Lou Whitaker

Position: Second Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 160lb (180cm, 72kg)

Born: May 12, 1957 in Brooklyn, NY us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 5th round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Martinsville HS (Martinsville, VA).

High School: Martinsville HS (Martinsville, VA)

Debut: September 9, 1977 (Age 20-120d, 13,958th in major league history)
vs. BOS 5 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1995 (Age 38-142d)
vs. BAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Agents: Rick Brode

Full Name: Louis Rodman Whitaker

Nicknames: Sweet Lou

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Rookie of the Year
5x All-Star
1984 World Series
3x Gold Glove
4x Silver Slugger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

75.1

8570

2369

244

.276

1386

RBI

1084

143

OBP

.363

SLG

.426

OPS

.789

OPS+

117

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1982 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 9	DET	@	KCR	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
2	2	Apr 10	DET	@	KCR	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	0	7	0	7	0	2B
3	3	Apr 11	DET	@	KCR	W,2-1	CG	31	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
4	4	Apr 12	DET	@	TOR	L,5-9	CG	37	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
5	5	Apr 13	DET	@	TOR	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
6	6	Apr 14	DET	@	TOR	L,4-5	CG	34	8.2	2	5	0	7	1	2B
7	7	Apr 15	DET		TOR	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
8	8	Apr 16	DET		NYY	L,2-10	CG	48	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
9	9	Apr 17	DET		NYY	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	1	5	0	6	2	2B
10	10	Apr 18	DET		NYY	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
11	11	Apr 19	DET		KCR	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
12	12	Apr 20	DET		KCR	W,8-0	GS	30	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
13	13	Apr 21	DET		KCR	W,4-1	CG	32	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
14	14	Apr 22	DET	@	NYY	W,3-1	CG	32	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
15	15	Apr 23	DET	@	NYY	W,9-1	GS	22	6.0	3	3	0	6	3	2B
16	16	Apr 24	DET	@	NYY	W,7-2	GS	31	7.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
17	18 (1)	Apr 27	DET	@	MIN	W,5-2	CG	37	9.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
18	19	Apr 28	DET	@	MIN	L,2-4	CG	36	8.0	1	2	1	4	1	2B
19	20	Apr 29	DET	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
20	21	Apr 30	DET	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	44	11.0	3	5	0	8	1	2B
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
21	22	May 1	DET	@	CHW	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	3	3	0	6	2	2B
22	23	May 2	DET	@	CHW	L,3-10	GS	37	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
23	24	May 4	DET		TEX	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	4	3	0	7	0	2B
24	25	May 5	DET		TEX	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	1	6	0	7	2	2B
25	26	May 7	DET		CHW	L,5-8	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
26	27	May 8	DET		CHW	L,4-7	CG	40	9.0	1	2	1	4	0	2B
27	28	May 9	DET		CHW	L,3-4	CG	38	9.0	5	4	0	9	1	2B
28	29	May 10	DET	@	TEX	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
29	30	May 13	DET		MIN	W,6-2	CG	32	9.0	3	6	0	9	2	2B
30	31	May 14	DET		MIN	W,4-2	CG	42	11.0	3	7	0	10	1	2B
31	32	May 15	DET		MIN	W,5-4	GF	16	4.0	1	1	0	2	1	2B
32	33	May 16	DET		MIN	W,7-6	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	0	2B
33	34	May 18	DET		OAK	W,11-9	CG	39	9.0	1	5	0	6	0	2B
34	35	May 19	DET		OAK	W,6-3	CG	37	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
35	36	May 20	DET		OAK	W,11-3	CG	39	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
36	37	May 21	DET		CAL	L,7-9	CG	43	9.0	4	6	0	10	2	2B
37	38	May 22	DET		CAL	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
38	39	May 23	DET		CAL	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	2B
39	40	May 25	DET	@	SEA	L,6-7	CG	46	8.2	6	2	0	8	0	2B
40	41	May 26	DET	@	SEA	L,2-4	GS	28	7.0	4	4	0	8	1	2B
