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Greatest Seasons in Detroit Tigers History

Name the Detroit Tigers players who recorded 7.5 or more Wins Above Replacement in a single season.
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Year
WAR
Answer
1945
12.2
Hal Newhouser
1917
11.3
Ty Cobb
1911
10.7
Ty Cobb
1944
10.9
Dizzy Trout
1910
10.5
Ty Cobb
1909
9.9
Ty Cobb
1976
9.6
Mark Fidrych
1945
9.6
Hal Newhouser
1915
9.5
Ty Cobb
1923
9.4
Harry Heilmann
1961
9.2
Norm Cash
1912
9.2
Ty Cobb
1934
8.9
Charlie Gehringer
Year
WAR
Answer
2011
8.6
Justin Verlander
1971
8.6
Mickey Lolich
1935
8.6
Charlie Gehringer
1961
8.4
Al Kaline
1944
8.4
Hal Newhouser
1987
8.2
Alan Trammell
1955
8.2
Al Kaline
1903
8.0
Bill Donovan
2012
8.0
Justin Verlander
1916
8.0
Ty Cobb
1946
8.0
Dizzy Trout
1905
8.0
Ed Killian
1973
7.9
John Hiller
Year
WAR
Answer
1936
7.9
Charlie Gehringer
1905
7.9
Ed Killian
1969
7.8
Denny McLain
1937
7.8
Charlie Gehringer
1977
7.7
Justin Thompson
1939
7.7
Bobo Newsom
2011
7.6
Miguel Cabrera
1961
7.6
Rocky Colavito
2007
7.6
Curtis Granderson
1937
7.6
Hank Greenberg
2013
7.5
Miguel Cabrera
1935
7.5
Hank Greenberg
1967
7.5
Al Kaline
1 Comments
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Level 3
Sep 20, 2023
As a baseball nerd, there's lots that I find interesting here.

1) Hal Newhouser destroyed in the war years

2) Ty Cobb was a beast

3) Cecil / Prince Fielder never appear on the list. Power-hitting first basemen are overrated.

4) An unknown pitcher named Justin Thompson delivered a season equivalent to Miggy's Triple Crown year. How? By pitching a respectable 3.02 ERA during the Steroid Era.

5) Mark Fidrych is the definition of a phenom.

6) Denny McLain only earned 7.4 WAR in his 31 win season from 1968. So many other pitchers were putting up ridiculous numbers that season too.