Lou Whitaker career batting average
.276Career Regular Season
Lou Whitaker has a career batting average of .276 over 19 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: .320 in 1983.
- Most recent: .293 in 1995.
Average of 19 regular seasons, 1977 through 1995. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches. | SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single. | OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory. | ||
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| 1977 |  DET | 11 | 32 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .250 | .333 | .281 | .615 |
| 1978 | DET | 139 | 484 | 71 | 138 | 3 | 58 | 7 | .285 | .361 | .357 | .718 |
| 1979 | DET | 127 | 423 | 75 | 121 | 3 | 42 | 20 | .286 | .395 | .378 | .774 |
| 1980 | DET | 145 | 477 | 68 | 111 | 1 | 45 | 8 | .233 | .331 | .283 | .614 |
| 1981 | DET | 109 | 335 | 48 | 88 | 5 | 36 | 5 | .263 | .340 | .373 | .714 |
| 1982 | DET | 152 | 560 | 76 | 160 | 15 | 65 | 11 | .286 | .341 | .434 | .775 |
| 1983 | DET | 161 | 643 | 94 | 206 | 12 | 72 | 17 | .320 | .380 | .457 | .837 |
| 1984 | DET | 143 | 558 | 90 | 161 | 13 | 56 | 6 | .289 | .357 | .407 | .764 |
| 1985 | DET | 152 | 609 | 102 | 170 | 21 | 73 | 6 | .279 | .362 | .456 | .819 |
| 1986 | DET | 144 | 584 | 95 | 157 | 20 | 73 | 13 | .269 | .338 | .437 | .775 |
| 1987 | DET | 149 | 604 | 110 | 160 | 16 | 59 | 13 | .265 | .341 | .427 | .768 |
| 1988 | DET | 115 | 403 | 54 | 111 | 12 | 55 | 2 | .275 | .376 | .419 | .795 |
| 1989 | DET | 148 | 509 | 77 | 128 | 28 | 85 | 6 | .251 | .361 | .462 | .822 |
| 1990 | DET | 132 | 472 | 75 | 112 | 18 | 60 | 8 | .237 | .338 | .407 | .744 |
| 1991 | DET | 138 | 470 | 94 | 131 | 23 | 78 | 4 | .279 | .391 | .489 | .881 |
| 1992 | DET | 130 | 453 | 77 | 126 | 19 | 71 | 6 | .278 | .386 | .461 | .847 |
| 1993 | DET | 119 | 383 | 72 | 111 | 9 | 67 | 3 | .290 | .412 | .449 | .861 |
| 1994 | DET | 92 | 322 | 67 | 97 | 12 | 43 | 2 | .301 | .377 | .491 | .867 |
| 1995 | DET | 84 | 249 | 36 | 73 | 14 | 44 | 4 | .293 | .372 | .518 | .890 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS