Bill Lajoie

Overview

Tenure breakdown

Team	Role	Years	Szns	WAB	WAB/yr	TAB	WAR surp	HG	Trade	FA	R5	AcqLev	W-L%	PO	Pen	WS	Surp $M
▸ Tigers	GM	1984–1991	7	-3.4	-0.48	+7.0	-35.5	+69.5	-91.8	+25.0	+0.2	3.03	0.511	1	–	–	-14
1985 84–77				+1.6		+8.7	+2.4						0.522				+1
1986 87–75				+4.0		+7.9	+3.7						0.537				+1
1987 98–64				+13.9		+12.4	+3.9						0.605	✓			+1
1988 88–74				+4.2		+0.9	-6.4						0.543				-2
1989 59–103				-24.6		-20.8	-26.5						0.364				-10
1990 79–83				-4.3		-6.7	-13.6						0.488				-6
1991 84–78				+1.8		+4.6	+0.9						0.519				+0
Career total (1985+ data)			7	-3.4		+7.0	-35.5	+69.5	-91.8	+25.0	+0.2	3.03	0.511	1	–	–	-14

Roster Construction

Players acquired — 123 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

All channels Hitters & pitchersHitters onlyPitchers only

Player	Pos	Team	How	Year	Szns	fWAR	WAR/yr	Lev
Travis Fryman	3B	DET	Draft	1987	8	+24.6	+3.1	–
Tony Phillips	2B/OF	DET	Free agency	1989	5	+23.3	+4.7	2.5
Cecil Fielder	1B/DH	DET	Free agency	1990	7	+16.9	+2.4	3.2
Mickey Tettleton	C	DET	Trade	1991	4	+14.4	+3.6	20.6
Darrell Evans	1B/3B	DET	Trade	1985	4	+13.6	+3.4	–
Walt Terrell	P	DET	Trade	1984	7	+13.5	+1.9	–
Tony Clark	1B	DET	Draft	1990	6	+11.5	+1.9	–
Justin Thompson	P	DET	Draft	1991	4	+11.0	+2.8	–
Mike Henneman	P	DET	Draft	1984	9	+9.2	+1.0	–
Frank Tanana	P	DET	Free agency	1988	8	+8.4	+1.0	20.6
Matt Nokes	C	DET	Trade	1986	5	+7.0	+1.4	1.3
John Doherty	P	DET	Draft	1989	4	+5.8	+1.4	–
Mike Heath	C	DET	Free agency	1987	5	+5.5	+1.1	1.6
Bill Gullickson	P	DET	Free agency	1990	4	+5.3	+1.3	12.7
Rob Deer	OF	DET	Free agency	1990	3	+4.7	+1.6	3.8
Felipe Lira	P	DET	Intl FA	1990	3	+3.8	+1.3	–
Gary Pettis	OF	DET	Trade	1987	3	+3.4	+1.1	2.6
Mark Leiter	P	DET	Trade	1991	3	+3.2	+1.1	5.2
Milt Cuyler	OF	DET	Draft	1986	3	+2.8	+0.9	–
Eric King	P	DET	Trade	1985	4	+2.7	+0.7	–
Doyle Alexander	P	DET	Trade	1987	3	+2.6	+0.9	12.3
Willie Hernández	P	DET	Trade	1984	3	+2.4	+0.8	–
Luis Salazar	3B	DET	Free agency	1988	1	+2.1	+2.1	5.6
Scott Livingstone	3B	DET	Draft	1988	2	+2.0	+1.0	–
Dave Bergman	1B	DET	Trade	1984	6	+1.9	+0.3	–
Pat Sheridan	OF	DET	Free agency	1986	3	+1.9	+0.6	1.3
José Lima	P	DET	Intl FA	1989	2	+1.5	+0.7	–
Kevin Ritz	P	DET	Draft	1985	2	+1.5	+0.8	–
Dan Gladden	OF	DET	Free agency	1991	2	+1.4	+0.7	1.8
Lloyd Moseby	OF	DET	Free agency	1989	2	+1.4	+0.7	0.9
Dave Collins	OF	DET	Trade	1986	1	+1.4	+1.4	8.7
Skeeter Barnes	1B/3B/OF	DET	Free agency	1991	2	+1.3	+0.7	4.6
Dwayne Murphy	OF	DET	Free agency	1988	1	+1.3	+1.3	3.5
