| Name | Years Managed | Record | |
| Jim Leyland | 2006-Present | 343-306 (through 2009) | |
| Alan Trammell | 2003-2005 | 186-300 | |
| Luis Pujols | 2002 | 55-100 | |
| Phil Garner | 2000-2002 | 145-185 | |
| Larry Parrish | 1998*-99 | 82-104 | |
| Buddy Bell | 1996-98 | 184-277 | |
| Sparky Anderson | 1979-95 | 1331-1248 | |
| Dick Tracewski | 1979* | 2-0 | |
| Les Moss | 1979 | 27-26 | |
| Ralph Houk | 1974-78 | 363-443 | |
| Joe Schultz | 1973* | 9-10 | |
| Billy Martin | 1971-73 | 253-208 | |
| Mayo Smith | 1967-70 | 363-285 | |
| Frank Skaff | 1966* | 40-39 | |
| Bob Swift | 1965*-66* | 56-43 | |
| Chuck Dressen | 1963-66 | 221-189 | |
| Bob Scheffing | 1961-63 | 210-173 | |
| Joe Gordon | 1960 | 26-31 | |
| Billy Hitchcock | 1960 | 1-0 | |
| Jimmy Dykes | 1959-60 | 118-115 | |
| Bill Norman | 1958*-59 | 58-64 | |
| Jack Tighe | 1957-58 | 99-104 | |
| Fred Hutchinson | 1952-54 | 155-235 | |
| Red Rolfe | 1949-52 | 278-256 | |
| Steve ONeill | 1943-48 | 509-414 | |
| Mickey Cochrane | 1934-38 | 413-297 | |
| Del Baker | 1933*; 1938-42 | 358-317 | |
| Bucky Harris | 1929-33; 1955-56 | 516-557 | |
| George Moriarty | 1927-28 | 150-157 | |
| Ty Cobb | 1921-26 | 479-444 | |
| Hughie Jennings | 1907-20 | 1131-972 | |
| Bill Armour | 1905-06 | 150-152 | |
| Bobby Lowe | 1904* | 30-44 | |
| Ed Barrow | 1903-04 | 97-117 | |
| Frank Dwyer | 1902 | 52-83 | |
| George Stallings | 1901 | 74-61 | |