41	42	May 28	DET	@	OAK	W,6-4	CG	40	9.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
42	43	May 29	DET	@	OAK	W,7-4	CG	37	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
43	44	May 30 (1)	DET	@	OAK	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
44	45	May 30 (2)	DET	@	OAK	L,3-10	CG	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	2B
45	46	May 31	DET	@	CAL	W,4-3	CG	36	9.0	2	3	0	5	0	2B
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	47	Jun 1	DET	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	1	2B
47	48	Jun 2	DET	@	CAL	W,5-4	GF	12	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	PH 2B
48	49	Jun 4	DET		SEA	L,0-4	CG	40	9.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
49	50	Jun 6	DET		SEA	W,10-2	CG	32	9.0	3	4	0	7	1	2B
50	51	Jun 8	DET		CLE	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	5	3	0	8	0	2B
51	52	Jun 9 (1)	DET		CLE	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
52	53	Jun 9 susp	DET		CLE	W,4-3	CG	71	18.0	7	8	0	15	3	2B
53	54	Jun 11	DET	@	MIL	L,6-8	CG	40	8.0	1	2	1	4	0	2B
54	55	Jun 12	DET	@	MIL	W,7-3	CG	36	9.0	3	8	0	11	5	2B
55	56	Jun 13	DET	@	MIL	L,5-13	CG	44	8.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
56	57	Jun 14 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,0-5	CG	36	8.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
57	58	Jun 14 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	2	4	0	6	0	2B
58	59	Jun 17	DET		MIL	L,2-3	CG	43	11.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
59	60	Jun 18	DET		MIL	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	4	6	0	10	1	2B
60	61	Jun 19	DET		MIL	L,3-10	CG	40	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
61	62	Jun 20	DET		MIL	L,5-7	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
62	63	Jun 21	DET	@	BOS	L,1-5	CG	35	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
63	64	Jun 22	DET	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	44	10.1	3	4	0	7	2	2B
64	65	Jun 23	DET	@	BOS	L,4-10	CG	40	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
65	66	Jun 24	DET	@	BAL	W,7-1	GF	14	3.0	0	1	0	1	0	2B
66	68 (1)	Jun 26	DET	@	BAL	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	1	5	0	6	1	2B
67	69	Jun 27	DET	@	BAL	L,1-13	GS	14	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	2B
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
68	72 (2)	Jul 1	DET		BOS	W,5-4	GF	11	3.0	2	3	0	5	1	2B
69	73	Jul 2	DET		BAL	L,4-5	CG	42	9.0	2	5	0	7	0	2B
70	74	Jul 3	DET		BAL	L,3-8	CG	41	9.0	3	4	0	7	3	2B
71	75	Jul 4	DET		BAL	W,6-1	CG	33	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
72	76	Jul 5	DET		MIN	L,3-5	CG	35	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
73	77	Jul 6	DET		MIN	W,11-6	CG	40	9.0	1	4	0	5	1	2B
74	78	Jul 7	DET	@	CHW	L,0-7	CG	35	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
75	79	Jul 8	DET	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	36	8.2	3	5	0	8	1	2B
76	80	Jul 9 (1)	DET	@	TEX	L,2-3	CG	30	8.1	0	1	0	1	0	2B
77	81	Jul 9 (2)	DET	@	TEX	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	5	2	0	7	0	2B
78	82	Jul 10 (1)	DET	@	TEX	L,5-6	GF	21	5.1	3	2	0	5	2	2B
79	83	Jul 10 (2)	DET	@	TEX	W,6-0	CG	32	9.0	3	4	0	7	2	2B
80	84	Jul 11	DET	@	TEX	W,3-2	CG	31	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
81	85	Jul 15	DET	@	MIN	W,18-2	CG	42	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	2B
82	86	Jul 16	DET	@	MIN	W,6-3	CG	34	9.0	1	2	0	3	1	2B
83	87	Jul 17	DET	@	MIN	W,8-4	CG	37	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
84	88	Jul 18	DET	@	MIN	L,1-6	CG	33	8.0	4	6	1	11	2	2B
85	89	Jul 19	DET		CHW	L,0-6	CG	43	9.0	0	2	0	2	0	2B
86	90	Jul 20	DET		CHW	W,1-0	CG	31	9.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
87	91	Jul 21	DET		CHW	L,3-9	CG	57	12.0	5	5	0	10	0	2B
88	92	Jul 23	DET		TEX	L,1-3	CG	34	9.0	2	3	0	5	2	2B
89	93	Jul 24	DET		TEX	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	2B
90	94	Jul 25 (1)	DET		TEX	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
91	95	Jul 25 (2)	DET		TEX	W,7-6	CG	39	9.0	6	3	0	9	1	2B
92	96	Jul 26	DET	@	NYY	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	0	4	0	4	1	2B
93	97	Jul 27	DET	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
