"I hope you enjoyed me as much as I enjoyed you." - Jim Leyland in a statement to fans
Here are some of the significant numbers from Leyland's career as an MLB manager (numbers from the Detroit Tigers):
- Managed 4 MLB teams over 22 years
- 11 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates (1986-96)
- Two with the Florida Marlins (1997-98)
- One with the Colorado Rockies (1999)
- And eight with the Detroit Tigers (2005-2013)
- 14th in MLB for "all-time in games managed" with 3,499
- Ranks third on the Tigers "all-time games managed" list with 1,297
- Won 700 games while managing Tigers, third-most in franchise history
- The Tigers advanced to the postseason four times during Leyland’s run as manager
- Three straight division titles with Tigers (2011-2013)
- Two American League pennants with Tigers (2006, 2012)
- Went to the postseason eight times in his 22 seasons as a Major League manager
- Had a 44-40 record (.524) during the playoffs
- Three straight National League East Division titles with Pittsburgh Pirates (1990-92)
- Won National League Wild Card with the Florida Marlins 1997
- Won World Series with the same Florida Marlins team in 1997
- 14th all-time in games managed with 3,499, including
