb34.4
No. 591 all-time
General Crowder
starting pitcher, 1926–1936
3 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1934–1936, 51 games
Compare with Cobb34.2
No. 599 all-time
Hughie Jennings
shortstop, 1891–1918
5 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1907–1918, 8 games
Compare with Cobb33.9
No. 615 all-time
Firpo Marberry
starting pitcher, 1923–1936
3 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1933–1935, 80 games
Compare with Cobb33.9
No. 612 all-time
Frank Lary
starting pitcher, 1954–1965
11 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1954–1964, 316 games
Compare with Cobb33.8
No. 616 all-time
George Kell
third base, 1943–1957
7 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1946–1952, 826 games
Compare with Cobb33.2
No. 640 all-time
Earl Whitehill
starting pitcher, 1923–1939
10 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1923–1932, 328 games
Compare with Cobb33.2
No. 643 all-time
Mickey Tettleton
catcher, 1984–1997
4 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1991–1994, 570 games
Compare with Cobb32.7
No. 657 all-time
J. D. Martinez
right field, 2011–2024
4 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 2014–2017, 458 games
Compare with Cobb31.8
No. 698 all-time
Roy Cullenbine
right field, 1938–1947
5 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1938–1947, 501 games
Compare with Cobb31.7
No. 700 all-time
Dick McAuliffe
second base, 1960–1975
14 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1960–1973, 1,656 games
Compare with Cobb31.7
No. 702 all-time
Ian Kinsler
second base, 2006–2019
4 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 2014–2017, 607 games
Compare with Cobb31.6
No. 707 all-time
Kirk Gibson
right field, 1979–1995
12 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1979–1995, 1,177 games
Compare with Cobb31.5
No. 713 all-time
Howard Johnson
third base, 1982–1995
3 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1982–1984, 197 games
Compare with Cobb31.4
No. 721 all-time
Richie Hebner
third base, 1968–1985
3 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1980–1982, 250 games
Compare with Cobb31.3
No. 730 all-time
Howard Ehmke
starting pitcher, 1915–1930
6 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1916–1922, 186 games
Compare with Cobb31.1
No. 738 all-time
Donie Bush
shortstop, 1908–1923
14 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1908–1921, 1,871 games
Compare with Cobb30.6
No. 760 all-time
Rudy York
first base, 1934–1948
10 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1934–1945, 1,268 games
Compare with Cobb30.1
No. 781 all-time
Pinky Higgins
third base, 1930–1946
7 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1939–1946, 857 games
Compare with Cobb29.8
No. 799 all-time
Harvey Kuenn
shortstop, 1952–1966
8 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1952–1959, 1,049 games
Compare with Cobb29.8
No. 801 all-time
Deacon McGuire
catcher, 1884–1912
3 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1902–1912, 146 games
Compare with Cobb28.7
No. 859 all-time
Fred Hutchinson
starting pitcher, 1939–1953
11 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1939–1953, 354 games
Compare with Cobb28.5
No. 867 all-time
Jhonny Peralta
shortstop, 2003–2017
4 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 2010–2013, 460 games
Compare with Cobb28.5
No. 866 all-time
Steve Gromek
starting pitcher, 1941–1957
5 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1953–1957, 138 games
Compare with Cobb28.4
No. 881 all-time
Johnny Pesky
shortstop, 1942–1954
3 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1952–1954, 192 games
Compare with Cobb28.3
No. 883 all-time
Earl Wilson
starting pitcher, 1959–1970
5 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1966–1970, 174 games
Compare with Cobb28.3
No. 890 all-time
Frank Kitson
starting pitcher, 1898–1907
3 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1903–1905, 96 games
Compare with Cobb28.2
No. 896 all-time
Vic Wertz
right field, 1947–1963
9 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1947–1963, 836 games
Compare with Cobb28.1
No. 904 all-time
Syl Johnson
starting pitcher, 1922–1940
4 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1922–1925, 101 games
Compare with Cobb28.0
No. 905 all-time
Joe Niekro
starting pitcher, 1967–1988
3 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1970–1972, 89 games
Compare with Cobb28.0
No. 907 all-time
Whit Wyatt
starting pitcher, 1929–1945
5 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1929–1933, 83 games
Compare with Cobb27.9
No. 911 all-time
Travis Fryman
third base, 1990–2002
8 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1990–1997, 1,096 games
Compare with Cobb27.6
No. 924 all-time
Ray Boone
third base, 1948–1960
6 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1953–1958, 683 games
Compare with Cobb26.9
No. 965 all-time
Jim Delahanty
second base, 1901–1915
4 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1909–1912, 376 games
Compare with Cobb26.2
No. 1,014 all-time
Willie Horton
left field, 1963–1980
15 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1963–1977, 1,515 games
Compare with Cobb26.0
No. 1,020 all-time
Ed Killian
starting pitcher, 1903–1910
7 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1904–1910, 210 games
Compare with Cobb25.7
No. 1,035 all-time
John Hiller
relief pitcher, 1965–1980
15 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1965–1980, 546 games
Compare with Cobb25.5
No. 1,054 all-time
Kid Elberfeld
shortstop, 1898–1914
3 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1901–1903, 286 games
Compare with Cobb25.3
No. 1,066 all-time
Carlos Guillen
shortstop, 1998–2011
8 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 2004–2011, 817 games
Compare with Cobb24.7
No. 1,124 all-time
24.2
No. 1,161 all-time
Marty McManus
second base, 1920–1934
5 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1927–1931, 640 games
Compare with Cobb24.1
No. 1,172 all-time
Don Mossi
starting pitcher, 1954–1965
5 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1959–1963, 154 games
Compare with Cobb23.8
No. 1,199 all-time
Denny McLain
starting pitcher, 1963–1972
8 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1963–1970, 232 games
Compare with Cobb23.5
No. 1,216 all-time
Jimmy Barrett
center field, 1899–1908
5 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1901–1905, 590 games
Compare with Cobb23.2
No. 1,259 all-time
Bill Gullickson
starting pitcher, 1979–1994
4 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1991–1994, 118 games
Compare with Cobb23.0
No. 1,270 all-time
Elden Auker
starting pitcher, 1933–1942
6 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1933–1938, 199 games
Compare with Cobb22.9
No. 1,282 all-time
Dan Petry
starting pitcher, 1979–1991
11 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1979–1991, 306 games
Compare with Cobb22.9
No. 1,282 all-time
Mike Moore
starting pitcher, 1982–1995
3 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1993–1995, 86 games
Compare with Cobb22.8
No. 1,291 all-time
Nick Castellanos
right field, 2013–2025
7 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 2013–2019, 837 games
Compare with Cobb22.7
No. 1,296 all-time
Billy Hoeft
starting pitcher, 1952–1966
8 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1952–1959, 265 games
Compare with Cobb22.6
No. 1,313 all-time
Earl Torgeson
first base, 1947–1961
3 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1955–1957, 236 games
Compare with Cobb22.5
No. 1,319 all-time
Ron LeFlore
center field, 1974–1982
6 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1974–1979, 787 games
Compare with Cobb22.4
No. 1,327 all-time
Placido Polanco
second base, 1998–2013
5 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 2005–2009, 632 games
Compare with Cobb22.2
No. 1,344 all-time
Ben Oglivie
left field, 1971–1986
4 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1974–1977, 439 games
Compare with Cobb22.1
No. 1,354 all-time
Jason Thompson
first base, 1976–1986
5 seasons on the Detroit Tigers, 1976–1980, 615 games
Compare with Cobb22.1
No. 1,358 all-time