2006 Detroit Tigers Roster

The 2006 Detroit Tigers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2006 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 2006 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 2006 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 2006 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 2006 Detroit Tigers primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"I'm sure proud of this team (2006 Detroit Tigers). They go out and work hard, play the game the best they can. I think this really was a true team effort." - Hall of Fame Tigers Broadcaster Ernie Harwell on MLB.com (Dana Wakiji, 10/02/2006)
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Complete Roster  
 

38 Jeremy Bonderman 6-02 210 Right Right 1982-10-28
43 Roman Colon 6-06 225 Right Right 1979-08-13
52 Chad Durbin 6-02 200 Right Right 1977-12-03
49 Jason Grilli 6-04 185 Right Right 1976-11-11
59 Todd Jones 6-03 200 Right Left 1968-04-24
41 Wilfredo Ledezma 6-03 150 Left Left 1981-01-21
36 Colby Lewis 6-04 215 Right Right 1979-08-02
46 Mike Maroth 6-00 180 Left Left 1977-08-17
50 Andrew Miller 6-06 210 Left Left 1985-05-21
31 Zach Miner 6-03 200 Right Right 1982-03-12
29 Nate Robertson 6-02 215 Left Right 1977-09-03
56 Fernando Rodney 5-11 220 Right Right 1977-03-18
37 Kenny Rogers 6-01 205 Left Left 1964-11-10
44 Bobby Seay 6-02 221 Left Left 1978-06-20
48 Chris Spurling 6-05 230 Right Right 1977-06-28
53 Jordan Tata 6-06 220 Right Right 1981-09-20
35 Justin Verlander 6-05 200 Right Right 1983-02-20
32 Jamie Walker 6-02 190 Left Left 1971-07-01
54 Joel Zumaya 6-03 210 Right Right 1984-11-09
7 Ivan Rodriguez 5-09 205 Right Right 1971-11-27
13 Vance Wilson 5-11 190 Right Right 1973-03-17
21 Sean Casey 6-04 215 Right Left 1974-07-02
9 Carlos Guillen 6-01 180 Right Both 1975-09-30
36 Jack Hannahan 6-02 205 Right Left 1980-03-04
19 Kevin Hooper 5-10 160 Right Right 1976-12-07
20 Omar Infante 5-09 150 Right Right 1981-12-26
15 Brandon Inge 5-11 185 Right Right 1977-05-19
8 Neifi Perez 6-00 175 Right Both 1973-06-02
14 Placido Polanco 5-10 168 Right Right 1975-10-10
39 Ramon Santiago 5-11 150 Right Both 1979-08-31
26 Chris Shelton 6-00 200 Right Right 1980-06-26
25 Dmitri Young 6-02 215 Right Both 1973-10-11
24 Brent Clevlen 6-02 190 Right Right 1983-10-27
45 Alexis Gomez 6-02 180 Left Left 1978-08-08
28 Curtis Granderson 6-01 185 Right Left 1981-03-16
27 Craig Monroe 6-01 195 Right Right 1977-02-27
30 Magglio Ordonez 5-11 170 Right Right 1974-01-28
33 Marcus Thames 6-02 205 Right Right 1977-03-06
58 Mike Rabelo 6-01 200 Right Both 1980-01-17
25 Matt Stairs 5-09 175 Right Left 1968-02-27
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The 2006 Detroit Tigers played 162 games during the regular season, won 95 games, lost 67 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Comerica Park (Park Factors: 98/98) where 2,595,937 fans witnessed their 2006 Tigers finish the season with a .586 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 2006 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 2006 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 2006 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 2006 Detroit Tigers primary starters list:

2006 Detroit Tigers
Opening Day Starters


Jeremy Bonderman
Curtis Granderson
Carlos Guillen
Brandon Inge
Craig Monroe
Magglio Ordonez
Placido Polanco
Ivan Rodriguez
Chris Shelton
Dmitri Young

2006 Detroit Tigers
Most Games by Position

C Ivan Rodriguez (123)
1B Chris Shelton (115)
2B Placido Polanco (108)
3B Brandon Inge (159)
SS Carlos Guillen (145)
LF Craig Monroe (113)
CF Curtis Granderson (157)
RF Magglio Ordonez (148)
DH Dmitri Young (48)
  
SP Jeremy Bonderman
SP Zach Miner
SP Nate Robertson
SP Kenny Rogers
SP Justin Verlander
  
RP Roman Colon
RP Jason Grilli
RP Wilfredo Ledezma
RP Fernando Rodney
RP Jamie Walker
RP Joel Zumaya
CL Todd Jones


2006 Detroit Tigers
Salaries

Magglio Ordonez $16,200,000.00
Ivan Rodriguez $10,616,410.00
Kenny Rogers $8,000,000.00
Dmitri Young $8,000,000.00
Todd Jones $5,809,159.00
Carlos Guillen $5,000,000.00
Placido Polanco $4,600,000.00
Brandon Inge $3,000,000.00
Craig Monroe $2,800,000.00
Jeremy Bonderman $2,300,000.00
Mike Maroth $2,300,000.00
Jamie Walker $1,250,000.00
Justin Verlander $980,000.00
Vance Wilson $750,000.00
Nate Robertson $402,500.00
Omar Infante $385,000.00
Fernando Rodney $385,000.00
Ramon Santiago $375,000.00
Bobby Seay $375,000.00
Chris Shelton $365,000.00
Jason Grilli $350,000.00
Marcus Thames $342,000.00
Curtis Granderson $335,000.00
Joel Zumaya $327,000.00


2006 Detroit Tigers
Uniform Numbers

#7 Ivan Rodriguez
#8 Neifi Perez
#9 Carlos Guillen
#13 Vance Wilson
#14 Placido Polanco
#15 Brandon Inge
#19 Kevin Hooper
#20 Omar Infante
#21 Sean Casey
#24 Brent Clevlen
#25 Matt Stairs
#25 Dmitri Young
#26 Chris Shelton
#27 Craig Monroe
#28 Curtis Granderson
#29 Nate Robertson
#30 Magglio Ordonez
#31 Zach Miner
#32 Jamie Walker
#33 Marcus Thames
#35 Justin Verlander
#36 Jack Hannahan
#36 Colby Lewis
#37 Kenny Rogers
#38 Jeremy Bonderman
#39 Ramon Santiago
#41 Wilfredo Ledezma
#43 Roman Colon
#44 Bobby Seay
#45 Alexis Gomez
#46 Mike Maroth
#48 Chris Spurling
#49 Jason Grilli
#50 Andrew Miller
#52 Chad Durbin
#53 Jordan Tata
#54 Joel Zumaya
#56 Fernando Rodney
#58 Mike Rabelo
#59 Todd Jones

Did you know that a 2006 Detroit Tigers Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?