Tigers DETGM: Joe McDonald
Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1991, 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 |
|---|---|
| Mickey Tettleton | 5.6 |
| Bill Gullickson | 3.4 |
| Mark Leiter | 1.3 |
| Skeeter Barnes | 1.2 |
| Rob Deer | 1.0 |
| Scott Livingstone | 0.8 |
| Player | 1990 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Jack Morris | 2.9 |
| Chet Lemon | 2.1 |
| Ed Nunez | 1.1 |
| Mike Heath | 0.6 |
| Matt Nokes | 0.2 |
| Lance McCullers Sr. | 0.2 |
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 1991; everyone else is shown as a 1991 season snapshot.
| Player | Period | fWAR | Tier Market $M | Paid $M | Surplus $M | $ / WAR | Tier | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Whitaker | 1991 | +6.1 | +66.7 | 2.0 | +64.7 | $0.3M | 1.38× | – |
| Mickey Tettleton | 1991 | +5.6 | +57.1 | 1.6 | +55.5 | $0.3M | 1.28× | – |
| Bill Gullickson | 1991 | +3.4 | +52.9 | 1.8 | +51.0 | $0.5M | 1.96× | – |
| Tony Phillips | 1991 | +4.8 | +47.7 | 1.6 | +46.1 | $0.3M | 1.25× | – |
| Milt Cuyler | 1991 | +3.3 | +42.2 | 0.1 | +42.1 | $0.0M | 1.60× | – |
| Walt Terrell | 1991 | +2.7 | +41.6 | 1.0 | +40.6 | $0.4M | 1.96× | – |
| Cecil Fielder | 1991 | +3.8 | +36.3 | 1.8 | +34.5 | $0.5M | 1.20× | – |
| Travis Fryman | 1991 | +3.4 | +30.4 | 0.1 | +30.2 | $0.0M | 1.12× | – |
| Mike Henneman | 1991 | +1.8 | +28.2 | 1.1 | +27.1 | $0.6M | 1.95× | – |
| Alan Trammell | 1991 | +2.5 | +23.7 | 2.2 | +21.5 | $0.9M | 1.18× | – |
| Frank Tanana | 1991 | +1.9 | +22.0 | 1.9 | +20.1 | $1.0M | 1.49× | – |
| Mark Leiter | 1991 | +1.3 | +7.2 | 0.1 | +7.1 | $0.1M | 0.67× | – |
| Rob Deer | 1991 | +1.0 | +6.6 | 2.0 | +4.6 | $2.0M | 0.83× | – |
| Dan Gakeler | 1991 | +0.5 | +2.9 | 0.1 | +2.8 | $0.2M | 0.67× | – |
| Dave Bergman | 1991 | +0.6 | +2.7 | 0.6 | +2.2 | $0.9M | 0.56× | – |
| Andy Allanson | 1991 | +0.4 | +1.5 | 0.1 | +1.4 | $0.3M | 0.52× | – |
| Jerry Don Gleaton | 1991 | +0.0 | +0.2 | 0.5 | -0.3 | $13.2M | 0.67× | – |
| Lloyd Moseby | 1991 | +0.2 | +1.2 | 1.6 | -0.4 | $8.9M | 0.83× | – |
| John Cerutti | 1991 | -0.1 | -0.6 | 0.8 | -1.4 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Tony Bernazard | 1991 | -0.3 | -1.1 | 0.5 | -1.7 | – | 0.56× | – |
| Dan Petry↔ | 1991 | -0.3 | -1.6 | 0.3 | -1.9 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Steve Searcy↔ | 1991 | -0.4 | -2.4 | 0.1 | -2.4 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Mark Salas | 1991 | -0.8 | -3.5 | 0.5 | -3.9 | – | 0.52× | – |
| John Shelby | 1991 | -0.6 | -4.2 | 0.5 | -4.7 | – | 0.83× | – |
| Paul Gibson | 1991 | -0.4 | -4.3 | 0.6 | -4.8 | – | 1.34× | – |
| Dave Haas | 1991 | -0.2 | -1.3 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Jeff Kaiser | 1991 | -0.2 | -0.9 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| John Kiely | 1991 | -0.2 | -0.9 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| John Moses | 1991 | -0.4 | -2.5 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Johnny Paredes | 1991 | -0.0 | -0.1 | – | – | – | 0.56× | – |
| Kevin Ritz | 1991 | -0.4 | -1.9 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Luis de los Santos | 1991 | -0.3 | -1.7 | – | – | – | 0.69× | – |
| Mike Dalton | 1991 | -0.1 | -0.4 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Mike Munoz | 1991 | +0.0 | +0.2 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Pete Incaviglia | 1991 | -1.1 | -7.0 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Rich Rowland | 1991 | -0.0 | -0.1 | – | – | – | 0.52× | – |
| Rusty Meacham | 1991 | +0.0 | +0.2 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Scott Aldred | 1991 | +0.1 | +0.5 | – | – | – | 1.02× | – |
| Scott Livingstone | 1991 | +0.8 | +3.7 | – | – | – | 0.58× | – |
| Shawn Hare | 1991 | -0.4 | -2.7 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Skeeter Barnes | 1991 | +1.2 | +5.6 | – | – | – | 0.58× | – |
| Total | — | +39.2 | +444.1 | 23.5 | +430.0 | — | ||
Every graded 1991 deal involving the Tigers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.
