Detroit Wolverines Top 10 Single-Season Pitching Leaders

Team Name: Detroit Wolverines

Seasons: 8 (1881 to 1888)

Record: 426-437, .494 W-L%

Playoff Appearances: 0

Pennants: 1

World Championships: 0

Winningest Manager: Bill Watkins, 249-161, .607 W-L%

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Single-Season Top 10 Leaders

WAR for Pitchers †
1.	Lady Baldwin • 1886	10.8
2.	George Weidman • 1882	10.2
3.	George Derby • 1881	8.7
4.	Pete Conway • 1888	5.6
5.	Pretzels Getzien • 1887	4.7
6.	Lady Baldwin • 1885	3.9
7.	Pretzels Getzien • 1884	3.5
	George Weidman • 1883	3.5
9.	Pretzels Getzien • 1886	3.4
10.	Dupee Shaw • 1883	3.3

Earned Run Average
1.	George Weidman • 1881	1.8
2.	Lady Baldwin • 1885	1.86
3.	Pretzels Getzien • 1884	1.95
4.	George Derby • 1881	2.2
5.	Lady Baldwin • 1886	2.24
6.	Pete Conway • 1888	2.26
7.	Henry Gruber • 1888	2.29
8.	Dupee Shaw • 1883	2.5
9.	George Weidman • 1882	2.63
10.	Pete Conway • 1887	2.9

Wins
1.	Lady Baldwin • 1886	42
2.	Pete Conway • 1888	30
	Pretzels Getzien • 1886	30
4.	George Derby • 1881	29
	Pretzels Getzien • 1887	29
6.	George Weidman • 1882	25
7.	George Weidman • 1883	20
8.	Pretzels Getzien • 1888	19
9.	George Derby • 1882	17
10.	George Weidman • 1885	14

Win-Loss %
1.	Lady Baldwin • 1886	.764
2.	Pretzels Getzien • 1886	.732
3.	Pretzels Getzien • 1887	.690
4.	Pete Conway • 1888	.682
5.	George Weidman • 1887	.650
6.	George Weidman • 1881	.615
7.	Lady Baldwin • 1887	.565
8.	George Weidman • 1882	.556
9.	Lady Baldwin • 1885	.550
10.	Jack Jones • 1883	.545

Walks & Hits per IP
1.	Lady Baldwin • 1885	0.920
2.	Pete Conway • 1888	0.951
3.	Lady Baldwin • 1886	0.967
4.	Pretzels Getzien • 1884	0.971
5.	Henry Gruber • 1888	0.988
6.	George Weidman • 1881	1.043
7.	George Weidman • 1882	1.046
8.	Pretzels Getzien • 1888	1.151
9.	George Derby • 1881	1.195
10.	Pretzels Getzien • 1886	1.223

Hits per 9 IP
1.	Lady Baldwin • 1886	6.856
2.	Lady Baldwin • 1885	6.875
3.	Pretzels Getzien • 1884	7.208
4.	Pete Conway • 1888	7.251
5.	Henry Gruber • 1888	7.350
6.	Pete Conway • 1887	8.137
7.	George Weidman • 1881	8.452
8.	George Weidman • 1882	8.562
9.	Dupee Shaw • 1884	8.657
10.	Pretzels Getzien • 1886	9.031

Bases On Balls per 9 IP
1.	George Weidman • 1882	0.854
2.	George Weidman • 1881	0.939
3.	Pretzels Getzien • 1888	1.203
4.	Pete Conway • 1888	1.312
5.	Lady Baldwin • 1885	1.405
6.	Pretzels Getzien • 1884	1.527
7.	Henry Gruber • 1888	1.538
8.	George Derby • 1881	1.565
9.	George Weidman • 1883	1.611
10.	George Weidman • 1885	1.718

Strikeouts per 9 IP
1.	Lady Baldwin • 1885	6.775
2.	Pretzels Getzien • 1884	6.536
3.	Lady Baldwin • 1886	5.969
4.	Dupee Shaw • 1884	5.613
5.	George Derby • 1882	4.525
6.	Pretzels Getzien • 1888	4.500
7.	George Weidman • 1883	4.094
8.	George Weidman • 1885	4.064
9.	George Weidman • 1884	4.063
10.	Pete Conway • 1888	4.051

Games Played
1.	Lady Baldwin • 1886	56
	George Derby • 1881	56
3.	George Weidman • 1883	52
4.	Pretzels Getzien • 1888	46
	George Weidman • 1882	46
6.	Pete Conway • 1888	45
7.	Pretzels Getzien • 1886	43
	Pretzels Getzien • 1887	43
9.	George Derby • 1882	40
10.	George Weidman • 1885	38

Saves
1.	George Weidman • 1883	2
2.	Lady Baldwin • 1885	1
	Larry Twitchell • 1887	1
	Larry Twitchell • 1888	1

