List of Detroit Tigers seasons

The Detroit Tigers are a charter member of the American League, beginning play in 1901. Their all-time regular season record in MLB play is 9,171–8,881 (.507) (as of the end of the 2016 regular season). In the playoffs, the Tigers have won 11 series and lost 11, and are 57–58 (.496) overall. The Tigers have won 4 World Series championships, 11 American League pennants, 4 American League Central division titles, 3 American League East division titles, and 1 American League wild card berth.

The Tigers have had several periods of success in their history, though most have been short. Between 1907 and 1911 they played in three World Series without a win. From 1934 to 1950 they had only two losing seasons and won two of their four World Series. From 1961 to 1973 the Tigers also had only two losing seasons, but only twice reached the postseason; the period from 1978 to 1988 was similar. From 2006 to 2016 the Tigers posted 8 winning seasons, 1 .500 season, and only 2 losing season; while winning 4 division titles and winning 2 American League pennants.

The Tigers have had some striking failures in their history, including the period from 1988 to 2005 where they did not play in the postseason and had only two winning seasons between 1989 and the end of this period.

The following table describes a season-by-season listing of the Tigers win-loss record.

* Received American League wild card berth

The following table describes the Tigers' MLB win–loss record by decade.

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