2026 Detroit Tigers Strength of Schedule
How tough the Tigers’ schedule has been, and what’s still ahead.
Updated Oct 20, 2026, 4:33 AM ET
Schedule strength
Measured by the average power rank of the opponents.
- Played
Record by opponent strength
Opponents by their current place in our power rankings.
- vs Top third (1–10)
- 22-28
- Home 8-17 · Road 14-11
- vs Middle (11–20)
- 18-32
- Home 12-13 · Road 6-19
- vs Bottom (21–30)
- 36-26
- Home 22-9 · Road 14-17
AL Central division schedule comparison
SoS Rk is league-wide, 1 = hardest. Opp Rk is the average power rank of the opponents.
| Played | ||
|---|---|---|
| Team | ||
 Twins77-85 | 17 | 15.6 |
 Royals69-93 | 18 | 15.7 |
 Tigers76-86 | 23 | 16.3 |
 White Sox84-78 | 24 | 16.4 |
 Guardians85-77 | 28 | 17.0 |
- SoS Rk
- Strength of schedule rank, league-wide (1 = hardest)
- Opp Rk
- Average Opponent Rank