Tigers DETGM: Bill Lajoie
Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1987, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).
Each position shows its top 3 by games (top = starter) — click "+more" for the rest. The letter is bats/throws; ⇄ marks a player traded mid-season. Starters are ranked by WAR, bullpen by holds; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Doyle Alexander | 2.5 |
| Mike Henneman | 1.9 |
| Jeff Robinson | 1.7 |
| Bill Madlock | 1.2 |
| Billy Bean | 0.6 |
| Scott Lusader | 0.4 |
| Player | 1986 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Lance Parrish | 3.4 |
| Dave Collins | 1.4 |
| Randy O'Neal | 0.9 |
| Bill Campbell | 0.4 |
| Mike Laga | 0.1 |
| Harry Spilman | 0.1 |
WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Tigers. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1987; everyone else is shown as a 1987 season snapshot.
| Player | Period | fWAR | Tier Market $M | Paid $M | Surplus $M | $ / WAR | Tier | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Trammell | 1987 | +7.7 | +92.5 | 0.6 | +91.8 | $0.1M | 1.51× | – |
| Frank Tanana | 1987 | +4.1 | +71.8 | 0.7 | +71.1 | $0.2M | 2.19× | – |
| Jack Morris | 1987 | +4.1 | +71.5 | 1.9 | +69.7 | $0.5M | 2.19× | – |
| Kirk Gibson | 1987 | +4.0 | +57.3 | 1.3 | +56.0 | $0.3M | 1.79× | – |
| Chet Lemon | 1987 | +3.8 | +54.4 | 0.7 | +53.7 | $0.2M | 1.79× | – |
| Walt Terrell | 1987 | +3.2 | +50.7 | 0.6 | +50.1 | $0.2M | 1.96× | – |
| Darrell Evans | 1987 | +4.6 | +43.7 | 0.5 | +43.2 | $0.1M | 1.20× | – |
| Mike Henneman | 1987 | +1.9 | +29.7 | 0.1 | +29.7 | $0.0M | 1.95× | – |
| Doyle Alexander↔ | 1987 | +2.5 | +29.5 | 0.3 | +29.2 | $0.1M | 1.49× | – |
| Matt Nokes | 1987 | +3.4 | +27.3 | 0.1 | +27.3 | $0.0M | 1.00× | – |
| Lou Whitaker | 1987 | +3.1 | +27.0 | 0.4 | +26.6 | $0.1M | 1.07× | – |
| Jeff Robinson | 1987 | +1.7 | +20.7 | 0.1 | +20.7 | $0.0M | 1.49× | – |
| Larry Herndon | 1987 | +1.7 | +16.7 | 0.2 | +16.5 | $0.1M | 1.22× | – |
| Mike Heath | 1987 | +1.5 | +9.1 | 0.7 | +8.5 | $0.4M | 0.76× | – |
| Bill Madlock↔ | 1987 | +1.2 | +6.6 | 0.7 | +5.9 | $0.6M | 0.69× | – |
| Eric King | 1987 | +0.6 | +6.0 | 0.1 | +5.9 | $0.2M | 1.34× | – |
| Mark Thurmond | 1987 | +0.3 | +3.1 | 0.4 | +2.8 | $1.3M | 1.34× | – |
| Dave Bergman | 1987 | +0.6 | +2.8 | 0.3 | +2.5 | $0.5M | 0.56× | – |
| Pat Sheridan | 1987 | +0.1 | +0.9 | 0.2 | +0.7 | $1.4M | 0.83× | – |
| Dickie Noles↔ | 1987 | +0.0 | +0.1 | 0.0 | +0.1 | $0.3M | 0.67× | – |
| Tom Brookens | 1987 | -0.1 | -0.6 | 0.4 | -0.9 | – | 0.58× | – |
| Johnny Grubb | 1987 | -0.1 | -0.8 | 0.4 | -1.2 | – | 0.83× | – |
| Jim Morrison↔ | 1987 | -0.3 | -1.2 | 0.1 | -1.3 | – | 0.58× | – |
| Terry Harper↔ | 1987 | -0.3 | -1.5 | 0.2 | -1.7 | – | 0.69× | – |
| Willie Hernandez | 1987 | -0.1 | -1.3 | 1.1 | -2.4 | – | 1.34× | – |
| Darnell Coles↔ | 1987 | -1.0 | -5.8 | 0.1 | -5.9 | – | 0.69× | – |
| Dan Petry | 1987 | +0.1 | +1.0 | 1.0 | -0.0 | $8.3M | 1.02× | – |
| Billy Bean | 1987 | +0.6 | +3.8 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Bryan Kelly | 1987 | -0.1 | -0.4 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Doug Baker | 1987 | +0.1 | +0.4 | – | – | – | 0.61× | – |
| Dwight Lowry | 1987 | -0.2 | -0.9 | – | – | – | 0.52× | – |
| Jim Walewander | 1987 | +0.0 | +0.1 | – | – | – | 0.56× | – |
| Morris Madden | 1987 | -0.1 | -0.4 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Nate Snell | 1987 | -0.0 | -0.0 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Orlando Mercado↔ | 1987 | -0.3 | -1.2 | – | – | – | 0.52× | – |
| Scott Lusader | 1987 | +0.4 | +2.7 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Tim Tolman | 1987 | -0.1 | -0.7 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Total | — | +48.6 | +614.6 | 13.2 | +598.6 | — | ||
Every graded 1987 deal involving the Tigers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 10 total.
