Team fielding report -- 1979 Detroit Tigers
Regular season -- as of 5/31/1979
| Primary |
| Pos | Name | G | GS | INN | PO | A | E | DP | TC | PCT | PB | SB | CS | SB% |
| p | Dave Rozema | 9 | 9 | 51.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 | | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| | Kip Young | 6 | 4 | 21.0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .875 | | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| | Milt Wilcox | 10 | 10 | 49.1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | | 4 | 3 | .571 |
| | Steve Baker | 10 | 5 | 38.2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| | Aurelio Lopez | 22 | 0 | 44.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| | Jack Billingham | 13 | 6 | 50.2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| | Jack Morris | 4 | 4 | 26.1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1.000 | | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| | Sheldon Burnside | 14 | 0 | 24.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1.000 | | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| | John Hiller | 20 | 0 | 25.2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| | Bruce Taylor | 13 | 0 | 17.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .667 | | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| | Pat Underwood | 2 | 1 | 13.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.000 | | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| | Mark Fidrych | 4 | 4 | 18.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.000 | | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| | Fernando Arroyo | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| | Dave Tobik | 4 | 0 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| | Total | 132 | 43 | 387.1 | 16 | 43 | 2 | 6 | 61 | .967 | | 19 | 9 | .679 |
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| c | Lance Parrish | 39 | 38 | 343.1 | 212 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 226 | .996 | 15 | 14 | 8 | .636 |
| | John Wockenfuss | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1.000 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| | Milt May | 4 | 2 | 17.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| | Total | 46 | 43 | 387.1 | 226 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 242 | .996 | 16 | 19 | 9 | .679 |
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| 1b | Jason Thompson | 40 | 38 | 334.2 | 352 | 13 | 5 | 34 | 370 | .986 | | | | |
| | John Wockenfuss | 6 | 3 | 34.2 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 46 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Tim Corcoran | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 48 | 43 | 387.1 | 410 | 18 | 5 | 47 | 433 | .988 | | | | |
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| 2b | Lou Whitaker | 41 | 41 | 368.1 | 96 | 168 | 10 | 37 | 274 | .964 | | | | |
| | Mark Wagner | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Dave Machemer | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 44 | 43 | 387.1 | 102 | 173 | 10 | 37 | 285 | .965 | | | | |
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| 3b | Aurelio Rodriguez | 36 | 33 | 289.0 | 21 | 58 | 5 | 2 | 84 | .940 | | | | |
| | Phil Mankowski | 16 | 10 | 98.1 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 52 | 43 | 387.1 | 25 | 76 | 5 | 4 | 106 | .953 | | | | |
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| ss | Alan Trammell | 36 | 35 | 306.1 | 55 | 111 | 7 | 23 | 173 | .960 | | | | |
| | Mark Wagner | 13 | 8 | 81.0 | 17 | 29 | 2 | 11 | 48 | .958 | | | | |
| | Total | 49 | 43 | 387.1 | 72 | 140 | 9 | 34 | 221 | .959 | | | | |
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| lf | Steve Kemp | 37 | 37 | 334.2 | 88 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90 | .989 | | | | |
| | Tim Corcoran | 3 | 1 | 13.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Jerry Morales | 3 | 3 | 23.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | John Wockenfuss | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Lynn Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | | | |
| | Dave Machemer | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | | | |
| | Total | 46 | 43 | 387.1 | 97 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 99 | .990 | | | | |
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| cf | Ron LeFlore | 28 | 27 | 245.1 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Lynn Jones | 13 | 13 | 111.0 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | .976 | | | | |
| | Jerry Morales | 4 | 3 | 31.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 45 | 43 | 387.1 | 118 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 121 | .992 | | | | |
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| rf | Jerry Morales | 28 | 28 | 243.2 | 67 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 72 | .972 | | | | |
| | Lynn Jones | 8 | 5 | 52.0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Champ Summers | 5 | 3 | 27.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Dan Gonzales | 4 | 3 | 31.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Steve Kemp | 3 | 3 | 25.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Tim Corcoran | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | | | |
| | Total | 49 | 43 | 387.1 | 96 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 102 | .980 | | | | |
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| | Total | 43 | 43 | 387.1 | 1162 | 472 | 36 | 47 | 1670 | .978 | 16 | | | |