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Career totals with the Detroit Wolverines and the best single seasons in club history. Includes the 2026 season through September 16: these records are rebuilt every night, so a mark set yesterday is here this morning.

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Charlie Bennett holds the Detroit Wolverines career record with 297 strikeouts. The single-season record is 89, by Frank Meinke in 1884.

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All-time Detroit Wolverines leaders

Career totals with the club
# Player With the club SO G
1 Charlie Bennett 1881–1888 297 625
2 Ned Hanlon Ned Hanlon 1881–1888 245 830
3 George Wood George Wood 1881–1885 193 459
4 Pretzels Getzien Pretzels Getzien 1884–1888 155 189
5 George Weidman George Weidman 1881–1887 135 288
6 Joe Farrell 1882–1884 115 280
7 Frank Meinke 1884–1885 90 93
7 Hardy Richardson Hardy Richardson 1886–1888 90 303
9 Sam Thompson Sam Thompson 1885–1888 82 368
10 Sam Crane Sam Crane 1885–1886 79 115
11 Milt Scott 1884–1885 78 148
12 Lady Baldwin Lady Baldwin 1885–1888 75 118
13 Deacon White Deacon White 1886–1888 74 360
14 Jack Rowe Jack Rowe 1886–1888 66 340
14 Larry Twitchell Larry Twitchell 1886–1888 66 200
16 Bill Geiss 1884 60 75
17 Martin Powell 1881–1883 59 236
18 Dupee Shaw 1883–1884 57 74
19 George Derby 1881–1882 52 99
20 Joe Quest 1883–1885 43 92
21 Pete Conway Pete Conway 1886–1888 42 81
21 Lon Knight 1881–1882 42 169
23 Charlie Ganzel 1886–1888 39 209
23 Sam Trott 1881–1883 39 113
25 Dan Brouthers Dan Brouthers 1886–1888 38 373

Single-season Detroit Wolverines records

Best seasons in club history
# Player Season SO G
1 Frank Meinke 1884 89 92
2 George Wood George Wood 1884 75 114
3 Joe Farrell 1884 66 110
4 Milt Scott 1884 62 110
5 Bill Geiss 1884 60 75
6 Charlie Bennett 1883 59 92
7 Ned Hanlon Ned Hanlon 1884 52 114
8 Pretzels Getzien Pretzels Getzien 1886 46 43
9 Sam Crane Sam Crane 1885 45 68
9 Larry Twitchell Larry Twitchell 1888 45 131
11 Lady Baldwin Lady Baldwin 1886 44 57
11 Ned Hanlon Ned Hanlon 1883 44 100
13 George Weidman George Weidman 1884 41 81
14 Charlie Bennett 1888 40 74
14 Charlie Bennett 1884 40 90
14 Hardy Richardson Hardy Richardson 1887 40 120
17 Ned Hanlon Ned Hanlon 1886 39 126
18 George Weidman George Weidman 1883 38 79
19 Charlie Bennett 1885 37 91
19 Charlie Bennett 1881 37 76
19 George Wood George Wood 1883 37 99
22 Count Campau Count Campau 1888 36 70
22 Frank Cox 1884 36 27
22 Dupee Shaw 1883 36 38
25 Deacon White Deacon White 1886 35 124