94	98	Jul 28	DET	@	NYY	L,7-8	CG	36	8.0	6	1	0	7	0	2B
95	99	Jul 30	DET	@	TOR	L,5-6	CG	47	11.1	2	6	0	8	0	2B
96	100	Jul 31	DET	@	TOR	L,0-1	CG	39	9.2	2	3	0	5	2	2B
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
97	101	Aug 1	DET	@	TOR	W,8-5	CG	38	9.0	2	10	0	12	0	2B
98	102	Aug 2	DET	@	KCR	L,5-6	CG	45	9.1	2	3	0	5	0	2B
99	103	Aug 3	DET	@	KCR	L,5-6	CG	38	8.2	1	3	0	4	0	2B
100	104	Aug 4	DET	@	KCR	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	1	4	0	5	0	2B
101	105	Aug 5 (1)	DET		TOR	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	0	6	0	6	0	2B
102	106	Aug 5 (2)	DET		TOR	W,7-4	CG	40	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
103	107	Aug 6	DET		TOR	W,6-0	CG	31	9.0	1	6	0	7	0	2B
104	108	Aug 7	DET		TOR	L,4-7	CG	37	9.0	1	1	1	3	0	2B
105	109	Aug 8 (1)	DET		TOR	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
106	110	Aug 8 (2)	DET		TOR	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	0	4	0	4	0	2B
107	111	Aug 9	DET		NYY	L,7-9	CG	45	9.0	5	6	0	11	3	2B
108	112	Aug 10	DET		NYY	W,10-1	CG	34	9.0	1	3	0	4	2	2B
109	113	Aug 11	DET		NYY	W,3-2	CG	44	12.0	1	8	0	9	2	2B
110	114	Aug 13	DET		KCR	W,10-1	CG	36	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	2B
111	115	Aug 14	DET		KCR	L,0-1	CG	37	9.0	3	5	0	8	0	2B
112	116	Aug 15	DET		KCR	L,1-6	CG	36	9.0	2	4	0	6	2	2B
113	117	Aug 16	DET		SEA	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	8	0	10	2	2B
114	119 (1)	Aug 17 (2)	DET		SEA	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
115	120	Aug 18	DET		SEA	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	4	4	0	8	0	2B
116	121	Aug 20	DET	@	CAL	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	0	2	1	3	0	2B
117	122	Aug 21	DET	@	CAL	L,1-13	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	2B
118	123	Aug 22	DET	@	CAL	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	3	3	0	6	1	2B
119	124	Aug 23	DET	@	OAK	W,5-1	CG	37	9.0	7	2	0	9	1	2B
120	125	Aug 24	DET	@	OAK	L,0-3	CG	30	8.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
121	126	Aug 26	DET	@	SEA	L,4-5	CG	31	8.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
122	127	Aug 27	DET	@	SEA	W,6-1	CG	32	9.0	1	3	0	4	0	2B
123	128	Aug 28	DET	@	SEA	L,3-4	CG	36	8.2	6	1	1	8	1	2B
124	129	Aug 29	DET	@	SEA	W,6-2	CG	36	9.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
125	130	Aug 31	DET		CAL	L,0-11	GS	35	6.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
126	131	Sep 1	DET		CAL	W,5-3	CG	38	9.0	4	2	0	6	1	2B
127	132	Sep 2	DET		CAL	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
128	133	Sep 3	DET		OAK	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	2B
129	134	Sep 4	DET		OAK	L,3-4	CG	42	9.0	2	1	0	3	0	2B
130	135	Sep 5	DET		OAK	W,8-1	GS	27	7.0	3	2	0	5	0	2B
131	136	Sep 6	DET	@	MIL	W,6-5	CG	44	10.0	1	5	2	8	1	2B
132	139 (2)	Sep 10	DET	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	3	5	0	8	2	2B
133	140	Sep 11	DET	@	BOS	L,3-13	CG	48	8.0	0	3	0	3	0	2B
134	141	Sep 12	DET	@	BOS	L,7-10	CG	43	8.0	2	2	0	4	1	2B
135	142	Sep 13	DET		MIL	W,4-3	CG	45	11.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
136	143	Sep 14	DET		MIL	L,3-6	CG	46	9.0	4	2	0	6	0	2B
137	144	Sep 15	DET		MIL	L,3-5	CG	39	9.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
138	145	Sep 16	DET		BOS	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	2	4	0	6	1	2B
139	146	Sep 17	DET		BOS	W,5-1	CG	35	9.0	4	5	0	9	4	2B
140	147	Sep 18	DET		BOS	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	3	2	0	5	1	2B
141	149 (1)	Sep 20	DET	@	BAL	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	1	2B
142	151 (1)	Sep 23	DET	@	BAL	W,10-5	CG	41	9.0	1	3	0	4	1	2B
143	152	Sep 24	DET		CLE	L,2-6	CG	40	9.0	3	5	0	8	2	2B
144	154 (1)	Sep 26	DET		CLE	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	4	3	0	7	2	2B
145	158 (3)	Oct 1 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG	35	8.1	0	3	0	3	0	2B
146	159	Oct 1 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,4-2	CG	38	9.0	4	3	0	7	1	2B
147	160	Oct 2 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	2B
148	161	Oct 2 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	5	0	7	1	2B
							149gm		1283.0	331	470	10	811	120