83-79
Record
.512
Win %
4
Rank
729
Runs
177
HR
3.80
ERA
Home Park: Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 1,636,058
Manager
- Sparky Anderson HOF 83-79
Batting
| Player | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Herndon | 157 | 614 | 179 | 23 | 88 | .292 |
| Lou Whitaker | 152 | 560 | 160 | 15 | 65 | .286 |
| Alan Trammell HOF | 157 | 489 | 126 | 9 | 57 | .258 |
| Lance Parrish | 133 | 486 | 138 | 32 | 87 | .284 |
| Enos Cabell | 125 | 464 | 121 | 2 | 37 | .261 |
| Chet Lemon | 125 | 436 | 116 | 19 | 52 | .266 |
| Tom Brookens | 140 | 398 | 92 | 9 | 58 | .231 |
| Glenn Wilson | 84 | 322 | 94 | 12 | 34 | .292 |
| Kirk Gibson | 69 | 266 | 74 | 8 | 35 | .278 |
| Mike Ivie | 80 | 259 | 60 | 14 | 38 | .232 |
| Rick Leach | 82 | 218 | 52 | 3 | 12 | .239 |
| Jerry Turner | 85 | 210 | 52 | 8 | 27 | .248 |
| John Wockenfuss | 70 | 193 | 58 | 8 | 32 | .301 |
| Richie Hebner | 68 | 179 | 49 | 8 | 18 | .274 |
| Howard Johnson | 54 | 155 | 49 | 4 | 14 | .316 |
| Lynn Jones | 58 | 139 | 31 | 0 | 14 | .223 |
| Mike Laga | 27 | 88 | 23 | 3 | 11 | .261 |
| Bill Fahey | 28 | 67 | 10 | 0 | 4 | .149 |
| Eddie Miller | 14 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .040 |
| Mark DeJohn | 24 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .190 |
| Mick Kelleher | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Howard Bailey | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Juan Berenguer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Marty Castillo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Dave Gumpert | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching
| Player | G | W-L | ERA | SO | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Morris HOF | 37 | 17-16 | 4.06 | 135 | 0 |
| Dan Petry | 35 | 15-9 | 3.22 | 132 | 0 |
| Milt Wilcox | 29 | 12-10 | 3.62 | 112 | 0 |
| Jerry Ujdur | 25 | 10-10 | 3.69 | 86 | 0 |
| Pat Underwood | 33 | 4-8 | 4.73 | 43 | 3 |
| Dave Tobik | 51 | 4-9 | 3.56 | 63 | 9 |
| Larry Pashnick | 28 | 4-4 | 4.01 | 19 | 0 |
| Dave Rucker | 27 | 5-6 | 3.38 | 31 | 0 |
| Elias Sosa | 38 | 3-3 | 4.43 | 24 | 4 |
| Aurelio Lopez | 19 | 3-1 | 5.27 | 26 | 3 |
| Kevin Saucier | 31 | 3-1 | 3.12 | 23 | 5 |
| Dave Rozema | 8 | 3-0 | 1.63 | 15 | 1 |
| Bob James | 12 | 0-2 | 5.03 | 20 | 0 |
| Howard Bailey | 8 | 0-0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1 |
| Juan Berenguer | 2 | 0-0 | 6.75 | 8 | 0 |
| Larry Rothschild | 2 | 0-0 | 13.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Gumpert | 5 | 0-0 | 27.00 | 0 | 1 |