1882 Detroit Wolverines season
The 1882 Detroit Wolverines finished the season with a 42–41 record, good for fifth place in the National League.
During the season, Detroit owner William G. Thompson had a private investigator look into umpire Richard Higham, after suspicions of matchfixing, which resulted in Higham becoming the only umpire to be banned in MLB history.
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | 84 | 342 | 103 | .301 | 5 | 51 | |
| 1B | 80 | 338 | 81 | .240 | 0 | 29 | |
| 2B | 40 | 152 | 37 | .243 | 0 | 14 | |
| 3B | 69 | 283 | 70 | .247 | 1 | 24 | |
| SS | 34 | 133 | 19 | .143 | 0 | 2 | |
| OF | 82 | 347 | 80 | .231 | 5 | 38 | |
| OF | 86 | 347 | 72 | .207 | 0 | 24 | |
| OF | 84 | 375 | 101 | .269 | 7 | 29 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 32 | 129 | 31 | .240 | 0 | 12 | |
| 31 | 115 | 21 | .183 | 0 | 4 | |
| 21 | 76 | 7 | .092 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 | 53 | 5 | .094 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | 39 | 9 | .231 | 1 | 7 | |
| 11 | 39 | 7 | .179 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | 13 | 4 | .308 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | 11 | 3 | .273 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 46 | 411.0 | 25 | 20 | 2.63 | 161 | |
| 40 | 362.0 | 17 | 20 | 3.26 | 182 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 3 | 18.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.00 | 11 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |