The Tigers finished in second place in the American League East with a 91–71 record, 12 games behind the Orioles.
They drew 1,591,073 fans to Tiger Stadium, the second highest attendance in the American League.
Mickey Lolich became the second pitcher in the history of the American League to win 25 games but not win the Cy Young Award.
Infielders Coaches Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg.
= Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Note: pitchers' batting statistics not included Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L= Losses; SV = Saves; GF = Games finished; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Ed Brinkman Norm Cash Joe Coleman Bill Freehan Willie Horton Al Kaline Mickey Lolich Aurelio Rodríguez Fred Scherman The following members of the 1972 Tigers were ranked among the Top 100 of all time at their position in The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract in 2001: