Yes, we know that this is taking a while! 

As many of you know, we at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the top 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists and consistently look to update them when necessary and based on necessity. As such, we are delighted to present our post-2024 revision of our top 50 Detroit Tigers.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball, we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the American League.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles that are not reflected in a stat sheet.

Please note that our algorithm has changed, which yielded minor changes throughout the baseball lists.

Last year, the Tigers returned to the playoffs in a what was considered a surprise.  They won 86 Games, and made it to the second round, losing to Cleveland in five games in the Divisional Series.  Despite the success, there were no new entrants, but one return based on the new algorithm.

As always, we present our top five, which saw some significant changes.

1. Ty Cobb

2. Al Kaline

3. Charlie Gehringer

4. Harry Heilmann

5. Hal Newhouser

You can find the entire list here.

The top five saw some major changes.  Charlie Gehringer went from #4 to #3 and Harry Helmann went from #6 to #4.  This knocked Miguel Cabrera off the top five, as he went from #5 to #6.

With the new algorithm, Carlos Guillen returns to the list.  He is ranked #49.

We thank you for your continued support of our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.

Regular visitors of Notinhalloffame.com know that we are slowly working on the top 50 of every major team in the NHL, NBA, NFL, and MLB. Once that is done, we will look at how each team honors its past players, coaches, and executives. As such, it is important to us that the Detroit Tigers will be retiring the number 10 of Jim Leyland.

This has been an incredible year for Leyland, who will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame this July.  He also has been announced as an impending member of the Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame. 

Leyland was Detroit’s Manager from 2006 to 2013, where he had a record of 700-597 and managed the Tigers to American League Pennants in 2006 & 2013.

His number joins Lou Whitaker (#1), Charlie Gehringer (#2), Alan Trammell (#3), Hank Greenberg (#5), Al Kaline (#6), Sparky Anderson (#11), Hal Newhouser (#16), Willie Horton (#23), Jackie Robinson (#42) and Jack Morris (#47).

The ceremony will take place on August 3.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to congratulate Jim Leyland for this impending honor.

Alex Avila was famously nicknamed the "Titanium Catcher" by fans for his ability to endure getting hit by foul tips. Unfortunately, his career was cut short due to concussions and injuries.

Avila had his best years with his first team, the Detroit Tigers. He made his debut with the team in 2009 and became their primary catcher in 2011, which turned out to be the best year of his career. That year he was an All-Star and Silver Slugger, and achieved career-highs in every major metric, including 137 hits, 19 home runs, 83 RBIs, and a .508 slugging percentage. He was even 13th in MVP voting. Avila was on track to become a baseball star, but unfortunately, he was plagued by injuries and became a regular on the injured reserve list.

After 2011, Avila struggled to stay healthy. When he was able to play, he was still a good defensive player, but his offense never quite recovered. He never had another season with at least 100 hits. He continued to play for Detroit until 2015 when he signed with the Chicago White Sox. He briefly returned to Detroit before being traded to the Chicago Cubs. He played for Arizona, Minnesota, and Washington before retiring with 714 hits. Unfortunately, his injury struggles mean that he is unlikely to make the ballot for the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our post 2023 revision of our top 50 Detroit Tigers.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball we look at the following:

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in Major League Baseball.

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, the Tigers had a made year failed to make the playoffs and there were no new entries to the Top 50.  Only one active player was on the list, but his rank did not change, but nevertheless we always acknowledge that we took 2023 into consideration.

As always, we present our top five, which (obviously) saw no changes:

1. Ty Cobb

2. Al Kaline

3. Hal Newhouser

4. Charlie Gehringer

5. Miguel Cabrera

You can find the entire list here.

Cabrera, who retired after the season, stayed at #5.

We thank you for your continued support for our lists on Notinhalloffame.com.

An era has ended.

Miguel Cabrera played his last game yesterday, concluding the career of one of the best hitters of the last twenty years.

From Venezuela, Cabrera broke in with the Florida Marlins in 2003, where he immediately helped them with the World Series.  A rising star who went to the next four All-Star Games, the frugal Marlins traded Cabrera to Detroit in 2008, where his game reached a new level.

An All-Star annually from 2010 to 2016, Cabrera won two Home Run Titles, four Batting Titles, two OPS Titles, and two MVPs.  Cabrera also won seven Silver Sluggers.

He retires with 511 Home Runs, 3,174 Hits and a lifetime Slash Line of .306/.382/.518.

Cabrera will be eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2029, and should be a first ballot entry.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to wish Miguel Cabrera the best in his post-playing career.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022 revision of our top Detroit Tigers.

As for all of our top 50 players in basketball we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the American League. 

