Moving on from our all-time offensive stat category leaders for the Tigers, today we look at the all-time pitching leaders in Detroit franchise history. There’s sure to be some surprises I’m guess and interesting to see how JV is comparing…
Detroit Tigers Top 10 Career Wins
- Hooks Dauss – 223
- George Mullin – 209
- Mickey Lolich – 207
- Hal Newhouser – 200
- Jack Morris – 198
- Tommy Bridges – 194
- Dizzy Trout – 161
- Justin Verlander – 157*
- Bill Donovan – 140
- Earl Whitehill – 133
Detroit Tigers Top 10 ERA Leaders (min 100 starts/300 appearances)
- Harry Coveleski – 2.34
- Ed Killian – 2.38
- Bill Donovan – 2.49
- Ed Siever – 2.61
- George Mullin – 2.76
- John Hiller – 2.83
- Ed Willett – 2.89
- Jean Dubuc – 3.06
- Hal Newhouser – 3.07
- Bernie Boland – 3.09
Detroit Tigers Top 10 Games Started
- Mickey Lolich – 459
- Jack Morris – 408
- George Mullin – 395
- Hooks Dauss – 388
- Hal Newhouser – 373
- Tommy Bridges – 362
- Justin Verlander – 318*
- Dizzy Trout – 305
- Earl Whitehill – 287
- Frank Lary/Dan Petry – 274
Detroit Tigers Top 5 Saves
- Todd Jones – 235
- Mike Henneman – 154
- John Hiller – 125
- Willie Hernandez – 120
- Jose Valverde – 119
Detroit Tigers Top 10 Innings Pitched
- George Mullin – 3,394
- Hooks Dauss – 3,390.2
- Mickey Lolich – 3,361.2
- Jack Morris – 3,042.2
- Hal Newhosuer – 2,944
- Tommy Bridges – 2,826.1
- Dizzy Trout – 2,591.2
- Earl Whitehill – 2,171.1
- Bill Donovan – 2,137.1
- Justin Verlander – 2,111.1*
Detroit Tigers Top 10 Strikeouts
- Mickey Lolich – 2,679
- Jack Morris – 1,980
- Justin Verlander – 1,943*
- Hal Newhouser – 1,770
- Tommy Bridges – 1,674
- Jim Bunning – 1,406
- George Mullin – 1,380
- Hooks Dauss – 1,201
- Dizzy Trout – 1,199
- Denny McLain – 1,150
Detroit Tigers Top 10 Average Against (min 100 starts/300 appearances)
- Denny McLain – .225
- John Hiller – .229
- Hank Aguirre – .234
- Bill Donovan – .236
- Harry Coveleski – .236
- Bernie Boland – .238
- Justin Verlander – .239*
- Virgil Trucks – .239
- Hal Newhouser – .239
- Jim Bunning – .240
Detroit Tigers Top 10 WHIP (min 100 starts/300 appearances)
- Denny McLain – 1.11
- Harry Coveleski – 1.13
- Bill Donovan – 1.19
- Max Scherzer – 1.20*
- Justin Verlander – 1.20*
- Hank Aguirre – 1.21
- Jim Bunning – 1.21
- Earl Killian – 1.22
- Mickey Lolich – 1.22
- Dave Rozema – 1.23
Detroit Tigers Top 10 Shutouts
- Mickey Lolich – 39
- George Mullin – 34
- Tommy Bridges – 33
- Hal Newhouser – 33
- Bill Donvan – 29
- Dizzy Trout – 28
- Denny McLain – 26
- Jack Morris – 24
- Hooks Dauss – 22
- Frank Lary/Virgil Trucks – 20
Detroit Tigers Top 10 K/9 Ratio
- Max Scherzer – 9.60*
- Justin Verlander – 8.28*
- John Hiller – 7.51
- Mickey Lolich – 7.17
- Jeremy Bonderman – 7.13
- Jim Bunning – 6.78
- Denny McLain – 6.50
- Joe Coleman – 6.39
- Nate Robertson – 6.12
- Jack Morris – 5.86
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