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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1977 20 DET AL -0.1 11 37 32 5 8 1 0 0 2 2 2 4 6 .250 .333 .281 .615 67 .304 79 9 0 0 1 0 0 /4H
1978 21 DET AL 3.8 139 567 484 71 138 12 7 3 58 7 7 61 65 .285 .361 .357 .718 101 .339 102 173 9 1 13 8 0 *4H/D ROY-1
1979 22 DET AL 4.5 127 520 423 75 121 14 8 3 42 20 10 78 66 .286 .395 .378 .774 108 .370 116 160 10 1 14 4 2 *4/H
1980 23 DET AL 1.9 145 568 477 68 111 19 1 1 45 8 4 73 79 .233 .331 .283 .614 69 .310 77 135 9 0 12 6 0 *4H
1981 24 DET AL 3.8 109 382 335 48 88 14 4 5 36 5 3 40 42 .263 .340 .373 .714 104 .340 106 125 5 1 3 3 3 *4/H
1982 25 DET AL 5.4 152 619 560 76 160 22 8 15 65 11 3 48 58 .286 .341 .434 .775 112 .357 113 243 8 1 6 4 4 *4/HD
1983 26 DET AL 6.7 161 720 643 94 206 40 6 12 72 17 10 67 70 .320 .380 .457 .837 133 .380 135 294 9 0 2 8 8 *4/H AS,MVP-8,GG,SS
1984 27 DET AL 4.3 143 629 558 90 161 25 1 13 56 6 5 62 63 .289 .357 .407 .764 113 .360 120 227 9 0 4 5 5 *4/H AS,GG,SS
1985 28 DET AL 4.5 152 701 609 102 170 29 8 21 73 6 4 80 56 .279 .362 .456 .819 124 .365 123 278 3 2 5 5 9 *4/H AS,GG,SS
1986 29 DET AL 4.4 144 651 584 95 157 26 6 20 73 13 8 63 70 .269 .338 .437 .775 110 .349 108 255 20 0 0 4 5 *4/H AS
1987 30 DET AL 3.6 149 684 604 110 160 38 6 16 59 13 5 71 108 .265 .341 .427 .768 106 .346 107 258 5 1 4 4 2 *4/H AS,SS
1988 31 DET AL 3.5 115 477 403 54 111 18 2 12 55 2 0 66 61 .275 .376 .419 .795 127 .365 128 169 8 0 6 2 5 *4H
1989 32 DET AL 5.3 148 611 509 77 128 21 1 28 85 6 3 89 59 .251 .361 .462 .822 133 .376 134 235 7 3 1 9 6 *4/HD
1990 33 DET AL 3.8 132 552 472 75 112 22 2 18 60 8 2 74 71 .237 .338 .407 .744 107 .344 104 192 10 0 1 5 7 *4H/D
1991 34 DET AL 6.8 138 572 470 94 131 26 2 23 78 4 2 90 45 .279 .391 .489 .881 141 .399 144 230 3 2 2 8 6 *4H/D
1992 35 DET AL 4.7 130 544 453 77 126 26 0 19 71 6 4 81 46 .278 .386 .461 .847 137 .385 138 209 9 1 5 4 5 *4HD
1993 36 DET AL 4.1 119 476 383 72 111 32 1 9 67 3 3 78 46 .290 .412 .449 .861 133 .393 137 172 5 4 7 4 4 *4H
1994 37 DET AL 2.5 92 372 322 67 97 21 2 12 43 2 0 41 47 .301 .377 .491 .867 122 .381 119 158 8 1 3 5 4 *4H/D
1995 38 DET AL 1.5 84 285 249 36 73 14 0 14 44 4 0 31 41 .293 .372 .518 .890 129 .392 127 129 6 2 0 3 4 4H/D
19 Yrs 75.1 2390 9967 8570 1386 2369 420 65 244 1084 143 75 1197 1099 .276 .363 .426 .789 117 .363 119 3651 143 20 89 91 79 *4HD
162 Game Avg 5.1 162 676 581 94 161 28 4 17 73 10 5 81 74 .276 .363 .426 .789 117 .363 119 247 10 1 6 6 5
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Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1984 27 DET AL,WS 8 37 32 9 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 .219 .306 .281 .587 9 1 0 1 0 0 /*4
1987 30 DET AL 5 24 17 4 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 7 3 .176 .417 .353 .770 6 0 0 0 0 0 /*4
2 Yrs 13 61 49 13 10 2 0 1 1 1 0 11 10 .204 .350 .306 .656 15 1 0 1 0 0 *4
162 Game Avg 162 760 611 162 125 25 0 12 12 12 0 137 125 .204 .350 .306 .656 187 12 0 12 0 0
AL (2 Yrs) 8 38 31 7 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 7 6 .161 .316 .258 .574 8 0 0 0 0 0 /*4
WS (1 Yr) 5 23 18 6 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 .278 .409 .389 .798 7 1 0 1 0 0 /*4
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Value Batting