Sean Bergman	P	DET	Draft	1991	2	+1.2	+0.6	–
Jerry Don Gleaton	P	DET	Trade	1990	2	+1.2	+0.6	0.8
Bill Madlock	3B	DET	Trade	1987	1	+1.2	+1.2	5.8
Doyle Alexander	P	DET	Free agency	1989	3	+0.9	+0.3	12.3
Juan Berenguer	P	DET	Trade	1985	1	+0.9	+0.9	–
Greg Gohr	P	DET	Draft	1989	3	+0.9	+0.3	–
Phil Clark	1B/OF	DET	Draft	1986	1	+0.7	+0.7	–
Paul Gibson	P	DET	Trade	1988	2	+0.7	+0.4	–
Ed Núñez	P	DET	Free agency	1989	1	+0.7	+0.7	0.8
Keith Moreland	OF	DET	Trade	1989	1	+0.7	+0.7	0.0
Billy Bean	OF	DET	Draft	1986	2	+0.6	+0.3	–
Fred Lynn	OF	DET	Trade	1988	2	+0.6	+0.3	1.0
Darnell Coles	3B/OF	DET	Trade	1986	1	+0.6	+0.6	15.7
Dan Gakeler	P	DET	Trade	1991	1	+0.5	+0.5	–
Andy Allanson	C	DET	Trade	1991	1	+0.4	+0.4	1.4
Bill Campbell	P	DET	Free agency	1986	1	+0.4	+0.4	2.6
Brian Dubois	P	DET	Trade	1989	2	+0.4	+0.2	–
Buddy Groom	P	DET	Rule 5	1990	3	+0.3	+0.1	–
Ted Power	P	DET	Trade	1988	1	+0.3	+0.3	0.8
Mark Thurmond	P	DET	Trade	1986	2	+0.3	+0.1	0.0
Mark Huismann	P	DET	Free agency	1988	1	+0.2	+0.2	0.4
David Palmer	P	DET	Free agency	1989	1	+0.2	+0.2	0.0
Ramón Peña	P	DET	Trade	1989	1	+0.2	+0.2	–
Lance McCullers	P	DET	Trade	1990	1	+0.2	+0.2	0.1
Randy Bockus	P	DET	Free agency	1988	1	+0.1	+0.1	0.0
Jeff Datz	C	DET	Trade	1989	1	+0.1	+0.1	–
Scott Lusader	OF	DET	Draft	1985	2	+0.1	+0.0	–
Harry Spilman	1B	DET	Trade	1986	1	+0.1	+0.1	0.6
Dave Engle	C/OF	DET	Trade	1986	1	+0.0	+0.0	0.1
Shawn Holman	P	DET	Trade	1987	–	-0.0	–	–
Matt Kinzer	P	DET	Trade	1989	–	-0.0	–	–
Jack Lazorko	P	DET	Free agency	1986	1	+0.0	+0.0	0.2
Jim Lindeman	1B/OF	DET	Trade	1989	–	-0.0	–	–
Torey Lovullo	2B	DET	Draft	1987	1	-0.0	-0.0	–
Rusty Meacham	P	DET	Draft	1987	1	+0.0	+0.0	–
Trever Miller	P	DET	Draft	1991	–	-0.0	–	–
Johnny Paredes	2B	DET	Free agency	1990	–	-0.0	–	–
Rudy Pemberton	OF	DET	Intl FA	1987	–	-0.0	–	–
Rob Richie	OF	DET	Draft	1987	1	+0.0	+0.0	–
Steve Searcy	P	DET	Draft	1985	1	-0.0	-0.0	–
Nate Snell	P	DET	Free agency	1987	–	-0.0	–	–
Dickie Noles	P	DET	Trade	1987	1	+0.0	+0.0	0.1
Billy Beane	OF	DET	Trade	1988	–	-0.1	–	–
John Cerutti	P	DET	Free agency	1991	–	-0.1	–	–
Mike Dalton	P	DET	Trade	1991	–	-0.1	–	–
Morris Madden	P	DET	Trade	1987	–	-0.1	–	–
Al Pedrique	SS	DET	Free agency	1988	–	-0.1	–	–
Bob Stoddard	P	DET	Trade	1985	–	-0.1	–	–
Mike Trujillo	P	DET	Free agency	1988	1	-0.1	-0.1	0.0
Jim Weaver	OF	DET	Rule 5	1984	–	-0.1	–	–
Scott Aldred	P	DET	Draft	1986	3	-0.2	-0.1	–
Ben Blomdahl	P	DET	Draft	1990	–	-0.2	–	–
Rico Brogna	1B	DET	Draft	1988	–	-0.2	–	–
Chris Brown	3B	DET	Trade	1988	–	-0.2	–	–
Jeff Kaiser	P	DET	Free agency	1991	–	-0.2	–	–
