1884 Detroit Wolverines season
The 1884 Detroit Wolverines finished the season with a 28–84 record, finishing in last place in the National League.
Offseason
- January 1884: Milt Scott was purchased by the Wolverines from the Fort Wayne Hoosiers.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster
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 | 90 | 341 | 90 | .264 | 3 | 40 | |
| 1B | 110 | 438 | 108 | .247 | 3 | 50 | |
| 2B | 75 | 283 | 50 | .177 | 2 | 16 | |
| 3B | 110 | 461 | 104 | .226 | 3 | 41 | |
| SS | 92 | 341 | 56 | .164 | 6 | 24 | |
| OF | 81 | 300 | 49 | .163 | 0 | 26 | |
| OF | Ned Hanlon | 114 | 450 | 119 | .264 | 5 | 39 |
| OF | George Wood | 114 | 473 | 119 | .252 | 8 | 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 |
| Henry [Jones (second baseman)|Henry Jones] | 34 | 127 | 28 | .220 | 0 | 3 |
| Henry Buker | 30 | 111 | 15 | .135 | 0 | 3 |
| 27 | 102 | 13 | .127 | 0 | 4 | |
| Ed Gastfield | 23 | 82 | 6 | .073 | 0 | 2 |
| Tom Kearns | 21 | 79 | 16 | .203 | 0 | 7 |
| Fred Wood | 12 | 42 | 2 | .048 | 0 | 1 |
| Charles Zimmer | 8 | 29 | 2 | .069 | 0 | 0 |
| Edward Santry | 6 | 22 | 4 | .182 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter Prince | 7 | 21 | 3 | .143 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Weber | 2 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Jones | 2 | 8 | 1 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Guiney | 2 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Walker | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Beadle | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Lowe | 1 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
| 35 | 289.0 | 8 | 23 | 3.18 | 124 | |
| 28 | 227.2 | 9 | 18 | 3.04 | 142 | |
| 26 | 212.2 | 4 | 21 | 3.72 | 96 | |
| 17 | 147.1 | 5 | 12 | 1.95 | 107 | |
| 12 | 103.0 | 2 | 10 | 5.50 | 18 |
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 | 14.40 | 1 |