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Proper Name
Louis Rodman Whitaker
High Level
MLB (1977-1995)
Positions
2B (2308) ... DH (32)
Ht / Wt
5-11 / 160
Bats / Throws
Left / Right
age
66.320
place
Brooklyn,New York
High School
Martinsville (Martinsville,VA)
draft posit
3B
MLB Debut
MLB Teams
DET [19]
TBC#
19583
mlbam id
124154
Retrosheet
Stat Capsuleavgopsabrhhrrbisb
Career MLB [1977-1995].276.7808570138623692441084143
Speed
64
Power
63
Contact
71
XBH
58
RBIs
61
Runs
69
Hitting
73
Durability
81
Team
.520
Player Tags
Player Notes:  [1984] World Series Champion with Detroit Tigers ... [2000] Inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame
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year team name age salary tm rank lgrk avg salary lg minimum
1985 Detroit Tigers 28 670,000 7 132 371,571 60,000
1986 Detroit Tigers 29 670,000 10 168 412,520 60,000
1987 Detroit Tigers 30 420,000 12 228 412,454 62,500
1988 Detroit Tigers 31 975,000 5 77 438,729 62,500
1989 Detroit Tigers 32 1,025,000 6 101 497,254 68,000
1990 Detroit Tigers 33 1,800,000 2 42 597,537 100,000
1991 Detroit Tigers 34 2,000,000 2 115 851,492 100,000
1992 Detroit Tigers 35 2,200,000 5 142 1,028,667 109,000
1993 Detroit Tigers 36 3,433,333 4 67 1,076,089 109,000
1994 Detroit Tigers 37 2,783,333 6 130 1,168,263 109,000
1995 Detroit Tigers 38 3,783,334 4 83 1,110,766 109,000
11 record(s)