ATL · Bobby Cox
+$505.6M
DET · Bill Lajoie
−$505.6M
DET · Bill Lajoie
+$55.2M
ANA · Mike Port
−$55.2M
DET · Bill Lajoie
+$0.0M
SEA · Dick Balderson
+$0.0M
DET · Bill Lajoie
+$5.6M
PIT · Syd Thrift
−$5.6M
LAD · Al Campanis
+$0.0M
DET · Bill Lajoie
+$0.0M
TEX · Tom Grieve
+$2.4M
DET · Bill Lajoie
−$2.4M
DET · Bill Lajoie
+$2.4M
SEA · Dick Balderson
−$2.4M
CHC · Dallas Green
+$0.8M
DET · Bill Lajoie
−$0.8M
PIT · Syd Thrift
+$4.0M
DET · Bill Lajoie
−$4.0M
ATL · Bobby Cox
+$3.2M
DET · Bill Lajoie
−$3.2M
What the front office was committed to as of 1987, 1987–1993. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.
| Player | Age | Svc | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Morris | 32 | 10.000 | $1.9M | $2.0M | $2.0M | $2.1M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Kirk Gibson | 30 | 8.000 | $1.3M | FREE AGENT | $1.1M | ||||
| Willie Hernandez | 32 | 10.000 | $1.1M | $1.2M | $1.3M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Dan Petry | 28 | 8.000 | $975k | FREE AGENT | $475k | $276k | |||
| Chet Lemon | 32 | 12.000 | $699k | $829k | $829k | $829k | FREE AGENT | ||
| Bill Madlock | 36 | 14.000 | $685k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Frank Tanana | 33 | 14.000 | $662k | $1.1M | $925k | $1.1M | $1.9M | $1.7M | FREE AGENT |
| Mike Heath | 32 | 9.000 | $650k | $400k | $425k | $600k | FREE AGENT | ||
| Alan Trammell | 29 | 10.000 | $617k | $1.0M | $1.1M | $1.8M | $2.2M | $2.4M | $1.8M |
| Darrell Evans | 40 | 18.000 | $525k | $860k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Lou Whitaker | 30 | 10.000 | $420k | $975k | $1.0M | $1.8M | $2.0M | $2.2M | $3.4M |
| Johnny Grubb | 38 | 15.000 | $365k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tom Brookens | 33 | 8.000 | $360k | $350k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Dave Bergman | 34 | 12.000 | $332k | $360k | $438k | $525k | $575k | $375k | FREE AGENT |
| Doyle Alexander | 36 | 16.000 | $265k | $500k | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Larry Herndon | 33 | 13.000 | $225k | $375k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Terry Harper | 31 | 7.000 | $197k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Pat Sheridan | 29 | 6.000 | $190k | $343k | $251k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jim Morrison | 34 | 10.000 | $83k | $189k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Dickie Noles | 30 | 8.000 | $7k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Terrell | 29 | 5.000 | $600k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mark Thurmond | 30 | 4.000 | $370k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Darnell Coles | 25 | 4.000 | $97k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Doug Baker | 26 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Dwight Lowry | 29 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric King | 23 | 1.000 | $100k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Matt Nokes | 23 | 2.000 | $68k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Mike Henneman | 25 | 0.000 | $62k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jeff Robinson | 25 | 0.000 | $62k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Billy Bean | 23 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Bryan Kelly | 28 | – | — | ||||||
| Scott Lusader | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Morris Madden | 26 | – | — | ||||||
| Orlando Mercado | 25 | – | — | ||||||
| Nate Snell | 34 | – | — | ||||||
| Tim Tolman | 31 | – | — | ||||||
| Jim Walewander | 25 | – | — |
How each 1987 acquisition stacked onto Tigers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.