Where Do Tigers Rank on List of MLB’s Mistake-Prone Teams?

Make no mistake about it, the Los Angeles Dodgers have rocked Major League Baseball entering the 2024 season with the gs of Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Even with those stellar additions, though, the Dodgers will need to limit errors on the field.

And that made us wonder: What MLB teams are the most and least error-prone? And where does Michigan’s team, the Detroit Tigers, fall in?

BetMichigan.com – your source for Michigan sports betting - used TeamRankings.com to find the least to most to mistake-prone MLB teams by looking at the average errors per game over the past three seasons. Here are the rankings:

Least to Most Mistake-Prone MLB Teams

These are stats you won’t find on the many fine Michigan sports betting apps.

Rank	Team	Average Errors Per Game
1	St. Louis Cardinals	0.446
2	Seattle Mariners	0.450
3	Houston Astros	0.457
4	San Diego Padres	0.470
5	Atlanta Braves	0.480
6	Baltimore Orioles	0.483
7	Texas Rangers	0.487
8	Tampa Bay Rays	0.497
9	Arizona Diamondbacks	0.500
T-10	Los Angeles Dodgers	0.503
T-10	Toronto Blue Jays	0.503
12	Kansas City Royals	0.507
13	New York Mets	0.513
14	Minnesota Twins	0.520
15	Colorado Rockies	0.523
16	Philadelphia Phillies	0.526
17	Milwaukee Brewers	0.536
18	Cincinnati Reds	0.540
T-19	Oakland Athletics	0.547
T-19	Cleveland Guardians	0.547
21	Los Angeles Angels	0.550
22	New York Yankees	0.560
23	Chicago Cubs	0.567
24	Detroit Tigers	0.570
25	Pittsburgh Pirates	0.583
T-26	Miami Marlins	0.597
T-26	Washington Nationals	0.597
T-28	Boston Red Sox	0.603
T-28	Chicago White Sox	0.603
30	San Francisco Giants	0.617

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Tigers Need to Clean Up Defense

Since 2021, the Detroit Tigers placed 24th on the 30-team list with average of 0.570 errors per game. Last season, the Tigers (78-84, .481) finished in second place in the American League Central Division, nine games behind champion Minnesota Twins.

That was a 12-game improvement from the 2022 season (66-96), due in large part to a 41-40 road record. The 78 victories were the most for the franchise since posting an 86-75 record in 2016.

The first spring training games for the Tigers is Feb. 24 in Lakeland, Fla., vs. the New York Yankees. Here are Detroit’s latest future odds from ESPN Bet Michigan as of Dec. 22:

The Tigers are tied with fellow AL Central Division resident Cleveland and the Los Angeles Angels at +3000 to win the American League pennant. To win the World Series, the odds are doubled, with Detroit and Cleveland also tied at +6000. Any bets you are considering should come with Michigan sportsbook promos in hand.

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