2005 Detroit Tigers Roster

The 2005 Detroit Tigers team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 2005 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 2005 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 2005 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 2005 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 2005 Detroit Tigers primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

"I think injuries played some part in our club (the 2005 Detroit Tigers) not performing as well. We never had our club together very long. Unfortunately, the little bit of time we did have them, we didn't play very well during that time period." - Detroit Tigers General Manager Dave Dombrowski on MLB.com (Jason Beck, 10/02/2005)
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2005 Detroit Tigers



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Complete Roster  
 

38 Jeremy Bonderman 6-02 210 Right Right 1982-10-28
43 Roman Colon 6-06 225 Right Right 1979-08-13
52 Doug Creek 5-10 205 Left Left 1969-03-01
51 Vic Darensbourg 5-10 165 Left Left 1970-11-13
57 Craig Dingman 6-04 215 Right Right 1974-03-12
53 Sean Douglass 6-06 200 Right Right 1979-04-28
44 Kyle Farnsworth 6-04 220 Right Both 1976-04-14
62 Franklyn German 6-04 170 Right Right 1980-01-20
34 Matt Ginter 6-01 220 Right Right 1977-12-24
50 Andrew Good 6-01 210 Right Right 1979-09-19
49 Jason Grilli 6-04 185 Right Right 1976-11-11
21 Jason Johnson 6-06 220 Right Right 1973-10-27
39 Jason Karnuth 6-02 190 Right Right 1976-05-15
41 Wilfredo Ledezma 6-03 150 Left Left 1981-01-21
46 Mike Maroth 6-00 180 Left Left 1977-08-17
40 Troy Percival 6-03 200 Right Right 1969-08-09
37 Nate Robertson 6-02 215 Left Right 1977-09-03
56 Fernando Rodney 5-11 220 Right Right 1977-03-18
48 Chris Spurling 6-05 230 Right Right 1977-06-28
74 Ugueth Urbina 6-02 185 Right Right 1974-02-15
59 Justin Verlander 6-05 200 Right Right 1983-02-20
50 Mark Woodyard 6-02 195 Right Right 1978-12-19
7 Ivan Rodriguez 5-09 205 Right Right 1971-11-27
26 Vance Wilson 5-11 190 Right Right 1973-03-17
39 Tony Giarratano 6-00 180 Right Both 1982-11-29
9 Carlos Guillen 6-01 180 Right Both 1975-09-30
20 Omar Infante 5-09 150 Right Right 1981-12-26
15 Brandon Inge 5-11 185 Right Right 1977-05-19
14 Ramon Martinez 6-01 187 Right Right 1972-10-10
36 John McDonald 5-11 175 Right Right 1974-09-24
12 Carlos Pena 6-02 210 Left Left 1978-05-17
14 Placido Polanco 5-10 168 Right Right 1975-10-10
31 Chris Shelton 6-00 200 Right Right 1980-06-26
17 Jason Smith 6-03 195 Right Left 1977-07-24
25 Dmitri Young 6-02 215 Right Both 1973-10-11
43 Alexis Gomez 6-02 180 Left Left 1978-08-08
28 Curtis Granderson 6-01 185 Right Left 1981-03-16
4 Bobby Higginson 5-11 180 Right Left 1970-08-18
49 Kevin Hooper 5-10 160 Right Right 1976-12-07
19 Nook Logan 6-02 180 Right Both 1979-11-28
27 Craig Monroe 6-01 195 Right Right 1977-02-27
30 Magglio Ordonez 5-11 170 Right Right 1974-01-28
33 Marcus Thames 6-02 205 Right Right 1977-03-06
24 Rondell White 6-01 205 Right Right 1972-02-23
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The 2005 Detroit Tigers played 162 games during the regular season, won 71 games, lost 91 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Comerica Park (Park Factors: 98/98) where 2,024,431 fans witnessed their 2005 Tigers finish the season with a .438 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 2005 Detroit Tigers Opening Day starters list, a 2005 Detroit Tigers salary list, a 2005 Detroit Tigers uniform number breakdown and a 2005 Detroit Tigers primary starters list:

2005 Detroit Tigers
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

2005 Detroit Tigers
Most Games by Position

C Ivan Rodriguez (123)
1B Chris Shelton (84)
2B Placido Polanco (84)
3B Brandon Inge (160)
SS Carlos Guillen (75)
LF Craig Monroe (69)
CF Nook Logan (123)
RF Craig Monroe (85)
  
SP Jeremy Bonderman
SP Sean Douglass
SP Jason Johnson
SP Mike Maroth
SP Nate Robertson
  
RP Doug Creek
RP Vic Darensbourg
RP Craig Dingman
RP Kyle Farnsworth
RP Franklyn German
RP Troy Percival
RP Chris Spurling
RP Ugueth Urbina
RP Jamie Walker
CL Fernando Rodney


2005 Detroit Tigers
Salaries

Bobby Higginson $8,850,000.00
Ivan Rodriguez $8,000,000.00
Dmitri Young $8,000,000.00
Magglio Ordonez $7,200,000.00
Troy Percival $5,906,183.00
Carlos Guillen $4,000,000.00
Jason Johnson $4,000,000.00
Rondell White $3,250,000.00
Carlos Pena $2,575,000.00
Brandon Inge $1,350,000.00
Vance Wilson $760,000.00
Mike Maroth $405,000.00
Jeremy Bonderman $400,000.00
Craig Monroe $400,000.00
Omar Infante $355,000.00
Nate Robertson $355,000.00
Wilfredo Ledezma $335,000.00
Matt Ginter $333,000.00
Jason Smith $325,000.00
Franklyn German $321,000.00
Nook Logan $320,000.00
Fernando Rodney $318,500.00


2005 Detroit Tigers
Uniform Numbers

#4 Bobby Higginson
#7 Ivan Rodriguez
#9 Carlos Guillen
#12 Carlos Pena
#14 Ramon Martinez
#14 Placido Polanco
#15 Brandon Inge
#17 Jason Smith
#19 Nook Logan
#20 Omar Infante
#21 Jason Johnson
#24 Rondell White
#25 Dmitri Young
#26 Vance Wilson
#27 Craig Monroe
#28 Curtis Granderson
#30 Magglio Ordonez
#31 Chris Shelton
#33 Marcus Thames
#34 Matt Ginter
#36 John McDonald
#37 Nate Robertson
#38 Jeremy Bonderman
#39 Tony Giarratano
#39 Jason Karnuth
#40 Troy Percival
#41 Wilfredo Ledezma
#43 Roman Colon
#43 Alexis Gomez
#44 Kyle Farnsworth
#46 Mike Maroth
#48 Chris Spurling
#49 Jason Grilli
#49 Kevin Hooper
#50 Andrew Good
#50 Mark Woodyard
#51 Vic Darensbourg
#52 Doug Creek
#53 Sean Douglass
#56 Fernando Rodney
#57 Craig Dingman
#59 Justin Verlander
#62 Franklyn German
#74 Ugueth Urbina

Did you know that a 2005 Detroit Tigers Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?