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Tigers DET

199560–84 (0.417)
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GM: Joe Klein

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1995, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$34M
Surplus $M
-23
Win %
0.417
TAB
-22.2
WAB
-13.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
11.0
Dead money %
22%
Depth Players
2.0
Dead WAR
-8.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1995 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJohn Flaherty112
RRon Tingley53

1B

RCecil Fielder77
BTony Clark27
LFranklin Stubbs20
RDerrick White16
RRon Tingley1
RScott Fletcher1

2B

RScott Fletcher63
LLou Whitaker63
RChris Gomez31
RSteve Rodriguez⇄9
RJuan Samuel⇄6
BShannon Penn3

3B

RTravis Fryman144

SS

RChris Gomez97
RAlan Trammell60
RScott Fletcher3
RSteve Rodriguez⇄3

LF

LBobby Higginson66
BMilt Cuyler34
RPhil Nevin⇄27
LFranklin Stubbs20
RTodd Steverson17
RRudy Pemberton6
RJoe Hall5
RDerrick White4
RDanny Bautista2

CF

RChad Curtis144
BMilt Cuyler1
RTodd Steverson1

RF

RDanny Bautista84
LBobby Higginson67
RTodd Steverson10
RDerrick White5
RRudy Pemberton2
BMilt Cuyler1
LKirk Gibson1

DH

LKirk Gibson63
RCecil Fielder58
LLou Whitaker8
RAlan Trammell5
LFranklin Stubbs3
RPhil Nevin⇄2
LBobby Higginson1

Starters

LDavid Wells⇄2.1 WAR
RFelipe Lira1.7 WAR
LBrian Bohanon1.2 WAR
RSean Bergman1.1 WAR
RJose Lima0.9 WAR
RJohn Doherty0.7 WAR
RMike Moore0.0 WAR
RPat Ahearne-0.0 WAR
RClint Sodowsky-0.1 WAR
LC.J. Nitkowski⇄-0.2 WAR
LBuddy Groom⇄-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJohn Doherty6 sv
RJoe Boever0 h
RBrian Maxcy0 h
RMike Christopher0 h
RMike Henneman⇄0 h
LBuddy Groom⇄0 h
LKevin Wickander⇄0 h
RBen Blomdahl0 h

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.

Key additions (new vs 1994)

PlayerfWAR
Felipe Lira1.7
Chad Curtis1.6
Brian Bohanon1.2
Bobby Higginson0.4
Mike Christopher0.4
Ron Tingley0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 1994)

Player1994 fWAR
Tony Phillips4.4
Mickey Tettleton1.4
Tim Belcher1.2
Junior Felix1.1
Bill Gullickson0.7
Storm Davis0.3

Contract Value

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 1995; everyone else is shown as a 1995 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Travis Fryman 1995 +3.5 +35.3 4.2 +31.1 $1.2M 1.25× –
David Wells↔ 1995 +2.1 +25.2 1.4 +23.8 $0.6M 1.49× –
Felipe Lira 1995 +1.7 +20.4 0.1 +20.3 $0.1M 1.49× –
Chad Curtis 1995 +1.6 +15.5 1.9 +13.6 $1.2M 1.22× –
Sean Bergman 1995 +1.1 +8.8 0.1 +8.7 $0.1M 1.02× –
Jose Lima 1995 +0.9 +7.6 0.1 +7.5 $0.1M 1.02× –
John Doherty 1995 +0.7 +7.3 0.4 +6.9 $0.5M 1.34× –
Brian Bohanon 1995 +1.2 +6.3 0.2 +6.1 $0.2M 0.67× –
Mike Henneman↔ 1995 +1.3 +6.7 2.8 +3.9 $2.2M 0.67× –
Bobby Higginson 1995 +0.4 +2.9 0.1 +2.8 $0.3M 0.83× –
Lou Whitaker 1995 +1.3 +6.0 3.8 +2.2 $2.8M 0.56× –
Alan Trammell 1995 +0.7 +3.3 1.3 +2.0 $1.9M 0.61× –
Mike Christopher 1995 +0.4 +2.1 0.2 +2.0 $0.4M 0.67× –
Kirk Gibson 1995 +0.6 +3.2 1.3 +1.9 $2.2M 0.69× –
Greg Gohr 1995 +0.3 +1.8 0.2 +1.6 $0.5M 0.67× –
Ron Tingley 1995 +0.4 +1.5 0.3 +1.2 $0.8M 0.52× –
Kevin Wickander↔ 1995 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.4 $1.1M 0.67× –
Mike Myers↔ 1995 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Franklin Stubbs 1995 -0.2 -0.8 0.3 -1.1 – 0.56× –
C.J. Nitkowski↔ 1995 -0.2 -1.4 0.1 -1.4 – 1.02× –
Joe Hall 1995 -0.2 -1.2 0.1 -1.4 – 0.83× –
Juan Samuel↔ 1995 -0.2 -1.1 0.3 -1.4 – 0.56× –
Buddy Groom↔ 1995 -0.3 -1.4 0.1 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Mike Gardiner 1995 -0.3 -1.8 0.2 -2.0 – 0.67× –
Scott Fletcher 1995 -0.4 -1.9 0.2 -2.1 – 0.56× –
Brian Maxcy 1995 -0.4 -2.1 0.1 -2.2 – 0.67× –
Todd Steverson 1995 -0.3 -2.1 0.1 -2.2 – 0.83× –
Joe Boever 1995 -0.3 -1.7 0.6 -2.3 – 0.67× –
Mike Moore 1995 +0.0 +0.0 3.3 -3.3 $2809.2M 1.02× –
Milt Cuyler 1995 -0.4 -2.9 0.3 -3.3 – 0.83× –
Danny Bautista 1995 -0.6 -4.0 0.1 -4.1 – 0.83× –
Phil Nevin↔ 1995 -0.6 -4.2 0.1 -4.2 – 0.83× –
Chris Gomez 1995 -1.1 -5.6 0.2 -5.8 – 0.61× –
Cecil Fielder 1995 +0.7 +3.3 9.2 -5.9 $12.4M 0.56× –
Derrick White 1995 -1.3 -5.8 0.1 -5.9 – 0.56× –
John Flaherty 1995 +0.1 +0.2 0.2 +0.0 $3.3M 0.52× –
Ben Blomdahl 1995 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.67× –
Clint Sodowsky 1995 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 1.02× –
Dwayne Henry 1995 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 1.34× –
Pat Ahearne 1995 -0.0 -0.3 – – – 1.02× –
Rudy Pemberton 1995 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.83× –
Sean Whiteside 1995 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Shannon Penn 1995 -0.3 -1.2 – – – 0.56× –
Steve Rodriguez↔ 1995 -0.5 -2.1 – – – 0.56× –
Tony Clark 1995 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+11.2+114.234.2+85.0—