Innings Pitched
1.	George Derby • 1881	494.2
2.	Lady Baldwin • 1886	487.0
3.	George Weidman • 1882	411.0
4.	Pretzels Getzien • 1888	404.0
5.	George Weidman • 1883	402.1
6.	Pete Conway • 1888	391.0
7.	Pretzels Getzien • 1886	386.2
8.	Pretzels Getzien • 1887	366.2
9.	George Derby • 1882	362.0
10.	Pretzels Getzien • 1885	330.0
	George Weidman • 1885	330.0

Strikeouts
1.	Lady Baldwin • 1886	323
2.	George Derby • 1881	212
3.	Pretzels Getzien • 1888	202
4.	George Weidman • 1883	183
5.	George Derby • 1882	182
6.	Pete Conway • 1888	176
7.	Pretzels Getzien • 1886	172
8.	George Weidman • 1882	161
9.	George Weidman • 1885	149
10.	Dupee Shaw • 1884	142

Games Started
1.	Lady Baldwin • 1886	56
2.	George Derby • 1881	55
3.	George Weidman • 1883	47
4.	Pretzels Getzien • 1888	46
5.	Pete Conway • 1888	45
	George Weidman • 1882	45
7.	Pretzels Getzien • 1886	43
8.	Pretzels Getzien • 1887	42
9.	George Derby • 1882	39
10.	George Weidman • 1885	38

Complete Games
1.	Lady Baldwin • 1886	55
	George Derby • 1881	55
3.	Pretzels Getzien • 1888	45
4.	Pete Conway • 1888	43
	George Weidman • 1882	43
6.	Pretzels Getzien • 1886	42
7.	Pretzels Getzien • 1887	41
	George Weidman • 1883	41
9.	George Derby • 1882	38
10.	Pretzels Getzien • 1885	37
	George Weidman • 1885	37

Shutouts
1.	George Derby • 1881	9
2.	Lady Baldwin • 1886	7
3.	Pete Conway • 1888	4
	George Weidman • 1882	4
5.	George Derby • 1882	3
	Henry Gruber • 1888	3
	George Weidman • 1883	3
	George Weidman • 1885	3
9.	Pretzels Getzien • 1887	2
	Pretzels Getzien • 1888	2

Home Runs
1.	Pretzels Getzien • 1887	24
2.	Pretzels Getzien • 1888	13
3.	Lady Baldwin • 1886	11
	Pete Conway • 1888	11
5.	Frank Meinke • 1884	10
	George Weidman • 1882	10
	George Weidman • 1887	10
8.	George Weidman • 1884	9
9.	Dick Burns • 1883	8
	George Derby • 1882	8
	Pretzels Getzien • 1885	8
	Henry Gruber • 1888	8
	Dupee Shaw • 1884	8
	George Weidman • 1883	8

Bases on Balls
1.	Pretzels Getzien • 1887	106
2.	Lady Baldwin • 1886	100
3.	Pretzels Getzien • 1885	92
4.	George Derby • 1881	86
5.	Pretzels Getzien • 1886	85
6.	George Derby • 1882	81
7.	Dupee Shaw • 1884	72
	George Weidman • 1883	72
9.	Frank Meinke • 1884	63
	George Weidman • 1885	63

Hits
1.	George Derby • 1881	505
2.	George Weidman • 1883	435
3.	Pretzels Getzien • 1888	411
4.	George Weidman • 1882	391
5.	Pretzels Getzien • 1886	388
6.	George Derby • 1882	386
7.	Pretzels Getzien • 1887	373
8.	Lady Baldwin • 1886	371
9.	Pretzels Getzien • 1885	360
10.	George Weidman • 1885	343

Strikeouts / Base On Balls
1.	Lady Baldwin • 1885	4.821
2.	Pretzels Getzien • 1884	4.28
3.	George Weidman • 1882	4.128
4.	Pretzels Getzien • 1888	3.741
5.	Lady Baldwin • 1886	3.23
6.	Pete Conway • 1888	3.088
7.	George Weidman • 1883	2.542
8.	George Derby • 1881	2.465
9.	George Weidman • 1885	2.365
10.	George Derby • 1882	2.247

Home Runs per 9 IP
1.	George Derby • 1881	0.055
2.	George Weidman • 1881	0.078
3.	Lady Baldwin • 1885	0.100
4.	Dupee Shaw • 1883	0.119
5.	Pretzels Getzien • 1884	0.122
6.	Pretzels Getzien • 1886	0.140
7.	George Weidman • 1883	0.179
8.	Pete Conway • 1887	0.185
9.	George Weidman • 1885	0.191
10.	George Derby • 1882	0.199

