SPB Batter Useage -- 1961 Detroit Metro Stars
Regular season -- as of 9/30/1961
| Primary |
| Name | P | AVG | AB-REAL | AB-DMB | Usage% |
| Carl Sawatski | c | .299 | 174 | 178 | 102 |
| Dutch Dotterer | c | .263 | 19 | 12 | 63 |
| Joe Pignatano | c | .243 | 243 | 234 | 96 |
| Russ Nixon | c | .289 | 242 | 234 | 97 |
| Willie McCovey | 1b | .271 | 328 | 324 | 99 |
| Jerry Kindall | 2b | .242 | 310 | 276 | 89 |
| Jim Baumer | 2b | .206 | 34 | 54 | 159 |
| Jerry Lumpe | 2b | .293 | 569 | 529 | 93 |
| Billy Goodman | 3b | .255 | 51 | 47 | 92 |
| Brooks Robinson | 3b | .287 | 668 | 596 | 89 |
| Julio Gotay | ss | .264 | 53 | 35 | 66 |
| Ron Stillwell | ss | .125 | 16 | 33 | 206 |
| Chico Fernandez | ss | .248 | 435 | 354 | 81 |
| Harvey Kuenn | lf | .265 | 471 | 471 | 100 |
| Tony Gonzalez | cf | .277 | 426 | 445 | 104 |
| Matty Alou | rf | .310 | 203 | 218 | 107 |
| Ron Fairly | rf | .322 | 245 | 268 | 109 |
| Bob Allison | rf | .245 | 556 | 556 | 100 |
| Al Luplow | rf | .056 | 18 | 101 | 561 |
| Earl Robinson | rf | .266 | 222 | 223 | 100 |
| Pitchers |   | .192 | 463 | 418 | 0 |
| Total |   | .265 | 5746 | 5606 | 0 |