1985 Detroit Tigers roster

32 players appeared for the Detroit Tigers in the 1985 MLB season.

1985 Tigers roster: batting

1985 Detroit Tigers batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Lou Whitaker2B15260910217021736.279.362.819
Alan TrammellSS14960579156135714.258.312.692
Kirk GibsonDH15458196167299730.287.364.882
Lance ParrishC1405496415028982.273.323.802
Chet LemonRF1455176913718680.265.334.773
Darrell Evans1B1515058112540940.248.356.875
Tom Brookens3B1564855411574714.237.277.652
Larry HerndonLF1374424510812372.244.298.682
Nelson SimmonsDH75251316010331.239.306.708
Barbaro GarbeyLF8623727616293.257.305.685
Johnny GrubbDH7815519385250.245.342.742
Dave Bergman1B69140825370.179.250.507
Alejandro SanchezRF7113319336122.248.248.707
Marty CastilloC5784410250.119.138.352
Bob MelvinC41821018040.220.247.540
Chris Pittaro2B28621015071.242.299.621
Mike Laga1B93636260.167.167.528
Doug Baker2B152745010.185.185.407
Scotti Madison3B61100010.000.143.143
Jim WeaverRF12721000.143.250.536
Rusty KuntzDH5500000.000.286.286

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

1985 Tigers roster: pitching

1985 Detroit Tigers pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Jack MorrisSP353516113.33257.01911.250
Dan PetryRP343415133.36238.21091.140
Walt TerrellRP343415103.85229.01301.380
Willie HernandezRP7408102.70106.2760.9031
Juan BerenguerRP3113565.5995.0821.520
Randy O'NealRP2812553.2494.1521.251
Aurelio LopezRP510374.8086.1531.425
Bill ScherrerRP480324.3666.0461.560
Milt WilcoxSP88134.8539.0201.670
Chuck CaryRP160013.4223.2221.012
Bob StoddardRP80006.7513.1111.501

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season. Standings start in 1995, so this season shows no league or division placing.