Losses
1.	George Derby • 1881	26
2.	Pretzels Getzien • 1885	25
	Pretzels Getzien • 1888	25
4.	George Weidman • 1883	24
	George Weidman • 1885	24
6.	Frank Meinke • 1884	23
7.	George Weidman • 1884	21
8.	George Derby • 1882	20
	George Weidman • 1882	20
10.	Dupee Shaw • 1884	18

Earned Runs
1.	George Weidman • 1883	158
2.	Pretzels Getzien • 1887	152
3.	Pretzels Getzien • 1888	137
4.	George Derby • 1882	131
5.	Pretzels Getzien • 1886	130
6.	Lady Baldwin • 1886	121
	George Derby • 1881	121
8.	George Weidman • 1882	120
9.	George Weidman • 1885	115
10.	Pretzels Getzien • 1885	111

Wild Pitches
1.	Pretzels Getzien • 1888	23
2.	Lady Baldwin • 1886	22
3.	Pretzels Getzien • 1886	19
4.	Pretzels Getzien • 1887	18
5.	George Derby • 1882	16
6.	Henry Gruber • 1888	15
	Frank Meinke • 1884	15
	George Weidman • 1885	15
9.	George Derby • 1881	14
10.	Pretzels Getzien • 1885	13

Hit By Pitch
1.	Pete Conway • 1888	13
2.	Larry Twitchell • 1887	10
3.	George Weidman • 1887	9
4.	Pretzels Getzien • 1888	8
5.	Lady Baldwin • 1887	5
	Pete Conway • 1887	5
7.	Henry Gruber • 1888	4
8.	Ed Beatin • 1888	2
	William Burke • 1887	2
	Pretzels Getzien • 1887	2

Batters Faced
1.	George Derby • 1881	2101
2.	Lady Baldwin • 1886	1936
3.	George Weidman • 1883	1762
4.	Pretzels Getzien • 1888	1697
	George Weidman • 1882	1697
6.	Pretzels Getzien • 1886	1640
7.	George Derby • 1882	1590
8.	Pete Conway • 1888	1586
9.	Pretzels Getzien • 1887	1578
10.	Pretzels Getzien • 1885	1455

Games Finished
1.	George Weidman • 1883	5
2.	Dick Burns • 1883	4
	Frank Meinke • 1884	4
	Hardy Richardson • 1886	4
5.	Larry Twitchell • 1887	3
6.	Henry Gruber • 1888	2
7.	Lady Baldwin • 1885	1
	Lady Baldwin • 1888	1
	George Derby • 1881	1
	George Derby • 1882	1
	Fred Dunlap • 1887	1
	Bill Geiss • 1884	1
	Pretzels Getzien • 1887	1
	Tom Mansell • 1883	1
	Gene Moriarty • 1885	1
	William Robinson • 1882	1
	Dupee Shaw • 1883	1
	Larry Twitchell • 1888	1
	Art Whitney • 1882	1
	George Weidman • 1882	1
	George Wood • 1883	1
	George Wood • 1885	1

Adjusted ERA+
1.	George Weidman • 1881	161
2.	Lady Baldwin • 1885	154
3.	Pretzels Getzien • 1884	147
4.	Lady Baldwin • 1886	144
5.	Pete Conway • 1887	140
6.	George Derby • 1881	131
7.	Dupee Shaw • 1883	125
8.	Pete Conway • 1888	122
9.	Henry Gruber • 1888	120
10.	George Weidman • 1882	111

Fielding Independent Pitching
1.	Lady Baldwin • 1885	1.99
2.	George Derby • 1881	2.43
3.	Pretzels Getzien • 1888	2.46
4.	Pretzels Getzien • 1884	2.51
5.	George Weidman • 1882	2.58
6.	Pete Conway • 1888	2.59
7.	George Weidman • 1881	2.66
8.	Lady Baldwin • 1886	2.69
9.	George Derby • 1882	2.72
10.	George Weidman • 1885	2.83

Adj. Pitching Runs
1.	Lady Baldwin • 1886	57
2.	George Derby • 1881	29
3.	Pete Conway • 1888	19
	Pretzels Getzien • 1887	19
	George Weidman • 1882	19
6.	Lady Baldwin • 1885	15
7.	Pretzels Getzien • 1886	13
8.	Pete Conway • 1887	12
	Pretzels Getzien • 1884	12
	George Weidman • 1881	12

Adj. Pitching Wins
1.	Lady Baldwin • 1886	5.4
2.	George Derby • 1881	2.8
3.	Pete Conway • 1888	2.0
4.	George Weidman • 1882	1.8
5.	Pretzels Getzien • 1887	1.6
6.	Lady Baldwin • 1885	1.5
7.	Pretzels Getzien • 1886	1.2
	George Weidman • 1881	1.2
9.	Pretzels Getzien • 1884	1.1
10.	Pete Conway • 1887	1.0
	Dupee Shaw • 1883	1.0