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Founded: 1901 · Metro Area: Detroit · AL · AL Central · Home: Comerica Park

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The Heartbreak Index20.7 · #58

The Tortured · MLB, 1984

20.7
Heartbreak
#58
of 1,138 clubs
#7
in MLB
20.0
agony · 0.7 despair
The clocks
  • MLB since 19848.9
  • MLB final appearance since 20120.9
  • MLB deep run since 20130.4
Priced pangs
  • The Sweep · 2012 · 0.40 pangs
    Verlander, Scherzer, a Triple Crown winner, and four straight losses
Heaviest wounds

lost the final, 2012 · lost the final, 2006 · fell one round short, 2013 · fell one round short, 2011

One formula, every club the site covers. See the whole board →

Who controls the club

The entity that holds control today, one per franchise; co-controllers and minority holders are listed, never summed.

How this is measured

Exactly one control entity is recorded per franchise, so a portfolio can never count a club twice. Co-controllers and minority holders are shown as published and carry no weight in any total.

The chip names the evidence. Sourced: a primary source is linked (league, club, filing or tier-one outlet). Cross-checked: matched against the ownership-change sweep. Contested: disputed or mid-sale. Rows are reviewed weekly.

Stakes are as published, often only “majority”, and are not pro-rated. A record of control is not a claim about anyone’s intent or conduct.

Who controls the clubIlitch Holdings
Ilitch Holdingscorporate· Majority
Cross-checkedas of 11 Aug 2026

Shared control with: Christopher Ilitch

Ilitch Holdings also owns the Detroit Red Wings.

Also controls

Ilitch Holdings on the owners board →

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4
World Series
11 WS Appearances
11
Pennants
7 LCS App · 15 Div titles
18
Playoff appearances
Postseason 65-69
0.503
All-time win pct
126
Seasons
since 1901

Championships

Pre-1903 cup wins (Temple Cup, World's Series, NL pennants) in slate; modern World Series titles in gold.

1935194519681984
Pre-1903 cup / NL pennantWorld Series (1903-present)

Pennants

Every World Series appearance and pre-1903 cup appearance. Solid chip = won the pennant (WS / cup); outlined chip = lost the WS / cup.

19071908190919341935194019451968198420062012

All-time record

Regular-season W-L9763-9642
Win pct0.503
Playoff record65-69
Championship appearances11 (4 wins)
LCS appearances7
Division titles15
Total seasons126
.500 or better seasons73
Most recent championship1984

Stadium history

Grouped by physical ballpark. Naming-rights eras nested.

Comerica Park

2000-present
Detroit, MI

Tiger Stadium

1901-1999
Detroit, MI
  • Bennett Park 1901-1911
  • Navin Field 1912-1937
  • Briggs Stadium 1938-1960
  • Tiger Stadium 1961-1999
Season-by-season
1901 to 2026 · 126 seasons · click to expand
2026Detroit Tigers
W-L
76-86
Win%
0.469
RS
723
RA
652
AL Central · 4
—
2025Detroit Tigers
W-L
87-75
Win%
0.537
RS
758
RA
691
AL Central · 2
Playoffs
2024Detroit Tigers
W-L
86-76
Win%
0.531
RS
682
RA
642
AL Central · 3
Playoffs
2023Detroit Tigers
W-L
78-84
Win%
0.481
RS
661
RA
740
AL Central · 2
—
2022Detroit Tigers
W-L
66-96
Win%
0.407
RS
557
RA
713
AL Central · 4
—
2021Detroit Tigers
W-L
77-85
Win%
0.475
RS
697
RA
756
AL Central · 3
—
2020Detroit Tigers
W-L
23-35
Win%
0.397
RS
249
RA
318
AL Central · 5
—
2019Detroit Tigers
W-L
47-114
Win%
0.292
RS
582
RA
915
AL Central · 5
—
2018Detroit Tigers
W-L
64-98
Win%
0.395
RS
630
RA
796
AL Central · 3
—
2017Detroit Tigers
W-L
64-98
Win%
0.395
RS
735
RA
894
AL Central · 5
—
2016Detroit Tigers
W-L
86-75
Win%
0.534
RS
750
RA
721
AL Central · 2
—
2015Detroit Tigers
W-L
74-87
Win%
0.460
RS
689
RA
803
AL Central · 5
—

Top 12 postseason games

Highest-rated postseason games in franchise history by the site's Game Score metric, which combines hype, quality, stakes, and matchup rank. Losses can outrank routine wins because the formula scores game quality, not franchise spin.

