79-83
Record
.488
Win %
4
Rank
666
Runs
148
HR
4.09
ERA
Home Park: Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 1,501,293
Manager
- Mayo Smith 79-83
Batting
| Player | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Stanley | 142 | 568 | 143 | 13 | 47 | .252 |
| Dick McAuliffe | 146 | 530 | 124 | 12 | 50 | .234 |
| Jim Northrup | 139 | 504 | 132 | 24 | 80 | .262 |
| Al Kaline HOF | 131 | 467 | 130 | 16 | 71 | .278 |
| Cesar Gutierrez | 135 | 415 | 101 | 0 | 22 | .243 |
| Bill Freehan | 117 | 395 | 95 | 16 | 52 | .241 |
| Willie Horton | 96 | 371 | 113 | 17 | 69 | .305 |
| Norm Cash | 130 | 370 | 96 | 15 | 53 | .259 |
| Don Wert | 128 | 363 | 79 | 6 | 33 | .218 |
| Elliott Maddox | 109 | 258 | 64 | 3 | 24 | .248 |
| Dalton Jones | 89 | 191 | 42 | 6 | 21 | .220 |
| Jim Price | 52 | 132 | 24 | 5 | 15 | .182 |
| Gates Brown | 81 | 124 | 28 | 3 | 24 | .226 |
| Ike Brown | 56 | 94 | 27 | 4 | 15 | .287 |
| Ken Szotkiewicz | 47 | 84 | 9 | 3 | 9 | .107 |
| Mickey Lolich | 42 | 82 | 11 | 0 | 3 | .134 |
| Les Cain | 29 | 68 | 11 | 1 | 9 | .162 |
| Joe Niekro | 39 | 66 | 13 | 0 | 7 | .197 |
| Gene Lamont | 15 | 44 | 13 | 1 | 4 | .295 |
| Mike Kilkenny | 37 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .077 |
| Russ Nagelson | 28 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .188 |
| Denny McLain | 14 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .065 |
| Earl Wilson | 18 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 3 | .194 |
| Kevin Collins | 25 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 3 | .208 |
| John Hiller | 47 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching
| Player | G | W-L | ERA | SO | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Lolich | 40 | 14-19 | 3.80 | 230 | 0 |
| Joe Niekro | 38 | 12-13 | 4.06 | 101 | 0 |
| Les Cain | 29 | 12-7 | 3.84 | 156 | 0 |
| Mike Kilkenny | 36 | 7-6 | 5.16 | 105 | 0 |
| John Hiller | 47 | 6-6 | 3.03 | 89 | 3 |
| Earl Wilson | 18 | 4-6 | 4.41 | 74 | 0 |
| Denny McLain | 14 | 3-5 | 4.63 | 52 | 0 |
| Tom Timmermann | 61 | 6-7 | 4.11 | 49 | 27 |
| Daryl Patterson | 43 | 7-1 | 4.85 | 55 | 2 |
| Fred Scherman | 48 | 4-4 | 3.23 | 58 | 1 |
| Bob Reed | 16 | 2-4 | 4.86 | 26 | 2 |
| Norm McRae | 19 | 0-0 | 2.87 | 16 | 0 |
| Jerry Robertson | 11 | 0-0 | 3.68 | 11 | 0 |
| Dennis Saunders | 8 | 1-1 | 3.21 | 8 | 1 |
| Lerrin LaGrow | 10 | 0-1 | 7.30 | 7 | 0 |
| Fred Lasher | 12 | 1-3 | 5.00 | 8 | 3 |