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Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1977 20 DET AL 37 -1 0 0 -3 0 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.1 .474 .498 0.1 -0.2 1 /4H
1978 21 DET AL 567 1 1 0 10 4 17 1.9 20 37 3.8 .513 .511 2.8 1.6 27 *4H/D ROY-1
1979 22 DET AL 520 10 4 0 9 4 27 2.7 19 45 4.5 .521 .516 3.6 1.3 37 *4/H
1980 23 DET AL 568 -15 1 2 7 5 0 0.1 19 19 1.9 .500 .500 1.2 1.3 13 *4H
1981 24 DET AL 382 2 2 1 15 4 23 2.6 13 36 3.8 .524 .516 2.3 2.0 22 *4/H
1982 25 DET AL 619 9 4 2 13 5 33 3.5 21 54 5.4 .523 .521 4.2 1.9 41 *4/HD
1983 26 DET AL 720 29 3 2 4 6 43 4.5 23 66 6.7 .527 .527 6.3 1.1 62 *4/H AS,MVP-8,GG,SS
1984 27 DET AL 629 14 0 1 2 5 23 2.4 21 44 4.3 .517 .515 4.2 0.8 41 *4/H AS,GG,SS
1985 28 DET AL 701 18 1 2 -3 6 24 2.5 22 46 4.5 .516 .515 4.9 0.3 49 *4/H AS,GG,SS
1986 29 DET AL 651 6 3 -1 10 5 24 2.5 21 44 4.4 .517 .515 3.4 1.6 34 *4/H AS
1987 30 DET AL 684 6 4 1 -1 5 16 1.6 22 38 3.6 .510 .509 3.8 0.4 39 *4/H AS,SS
1988 31 DET AL 477 15 1 0 -1 4 18 2.0 16 35 3.5 .517 .512 3.6 0.4 36 *4H
1989 32 DET AL 611 22 0 1 2 4 30 3.3 22 52 5.3 .521 .519 5.1 0.7 50 *4/HD
1990 33 DET AL 552 3 1 0 10 3 18 1.9 20 37 3.8 .514 .512 2.8 1.4 27 *4H/D
1991 34 DET AL 572 28 2 2 11 3 46 4.8 21 67 6.8 .534 .529 5.7 1.5 56 *4H/D
1992 35 DET AL 544 22 -1 1 1 2 26 2.8 20 46 4.7 .521 .517 4.6 0.4 45 *4HD
1993 36 DET AL 476 21 -1 3 -1 3 24 2.4 18 42 4.1 .520 .515 4.3 0.1 43 *4H
1994 37 DET AL 372 9 4 0 -2 2 13 1.3 14 27 2.5 .513 .508 2.7 0.0 29 *4H/D
1995 38 DET AL 285 10 1 -1 -6 1 5 0.5 11 16 1.5 .506 .503 2.1 -0.4 22 4H/D
19 Yrs 9967 209 32 16 77 71 406 42.7 344 750 75.1 .517 .515 67.7 16.2 673 *4HD
162 Game Avg 676 14 2 1 5 5 27 2.9 23 51 5.1 .517 .515 4.6 1.1 46

