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Detroit Tigers Managers

Team Name: Detroit Tigers

Seasons: 124 (1901 to 2024)

Record: 9676-9567, .503 W-L%

Playoff Appearances: 16

Pennants: 11

World Championships: 4

Winningest Manager: Sparky Anderson, 1331-1248, .516 W-L%

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Team's Managers

Team's Managers
Rk	Mgr	Yrs	From	To	W	L	W-L%	Ties	G>.500	G	BestFin	WrstFin	AvRk	Ejections
1	Sparky Anderson HOF	17	1979	1995	1331	1248	.516	1	83	2580	1	7	3.5	26
2	Bill Armour	2	1905	1906	150	152	.497	3	-2	305	3	6	4.5	3
3	Brad Ausmus	4	2014	2017	314	332	.486	0	-18	646	1	5	3.2	16
4	Del Baker	8	1933	1942	417	355	.540	6	62	778	1	5	3.6	2
5	Ed Barrow HOF	2	1903	1904	97	117	.453	7	-20	221	5	7	5.8	1
6	Buddy Bell	3	1996	1998	184	277	.399	0	-93	461	3	5	4.3	11
7	Ty Cobb HOF	6	1921	1926	479	444	.519	10	35	933	2	6	4.0	5
8	Mickey Cochrane HOF	5	1934	1938	348	250	.582	2	98	600	1	4	1.8	0
9	Chuck Dressen	4	1963	1966	221	189	.539	1	32	411	3	5	4.2	0
10	Frank Dwyer	1	1902	1902	52	83	.385	2	-31	137	7	7	7.0	0
11	Jimmy Dykes	2	1959	1960	118	115	.506	0	3	233	4	6	4.8	2
12	Ron Gardenhire	3	2018	2020	132	241	.354	0	-109	373	3	5	4.0	13
13	Phil Garner	3	2000	2002	145	185	.439	0	-40	330	3	5	3.5	6
14	Joe Gordon HOF	1	1960	1960	26	31	.456	0	-5	57	6	6	6.0	0
15	Bucky Harris HOF	7	1929	1956	516	557	.481	5	-41	1078	5	7	5.4	7
16	A.J. Hinch	4	2021	2024	307	341	.474	0	-34	648	2	4	2.8	7
17	Billy Hitchcock	1	1960	1960	1	0	1.000	0	1	1	6	6	6.0	0
18	Ralph Houk	5	1974	1978	363	443	.450	0	-80	806	4	6	5.2	11
19	Fred Hutchinson	3	1952	1954	155	235	.397	6	-80	396	5	8	6.0	11
20	Hughie Jennings HOF	14	1907	1920	1131	972	.538	23	159	2126	1	7	3.6	24
21	Jim Leyland HOF	8	2006	2013	700	597	.540	0	103	1297	1	5	2.1	30
22	Bobby Lowe	1	1904	1904	30	44	.405	4	-14	78	7	7	7.0	0
23	Billy Martin	3	1971	1973	248	204	.549	0	44	452	1	3	2.0	10
24	Lloyd McClendon	1	2020	2020	2	6	.250	0	-4	8	5	5	5.0	0
25	George Moriarty	2	1927	1928	150	157	.489	3	-7	310	4	6	5.0	0
26	Les Moss	1	1979	1979	27	26	.509	0	1	53	5	5	5.0	0
27	Bill Norman	2	1958	1959	58	64	.475	0	-6	122	4	5	4.9	0
28	Steve O'Neill	6	1943	1948	509	414	.551	10	95	933	1	5	2.8	3
29	Larry Parrish	2	1998	1999	82	104	.441	0	-22	186	3	5	3.3	1
30	Cy Perkins	1	1937	1937	6	9	.400	0	-3	15	2	2	2.0	0
31	Luis Pujols	1	2002	2002	55	100	.355	0	-45	155	5	5	5.0	2
32	Red Rolfe	4	1949	1952	278	256	.521	5	22	539	2	8	4.2	3
33	Bob Scheffing	3	1961	1963	210	173	.548	1	37	384	2	5	3.3	5
34	Joe Schultz	1	1973	1973	14	14	.500	0	0	28	3	3	3.0	0
35	Frank Skaff	1	1966	1966	40	39	.506	0	1	79	3	3	3.0	0
36	Mayo Smith	4	1967	1970	363	285	.560	3	78	651	1	4	2.2	3
37	George Stallings	1	1901	1901	74	61	.548	1	13	136	3	3	3.0	0
38	Bob Swift	2	1965	1966	56	43	.566	0	13	99	3	4	3.4	0
39	Jack Tighe	2	1957	1958	99	104	.488	0	-5	203	4	5	4.2	4
40	Dick Tracewski	1	1979	1979	2	0	1.000	0	2	2	5	5	5.0	0
41	Alan Trammell HOF	3	2003	2005	186	300	.383	0	-114	486	4	5	4.3	12