1
Chicago Cubs 8-7 Detroit Tigers
1945-10-08 · 1945 World Series G6 · Extras · Wrigley Field
2.114
L
2
Detroit Tigers 4-1 St. Louis Cardinals
1968-10-10 · 1968 World Series G7 · Busch Stadium II
2.065
W
3
Cincinnati Reds 2-1 Detroit Tigers
1940-10-08 · 1940 World Series G7 · Crosley Field
1.795
L
4
Detroit Tigers 4-3 Chicago Cubs
1935-10-07 · 1935 World Series G6 · Navin Field
1.769
W
5
Detroit Tigers 5-4 Pittsburg Pirates
1909-10-14 · 1909 World Series G6 · Bennett Park
1.765
W
6
Chicago Cubs 2-0 Detroit Tigers
1907-10-12 · 1907 World Series G5 · Bennett Park
1.745
L
7
Detroit Tigers 8-4 San Diego Padres
1984-10-14 · 1984 World Series G5 · Tiger Stadium
1.715
W
8
Detroit Tigers 9-3 Chicago Cubs
1945-10-10 · 1945 World Series G7 · Wrigley Field
1.690
W
9
Detroit Tigers 4-2 San Diego Padres
1984-10-13 · 1984 World Series G4 · Tiger Stadium
1.646
W
10
Detroit Tigers 8-4 Chicago Cubs
1945-10-07 · 1945 World Series G5 · Wrigley Field
1.617
W
11
Detroit Tigers 5-3 St. Louis Cardinals
1968-10-07 · 1968 World Series G5 · Tiger Stadium
1.543
W
12
Chicago Cubs 3-1 Detroit Tigers
1935-10-06 · 1935 World Series G5 · Wrigley Field
1.541
L

Rating through time

Where Tigers sat against the rest of the league at the end of every season it played, from 1901 to 2026. Above average in 75 of 126 seasons.

10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s00s10s13001500165019012026

Highest it ever rated
1600 1935, week 22
Lowest it ever rated
1364 2003, week 26

One point per season, at the rating it finished on, with a rule at every decade. Tap or drag any year for what it started on, where it peaked and where it finished. 1500 is the league average by construction, not a chosen line. The week-by-week detail for any season is on its own season page.

Games it had least right to win

Every Tigers game ranked by the Elo win probability before first pitch. The last column is that probability; the lower it was, the bigger the upset.