Trades

Every graded 1995 deal involving the Tigers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

1995 · DET / HOU
DET · Joe Klein +$16.0M
Phil Nevin
HOU · Bob Watson −$16.0M
Mike Henneman
DET came out ahead by $16.0M
1995 · CIN / DET
CIN · Jim Bowden +$8.8M
David Wells
DET · Joe Klein −$8.8M
C. J. Nitkowski, Dave Tuttle, Mark Lewis
CIN came out ahead by $8.8M
1995 · DET / MIL
DET · Joe Klein +$0.8M
Derek Hacopian
MIL · Sal Bando −$0.8M
Kevin Wickander
DET came out ahead by $0.8M
1995 · DET / MIA
DET · Joe Klein +$0.8M
Mike Myers
MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$0.8M
Buddy Groom
DET came out ahead by $0.8M
1995 · DET / KCR
DET · Joe Klein +$2.4M
Phil Hiatt
KCR · Herk Robinson −$2.4M
Juan Samuel
DET came out ahead by $2.4M
1995 · ANA / DET
ANA · Bill Bavasi +$20.8M
Tony Phillips
DET · Joe Klein −$20.8M
Chad Curtis
ANA came out ahead by $20.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

1995 payroll
$34.2M

What the front office was committed to as of 1995, 1995–2001. 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.

current $ guaranteed $ actual $ (hindsight) arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent

Guaranteed / signed (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Cecil Fielder3110.000$9.2M$6.2MFREE AGENT
Lou Whitaker3818.000$3.8MFREE AGENT
Mike Moore3513.000$3.3MFREE AGENT
Mike Henneman338.000$2.8MFREE AGENT
David Wells328.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Kirk Gibson3816.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Alan Trammell3718.000$1.3M$600kFREE AGENT
Joe Boever3410.000$600kFREE AGENT
Juan Samuel3412.000$313kFREE AGENT
Franklin Stubbs3411.000$310kFREE AGENT
Ron Tingley3613.000$280kFREE AGENT
Scott Fletcher3614.000$250kFREE AGENT
Kevin Wickander306.000$116kFREE AGENT
Dwayne Henry3311.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Travis Fryman265.000$4.2MFREE AGENT
Chad Curtis263.000$1.9MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Doherty283.000$375kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Milt Cuyler265.000$340kFREE AGENT
Brian Bohanon265.000$185kFREE AGENT
John Flaherty273.000$172kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Gardiner295.000$165kFREE AGENT
Mike Christopher314.000$156kARB 3FREE AGENT
Buddy Groom293.000$118kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (22)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Chris Gomez242.000$215kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Gohr272.000$165kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Bautista232.000$145kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Bergman252.000$138kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Lima221.000$129kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Hall291.000$120kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Higginson240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Felipe Lira230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Steverson230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Maxcy240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Derrick White252.000$109kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Myers260.000$92kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Phil Nevin240.000$67kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
C.J. Nitkowski220.000$60kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Ahearne25–—
Ben Blomdahl24–—
Tony Clark230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rudy Pemberton250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shannon Penn25–—
Steve Rodriguez24–—
Clint Sodowsky220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Whiteside24–—

Graphs

How each 1995 acquisition stacked onto Tigers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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