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. Research by Baseball Almanac.
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
62 | Al Alburquerque | 6-00 | 195 | Right | Right | 1986-06-10 |
31 | Collin Balester | 6-05 | 190 | Right | Right | 1986-06-06 |
64 | Duane Below | 6-03 | 220 | Left | Left | 1985-11-15 |
53 | Joaquin Benoit | 6-04 | 250 | 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 |
48 | Rick Porcello | 6-05 | 205 | Right | Right | 1988-12-27 |
36 | Luke Putkonen | 6-06 | 215 | Right | Right | 1986-05-10 |
19 | Aníbal Sánchez | 6-00 | 205 | Right | Right | 1984-02-27 |
37 | Max Scherzer | 6-03 | 208 | Right | Right | 1984-07-27 |
55 | Daniel Schlereth | 6-00 | 210 | Left | Left | 1986-05-09 |
33 | Drew Smyly | 6-02 | 188 | Left | Left | 1989-06-13 |
50 | Jacob Turner | 6-05 | 215 | Right | Right | 1991-05-21 |
46 | Jose Valverde | 6-04 | 265 | 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 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
13 | Alex Avila | 5-11 | 228 | Right | Left | 1987-01-29 |
19, 50 | Bryan Holaday | 6-00 | 203 | Right | Right | 1987-11-19 |
9 | Gerald Laird | 6-01 | 230 | Right | Right | 1979-11-13 |
18 | Omir Santos | 6-00 | 200 | Right | Right | 1981-04-29 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
18 | Jeff Baker | 6-02 | 220 | Right | Right | 1981-06-21 |
24 | Miguel Cabrera | 6-04 | 267 | 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 | 225 | Right | Right | 1982-05-28 |
52 | Hernán Pérez | 6-01 | 213 | Right | Right | 1991-03-26 |
39 | Ramon Santiago | 5-11 | 175 | Right | Both | 1979-08-31 |
29 | Danny Worth | 6-01 | 195 | Right | Right | 1985-09-30 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
52 | Quintin Berry | 6-01 | 195 | Left | Left | 1984-11-21 |
26 | Brennan Boesch | 6-04 | 225 | Left | Left | 1985-04-12 |
12 | Andy Dirks | 6-00 | 195 | Left | Left | 1986-01-24 |
34 | Avisaíl García | 6-04 | 250 | Right | Right | 1991-06-12 |
14 | Austin Jackson | 6-01 | 198 | Right | Right | 1987-02-01 |
32 | Don Kelly | 6-04 | 215 | 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 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
2012 Detroit Tigers Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 2012 Detroit Tigers played 162 games during the regular season, won 88 games, lost 74 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Comerica Park (Park Factors: 104/104) 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:
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)?