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

Last year, Detroit had another rough year an failed to make the playoffs, and they had no new entrants on our top 50 list, but one impactful elevation.

As always, we present our top five, which has the only change, with a new number five.

1. Ty Cobb

2. Al Kaline                            

3. Hal Newhouser

4. Charlie Gehringer

5. Miguel Cabrera

You can find the entire list here.

As mentioned earlier, Cabrera enters the top five, though at this stage of his career, advancing any higher might prove difficult.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present our pre-2022 revision of our top 50 Detroit Tigers.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National/American League. 

3.  Playoff accomplishments.

4.  Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

The Tigers are coming off another sub-.500 season, and with a team over a century old, it is hard for any new additions to emerge.

It did not happen, and as of this writing, there is only one active Tiger in the top 50.

As always, we present the top five, which are:

1. Ty Cobb

2. Al Kaline

3. Hal Newhouser

4. Charlie Gehringer

5. Harry Heilmann

You can find the entire list here.

The active Tiger on this list is Miguel Cabrera, who at #6 did not make the top five.

We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.

One of the more unheralded infielders in recent memory was Placido Polanco, a Dominican known for his time with the Philadelphia Phillies and Detroit Tigers.

George Mullin played the first eleven years and change of his career with the Detroit Tigers, and while he is not one of the most known hurlers in Major League history, he was a massive cog in the machine that was the Detroit Tigers in the late 1900s. 

Tony Phillips never made an All-Star team, and he only had one year where he received votes for an MVP (16^th in 1995).  Yet, here we have a player worth talking about among some of those worth a Hall of Fame look.

While we never thought Virgil Trucks' nickname of "Fire" was that creative, we did believe that the Alabaman was a pretty good Pitcher in his day.

Chet Lemon split his career with the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers, and over his career, the Centerfielder's main calling card was a dependable defense with underrated offensive skill.

Lynwood Thomas "Schoolboy" Rowe was a Texas boy through and through, and when he joined the Detroit Tigers in 1933, the Michigan fans loved the superstitious Pitcher.

Rudy York was known mostly for his time with the Detroit Tigers, and it was there where he had his greatest success.

Bobby Veach played most of his career with the Detroit Tigers, where he showed off a good bat and good speed.

When you have a name like Dizzy Trout, you expect that you have a unique and colorful character on your hands.  Trout fit the bill, and while the validity of many of the stories surrounding him might not be valid, he was unquestionably an excellent Pitcher.

A two-time World Series Champion with the Detroit Tigers (the only team he ever played for), Tommy Bridges was a major force in that first championship, winning two games in the Fall Classic.  The curveball specialist led the AL in Strikeouts twice and won twenty games three years in a row (1934, 1935 & 1936).  Bridges was also a six-time All-Star.  Overall, Bridges would have a record of 194-138 with 1,674 Strikeouts.

Mickey Lolich spent most of his career with the Detroit Tigers, where he was a proven starter for a dozen seasons in Motown.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present the pre-2021 update of our top 50 Detroit Tigers of all-time.

As for all of our top 50 players in hockey we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the American League. 

3. Playoff accomplishments.

4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

The complete list can be found here, but as always we announce our top five in this article.  They are:

1. Ty Cobb

2. Al Kaline

3. Hal Newhouser

4. Charlie Gehringer

5. Miguel Cabrera

There are no changes in the entire list, but we did feel it necessary to state that this now reflects the end of the 2020 season.  Cabrera is the only active Tiger on the top 50, and while his rank did not change, his 2020 stats have been added to his profile.

We welcome your input and commentsand as always, we thank you for your support.

Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity.  As such, we are very happy to present the second revision of our top 50 Detroit Tigers of all-time.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the American League.

3. Playoff accomplishments.

4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

This is the first time that we have revised this since 2016, and with a tweak in our algorithm and that has altered the rankings somewhat and has added two new players, though none of them are active.

Remember, this is ONLY based on what a player does on that particular team and not what he accomplished elsewhere and also note that we have placed an increased importance on the first two categories, which has altered the rankings considerably.

This list is updated up until the end of the 2019 Season.

The complete list can be found here, but as always we announce our top five in this article.  They are:

1. Ty Cobb

2. Al Kaline

3. Hal Newhouser

4. Charlie Gehringer

5. MiguelCabrera

There are multiple changes on this list, including the top five.  

Newhowser moved from #7 to #3 based on the new algorithm, which moved Harry Heilman from the top five.  A notable drop was Sam Crawford from #4 to #11.

There are existing Detroit Tigers, but only two that debuted, both of whom are now current. Again, they debut based on the change of our Baseball algorithm.

The two new Tigers on the all-time franchise list are Al Benton (#44) and Jim Northrup (#50).

As always, we thank you for your support.