DET · Joe McDonald
+$5.6M
ATL · John Schuerholz
−$5.6M
DET · Joe McDonald
+$0.8M
KCR · Herk Robinson
−$0.8M
DET · Joe McDonald
+$24.0M
NYY · Gene Michael
−$24.0M
DET · Joe McDonald
+$0.0M
SEA · Woody Woodward
+$0.0M
DET · Joe McDonald
+$0.0M
CLE · Hank Peters
+$0.0M
DET · Joe McDonald
+$72.0M
BAL · Roland Hemond
−$72.0M
What the front office was committed to as of 1991, 1991–1997. 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 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Trammell | 33 | 14.000 | $2.2M | $2.4M | $1.8M | $3.0M | $1.3M | $600k | FREE AGENT |
| Lou Whitaker | 34 | 14.000 | $2.0M | $2.2M | $3.4M | $2.8M | $3.8M | FREE AGENT | |
| Rob Deer | 30 | 7.000 | $2.0M | $2.0M | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Frank Tanana | 37 | 18.000 | $1.9M | $1.7M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Bill Gullickson | 32 | 12.000 | $1.8M | $1.9M | $2.3M | $2.4M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Cecil Fielder | 27 | 6.000 | $1.8M | $4.5M | $4.3M | $4.2M | $9.2M | $6.2M | FREE AGENT |
| Mickey Tettleton | 30 | 7.000 | $1.6M | $3.3M | $3.3M | $1.9M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Lloyd Moseby | 31 | 11.000 | $1.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tony Phillips | 32 | 9.000 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $3.9M | $2.4M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Walt Terrell | 33 | 9.000 | $1.0M | $109k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| John Cerutti | 31 | 6.000 | $800k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dave Bergman | 38 | 16.000 | $575k | $375k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Tony Bernazard | 34 | 12.000 | $525k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| John Shelby | 33 | 10.000 | $525k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jerry Don Gleaton | 33 | 12.000 | $510k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mark Salas | 30 | 7.000 | $450k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dan Petry | 32 | 12.000 | $276k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Skeeter Barnes | 34 | 8.000 | — | $150k | $265k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jeff Kaiser | 30 | 6.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| John Moses | 33 | 9.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Henneman | 29 | 4.000 | $1.1M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Paul Gibson | 31 | 3.000 | $565k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Andy Allanson | 29 | 5.000 | $100k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Steve Searcy | 27 | 3.000 | $59k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Pete Incaviglia | 27 | 5.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Johnny Paredes | 28 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Fryman | 22 | 1.000 | $150k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Mark Leiter | 28 | 1.000 | $130k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Dan Gakeler | 27 | 0.000 | $125k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Milt Cuyler | 22 | 1.000 | $100k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Scott Aldred | 23 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Mike Dalton | 28 | – | — | ||||||
| Luis de los Santos | 24 | – | — | ||||||
| Dave Haas | 25 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Shawn Hare | 24 | – | — | ||||||
| John Kiely | 26 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Scott Livingstone | 25 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Rusty Meacham | 23 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mike Munoz | 25 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Kevin Ritz | 26 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Rich Rowland | 27 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
How each 1991 acquisition stacked onto Tigers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.