Lou Whitaker
Louis Rodman Whitaker
Born: May 12, 1957
Brooklyn, NY USA
Primary Position: 2B
All Position(s) Played: 2B, DH, PH, PR
Bats: L
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 160
Career: 1977-1995
Draft: Round 5 (1975 June Amateur Draft, Detroit Tigers)
School: Martinsville HS (VA)
Minor League Statistics
Lou Whitaker compiled a career batting average of .276 with 244 home runs and 1084 RBI in his 2390-game career with the Detroit Tigers. He began playing during the 1977 season and last took the field during the 1995 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 11 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | .250 | .333 | .281 | .615 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 139 | 567 | 484 | 71 | 138 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 58 | 7 | 7 | 61 | 65 | .285 | .361 | .357 | .718 | 173 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 127 | 520 | 423 | 75 | 121 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 42 | 20 | 10 | 78 | 66 | .286 | .395 | .378 | .774 | 160 | 10 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 2 |
| 1980 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 145 | 568 | 477 | 68 | 111 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 8 | 4 | 73 | 79 | .233 | .331 | .283 | .614 | 135 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 109 | 382 | 335 | 48 | 88 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 42 | .263 | .340 | .373 | .714 | 125 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 1982 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 152 | 619 | 560 | 76 | 160 | 22 | 8 | 15 | 65 | 11 | 3 | 48 | 58 | .286 | .341 | .434 | .775 | 243 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| 1983 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 161 | 720 | 643 | 94 | 206 | 40 | 6 | 12 | 72 | 17 | 10 | 67 | 70 | .320 | .380 | .457 | .837 | 294 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 143 | 629 | 558 | 90 | 161 | 25 | 1 | 13 | 56 | 6 | 5 | 62 | 63 | .289 | .357 | .407 | .764 | 227 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| 1985 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 152 | 701 | 609 | 102 | 170 | 29 | 8 | 21 | 73 | 6 | 4 | 80 | 56 | .279 | .362 | .456 | .819 | 278 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| 1986 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 144 | 651 | 584 | 95 | 157 | 26 | 6 | 20 | 73 | 13 | 8 | 63 | 70 | .269 | .338 | .437 | .775 | 255 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 1987 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 149 | 684 | 604 | 110 | 160 | 38 | 6 | 16 | 59 | 13 | 5 | 71 | 108 | .265 | .341 | .427 | .768 | 258 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 1988 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 115 | 477 | 403 | 54 | 111 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 61 | .275 | .376 | .419 | .795 | 169 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| 1989 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 148 | 611 | 509 | 77 | 128 | 21 | 1 | 28 | 85 | 6 | 3 | 89 | 59 | .251 | .361 | .462 | .822 | 235 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
| 1990 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 132 | 552 | 472 | 75 | 112 | 22 | 2 | 18 | 60 | 8 | 2 | 74 | 71 | .237 | .338 | .407 | .744 | 192 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 1991 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 138 | 572 | 470 | 94 | 131 | 26 | 2 | 23 | 78 | 4 | 2 | 90 | 45 | .279 | .391 | .489 | .881 | 230 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| 1992 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 130 | 544 | 453 | 77 | 126 | 26 | 0 | 19 | 71 | 6 | 4 | 81 | 46 | .278 | .386 | .461 | .847 | 209 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 1993 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 119 | 476 | 383 | 72 | 111 | 32 | 1 | 9 | 67 | 3 | 3 | 78 | 46 | .290 | .412 | .449 | .861 | 172 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| 1994 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 92 | 372 | 322 | 67 | 97 | 21 | 2 | 12 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 47 | .301 | .377 | .491 | .867 | 158 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 1995 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 84 | 285 | 249 | 36 | 73 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 41 | .293 | .372 | .518 | .890 | 129 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Totals | 2390 | 9967 | 8570 | 1386 | 2369 | 420 | 65 | 244 | 1084 | 143 | 75 | 1197 | 1099 | .276 | .363 | .426 | .789 | 3651 | 143 | 20 | 89 | 91 | 79 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 9 | 9 | 74.0 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.257 | 3.889 |
| 1978 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 136 | 124 | 1122.3 | 301 | 458 | 17 | 95 | .978 | 6.086 | 5.581 |
| 1979 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 126 | 114 | 1017.3 | 280 | 369 | 9 | 103 | .986 | 5.741 | 5.151 |
| 1980 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 143 | 130 | 1199.0 | 340 | 428 | 12 | 93 | .985 | 5.765 | 5.371 |
| 1981 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 108 | 104 | 918.3 | 227 | 354 | 9 | 77 | .985 | 5.694 | 5.380 |
| 1982 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 149 | 144 | 1283.0 | 331 | 470 | 10 | 120 | .988 | 5.619 | 5.376 |
| 1983 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 160 | 151 | 1358.0 | 299 | 447 | 13 | 92 | .983 | 4.944 | 4.663 |
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 142 | 131 | 1195.0 | 290 | 405 | 15 | 83 | .979 | 5.234 | 4.894 |
| 1985 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 150 | 146 | 1307.7 | 314 | 414 | 11 | 101 | .985 | 5.010 | 4.853 |
| 1986 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 141 | 136 | 1207.3 | 276 | 421 | 11 | 98 | .984 | 5.196 | 4.943 |
| 1987 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 148 | 146 | 1266.7 | 275 | 416 | 17 | 99 | .976 | 4.910 | 4.669 |
| 1988 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 110 | 103 | 903.7 | 218 | 284 | 8 | 53 | .984 | 5.000 | 4.564 |
| 1989 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 146 | 137 | 1178.0 | 327 | 393 | 11 | 99 | .985 | 5.501 | 4.932 |
| 1990 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 130 | 117 | 1037.3 | 286 | 372 | 6 | 98 | .991 | 5.709 | 5.062 |
| 1991 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 135 | 119 | 1063.7 | 255 | 361 | 4 | 91 | .994 | 5.212 | 4.563 |
| 1992 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 119 | 112 | 978.3 | 256 | 312 | 9 | 72 | .984 | 5.225 | 4.773 |
| 1993 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 110 | 97 | 864.0 | 236 | 322 | 11 | 75 | .981 | 5.812 | 5.073 |
| 1994 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 83 | 73 | 641.7 | 136 | 246 | 12 | 44 | .970 | 5.358 | 4.602 |
| 1995 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 2B | 63 | 53 | 452.7 | 107 | 163 | 4 | 32 | .985 | 5.368 | 4.286 |
| Totals | 2308 | 2146 | 19068.0 | 4771 | 6653 | 189 | 1527 | .984 | 5.392 | 4.950 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 5 | 23 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .278 | .409 | .389 | .798 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | 5 | 24 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | .176 | .417 | .353 | .770 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 13 | 61 | 49 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | .204 | .350 | .306 | .656 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | 2B | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 4.000 |
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 2B | 5 | 5 | 44.0 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 6.750 | 6.600 |
| 1987 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | 2B | 5 | 5 | 43.0 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 5.233 | 5.000 |
| Totals | 13 | 13 | 114.0 | 32 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 5.526 | 5.385 |
Awards
1978 - AL Rookie of the Year
1983 - AL Silver Slugger 2B
1983 - AL TSN All-Star 2B
1983 - AL Gold Glove 2B
1984 - AL Silver Slugger 2B
1984 - AL TSN All-Star 2B
1984 - AL Gold Glove 2B
1985 - AL Gold Glove 2B
1985 - AL Silver Slugger 2B
1987 - AL Silver Slugger 2B
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