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Lou Whitaker   |   Major Leaguer   1977-1995

Full Name:  Louis Rodman Whitaker
Born:  May 12,1957  in  Brooklyn, New York
Height:  5-11  Weight:  160  Bats:  Left  Throws:  Right
High School:  Martinsville (Martinsville,VA)
College:  

Baseball Lists:  AL Gold Glove Award Winners ... Walk-Off Grand Slams

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Drafted:  Selected by Detroit Tigers in 5th Round (99th overall) of 1975 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  

Transactions:   [Nov 2,1992] - Granted Free Agency.  [Dec 7,1992] - Signed as Free Agent by Tigers.  [Nov 7,1995] - Granted Free Agency.  

 Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.Level PosLnGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1975BristolApp18DetRk   421141727611171 2513      .237*.377.333*710--
1976LakelandFSL19DetA+   1243437012912516248 5551      .376*.464.449*913--
1977MontgomerySou20DetAA   1073968111113434838 5852      .280*.376.356*732--
 DetroitAL20DetMLB 2b21132581002224600100 .250.333.28161455%
1978DetroitAL21DetMLB 2b213948471138127358776165101389 .285.361.35771864%
1979DetroitAL22DetMLB 2b212742375121148342201078661214410 .286.395.37877353%
1980DetroitAL23DetMLB 2b914547768111191145847379001269 .233.331.28361457%
1981DetroitAL24DetMLB 2b9109335488814453653404213335 .263.340.37371355%
1982DetroitAL25DetMLB 2b1152560761602281565113485814648 .286.341.43477553%
1983DetroitAL26DetMLB 2b11616439420640612721710677008289 .320.380.45783749%
1984DetroitAL27DetMLB 2b114355890161251135665626305459 .289.357.40776455%
1985DetroitAL28DetMLB 2b1152609102170298217364805629553 .279.362.45681847%
1986DetroitAL29DetMLB 2b11445849515726620731386370050420 .269.338.43777548%
1987DetroitAL30DetMLB 2b114960411016038616591357110812445 .265.341.42776852%
1988DetroitAL31DetMLB 2b211540354111182125520666105628 .275.376.41979547%
1989DetroitAL32DetMLB 2b314850977128211288563895936197 .251.361.46282337%
1990DetroitAL33DetMLB 2b1,3132472751122221860827471071510 .237.338.40774539%
1991DetroitAL34DetMLB 2b213847094131262237842904526283 .279.391.48988042%
1992DetroitAL35DetMLB 2b213045377126260197164814615549 .278.386.46184739%
1993DetroitAL36DetMLB 2b21193837211132196733784644745 .290.412.44986148%
1994DetroitAL37DetMLB 2b2923226797212124320414714358 .301.377.49186847%
1995DetroitAL38DetMLB 2b2842493673140144440314124036 .293.372.51889040%
 
Major League Totals - 19 Season(s)2390857013862369420652441084143751197109920798991143 .276.363.42678949%
Minor League Totals - 3 Season(s)2738531682673110512787138116 .313*.411.390*801--


 Playoffs Batting Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrg.SeriesGABRH2B3BHRRBISBCSBBSOHBPIBBSH SFDP AVGOBPSLGOPSGB%
1984DetroitAL27DetCh314320000000300000 .143.143.143286--
 DetroitAL27DetWs518652000004400000 .278.409.389798--
1987DetroitAL30DetCh517430011107300000 .176.417.353770--
 
Major League Totals - 2 Season(s)13491310201110111000000 .204.350.306656--

 Fielding Statistics
YearTeamLgAgeOrgLevelPosGGSInnPOAETCDPPBSBCSFPCTRF
1977DetroitAL20DetMLB2B917180352---1.000--
 
1978DetroitAL21DetMLB2B1363014581777695---.978--
1978DetroitAL21DetMLBDH2--------
 
1979DetroitAL22DetMLB2B1262803699658103---.986--
 
1980DetroitAL23DetMLB2B1433404281278093---.985--
 
1981DetroitAL24DetMLB2B108227354959077---.985--
 
1982DetroitAL25DetMLB2B14933147010811120---.988--
1982DetroitAL25DetMLBDH1--------
 
1983DetroitAL26DetMLB2B1602994471375992---.983--
 
1984DetroitAL27DetMLB2B1422904051571083---.979--
 
1985DetroitAL28DetMLB2B15031441411739101---.985--
 
1986DetroitAL29DetMLB2B1412764211170898---.984--
 
1987DetroitAL30DetMLB2B1482754161770899---.976--
 
1988DetroitAL31DetMLB2B110218284851053---.984--
 
1989DetroitAL32DetMLB2B1463273931173199---.985--
1989DetroitAL32DetMLBDH2--------
 
1990DetroitAL33DetMLB2B130286372666498---.991--
1990DetroitAL33DetMLBDH1--------
 
1991DetroitAL34DetMLB2B135255361462091---.994--
1991DetroitAL34DetMLBDH3--------
 
1992DetroitAL35DetMLB2B119256312957772---.984--
1992DetroitAL35DetMLBDH10--------
 
1993DetroitAL36DetMLB2B1102363221156975---.981--
 
1994DetroitAL37DetMLB2B831362461239444---.970--
1994DetroitAL37DetMLBDH5--------
 
1995DetroitAL38DetMLB2B63107163427432---.985--
1995DetroitAL38DetMLBDH8--------
 


 Awards
[1978] - American League Rookie of the Year  [1983] - AL Silver Slugger Award (2B), AL Gold Glove Award (2B), AL MVP (Voting Rank: #8), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1984] - AL Silver Slugger Award (2B), AL Gold Glove Award (2B), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1985] - AL Silver Slugger Award (2B), AL Gold Glove Award (2B), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1986] - Played in MLB All-Star Game  [1987] - AL Silver Slugger Award (2B), Played in MLB All-Star Game  [2001] - Hall of Fame Ballot Voting (15 votes - 2.91%)
 Salaries
YearSalary Rank  Lg Avg  Centile
1985670,000  299,10815
1986670,000  325,46620
1987420,000  292,85327
1988975,00081  325,3059
19891,025,000  375,25711
19901,800,00044  426,3585
19912,000,000  617,62713
19922,200,000  798,18515
19933,433,33367  815,7237
19942,783,333  914,15714
19953,783,33484  831,5048
 
Career:  $19,760,000   estimate
 Trivia and Player Notes
Member of the World Series Champion Detroit Tigers in 1984.

Notes: Played in 5 All-Star games during his career (1983-1987)
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