It depends on how you look for them. If you stick to just a few collective results, it is easy to find a couple of interesting numbers, such as the Detroit Tigers’ left-handed hitters having the fourth-best on-base percentage in all of Major League Baseball against left-handed pitchers, hitting .336 in 2026, a result driven more by plate discipline and the ability to extend at-bats by drawing walks.

In walk rate, they led the American League at 10.5%, a complement that helped Detroit finish in sixth place in wRC+ at 103, making them precisely the last team above the league average.

That said, if we don't conduct a slightly deeper analysis, we would be left defining a concept that is not entirely legitimate. So, if you have followed the Tigers for some time, especially over the last two or three campaigns, you do not need to have watched all the games to notice the point.…