Number 5 All-Time Tigers First Baseman

5. Tony Clark Years of Service: 1995-2001
.277 avg 33HR 108RBI--- 1 time All-Star, 3rd place AL RoY

When I started this list I figured Clark would be on it but I did not expect him to end up this high. He had three seasons of over 30 homers and might have won the Rookie of the Year award if it wasn't for this Derek Jeter guy.

AL Power Rankings

1. New York Yankees (33-23) 4-2 last week
2. Boston Red Sox (33-24) 4-2 last week
3. Texas Rangers (33-23) 3-3 last week
4. Detroit Tigers (30-25) 2-4 last week
5. Toronto Blue Jays (32-27) 3-3 last week


6. Tampa Bay Rays (29-29)
7. La Angels (28-27)
8. Seattle Mariners (28-29)
9. Minnesota Twins (28-30)
10. Oakland A's (25-30)
11. Chicago White Sox (26-30)
12. Kansas City Royals (24-32)
13. Cleveland Indians (25-34)
14. Baltimore Orioles (24-33)

Top Ten All-time Detroit Tigers Firstbasemen

10. Carlos Pena Years of Service: 2002-2005
.244 avg. 28 HR 80 RBI

Pena was one of three players the Tigers received for trading Jeff Weaver and was hailed as the Tigers first baseman of the future. Pena showed good pop, but not enough to justify his low batting average and high strike out rate.

9. Dale Alexander Years of Service: 1929-1932
.331 avg 17 HR 126 RBI

Alexander posted the highest average of the players I looked at and his RBI numbers are up there as well.

8. Jason Thompson Years of Service: 1976-1980
.256 avg 26 HR 93 RBI--- 2 time All-Star

Thompson was a young slugger who was named an All-Star when he was only 22 and 23. The Tigers traded him for Al Cowens and first base became a revolving door until the acquisition of Darrell Evans. (1984)

7. Miguel Cabrera Years of Service: 2008- present
.307 avg 36 HR 126 RBI

Cabbby has only been in Motown for just over a season but his numbers make him impossible to leave off this list. All ready considered one of the best pure hitters in the league he is only 26 and about to enter his prime. He also led the AL in homers last year. (2008) The longer he stays in Detroit, the higher up this list he will move

6. Darrell Evans Years of Service: 1984-1988
.238 avg 31 HR 90 RBI--- AL East Champ 1987, WS Champ 1984

Evans came to Detroit late in his career but still put up solid numbers. The power hitting lefty led the AL in homers with 40 in 1985.