1955 Detroit Tigers
79 - 75
1954 / 1956 (Organization)
5th place in the AL (17 GB)
Home Record:
Away Record: 		46 - 31 (.597)
33 - 44 (.429)		 +2.7 wins
-0.7 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 775 / 676 ( +99 )
Allowed/Expected: 658 / 677 ( +19 )
Pyth Record: 89 - 65 (-10)
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Briggs Stadium
Attendance: 1,181,838 Avg Att: 15,349 (1.06)
Att Rank: 5 / 8 Lg Avg: 14,471
       
Park Factor: 0.98    
HR Factor: 1.10 R/L HR: 1.04 / 1.20
Notes:


Defensive Regression Analysis

Filters
Positions
    Multi-Year   1-Year
#
G
Inn
 
Arm
A2
PB
 
Arm
GO2
CS
A2
PB
1 Bill Tuttle
CF
154
1,366.7
 
-11.9
-8.7
-7.8
-4.1
 
-1.2
-0.1
-1.1
2 Al Kaline
RF
152
1,325.7
 
10.6
8.0
8.3
2.3
 
8.4
7.5
0.9
3 Harvey Kuenn
SS
141
1,236.7
 
-5.5
-4.5
-5.5
 
-24.9
-24.9
4 Ray Boone
3B
126
1,107.3
 
-1.1
-1.0
-1.1
 
0.0
0.0
5 Jim Delsing
LF
101
805.7
 
-6.6
-8.2
-5.0
-1.6
 
-16.8
-14.2
-2.6
6 Fred Hatfield
2B
92
782.0
 
3.5
4.5
3.5
 
-2.5
-2.5
7 Frank House
C
93
750.3
 
0.8
1.0
-0.9
1.7
 
-3.4
-5.7
0.1
-5.7
2.3
8 Earl Torgeson
1B
83
717.7
 
-2.3
-3.2
-2.3
 
0.6
0.6
9 Red Wilson
C
72
586.3
 
0.5
0.9
1.5
-1.0
 
-3.6
-1.3
0.4
-0.9
-2.7
10 Harry Malmberg
2B
65
552.7
 
0.1
0.2
0.1
 
0.2
0.2
11 Ferris Fain
1B
44
366.3
 
1.0
2.6
1.0
 
1.3
1.3
12 Bubba Phillips
LF
60
354.0
 
7.2
20.2
7.5
-0.3
 
9.8
11.2
-1.3
13 Jack Phillips
1B
35
227.7
 
-0.1
-0.5
-0.1
 
-1.8
-1.8
14 Charlie Maxwell
LF
22
141.0
 
0.9
6.5
0.9
-0.0
 
4.2
3.8
0.4
15 Fred Hatfield
3B
16
129.3
 
0.7
5.7
0.7
 
0.3
0.3
16 Fred Hatfield
SS
14
113.0
 
-0.2
-1.7
-0.2
 
1.4
1.4
17 Reno Bertoia
3B
14
95.0
 
-0.0
-0.0
-0.0
 
1.1
1.1
18 Jay Porter
1B
6
52.0
 
-0.1
-1.7
-0.1
 
-1.4
-1.4
19 Chick King
LF
6
48.0
 
-0.1
-1.5
-0.0
-0.0
 
-0.4
-0.1
-0.3
20 Reno Bertoia
2B
6
46.0
 
1.0
21.5
1.0
 
3.8
3.8
21 Bubba Phillips
3B
4
36.0
 
0.4
10.4
0.4
 
0.4
0.4
22 Jay Porter
C
4
33.0
 
-0.4
-11.6
0.1
-0.4
 
0.1
0.1
-0.3
-0.2
0.3
23 Charlie Maxwell
RF
4
30.0
 
0.1
2.4
0.0
0.0
 
3.3
2.8
0.4
24 Reno Bertoia
SS
5
27.0
 
-0.4
-15.0
-0.4
 
-1.5
-1.5
25 Bubba Phillips
RF
4
24.0
 
0.3
13.0
0.3
-0.0
 
-0.2
-0.1
-0.1
26 Jay Porter
LF
4
23.0
 
-0.1
-2.5
-0.0
-0.0
 
-1.1
-1.0
-0.1
27 Charlie Maxwell
1B
2
17.0
 
0.0
2.4
0.0
 
0.4
0.4
28 Bubba Phillips
CF
3
14.0
 
0.2
10.8
0.1
0.1
 
2.3
1.2
1.1
29 Jack Phillips
3B
3
13.0
 
-0.0
-2.5
-0.0
 
-0.4
-0.4
30 Walt Streuli
C
2
11.0
 
-0.0
-0.3
-0.0
0.0
 
-0.1
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0.1
31 Jim Small
LF
3
9.0
 
-0.0
-4.0
-0.0
-0.0
 
-0.2
-0.2
-0.0
32 Ron Samford
SS
1
4.0
 
0.0
7.1
0.0
 
0.3
0.3
33 Jim Small
RF
1
1.0
 
-0.0
-5.6
-0.0
0.0
 
0.5
-0.1
0.6
  20        
-1.6
-0.1
1.3
-3.8
0.6
0.3
  
-21.4
-12.2
-2.2
-7.1
0.2
-6.9
0.0
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James