1903 Detroit Tigers season

1903 was the third year for the Detroit Tigers in the still-new American League. The team finished in fifth place with a record or 65–71 (.478), 25 games behind the Boston Americans. The 1903 Tigers outscored their opponents 567 to 539. The team's attendance at Bennett Park was 224,523, sixth out of the eight teams in the AL.

Starters by position
''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters
''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

Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

League top five finishers
Jimmy Barrett
 * AL leader in on-base percentage (.407)
 * AL leader in bases on balls (74)
 * AL leader in times on base (243)
 * #4 in AL in batting average (.315)
 * #3 in AL in runs scored (95)
 * #3 in AL in plate appearances (615)
 * #4 in AL in singles (138)

Sam Crawford
 * AL leader in runs created (98)
 * MLB leader in triples (25)
 * #2 in AL in batting average (.335)
 * #2 in AL in hits (184)
 * #2 in AL in total bases (269)
 * #3 in AL in OPS (.855)
 * #3 in AL in times on base (211)
 * #4 in AL in slugging percentage (.489)
 * #4 in AL in sacrifice hits (25)
 * #5 in AL in RBIs (89)

Bill Donovan
 * #2 in AL in strikeouts (187)
 * #2 in MLB in hits allowed per 9 innings pitched (7.24)
 * #2 in AL in strikeouts per 9 innings pitched (5.48)
 * #2 in AL in bases on balls allowed (95)
 * #5 in AL in wild pitches (7)

Harry "Candy" Kane
 * 2nd youngest player in AL (19)

Frank Kitson
 * #4 in AL in home runs allowed (8)

Billy Lush
 * MLB leader in sacrifice hits (34)
 * #2 in AL in bases on balls (70)
 * #3 in on-base percentage (.379)

Deacon McGuire
 * 2nd oldest player in the AL (39)

George Mullin
 * AL leader in saves (2)
 * AL leader in bases on balls allowed (106)
 * #2 in AL in shutouts (6)
 * #2 in games (41)
 * #3 in AL in batters faced (1345)
 * #5 in AL in strikeouts per 9 innings pitched (4.77)
 * #5 in AL in strikeouts (170)
 * #6 in AL in ERA (2.26)

Joe Yeager
 * #4 in AL in times hit by pitch (9)