John Pacella	P	DET	Trade	1986	–	-0.2	–	–
Mark Salas	C	DET	Free agency	1990	1	-0.2	-0.2	0.4
Mike Schwabe	P	DET	Draft	1987	1	-0.2	-0.2	–
Phil Stidham	P	DET	Draft	1991	–	-0.2	–	–
Mike Munoz	P	DET	Trade	1991	2	-0.2	-0.1	0.1
Tony Bernazard	2B	DET	Free agency	1990	–	-0.3	–	–
Iván de Jesús	SS	DET	Free agency	1988	–	-0.3	–	–
Ed Romero	2B/SS	DET	Free agency	1990	–	-0.3	–	–
Alejandro Sánchez	DH/OF	DET	Trade	1985	–	-0.3	–	–
Tim Tolman	1B/OF	DET	Free agency	1986	–	-0.3	–	–
Dave Beard	P	DET	Free agency	1987	–	-0.4	–	–
Dave Haas	P	DET	Draft	1988	1	-0.4	-0.4	–
Brian Harper	C	DET	Free agency	1986	–	-0.4	–	–
Riccardo Ingram	DH/OF	DET	Draft	1987	–	-0.4	–	–
John Moses	OF	DET	Free agency	1991	–	-0.4	–	–
Clint Sodowsky	P	DET	Draft	1991	–	-0.4	–	–
Danny Bautista	OF	DET	Intl FA	1989	3	-0.5	-0.2	–
John Kiely	P	DET	Intl FA	1987	1	-0.5	-0.5	–
Scotti Madison	3B	DET	Trade	1984	–	-0.5	–	–
Randy Nosek	P	DET	Draft	1985	–	-0.5	–	–
Rich Rowland	C	DET	Draft	1988	–	-0.5	–	–
Ken Williams	OF	DET	Trade	1989	–	-0.5	–	–
John Shelby	OF	DET	Free agency	1990	–	-0.6	–	–
Doug Strange	2B/3B	DET	Draft	1985	–	-0.6	–	–
Gary Ward	OF	DET	Free agency	1989	1	-0.6	-0.6	0.0
Frank Williams	P	DET	Free agency	1989	–	-0.6	–	–
Shawn Hare	OF	DET	Intl FA	1988	–	-0.8	–	–
Ray Knight	3B	DET	Trade	1988	–	-0.9	–	–
Larry Sheets	DH/OF	DET	Trade	1990	–	-0.9	–	–
Urbano Lugo	P	DET	Free agency	1990	–	-1.0	–	–
Mike Walker	P	DET	Free agency	1991	–	-1.0	–	–
Pete Incaviglia	OF	DET	Free agency	1991	–	-1.1	–	–
Bill Scherrer	P	DET	Trade	1984	–	-1.1	–	–
Mike Brumley	SS	DET	Trade	1989	–	-1.7	–	–
Kurt Knudsen	P	DET	Draft	1988	–	-1.8	–	–

WAB = wins above what the team's payroll predicted (resource-controlled). WAR surplus = era-neutral value (WAR minus payroll in win-equivalents). Roster surplus $M = dollar value of WAR over cost. Build channels (realized fWAR): HG = home-grown via amateur draft / international signing; Trade = acquired minus surrendered (incl. purchases/waivers); FA = signed minus walked; R5 = Rule-5 / minor-league-draft pickups. Credit follows the acquisition year — home-grown to the regime at the player's draft/signing (not whoever was in the chair when he peaked), trade/FA/R5 to the GM who made the move. Players acquired as prospects before debuting (e.g. Smoltz, Bagwell; Rule-5 picks like Uggla) are counted as trade/R5, not home-grown. All are franchise-level outcomes during the stint, not solely attributable to one executive.

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