Lou Whitaker
Retired
Lou Whitaker
OOTP Player Page
Nickname:
Sweet Lou
Birthdate:
May 12, 1956 (41 y, 4 m, 27 d)
Born In:
Brooklyn, NY, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
2B
Bats/Throws:
L/R
Height/Weight:
5'10"/182
Entry:
1975 Draft - Round: 1, Overall: 7, Team: Detroit Tigers
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
MVP / Batter of the Year 1975 Batavia (NYPL)
All-Star 1990 Lakeland (FLOR)
1982 Detroit (RBL)
1979 Detroit (RBL)
League Champ 1989 Boston (RBL)
Silver Slugger 1991 - 2B Oklahoma City (AA)
1975 - 2B Batavia (NYPL)
Batter of the Month Jun 1991 Oklahoma City (AA)
Aug 1983 Detroit (RBL)
Sep 1975 Batavia (NYPL)
Aug 1975 Batavia (NYPL)
Player of the Week May 6, 1991 Oklahoma City (AA)
Apr 18, 1983 Detroit (RBL)
Jul 6, 1981 Detroit (RBL)
Jul 28, 1975 Batavia (NYPL)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score
Black Ink0
Grey Ink29
Similar Players (2B)
Player Score
Dick McAuliffe 911
Gil McDougald 911
Jeff Blauser 901
Don Buford 901
Randy Velarde 899
Jimmy T Williams 898
Bobby Avila 893
David Hornacek 891
Mike Andrews 887
Frank Bolling 886
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year PA Rank
1981 729 4
1982 707 7
Year AB Rank
1982 618 9
Year 3B Rank
1979 10 8
1980 12 2
1982 15 2
1984 13 2
Year RBI Rank
1983 113 8
Year R Rank
1981 98 9
Year BB Rank
1981 92 7
Year IBB Rank
1981 11 1
1982 6 6
Year SH Rank
1981 21 3
1987 16 6
Year SF Rank
1979 10 3
1981 10 3
1987 8 10
Year Avg Rank
1979 0.311 10
1983 0.327 8
Year OBP Rank
1981 0.386 10
Year SLG Rank
1979 0.491 9
1983 0.535 2
Year ISO Rank
1983 0.208 4
Year OPS Rank
1979 0.878 8
1983 0.931 5
Year G Rank
1982 158 10