Least likely wins, all time
  1. 11953-06-19beat New York Yankees (away)3–2
  2. 22019-08-21beat Houston Astros (away)2–1
  3. 31953-06-21beat New York Yankees (away)10–3
  4. 42019-09-06beat Oakland Athletics (away)5–4
  5. 52019-08-16beat Tampa Bay Rays (away)2–0
  6. 62003-04-23beat Oakland Athletics (away)4–1
  7. 71953-09-11beat New York Yankees (away)3–2
  8. 82019-08-23beat Minnesota Twins (away)9–6
  9. 92002-09-07beat New York Yankees (away)2–1
  10. 101931-07-14beat Philadelphia Athletics (away)12–3
Least likely losses, all time
  1. 11916-09-18lost to Philadelphia Athletics (home)0–2
  2. 21916-08-09lost to Philadelphia Athletics (home)1–7
  3. 31934-09-27lost to Chicago White Sox (home)0–11
  4. 41935-07-30lost to St. Louis Browns (home)6–8
  5. 51910-06-20lost to St. Louis Browns (home)2–4
Biggest upsets by decade13 decades
1900s
  1. 11906-10-07beat Chicago White Sox (away)6–1
  2. 21906-09-10beat Chicago White Sox (away)2–1
  3. 31903-09-23beat Boston Pilgrims (away)5–4
1910s
  1. 11913-07-26beat Philadelphia Athletics (away)6–2
  2. 21914-08-18beat Philadelphia Athletics (away)3–2
  3. 31911-09-25beat Philadelphia Athletics (away)6–3
1920s
  1. 11928-07-11beat New York Yankees (away)4–2
  2. 21928-07-12beat New York Yankees (away)4–2
  3. 31920-07-08beat New York Yankees (away)4–3
1930s
  1. 11931-07-14beat Philadelphia Athletics (away)12–3
  2. 21931-09-21beat Philadelphia Athletics (away)6–5
  3. 31931-07-21beat Washington Senators (away)4–3
1940s
  1. 11941-07-29beat New York Yankees (away)6–3
  2. 21941-09-11beat New York Yankees (away)5–4
  3. 31941-09-13beat New York Yankees (away)5–3
1950s
  1. 11953-06-19beat New York Yankees (away)3–2
  2. 21953-06-21beat New York Yankees (away)10–3
  3. 31953-09-11beat New York Yankees (away)3–2
1960s
  1. 11964-08-04beat Chicago White Sox (away)4–3
  2. 21964-06-06beat Chicago White Sox (away)4–3
  3. 31964-08-05beat Chicago White Sox (away)3–1
1970s
  1. 11976-09-11beat New York Yankees (away)6–5
  2. 21975-09-10beat Boston Red Sox (away)5–3
  3. 31976-09-12beat New York Yankees (away)6–0
1980s
  1. 11989-06-19beat Oakland Athletics (away)6–4
  2. 21989-09-17beat Minnesota Twins (away)9–2
  3. 31981-05-30beat Baltimore Orioles (away)4–1
1990s
  1. 11996-07-25beat Seattle Mariners (away)7–4
  2. 21996-07-28beat Seattle Mariners (away)14–6
  3. 31998-07-20beat New York Yankees (away)4–3
2000s
  1. 12003-04-23beat Oakland Athletics (away)4–1
  2. 22002-09-07beat New York Yankees (away)2–1
  3. 32003-04-26beat Seattle Mariners (away)6–4
2010s
  1. 12019-08-21beat Houston Astros (away)2–1
  2. 22019-09-06beat Oakland Athletics (away)5–4
  3. 32019-08-16beat Tampa Bay Rays (away)2–0
2020s
  1. 12020-08-21beat Cleveland Indians (away)10–5
  2. 22020-08-23beat Cleveland Indians (away)7–4
  3. 32023-09-20beat Los Angeles Dodgers (away)4–2

Probabilities are Neil Paine's Elo, home advantage included, over 19,699 decided games. Ties are left out. The week-by-week rating for any season is on its season page.

Award winners

League-wide awards held by Tigers players or managers. Curated to the headline tier: MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, Manager of the Year, postseason MVPs, Hank Aaron, Roberto Clemente, and the rare Triple Crown.

AL MVP · 12

  • 2013Miguel Cabrera
  • 2012Miguel Cabrera
  • 2011Justin Verlander
  • 1984Willie Hernandez
  • 1968Denny McLain
  • 1945Hal Newhouser
  • 1944Hal Newhouser
  • 1940Hank Greenberg
  • 1937Charlie Gehringer
  • 1935Hank Greenberg
  • 1934Mickey Cochrane
  • 1911Ty Cobb

AL Cy Young · 7

  • 2025Tarik Skubal
  • 2024Tarik Skubal
  • 2013Max Scherzer
  • 2011Justin Verlander
  • 1984Willie Hernandez
  • 1969Denny McLain
  • 1968Denny McLain

AL Rookie of the Year · 5

  • 2016Michael Fulmer
  • 2006Justin Verlander
  • 1978Lou Whitaker
  • 1976Mark Fidrych
  • 1953Harvey Kuenn

AL Manager of the Year · 3

  • 2006Jim Leyland
  • 1987Sparky Anderson
  • 1984Sparky Anderson

WS MVP · 2

  • 1984Alan Trammell
  • 1968Mickey Lolich

ALCS MVP · 3

  • 2012Delmon Young
  • 2006Placido Polanco
  • 1984Kirk Gibson

Hank Aaron Award · 2

  • 2013Miguel Cabrera
  • 2012Miguel Cabrera

Babe Ruth Award · 2

  • 1984Jack Morris
  • 1968Mickey Lolich

Reliever of the Year Award · 2

  • 2011Jose Valverde
  • 2000Todd Jones

Triple Crown Batter · 2

  • 2012Miguel Cabrera
  • 1909Ty Cobb

Triple Crown Pitcher · 2

  • 2011Justin Verlander
  • 1945Hal Newhouser