This is a list of award winners and league leaders for the Detroit Tigers professional baseball team. Awards and achievements American League Most Valuable Player Award (12) 1911 – Ty Cobb 1934 – Mickey Cochrane 1935 – Hank Greenberg 1937 – Charlie Gehringer 1940 – Hank Greenberg 1944 – Hal Newhouser 1945 – Hal Newhouser 1968 – Denny McLain 1984 – Willie Hernández 2011 – Justin Verlander 2012 – Miguel Cabrera 2013 – Miguel Cabrera American League Cy Young Award (5) 1968 – Denny McLain 1969 – Denny McLain 1984 – Willie Hernández 2011 – Justin Verlander 2013 – Max Scherzer American League Triple Crown (4) 1909 – Ty Cobb, batting 1945 – Hal Newhouser, pitching 2011 – Justin Verlander, pitching 2012 – Miguel Cabrera, batting American League Rookie of the Year award (5) 1953 – Harvey Kuenn 1976 – Mark Fidrych 1978 – Lou Whitaker 2006 – Justin Verlander 2016 – Michael Fulmer American League Manager of the Year (3) See footnote 1984 – Sparky Anderson 1987 – Sparky Anderson 2006 – Jim Leyland Fielding Bible Award (2) Gold Glove Award (43) Silver Slugger Award (33) Edgar Martínez Award 1975 – Willie Horton 1978 – Rusty Staub 2014 – Víctor Martínez Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award (3) Team (at all positions) 2012 – Austin Jackson 2013 – Austin Jackson Second base (in MLB) 2014 – Ian Kinsler American League Championship Series MVP Award (3) 1984 – Kirk Gibson 2006 – Plácido Polanco 2012 – Delmon Young World Series MVP Award (2) 1968 – Mickey Lolich 1984 – Alan Trammell MLB "This Year in Baseball Awards" See: This Year in Baseball Awards#Award winners Note: Voted by fans as the best in all of Major League Baseball (i.e., not two awards, one for each league). "This Year in Baseball Awards" MLB MVP 2012 – Miguel Cabrera 2013 – Miguel Cabrera "This Year in Baseball Awards" Defensive Player of the Year 2007 – Plácido Polanco "This Year in Baseball Awards" Play of the Year 2007 – Curtis Granderson "This Year in Baseball Awards" Performance of the Year 2010 – Armando Galarraga "Greatness in Baseball Yearly (GIBBY)" Starting Pitcher 2011 – Justin Verlander "Greatness in Baseball Yearly (GIBBY)" Closer 2011 – José Valverde Players Choice Awards Player of the Year 2011 – Justin Verlander 2012 – Miguel Cabrera 2013 – Miguel Cabrera (2) Marvin Miller Man of the Year Award 2009