Detroit Tigers
4 roto titles · 126 seasons (1901–2026)
The Detroit Tigers have won the Roto Champ four times in 126 seasons, most recently in 1984. All of them came by 1984, and the franchise has not topped the standings in the 42 seasons since. Their average finish is 12.0 all time, against 24.3 over the last ten seasons, a steep fall from the franchise norm.
The best single roto season in franchise history belongs to Ty Cobb in 1909, worth a 32.5 z-score. He owns 13 of the franchise’s 50 best seasons outright. One quirk worth knowing: the All-Franchise Team below fills strict positions, so Norm Cash, Ron LeFlore and John Stone all rate above somebody who made it and still missed, purely because their position ran out.
Roto championships
Roto finish by season
Where Detroit Tigers placed in each season’s Roto Champ standings (1st at the top). Gold dots are championship seasons; hover a point for detail.
Season by season
Where they finished each year, with a link to that season’s qualifying roster (9 hitters by PA, 5 starters, a closer).
| Season | Finish | Roster |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2025 | 12th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2024 | 24th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2023 | 27th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2022 | 30th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2021 | 26th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2020 | 27th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2019 | 30th of 30 | View roster → |
All-Franchise Team
Detroit Tigers’ all-time First, Second, and Third teams by z-score, a full roto roster: a player at each spot, five starters, a closer.
🏆 First Team
Second Team
Third Team
Who just missed
- 1BNorm Cashposition full10 seasons85.7
- OFRon LeFloreposition full5 seasons69.4
- OFJohn Stoneposition full12 seasons68.8
- 1BDale Alexanderposition full6 seasons67.0
- 2BGermany Schaeferposition full10 seasons59.7
- 1BLu Blueposition full9 seasons59.0
- SPGeorge Mullinposition full11 seasons33.0
- SPSchoolboy Roweposition full9 seasons31.4
- SPEarl Whitehillposition full10 seasons30.9
- SPFred Hutchinsonposition full10 seasons29.8
Closest to making it, by z-score. Position full: rated above someone who did make a team, but every slot at their position was already taken.
Best roto seasons
The franchise’s top individual player-seasons by z-score, all-time (hitters and pitchers, each scored vs their own pool).
| # | Player | Season | Z |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DET1909 | 32.5 | |
115R9HR107RBI76SB.377AVG | |||
| 2 | DET1911 | 29.3 | |
147R8HR127RBI83SB.420AVG | |||
| 3 | DET1915 | 26.8 | |
144R3HR99RBI96SB.369AVG | |||
| 4 | DET1917 | 26.6 | |
107R6HR102RBI55SB.383AVG | |||
| 5 | DET1910 | 25.8 | |
106R8HR91RBI65SB.382AVG | |||
| 6 | DET1916 | 24.7 | |
113R5HR68RBI68SB.371AVG | |||
| 7 | DET1938 | 24.6 | |
144R58HR146RBI7SB.315AVG | |||
| 8 | DET1912 | 24.5 | |
120R7HR83RBI61SB.409AVG | |||
| 9 | DET1907 | 23.6 | |
99R5HR119RBI53SB.350AVG | |||
| 10 | DET1937 | 23.5 | |
137R40HR183RBI8SB.337AVG | |||
| 11 | DET1940 | 23.5 | |
129R41HR150RBI6SB.340AVG | |||
| 12 | DET1946 | 23.2 | |
91R44HR127RBI5SB.277AVG | |||