Most Famous Detroit Tigers Players

A deck by Theo Renoir · 20 cards

The most renowned players ever to play for the Detroit Tigers, ranked by Wikipedia reach.

Ian Kinsler

Ian Kinsler is a American baseball player and manager.

Kenley Jansen

Kenley Geronimo Jansen is a Curaçaoan professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, and Los Angeles Angels. He has represented the Netherlands national baseball team in international competition.

Al Kaline

Albert William Kaline, nicknamed "Mr. Tiger", was an American professional baseball right fielder who played his entire 22-season career in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers. For most of his career, Kaline played in the outfield, mainly as a right fielder where he won ten Gold Glove Awards and was known for his strong throwing arm. He was selected to 18 All-Star Games, including selections each year between 1955 and 1967. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1980 in his first year of eligibility.

Prince Fielder

Prince Fielder is a American baseball player.

Johnny Damon

Johnny Damon is a American professional baseball outfielder.

Billy Beane

Billy Beane is a American professional baseball player and current front office executive.

Justin Upton

Justin Upton is a American baseball player.

Max Scherzer

Max Scherzer is a American baseball player (born 1984).

Fernando Rodney

Fernando Rodney is a Dominican Republic baseball player.

David Price

David Price is a American former professional baseball pitcher.

Hideo Nomo

Hideo Nomo is a Japanese former baseball pitcher who played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and Major League Baseball (MLB). He achieved early success in his native country, where he played with the Kintetsu Buffaloes from 1990 to 1994. He then exploited a loophole to free himself from his contract, and became the first Japanese major leaguer to permanently relocate to MLB in the United States, debuting with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1995. Nomo became just the second Japanese player in American professional baseball after Masanori Murakami who played in MLB three decades earlier, and Nomo's star status is often credited with opening the door for Japanese players in MLB.

Ty Cobb

Tyrus Raymond Cobb, nicknamed "the Georgia Peach", was an American professional baseball center fielder. A native of rural Narrows, Georgia, Cobb played 24 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He spent 22 years with the Detroit Tigers and served as the team's player-manager for the last six, and he finished his career with the Philadelphia Athletics. In 1936, Cobb received the most votes of any player on the inaugural ballot for the National Baseball Hall of Fame, receiving 222 out of a possible 226 votes (98.2%); no other player received a higher percentage of votes until Tom Seaver in 1992. In 1999, The Sporting News ranked Cobb third on its list of "Baseball's 100 Greatest Players."

Hank Greenberg

Hank Greenberg is a Baseball outfielder (1911–1986).

Iván Rodríguez

Iván Rodríguez is a Puerto Rican Hall of Fame baseball player.

Miguel Cabrera

Miguel Cabrera is a Venezuelan baseball player.

Torii Hunter

Torii Hunter is a baseball center fielder with the Detroit Tigers.

Billy Martin

Billy Martin is a American baseball player and manager (1928–1989).

Jim Bunning

Jim Bunning is a American baseball player and politician (1931–2017).

Kenta Maeda

Kenta Maeda is a Japanese baseball player (born 1988).

Justin Verlander

Justin Brooks Verlander is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has also played in MLB for the Houston Astros, New York Mets, and San Francisco Giants. A three-time Cy Young Award winner, an American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award recipient, and a two-time World Series champion, Verlander is considered to be one of the greatest pitchers in baseball history.