Detroit Wolverines Batting Average Leaders

Career totals with the Detroit Wolverines and the best single seasons in club history. Records run through the 2025 season.

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Ned Hanlon holds the Detroit Wolverines career record with .261 batting average. The single-season record is .373, by Sam Thompson in 1887.

AVG HR RBI H R SB OPS OBP SLG 2B 3B XBH TB BB SO PA AB G

Rate records use the league's own minimums: a season needs the standard 3.1 plate appearances per team game with the club, a career 3,000+ plate appearances with the club.

All-time Detroit Wolverines leaders

Career totals with the club

#	Player	With the club	AVG	G
1	Ned Hanlon	1881–1888	.261	830

Single-season Detroit Wolverines records

Best seasons in club history

#	Player	Season	AVG	G
1	Sam Thompson	1887	.373	127
2	Dan Brouthers	1886	.370	121
3	Hardy Richardson	1886	.351	125
4	Dan Brouthers	1887	.338	123
5	Hardy Richardson	1887	.328	120
6	Jack Rowe	1887	.318	124
7	Sam Thompson	1886	.310	122
8	Dan Brouthers	1888	.307	129
9	Charlie Bennett	1883	.305	92
10	Jack Rowe	1886	.303	111
11	Deacon White	1887	.303	111
12	Ned Hanlon	1885	.302	105
13	George Wood	1883	.302	99
14	Charlie Bennett	1882	.301	84
15	Charlie Bennett	1881	.301	76
16	Deacon White	1888	.298	125
17	George Wood	1881	.297	80
18	George Wood	1885	.290	82
19	Deacon White	1886	.289	124
20	Sadie Houck	1881	.279	75
21	Ned Hanlon	1881	.279	76
22	Jack Rowe	1888	.277	105
23	Ned Hanlon	1887	.274	118
24	Martin Powell	1883	.273	101
25	Lon Knight	1881	.271	83