Lou Whitaker Career Stats & Summary

  • May 7, 2025

Lou Whitaker made their MLB debut in 1977 and appeared in 2,390 games over 19 seasons. They posted a batting average of 0.276, OPS of 0.789, hit 244 HRs, and recorded 75.2 WAR. They rank 265th all-time in HRs and 52th in WAR.

📊 Career Summary

Lou Whitaker made their MLB debut in 1977 and played in 2,390 games over 19 seasons.
Below are key cumulative stats along with their respective all-time MLB ranks.

G2,390 (MLB Rank: 92)
AB8,570 (MLB Rank: 105)
H2,369 (MLB Rank: 134)
BA0.276 (MLB Rank: 2,836)
2B420 (MLB Rank: 162)
3B65 (MLB Rank: 462)
HR244 (MLB Rank: 265)
RBI1084 (MLB Rank: 230)
R1386 (MLB Rank: 100)
BB1197 (MLB Rank: 64)
OBP0.363 (MLB Rank: 1,820)
SLG0.426 (MLB Rank: 2,138)
OPS0.789 (MLB Rank: 1,730)
SB143 (MLB Rank: 590)
SO1,099 (MLB Rank: 296)
GIDP143 (MLB Rank: 355)
CS75 (MLB Rank: 288)
Rbat+118 (MLB Rank: 1,747)
WAR75.2 (MLB Rank: 52)

Lou Whitaker Year-by-Year Stat Trends

This chart visualizes Lou Whitaker's seasonal trends in HR, H, and BA.

Change Chart

    📊 Last Season Summary (1995)

    In 1995, Lou Whitaker played in 84 games and posted the following stats:

    G84
    AB249
    H73
    BA0.293
    2B14
    3B0
    HR14
    RBI44
    R36
    BB31
    OBP0.372
    SLG0.518
    OPS0.890
    SB4
    SO41
    GIDP6
    Rbat+127
    WAR1.5

    📈 Peak Seasons

    Here are Lou Whitaker's best seasons by category:

    • Most HR in a season: 1989, 28 HR
    • Most H in a season: 1983, 206 H
    • Most RBI in a season: 1989, 85 RBI
    • Most SB in a season: 1979, 20 SB
    • Best BA in a season: 1983, 0.320 BA
    • Best OBP in a season: 1993, 0.412 OBP
    • Best SLG in a season: 1995, 0.518 SLG
    • Best OPS in a season: 1995, 0.890 OPS
    • Best WAR in a season: 1991, 6.8 WAR

    🎯 Postseason Stats

    Lou Whitaker appeared in 13 postseason games. In those games, they recorded a batting average of 0.204, OBP of 0.350, SLG of 0.306, and OPS of 0.656. They also tallied 1 HR, 10 H, 1 RBI, and 1 SB.

    Lou Whitaker Career Stat Summary

    seasonHHRRBIBAROPSWAROBPSLGPABBSO2B3BTBrOBARbat+OPS+GGIDPHBPIBBSBCSSFSHAB
    1977
    8
    0
    2
    0.25
    5
    0.615
    -0.1
    0.333
    0.281
    37
    4
    6
    1
    0
    9
    0.304
    79
    67
    11
    0
    0
    0
    2
    2
    0
    1
    32
    1978
    138
    3
    58
    0.285
    71
    0.718
    3.9
    0.361
    0.357
    567
    61
    65
    12
    7
    173
    0.339
    102
    101
    139
    9
    1
    0
    7
    7
    8
    13
    484
    1979
    121
    3
    42
    0.286
    75
    0.774
    4.5
    0.395
    0.378
    520
    78
    66
    14
    8
    160
    0.37
    116
    108
    127
    10
    1
    2
    20
    10
    4
    14
    423
    1980
    111
    1
    45
    0.233
    68
    0.614
    1.9
    0.331
    0.283
    568
    73
    79
    19
    1
    135
    0.31
    77
    69
    145
    9
    0
    0
    8
    4
    6
    12
    477
    1981
    88
    5
    36
    0.263
    48
    0.714
    3.8
    0.34
    0.373
    382
    40
    42
    14
    4
    125
    0.34
    106
    104
    109
    5
    1
    3
    5
    3
    3
    3
    335
    1982
    160
    15
    65
    0.286
    76
    0.775
    5.4
    0.341
    0.434
    619
    48
    58
    22
    8
    243
    0.357
    113
    112
    152
    8
    1
    4
    11
    3
    4
    6
    560
    1983
    206
    12
    72
    0.32
    94
    0.837
    6.7
    0.38
    0.457
    720
    67
    70
    40
    6
    294
    0.38
    135
    133
    161
    9
    0
    8
    17
    10
    8
    2
    643
    1984
    161
    13
    56
    0.289
    90
    0.764
    4.4
    0.357
    0.407
    629
    62
    63
    25
    1
    227
    0.36
    120
    113
    143
    9
    0
    5
    6
    5
    5
    4
    558
    1985
    170
    21
    73
    0.279
    102
    0.819
    4.5
    0.362
    0.456
    701
    80
    56
    29
    8
    278
    0.365
    123
    124
    152
    3
    2
    9
    6
    4
    5
    5
    609
    1986
    157
    20
    73
    0.269
    95
    0.775
    4.4
    0.338
    0.437
    651
    63
    70
    26
    6
    255
    0.349
    108
    110
    144
    20
    0
    5
    13
    8
    4
    0
    584
    1987
    160
    16
    59
    0.265
    110
    0.768
    3.6
    0.341
    0.427
    684
    71
    108
    38
    6
    258
    0.346
    107
    106
    149
    5
    1
    2
    13
    5
    4
    4
    604
    1988
    111
    12
    55
    0.275
    54
    0.795
    3.5
    0.376
    0.419
    477
    66
    61
    18
    2
    169
    0.365
    128
    127
    115
    8
    0
    5
    2
    0
    2
    6
    403
    1989
    128
    28
    85
    0.251
    77
    0.822
    5.3
    0.361
    0.462
    611
    89
    59
    21
    1
    235
    0.376
    134
    133
    148
    7
    3
    6
    6
    3
    9
    1
    509
    1990
    112
    18
    60
    0.237
    75
    0.744
    3.8
    0.338
    0.407
    552
    74
    71
    22
    2
    192
    0.344
    104
    107
    132
    10
    0
    7
    8
    2
    5
    1
    472
    1991
    131
    23
    78
    0.279
    94
    0.881
    6.8
    0.391
    0.489
    572
    90
    45
    26
    2
    230
    0.399
    144
    141
    138
    3
    2
    6
    4
    2
    8
    2
    470
    1992
    126
    19
    71
    0.278
    77
    0.847
    4.7
    0.386
    0.461
    544
    81
    46
    26
    0
    209
    0.385
    138
    137
    130
    9
    1
    5
    6
    4
    4
    5
    453
    1993
    111
    9
    67
    0.29
    72
    0.861
    4.1
    0.412
    0.449
    476
    78
    46
    32
    1
    172
    0.393
    137
    133
    119
    5
    4
    4
    3
    3
    4
    7
    383
    1994
    97
    12
    43
    0.301
    67
    0.867
    2.5
    0.377
    0.491
    372
    41
    47
    21
    2
    158
    0.381
    119
    122
    92
    8
    1
    4
    2
    0
    5
    3
    322
    1995
    73
    14
    44
    0.293
    36
    0.89
    1.5
    0.372
    0.518
    285
    31
    41
    14
    0
    129
    0.392
    127
    129
    84
    6
    2
    4
    4
    0
    3
    0
    249