2012 Detroit Tigers Roster

The 2012 Detroit Tigers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2012 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 2012 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 2012 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 2012 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 2012 Detroit Tigers primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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2012 Detroit Tigers



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Complete Roster  
 

62 Al Alburquerque 6-00 195 Right Right 1986-06-10
31 Collin Balester 6-05 200 Right Right 1986-06-06
64 Duane Below 6-03 220 Left Left 1985-11-15
53 Joaquin Benoit 6-03 220 Right Right 1977-07-26
40 Phil Coke 6-01 210 Left Left 1982-07-19
45 Casey Crosby 6-05 225 Left Right 1988-09-17
20 Octavio Dotel 6-00 230 Right Right 1973-11-25
38 Darin Downs 6-03 210 Left Right 1984-12-26
58 Doug Fister 6-08 210 Right Left 1984-02-04
49 Luis Marte 5-11 200 Right Right 1986-08-26
56 Jose Ortega 5-11 185 Right Right 1988-10-12
52 Hernan Perez 6-01 185 Right Right 1991-03-26
48 Rick Porcello 6-05 200 Right Right 1988-12-27
36 Luke Putkonen 6-06 215 Right Right 1986-05-10
19 Anibal Sanchez 6-00 205 Right Right 1984-02-27
37 Max Scherzer 6-03 220 Right Right 1984-07-27
55 Daniel Schlereth 6-00 210 Left Left 1986-05-09
33 Drew Smyly 6-03 190 Left Left 1989-06-13
50 Jacob Turner 6-05 215 Right Right 1991-05-21
46 Jose Valverde 6-04 255 Right Right 1978-03-24
35 Justin Verlander 6-05 225 Right Right 1983-02-20
60 Brayan Villarreal 6-00 170 Right Right 1987-05-10
54 Thad Weber 6-02 205 Right Right 1984-09-28
57 Adam Wilk 6-02 180 Left Left 1987-12-09
13 Alex Avila 5-11 210 Right Left 1987-01-29
19, 50 Bryan Holaday 6-00 205 Right Right 1987-11-19
9 Gerald Laird 6-01 225 Right Right 1979-11-13
18 Omir Santos 6-00 200 Right Right 1981-04-29
18 Jeff Baker 6-02 210 Right Right 1981-06-21
24 Miguel Cabrera 6-04 240 Right Right 1983-04-18
34 Brad Eldred 6-05 270 Right Right 1980-07-12
28 Prince Fielder 5-11 275 Right Left 1984-05-09
4 Omar Infante 5-11 195 Right Right 1981-12-26
15 Brandon Inge 5-11 190 Right Right 1977-05-19
27 Jhonny Peralta 6-02 215 Right Right 1982-05-28
39 Ramon Santiago 5-11 175 Right Both 1979-08-31
29 Danny Worth 6-01 185 Right Right 1985-09-30
52 Quintin Berry 6-00 175 Left Left 1984-11-21
26 Brennan Boesch 6-04 235 Left Left 1985-04-12
12 Andy Dirks 6-00 195 Left Left 1986-01-24
34 Avisail Garcia 6-04 240 Right Right 1991-06-12
14 Austin Jackson 6-01 185 Right Right 1987-02-01
32 Don Kelly 6-04 190 Right Left 1980-02-15
25 Ryan Raburn 6-00 185 Right Right 1981-04-17
36 Clete Thomas 5-11 195 Right Left 1983-11-14
21 Delmon Young 6-03 240 Right Right 1985-09-14
38 Matthew Young 5-08 175 Right Left 1982-10-03


The 2012 Detroit Tigers played 162 games during the regular season, won 88 games, lost 74 games, and finished in position. They played their home games at Comerica Park (Park Factors: 0/0) where 2,642,045 fans witnessed their 2012 Tigers finish the season with a .543 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 2012 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 2012 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 2012 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 2012 Detroit Tigers primary starters list:

2012 Detroit Tigers
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

2012 Detroit Tigers
Most Games by Position

C Alex Avila (113)
1B Prince Fielder (159)
2B Ramon Santiago (71)
3B Miguel Cabrera (154)
SS Jhonny Peralta (149)
LF Quintin Berry (64)
CF Austin Jackson (137)
RF Brennan Boesch (121)
  
SP Doug Fister
SP Rick Porcello
SP Max Scherzer
SP Drew Smyly
SP Justin Verlander
  
RP Duane Below
RP Joaquin Benoit
RP Phil Coke
RP Octavio Dotel
RP Brayan Villarreal
CL Jose Valverde


2012 Detroit Tigers
Salaries

Prince Fielder $23,000,000.00
Miguel Cabrera $21,000,000.00
Justin Verlander $20,000,000.00
Jose Valverde $9,000,000.00
Delmon Young $6,750,000.00
Joaquin Benoit $5,500,000.00
Brandon Inge $5,500,000.00
Jhonny Peralta $5,500,000.00
Omar Infante $4,000,000.00
Max Scherzer $3,750,000.00
Rick Porcello $3,100,000.00
Octavio Dotel $3,000,000.00
Ryan Raburn $2,100,000.00
Ramon Santiago $2,100,000.00
Phil Coke $1,100,000.00
Gerald Laird $1,000,000.00
Don Kelly $900,000.00
Alex Avila $510,000.00
Doug Fister $507,500.00
Brennan Boesch $502,500.00
Austin Jackson $500,000.00
Al Alburquerque $495,000.00
Daniel Schlereth $490,000.00
Collin Balester $485,000.00
Andy Dirks $485,000.00
Brad Eldred $485,000.00
Duane Below $482,000.00
Danny Worth $482,000.00
Clete Thomas $481,000.00
Quintin Berry $480,000.00
Casey Crosby $480,000.00
Darin Downs $480,000.00
Avisail Garcia $480,000.00
Bryan Holaday $480,000.00
Luis Marte $480,000.00
Jose Ortega $480,000.00
Hernan Perez $480,000.00
Luke Putkonen $480,000.00
Omir Santos $480,000.00
Drew Smyly $480,000.00
Jacob Turner $480,000.00
Brayan Villarreal $480,000.00
Thad Weber $480,000.00
Adam Wilk $480,000.00
Matthew Young $480,000.00


2012 Detroit Tigers
Uniform Numbers

#4 Omar Infante
#9 Gerald Laird
#12 Andy Dirks
#13 Alex Avila
#14 Austin Jackson
#15 Brandon Inge
#18 Jeff Baker
#18 Omir Santos
#19 Bryan Holaday
#19 Anibal Sanchez
#20 Octavio Dotel
#21 Delmon Young
#24 Miguel Cabrera
#25 Ryan Raburn
#26 Brennan Boesch
#27 Jhonny Peralta
#28 Prince Fielder
#29 Danny Worth
#31 Collin Balester
#32 Don Kelly
#33 Drew Smyly
#34 Brad Eldred
#34 Avisail Garcia
#35 Justin Verlander
#36 Luke Putkonen
#36 Clete Thomas
#37 Max Scherzer
#38 Darin Downs
#38 Matthew Young
#39 Ramon Santiago
#40 Phil Coke
#45 Casey Crosby
#46 Jose Valverde
#48 Rick Porcello
#49 Luis Marte
#50 Bryan Holaday
#50 Jacob Turner
#52 Quintin Berry
#52 Hernan Perez
#53 Joaquin Benoit
#54 Thad Weber
#55 Daniel Schlereth
#56 Jose Ortega
#57 Adam Wilk
#58 Doug Fister
#60 Brayan Villarreal
#62 Al Alburquerque
#64 Duane Below

Did you know that a 2012 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)?

     

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