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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% lgFld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 lgRF9 RF/G lgRFG Awards
1977 20 DET AL 2B 9 9 7 74.0 35 17 18 0 2 1.000 .978 -3 -42 4.26 5.42 3.89 5.38
1978 21 DET AL 2B 136 123 119 1122.1 776 301 458 17 95 .978 .980 10 11 6.09 5.47 5.58 5.42 ROY-1
1979 22 DET AL 2B 126 114 106 1017.1 658 280 369 9 103 .986 .978 9 10 5.74 5.50 5.15 5.43
1980 23 DET AL 2B 143 130 120 1199.0 780 340 428 12 93 .985 .981 7 7 5.76 5.59 5.37 5.58
1981 24 DET AL 2B 108 104 97 918.1 590 227 354 9 77 .985 .982 15 19 5.69 5.54 5.38 5.52
1982 25 DET AL 2B 149 143 135 1283.0 811 331 470 10 120 .988 .981 13 12 5.62 5.35 5.38 5.33
1983 26 DET AL 2B 160 151 140 1358.0 759 299 447 13 92 .983 .981 4 3 4.94 5.36 4.66 5.32 AS,MVP-8,GG,SS
1984 27 DET AL 2B 142 131 119 1195.0 710 290 405 15 83 .979 .980 2 2 5.23 5.24 4.89 5.21 AS,GG,SS
1985 28 DET AL 2B 150 146 133 1307.2 739 314 414 11 101 .985 .982 -3 -3 5.01 5.29 4.85 5.24 AS,GG,SS
1986 29 DET AL 2B 141 136 129 1207.1 708 276 421 11 98 .984 .981 10 10 5.20 5.10 4.94 5.05 AS
1987 30 DET AL 2B 148 145 126 1266.2 708 275 416 17 99 .976 .980 -1 -1 4.91 5.12 4.67 5.06 AS,SS
1988 31 DET AL 2B 110 103 94 903.2 510 218 284 8 53 .984 .982 -1 -1 5.00 5.12 4.56 5.08
1989 32 DET AL 2B 146 137 119 1178.0 731 327 393 11 99 .985 .981 2 2 5.50 5.24 4.93 5.18
1990 33 DET AL 2B 130 116 111 1037.1 664 286 372 6 98 .991 .984 10 12 5.71 5.23 5.06 5.18
1991 34 DET AL 2B 135 119 110 1063.2 620 255 361 4 91 .994 .981 11 12 5.21 5.19 4.56 5.18
1992 35 DET AL 2B 119 112 102 978.1 577 256 312 9 72 .984 .983 1 2 5.23 5.25 4.77 5.23
1993 36 DET AL 2B 110 97 91 864.0 569 236 322 11 75 .981 .981 -1 -2 5.81 5.15 5.07 5.11
1994 37 DET AL 2B 83 73 67 641.2 394 136 246 12 44 .970 .981 -2 -3 5.36 5.10 4.60 5.06
1995 38 DET AL 2B 63 53 39 452.2 274 107 163 4 32 .985 .981 -6 -15 5.37 5.11 4.29 5.06
19 Yrs 2308 2142 1964 19068.0 11613 4771 6653 189 1527 .984 .981 77 5 5.39 5.29 4.95 5.25
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Season Age Team Lg Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G Awards
1984 27 DET AL,WS 2B 6 6 54.0 24 12 12 0 0 1.000 4.00 4.00
1987 30 DET AL 2B 5 5 43.0 25 11 14 0 1 1.000 5.23 5.00
2 Yrs 11 11 97.0 49 23 26 0 1 1.000 4.55 4.45

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Lou Whitaker?

Lou Whitaker is 67 years old.

When was Lou Whitaker born?

Lou Whitaker was born on May 12, 1957.

Where was Lou Whitaker born?

Lou Whitaker was born in Brooklyn, NY.

How tall is Lou Whitaker?

Lou Whitaker is 5-11 (180 cm) tall.

How much did Lou Whitaker weigh when playing?

Lou Whitaker weighed 160 lbs (72 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Lou Whitaker play?

Lou Whitaker played 19 seasons.

Is Lou Whitaker in the Hall of Fame?

Lou Whitaker has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Lou Whitaker drafted?

Lou Whitaker was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 5th round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Martinsville HS (Martinsville, VA).

What position did Lou Whitaker play?

Lou Whitaker was a Second Baseman.

How many hits did Lou Whitaker have?

Lou Whitaker had 2,369 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Lou Whitaker have?

Lou Whitaker had 244 home runs over his career.

What was Lou Whitaker's average?

Lou Whitaker had a .276 average over his career.

How many teams has Lou Whitaker played for?

Lou Whitaker played for 1 team, the Detroit Tigers.

How many World Series has Lou Whitaker won?

Lou Whitaker has won 1 World Series.

When did Lou Whitaker retire?

Lou Whitaker last played in 1995.

What are Lou Whitaker's nicknames?

Sweet Lou is a nickname for Lou Whitaker.

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