detroit tigers most plate appearances in a season by a rookie

Jake Wood and Harvey Kuenn are tied for the most plate appearances by a Tigers rookie, with 731 plate appearances.

	NAME	PA	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Jake Wood J. Wood	731	1961	DET	162	663	96	171	17	14	11	69	58	4	141	30	9	249	42	2	4	2	8	.258	.320	.376	.695	79	-7.1	.312	82	-16.7
2	Harvey Kuenn H. Kuenn	731	1953	DET	155	679	94	209	33	7	2	48	50	1	31	6	5	262	42	1			10	.308	.356	.386	.742	91	3.1	.341	99	-0.9
3	Roy Johnson R. Johnson	713	1929	DET	148	640	128	201	45	14	10	69	67	0	60	20	16	304	69	6				.314	.379	.475	.854	115	20.2	.386	115	14.6
4	Lu Blue L. Blue	709	1921	DET	153	585	103	180	33	11	5	75	103	5	47	13	17	250	49	16				.308	.416	.427	.843	116	27.7	.396	120	19.2
5	Kevin McGonigle K. McGonigle	707	2026	DET	156	605	97	168	28	5	18	72	95	3	100	12	4	260	51	0	4	1	5	.278	.376	.430	.806	107	23.3	.357	129	23.9
6	Dale Alexander D. Alexander	700	1929	DET	155	626	110	215	43	15	25	137	56	0	63	5	9	363	83	18				.343	.397	.580	.977	139	46.4	.431	143	40.9
7	Dick Wakefield D. Wakefield	697	1943	DET	155	633	91	200	38	8	7	79	62	0	60	4	5	275	53	2			23	.316	.377	.434	.811	102	30.7	.386	131	23.3
8	Barney McCosky B. McCosky	692	1939	DET	147	611	120	190	33	14	4	58	70	2	45	20	4	263	51	9			7	.311	.384	.430	.814	104	18.6	.377	103	2.8
9	Donie Bush D. Bush	676	1909	DET	157	532	114	145	18	2	0	33	88	4	74	53		167	20	52				.273	.380	.314	.694	84	18.8	.350	119	13
10	Austin Jackson A. Jackson	675	2010	DET	151	618	103	181	34	10	4	41	47	4	170	27	6	247	48	3	3	4	5	.293	.345	.400	.745	82	4.3	.329	101	0.8
11	Harry Davis H. Davis	669	1932	DET	141	590	92	159	32	13	4	74	60	2	53	12	7	229	49	17				.269	.339	.388	.727	82	-1.7	.334	86	-12.7
12	Topper Rigney T. Rigney	642	1922	DET	155	536	68	161	17	7	2	63	68	1	44	17	8	198	26	37				.300	.380	.369	.750	85	4.3	.357	100	-0.4
13	Joe Hoover J. Hoover	640	1943	DET	144	575	78	140	15	8	4	38	36	1	101	6	5	183	27	28			10	.243	.289	.318	.607	52	-13.7	.292	70	-20.4
14	Steve Kemp S. Kemp	636	1977	DET	151	552	75	142	29	4	18	88	71	5	93	3	3	233	51	1	7	0	11	.257	.343	.422	.765	83	9.2	.342	108	5.8
15	Bill Tuttle B. Tuttle	602	1954	DET	147	530	64	141	20	11	7	58	62	2	60	5	8	204	38	5	3		15	.266	.343	.385	.728	70	1.7	.337	101	0.7
16	George Vico G. Vico	584	1948	DET	144	521	50	139	23	9	8	58	39	7	39	2	2	204	40	17			23	.267	.326	.392	.718	66	-2.7	.335	87	-9.7
17	Liz Funk L. Funk	584	1930	DET	140	527	74	145	26	11	4	65	29	5	39	12	6	205	41	23				.275	.319	.389	.708	63	-18.8	.319	74	-21.5
18	Nick Castellanos N. Castellanos	579	2014	DET	148	533	50	138	31	4	11	66	36	3	140	2	2	210	46	0	7	3	7	.259	.306	.394	.700	61	-1.4	.307	95	-3.5
19	Charlie Carr C. Carr	573	1903	DET	135	548	59	154	23	11	2	79	10	2	44	10		205	36	13				.281	.296	.374	.671	66	-1.5	.314	97	-2.4
20	Willie Horton W. Horton	572	1965	DET	143	512	69	140	20	2	29	104	48	6	101	5	9	251	51	2	4	9	12	.273	.340	.490	.831	85	25	.363	131	20.2
21	Lou Whitaker L. Whitaker	567	1978	DET	139	484	71	138	12	7	3	58	61	1	65	7	7	173	22	13	8	0	9	.285	.361	.357	.718	67	5.9	.332	103	2.1
22	Pete Fox P. Fox	565	1933	DET	128	535	82	154	26	13	7	58	23	2	38	9	6	227	46	5				.288	.320	.424	.744	70	4.5	.340	93	-5.3
23	Bobby Veach B. Veach	564	1913	DET	137	491	54	132	22	10	0	64	53	5	31	22		174	32	15				.269	.346	.354	.700	67	6	.340	103	2
24	Colt Keith C. Keith	556	2024	DET	148	516	54	134	15	4	13	61	36	2	110	7	1	196	32	0	2	2	4	.260	.309	.380	.689	61	-4.2	.301	96	-2.8
25	Milt Cuyler M. Cuyler	546	1991	DET	154	475	77	122	15	7	3	33	52	5	92	41	10	160	25	12	2	0	4	.257	.335	.337	.672	58	-3.1	.311	90	-6.6

