Lou Whitaker
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Born May 12, 1957 in Brooklyn, New York country flag
Debut Sep 9, 1977
Bats: L, Throws: R   ▪   5'11" / 160
5x All-Star (1983-1987)
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Year Team G PA AB AVG OBP SLG H 2B 3B HR R RBI BB IBB BB% HBP SO SO% SB CS CS%
1977
team logo Tigers   
11 37 32 .250 .333 .281 8 1 0 0 5 2 4 0 .11 0 6 .16 2 2 .50
1978
team logo Tigers   2B
139 567 484 .285 .361 .357 138 12 7 3 71 58 61 0 .11 1 65 .11 7 7 .50
1979
team logo Tigers   2B
127 520 423 .286 .395 .378 121 14 8 3 75 42 78 2 .15 1 66 .13 20 10 .33
1980
team logo Tigers   2B
145 568 477 .233 .331 .283 111 19 1 1 68 45 73 0 .13 0 79 .14 8 4 .33
1981
team logo Tigers   2B
109 382 335 .263 .340 .373 88 14 4 5 48 36 40 3 .10 1 42 .11 5 3 .38
1982
team logo Tigers   2B
152 619 560 .286 .341 .434 160 22 8 15 76 65 48 4 .08 1 58 .09 11 3 .21
1983
team logo Tigers   2B
161 720 643 .320 .380 .457 206 40 6 12 94 72 67 8 .09 0 70 .10 17 10 .37
1984
team logo Tigers   2B
143 629 558 .289 .357 .407 161 25 1 13 90 56 62 5 .10 0 63 .10 6 5 .45
1985
team logo Tigers   2B
152 701 609 .279 .362 .456 170 29 8 21 102 73 80 9 .11 2 56 .08 6 4 .40
1986
team logo Tigers   2B
144 651 584 .269 .338 .437 157 26 6 20 95 73 63 5 .10 0 70 .11 13 8 .38
1987
team logo Tigers   2B
149 684 604 .265 .341 .427 160 38 6 16 110 59 71 2 .10 1 108 .16 13 5 .28
1988
team logo Tigers   2B/PH
115 477 403 .275 .376 .419 111 18 2 12 54 55 66 5 .14 0 61 .13 2 0 .00
1989
team logo Tigers   2B
148 611 509 .251 .361 .462 128 21 1 28 77 85 89 6 .15 3 59 .10 6 3 .33
1990
team logo Tigers   2B/PH
132 552 472 .237 .338 .407 112 22 2 18 75 60 74 7 .13 0 71 .13 8 2 .20
1991
team logo Tigers   2B/PH
138 572 470 .279 .391 .489 131 26 2 23 94 78 90 6 .16 2 45 .08 4 2 .33
1992
team logo Tigers   2B/PH/DH
130 544 453 .278 .386 .461 126 26 0 19 77 71 81 5 .15 1 46 .08 6 4 .40
1993
team logo Tigers   2B/PH
119 476 383 .290 .412 .449 111 32 1 9 72 67 78 4 .16 4 46 .10 3 3 .50
1994
team logo Tigers   2B/PH
92 372 322 .301 .377 .491 97 21 2 12 67 43 41 4 .11 1 47 .13 2 0 .00
1995
team logo Tigers   2B/PH
84 285 249 .293 .372 .518 73 14 0 14 36 44 31 4 .11 2 41 .14 4 0 .00
Career
2390 9967 8570 .276 .363 .426 2369 420 65 244 1386 1084 1197 79 .12 20 1099 .11 143 75 .34
Per 162G
162 676 581 .276 .363 .426 161 28 4 17 94 73 81 5 .12 1 74 .11 10 5 .34
Games
Batting
Date Team Vs H AB PA 2B 3B HR R RBI BB IBB HBP SO SB CS AVG OBP SLG
 May 12 2B
DET   team logo TEX 1 4 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .400 .250
 May 13 2B
DET   team logo TEX 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .222 .125
 May 14 2B
DET   team logo TEX 1 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 .267 .154
 May 16 2B
DET   team logo BAL 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 .300 .222
 May 17 2B
DET   team logo BAL 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .333 .273
 May 18 PH
DET   team logo BAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .333 .273
 May 19 2B
DET @  team logo TOR 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .286 .231
 May 20 2B
DET @  team logo TOR 2 4 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .312 .267
 May 21 PH
DET @  team logo TOR 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .333 .323
 May 24 2B
DET @  team logo MIN 3 4 4 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343 .378 .429
 May 25 2B
DET @  team logo MIN 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .308 .341 .385
 May 26 PH
DET @  team logo CWS 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300 .333 .375
 May 27 2B
DET @  team logo CWS 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 .310 .370 .381
 May 28 2B
DET @  team logo CWS 3 4 6 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 .348 .423 .478
 May 29 2B
DET   team logo TOR 2 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .360 .439 .500
 May 30 2B
DET   team logo TOR 1 4 5 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .352 .435 .500
 May 31 2B
DET   team logo TOR 2 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .362 .439 .500
 Jun 2 2B
DET   team logo CWS 1 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .344 .425 .469
 Jun 3 PH/2B
DET   team logo CWS 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .338 .419 .462
 Jun 4 2B
DET   team logo CWS 3 5 5 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .430 .500
 Jun 5 2B
DET   team logo CLE 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .351 .422 .486
 Jun 6 PH/2B
DET   team logo CLE 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .347 .417 .480
 Jun 7 2B
DET   team logo CLE 4 4 4 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .380 .443 .570
 Jun 13 2B
DET @  team logo NYY 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .366 .441 .549
 Jun 14 2B
DET @  team logo NYY 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .357 .427 .536
 Jun 15 2B
DET @  team logo NYY 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .341 .416 .511
 Jun 16 2B
DET @  team logo BAL 1 5 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .406 .527
 Jun 17 2B
DET @  team logo BAL 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .330 .405 .515
 Jun 18 2B
DET @  team logo BAL 2 4 5 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .337 .414 .545
 Jun 19 PH
