1986 Detroit Tigers roster

Manager: Sparky Anderson

34 players appeared for the Detroit Tigers in the 1986 MLB season.

1986 Tigers roster: batting

1986 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 Whitaker2B2914458495157207313.269.338.775
Alan TrammellSS28151574107159217525.277.347.816
Darnell Coles3B241425216714220866.273.333.786
Darrell Evans1B391515077812229853.241.356.798
Kirk GibsonDH2911944184118288634.268.371.863
Dave Collins1B331244194411312727.270.340.670
Chet LemonRF311264034510112532.251.326.733
Lance ParrishC3091327538422620.257.340.824
Larry HerndonLF3210628333708372.247.310.695
Tom Brookens3B3298281427632511.270.319.675
Pat SheridanRF289823641566199.237.300.660
Johnny GrubbDH3781210327013510.333.4121.002
Dwight LowryC285615021463180.307.392.785
Dave Bergman1B33651301430190.231.338.653
Dave Engle1B293586622040.256.312.649
Bruce FieldsRF251643412061.279.283.631
Brian HarperC26193625030.139.200.367
Tim TolmanDH30163446021.176.293.499
Doug Baker2B25132413000.125.192.359
Matt NokesC2272428120.333.360.860
Scotti Madison3B262700010.000.000.000

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

1986 Tigers roster: pitching

1986 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 MorrisSP3135352183.27267.02231.160
Walt TerrellRP28343315124.56217.1931.370
Frank TananaSP3232311294.16188.11191.390
Eric KingSP2233161143.51138.1791.243
Randy O'NealRP253711374.33122.2681.352
Dan PetryRP2720205104.66116.0561.510
Willie HernandezRP31640873.5588.2771.2224
Bill CampbellRP37340363.8855.2371.203
Chuck CaryRP26220123.4131.2211.520
Bill ScherrerRP28130017.2921.0161.950
Bryan KellyRP2764124.5020.0181.550
John PacellaRP2950004.0911.052.091
Jack LazorkoRP3030004.056.231.800

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.