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Dingler

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Team Rankings

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18th

723

14th

1,312

21st

ERA

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	85	77	.525
White Sox	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 3/25	CWS	@	DET	4:00 AM
Sat 3/27	CWS	@	DET	4:00 AM
Sun 3/28	CWS	@	DET	4:00 AM
Mon 3/29	CLE	@	DET	4:00 AM
Tue 3/30	CLE	@	DET	4:00 AM

Last Game

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82 - 80

Final

Tigers

76 - 86

Sun 27 Sep 2026

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Rice

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Contreras

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Playoffs RBI Leaders

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Chourio

9

Rice

9

Contreras

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Genao

Playoffs Hit Leaders

19

Contreras

17

Chourio

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Playoffs Run Leaders

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Turang

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Ramírez

8

Díaz

Playoffs OBP Leaders

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De Paula

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Rice

Playoffs SLG Leaders

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Velázquez

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Sheets

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Playoffs SB Leaders

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Playoffs Win Leaders

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Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

33

Williams

31

Rasmussen

20

Ashby

Playoffs ERA Leaders

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Peterson

0.00

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Playoffs WHIP Leaders

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Chapman

0.00

VanWey

0.00

Weissert

Playoffs K/9 Leaders

27.00

Brown

27.00

Chapman

27.00

Bibee

Playoffs K/BB Leaders

19.00

Sale

18.00

Burke

13.00

Fried

Playoffs Walk Leaders

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Warren

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MLB Fantasy 2026

Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

182

Rasmussen

170.9

Contreras

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Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

133

Contreras

118

Chourio

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MLB 2026 Betting

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97-72

96-72

91-71

88-74

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Worst Record ATS

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69-96

72-98

75-87

76-88

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 9/15	MIL	@	PIT	5-1
Wed 9/16	CWS	@	CLE	3-6
Wed 9/16	SFG	@	STL	6-5
Wed 9/16	NYY	@	MIN	4-5
Wed 9/16	DET	@	TOR	1-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 3/25	TEX	@	HOU	4:00 AM
Thu 3/25	BAL	@	TBR	4:00 AM
Thu 3/25	ATL	@	LAD	4:00 AM
Thu 3/25	CWS	@	DET	4:00 AM
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Jake Wood and Harvey Kuenn are tied for the most plate appearances by a Tigers rookie, with 731 plate appearances.

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