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Historical player · 1977–1995

Lou Whitaker

B/T L/R · HT 71 · WT 160 · Born 5/12/1957 · From Brooklyn, NY USA · Debut 1977-09-09 · Final 1995-10-01

Career · batting

2,390

8,570

2,369

244

RBI

1,084

143

1,197

AVG/OPS

0.276 · 0.789

Where they rank

Career totals are only stats with that team · ranks computed against that franchise's full history

Career with the Detroit Tigers · 1977–1995

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244

#7 on the Tigers

↑ 1 C. Fielder

↓ 5 R. York

Hits

2,369

#6 on the Tigers

↑ 97 S. Crawford

↓ 4 A. Trammell

RBI

1,084

#9 on the Tigers

↑ 3 N. Cash

↓ 42 B. Veach

143

#10 on the Tigers

↑ 38 C. Gehringer

↓ 3 D. Jones

Runs

1,386

#4 on the Tigers

↑ 236 A. Kaline

↓ 143 D. Bush

1,197

#2 on the Tigers

↑ 80 A. Kaline

↓ 11 C. Gehringer

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MLB · all-time career

vs every player ever

244

#270 all-time MLB

↑ 1 D. Johnson

↓ 2 D. Wright

Hits

2,369

#136 all-time MLB

↑ 6 B. Butler

↓ 4 A. Trammell

RBI

1,084

#233 all-time MLB

↑ 1 K. Puckett

↓ 6 B. Terry

143

#601 all-time MLB

↑ 1 C. Carr

↓ 1 E. Abbaticchio

Batting · year by year

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG
1977	Tigers	AL	11	32	5	8	1	0	0	2	2	4	6	0.250	0.333	0.281
1978	Tigers	AL	139	484	71	138	12	7	3	58	7	61	65	0.285	0.361	0.357
1979	Tigers	AL	127	423	75	121	14	8	3	42	20	78	66	0.286	0.395	0.378
1980	Tigers	AL	145	477	68	111	19	1	1	45	8	73	79	0.233	0.331	0.283
1981	Tigers	AL	109	335	48	88	14	4	5	36	5	40	42	0.263	0.340	0.373
1982	Tigers	AL	152	560	76	160	22	8	15	65	11	48	58	0.286	0.341	0.434
1983	Tigers	AL	161	643	94	206	40	6	12	72	17	67	70	0.320	0.380	0.457
1984	Tigers	AL	143	558	90	161	25	1	13	56	6	62	63	0.289	0.357	0.407
1985	Tigers	AL	152	609	102	170	29	8	21	73	6	80	56	0.279	0.362	0.456
1986	Tigers	AL	144	584	95	157	26	6	20	73	13	63	70	0.269	0.338	0.437
1987	Tigers	AL	149	604	110	160	38	6	16	59	13	71	108	0.265	0.341	0.427
1988	Tigers	AL	115	403	54	111	18	2	12	55	2	66	61	0.275	0.376	0.419
1989	Tigers	AL	148	509	77	128	21	1	28	85	6	89	59	0.251	0.361	0.462
1990	Tigers	AL	132	472	75	112	22	2	18	60	8	74	71	0.237	0.338	0.407
1991	Tigers	AL	138	470	94	131	26	2	23	78	4	90	45	0.279	0.391	0.489
1992	Tigers	AL	130	453	77	126	26	0	19	71	6	81	46	0.278	0.386	0.461
1993	Tigers	AL	119	383	72	111	32	1	9	67	3	78	46	0.290	0.412	0.449
1994	Tigers	AL	92	322	67	97	21	2	12	43	2	41	47	0.301	0.377	0.491
1995	Tigers	AL	84	249	36	73	14	0	14	44	4	31	41	0.293	0.372	0.518
Career			2,390	8,570	1,386	2,369	420	65	244	1,084	143	1,197	1,099	0.276	0.363	0.426

Fielding by position

Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	DP
2B	2,308	2,146	19,068.0	4,771	6,653	189	1,527

Hall of Fame voting

Year	Body	Votes	Needed	Status
2020	Veterans - Modern Baseball Era	6	12	Ballot
2001	BBWAA	15	387	Ballot