List of Detroit Wolverines Opening Day starting pitchers

[1] The Wolverines used four Opening Day starting pitchers in their eight years as a Major League Baseball franchise.

[3] The Wolverines had a record of four wins and four losses in their Opening Day games.

The first game in Detroit Wolverines history was played on May 2, 1881, against the Buffalo Bisons.

[4] George Derby was the Opening Day starting pitcher in that game, which the Wolverines lost by a score of 6–5.

[7] Stump Weidman made three Opening Day starts for the Wolverines, more than any other pitcher, in 1883, 1884 and 1885.

Charlie Getzien was the Wolverines' last Opening Day starting pitcher in 1888.
Lady Baldwin was the Wolverines' Opening Day starting pitcher in 1886 and in 1887, the year they won the World Series .