DET @  team logo TEX 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .410 .539
 Jun 20 PH
DET @  team logo TEX 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330 .407 .534
 Jun 21 2B
DET @  team logo TEX 2 3 4 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .340 .418 .566
 Jun 23 2B
DET @  team logo MIL 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .336 .413 .555
 Jun 25 PH/2B
DET @  team logo MIL 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .409 .550
 Jun 27 2B
DET   team logo NYY 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .328 .402 .534
 Jun 28 2B
DET   team logo NYY 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .319 .390 .521
 Jul 4 PH/2B
DET @  team logo SEA 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 .387 .517
 Jul 8 PH/2B
DET @  team logo KCR 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 .381 .508
 Jul 13 PH
DET @  team logo CAL 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 .379 .504
 Jul 14 2B
DET @  team logo CAL 2 4 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .315 .386 .512
 Jul 16 PH
DET @  team logo CAL 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .312 .384 .508
DET @  team logo CAL 2 4 4 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .318 .387 .530
 Jul 17 PH/2B
DET   team logo SEA 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .384 .526
 Jul 18 2B
DET   team logo SEA 1 5 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 .378 .522
 Jul 19 2B
DET   team logo OAK 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .305 .375 .511
 Jul 20 2B
DET   team logo OAK 1 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 .372 .510
 Jul 21 2B
DET   team logo CAL 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .300 .367 .500
 Jul 25 2B
DET @  team logo OAK 2 4 5 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .305 .374 .519
 Jul 26 2B
DET @  team logo OAK 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .299 .371 .510
 Jul 27 2B
DET @  team logo OAK 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .370 .503
 Jul 28 2B
DET   team logo KCR 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .288 .362 .491
 Jul 29 2B
DET   team logo KCR 0 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 .278 .354 .473
 Jul 30 PH
DET   team logo KCR 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .358 .476
 Aug 2 2B
DET @  team logo BOS 1 1 4 0 0 1 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 .287 .371 .497
 Aug 3 2B
DET @  team logo BOS 1 4 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .368 .509
 Aug 4 2B
DET @  team logo NYY 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .366 .500
 Aug 6 PH/2B
DET @  team logo NYY 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .278 .362 .494
 Aug 8 2B
DET   team logo TEX 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .277 .360 .489
 Aug 10 2B
DET   team logo TEX 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .358 .481
 Aug 11 PH
DET   team logo MIL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .361 .484
 Aug 12 2B
DET   team logo MIL 2 4 4 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .364 .500
 Aug 13 DH
DET   team logo MIL 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .366 .497
 Aug 14 PH
DET   team logo MIL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .369 .500
 Aug 15 DH
DET @  team logo TOR 1 4 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .285 .367 .495
 Aug 16 DH
DET @  team logo TOR 0 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .365 .488
 Aug 18 DH
DET @  team logo MIN 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .364 .483
 Aug 19 DH
DET @  team logo MIN 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .282 .367 .483
 Aug 20 DH
DET @  team logo MIN 2 3 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 .370 .505
 Aug 21 DH
DET @  team logo CWS 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .288 .370 .502
 Aug 22 PH/2B
DET @  team logo CWS 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 .368 .500
 Aug 23 PH
DET @  team logo CWS 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .371 .516
 Aug 25 2B
DET   team logo CLE 1 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291 .371 .514
 Aug 26 DH
DET   team logo CLE 2 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .374 .520
 Aug 27 2B
DET   team logo CLE 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .381 .520
 Aug 29 2B
DET   team logo CWS 2 5 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .298 .382 .518
 Aug 30 2B
DET   team logo CWS 3 5 5 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 .386 .532
 Sep 12 PH
DET @  team logo MIL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 .384 .532
 Sep 13 2B
DET @  team logo MIL 2 5 5 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .307 .385 .542
 Sep 14 PH
DET @  team logo MIL 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 .383 .540
 Sep 17 PH/2B
DET @  team logo TEX 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .382 .537
 Sep 18 2B
DET @  team logo BAL 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .299 .376 .529
 Sep 21 2B
DET @  team logo BAL 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 .296 .375 .522
 Sep 23 PH/2B
DET   team logo NYY 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .294 .373 .520
 Oct 1 2B
DET   team logo BAL 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .293 .372 .518