Lou Whitaker stats

Last played for the Detroit Tigers, 1995

Second Baseman · #1

Age 69 · 5' 11"

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Lou Whitaker played 19 MLB seasons, 1977 to 1995.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
2,390
AB
8,570
R
1,386
H
2,369
HR
244
RBI
1,084
SB
143
AVG
.276

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
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.
1977DET113258022.250
1978DET139484711383587.285
1979DET1274237512134220.286
1980DET145477681111458.233
1981DET10933548885365.263
1982DET15256076160156511.286
1983DET16164394206127217.320
1984DET1435589016113566.289
1985DET15260910217021736.279
1986DET14458495157207313.269
1987DET149604110160165913.265
1988DET1154035411112552.275
1989DET1485097712828856.251
1990DET1324727511218608.237
1991DET1384709413123784.279
1992DET1304537712619716.278
1993DET119383721119673.290
1994DET92322679712432.301
1995DET84249367314444.293

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
13
AB
49
R
13
H
10
HR
1
RBI
1
SB
1
AVG
.204

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
9,967
TB
3,651
XBH
729
HBP
20
IBB
79
GIDP
143
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1977DET37910000
1978DET567173221090
1979DET5201602512100
1980DET568135210090
1981DET382125231350
1982DET619243451480
1983DET720294580890
1984DET629227390590
1985DET701278582930
1986DET6512555205200
1987DET684258601250
1988DET477169320580
1989DET611235503670
1990DET5521924207100
1991DET572230512630
1992DET544209451590
1993DET476172424450
1994DET372158351480
1995DET285129282460

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
71.4
RC
1,379.7
RC/27
5.60
ISOP
.150
SECA
.297
BB/K
1.09
AB/HR
35.1
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1977DET-0.23.13.1.0310.20.700
1978DET3.5664.7.0720.20.9161.30
1979DET4.369.35.5.0920.31.21410
1980DET1.650.13.4.0500.20.94770
1981DET3.644.64.6.1100.21.0670
1982DET5.284.65.4.1480.20.837.30
1983DET6.5112.26.5.1370.31.053.60
1984DET4.182.65.3.1180.21.042.90
1985DET4.4105.36.2.1770.31.4290
1986DET4.382.74.9.1680.30.929.20
1987DET3.592.25.4.1620.30.737.80
1988DET3.466.75.9.1440.31.133.60
1989DET5.090.16.1.2100.41.518.20
1990DET3.668.44.9.1690.31.026.20
1991DET6.695.97.3.2110.4220.40
1992DET4.583.46.5.1830.41.823.80
1993DET3.875.97.1590.41.742.60
1994DET2.459.46.7.1890.30.926.80
1995DET1.347.87.2250.40.817.80

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
69 yearsMay 12, 1957
Height
5' 11"
Debut
1977
Birthplace
Brooklyn, NY
AL Rookie of the Year
1978
AL Silver Slugger
4x
AL Gold Glove
3x

What were Lou Whitaker's career stats?

Lou Whitaker played 19 seasons for the Tigers. He was a career .276 hitter with 2,369 hits, 244 home runs and 1,084 RBI. His best season was 1983: a .320 batting average, 12 home runs and 72 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

19 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1977 to 1995

Lou Whitaker finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.

Championships

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 271st in home runs (244)
  • 134th in hits (2,369)
  • 205th in rbi (1,084)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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