86-76
Record
.531
Win %
5
Rank
714
Runs
129
HR
3.64
ERA
Home Park: Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 1,714,893
Manager
- Ralph Houk 86-76
Batting
| Player | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | 155 | 666 | 198 | 12 | 62 | .297 |
| Rusty Staub | 162 | 642 | 175 | 24 | 121 | .273 |
| Jason Thompson | 153 | 589 | 169 | 26 | 96 | .287 |
| Steve Kemp | 159 | 582 | 161 | 15 | 79 | .277 |
| Lou Whitaker | 139 | 484 | 138 | 3 | 58 | .285 |
| Alan Trammell HOF | 139 | 448 | 120 | 2 | 34 | .268 |
| Aurelio Rodriguez | 134 | 385 | 102 | 7 | 43 | .265 |
| Milt May | 105 | 352 | 88 | 10 | 37 | .250 |
| Tim Corcoran | 116 | 324 | 86 | 1 | 27 | .265 |
| Lance Parrish | 85 | 288 | 63 | 14 | 41 | .219 |
| Phil Mankowski | 88 | 222 | 61 | 4 | 20 | .275 |
| John Wockenfuss | 71 | 187 | 53 | 7 | 22 | .283 |
| Mickey Stanley | 53 | 151 | 40 | 3 | 8 | .265 |
| Steve Dillard | 56 | 130 | 29 | 0 | 7 | .223 |
| Mark Wagner | 39 | 109 | 26 | 0 | 6 | .239 |
| Charlie Spikes | 10 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| Dave Stegman | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .286 |
| Fernando Arroyo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Steve Baker | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jack Billingham | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Sheldon Burnside | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jim Crawford | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mark Fidrych | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Steve Foucault | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ed Glynn | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching
| Player | G | W-L | ERA | SO | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Slaton | 35 | 17-11 | 4.12 | 92 | 0 |
| Milt Wilcox | 29 | 13-12 | 3.76 | 132 | 0 |
| Dave Rozema | 28 | 9-12 | 3.14 | 57 | 0 |
| Jack Billingham | 30 | 15-8 | 3.88 | 59 | 0 |
| Jack Morris HOF | 28 | 3-5 | 4.33 | 48 | 0 |
| Kip Young | 14 | 6-7 | 2.81 | 49 | 0 |
| Bob Sykes | 22 | 6-6 | 3.94 | 58 | 2 |
| John Hiller | 51 | 9-4 | 2.34 | 74 | 15 |
| Steve Baker | 15 | 2-4 | 4.55 | 39 | 0 |
| Jim Crawford | 20 | 2-3 | 4.35 | 24 | 0 |
| Steve Foucault | 24 | 2-4 | 3.13 | 18 | 4 |
| Mark Fidrych | 3 | 2-0 | 2.45 | 10 | 0 |
| Ed Glynn | 10 | 0-0 | 3.07 | 9 | 0 |
| Dave Tobik | 5 | 0-0 | 3.75 | 11 | 0 |
| Fernando Arroyo | 2 | 0-0 | 8.31 | 1 | 0 |
| Sheldon Burnside | 2 | 0-0 | 9.00 | 3 | 0 |
| Bruce Taylor | 1 | 0-0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |