Detroit Wolverines Plate Appearances Leaders

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

Ned Hanlon holds the Detroit Wolverines career record with 3,640 plate appearances. The single-season record is 602, by Dan Brouthers in 1888.

All-time Detroit Wolverines leaders

Career totals with the club

#	Player	With the club	PA	G
1	Ned Hanlon	1881–1888	3,640	830
2	Charlie Bennett	1881–1888	2,613	625
3	George Wood	1881–1885	2,098	459
4	Dan Brouthers	1886–1888	1,734	373
5	Sam Thompson	1885–1888	1,658	368
6	Deacon White	1886–1888	1,563	360
7	Jack Rowe	1886–1888	1,546	340
8	Hardy Richardson	1886–1888	1,444	303
9	Joe Farrell	1882–1884	1,211	280
10	George Weidman	1881–1887	1,120	288
11	Martin Powell	1881–1883	1,040	236
12	Charlie Ganzel	1886–1888	857	209
13	Larry Twitchell	1886–1888	845	200
14	Sadie Houck	1881–1883	739	176
15	Lon Knight	1881–1882	726	169
16	Pretzels Getzien	1884–1888	719	189
17	Milt Scott	1884–1885	599	148
18	Fred Dunlap	1886–1887	509	116
19	Lady Baldwin	1885–1888	474	118
20	Sam Trott	1881–1883	460	113
21	Sam Crane	1885–1886	451	115
22	George Derby	1881–1882	396	99
23	Joe Quest	1883–1885	361	92
24	Frank Meinke	1884–1885	350	93
25	Art Whitney	1881–1882	337	89

Best seasons in club history

#	Player	Season	PA	G
1	Dan Brouthers	1888	602	129
2	Sam Thompson	1887	586	127
3	Hardy Richardson	1886	584	125
4	Jack Rowe	1887	579	124
5	Dan Brouthers	1887	577	123
6	Hardy Richardson	1887	576	120
7	Deacon White	1888	557	125
8	Dan Brouthers	1886	555	121
8	Larry Twitchell	1888	555	131
10	Ned Hanlon	1886	551	126
11	Sam Thompson	1886	538	122
12	Deacon White	1886	522	124
13	George Wood	1884	512	114
14	Ned Hanlon	1887	503	118
15	Jack Rowe	1886	494	111
16	Ned Hanlon	1884	490	114
17	Deacon White	1887	484	111
18	Ned Hanlon	1888	478	109
19	Joe Farrell	1884	475	110
20	Jack Rowe	1888	473	105
21	Ned Hanlon	1885	471	105
22	George Wood	1883	466	99
23	Joe Farrell	1883	449	101
23	Martin Powell	1883	449	101
25	Ned Hanlon	1883	447	100