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 270th all-time in HRs and 53th 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: 136)
BA0.276 (MLB Rank: 2,834)
2B420 (MLB Rank: 162)
3B65 (MLB Rank: 462)
HR244 (MLB Rank: 270)
RBI1084 (MLB Rank: 232)
R1386 (MLB Rank: 100)
BB1197 (MLB Rank: 64)
OBP0.363 (MLB Rank: 1,821)
SLG0.426 (MLB Rank: 2,145)
OPS0.789 (MLB Rank: 1,725)
SB143 (MLB Rank: 594)
SO1,099 (MLB Rank: 309)
GIDP143 (MLB Rank: 360)
CS75 (MLB Rank: 288)
Rbat+118 (MLB Rank: 1,745)
WAR75.2 (MLB Rank: 53)
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Lou Whitaker Year-by-Year Stat Trends

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

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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