Lou Whitaker
1977–1995 · bats L / throws R · ALS, Detroit Tigers
2,390G
.276AVG
.363OBP
.426SLG
2,369H
244HR
1,084RBI
143SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,390 | 9,967 | 8,570 | 1,386 | 2,369 | 420 | 65 | 244 | 1,084 | 1,197 | 1,099 | 143 | 75 | 20 | 91 | 3,651 | .276 | .363 | .426 | .789 |
Streaks
18longest hitting streak · 1983-06-05 to 1983-06-22
50longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 5 runs scored | 1984-06-10 | 1 in 14,431 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | 4 extra-base hits | 1983-06-08 | 1 in 9,127 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 52 | 7 RBI | 1994-05-04 | 1 in 6,468 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1209 | 4920 | 1172 | 146 | 574 | 619 | 532 | .279 | .364 | .448 |
| Away | 1181 | 5047 | 1197 | 98 | 510 | 578 | 567 | .274 | .352 | .405 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 298 | 1237 | 287 | 29 | 124 | 154 | 116 | .276 | .357 | .414 |
| May | 431 | 1775 | 424 | 48 | 187 | 214 | 203 | .277 | .359 | .426 |
| June | 419 | 1747 | 413 | 43 | 170 | 208 | 206 | .276 | .355 | .440 |
| July | 397 | 1677 | 423 | 35 | 176 | 183 | 181 | .289 | .361 | .428 |
| August | 443 | 1893 | 468 | 57 | 253 | 247 | 200 | .290 | .378 | .461 |
| September | 361 | 1473 | 318 | 30 | 166 | 179 | 169 | .249 | .337 | .384 |
| October | 41 | 165 | 36 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 24 | .242 | .291 | .329 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| milwaukee-brewers | 208 | 857 | 197 | 17 | 75 | 72 | 95 | .257 | .314 | .373 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 204 | 882 | 216 | 16 | 99 | 96 | 87 | .283 | .354 | .424 |
| cleveland-guardians | 192 | 809 | 220 | 22 | 102 | 84 | 93 | .309 | .376 | .466 |
| baltimore-orioles | 189 | 782 | 167 | 17 | 84 | 87 | 83 | .246 | .325 | .369 |
| chicago-white-sox | 189 | 795 | 185 | 25 | 104 | 104 | 98 | .272 | .364 | .438 |
| texas-rangers | 186 | 782 | 189 | 19 | 72 | 103 | 92 | .284 | .373 | .432 |
| boston-red-sox | 185 | 761 | 195 | 18 | 80 | 97 | 77 | .301 | .384 | .461 |
| kansas-city-royals | 184 | 801 | 197 | 18 | 79 | 84 | 87 | .283 | .351 | .440 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 |  Detroit Tigers | 11 | 32 | 8 | – | 2 | 2 | .250 | – | – |
| 1978 | Detroit Tigers | 139 | 484 | 138 | 3 | 58 | 7 | .285 | – | – |
| 1979 | Detroit Tigers | 127 | 423 | 121 | 3 | 42 | 20 | .286 | – | – |
| 1980 | Detroit Tigers | 145 | 477 | 111 | 1 | 45 | 8 | .233 | – | – |
| 1981 | Detroit Tigers | 109 | 335 | 88 | 5 | 36 | 5 | .263 | – | – |
| 1982 | Detroit Tigers | 152 | 560 | 160 | 15 | 65 | 11 | .286 | – | – |
| 1983 | Detroit Tigers | 161 | 643 | 206 | 12 | 72 | 17 | .320 | – | – |
| 1984 | Detroit Tigers | 143 | 558 | 161 | 13 | 56 | 6 | .289 | – | – |
| 1985 | Detroit Tigers | 152 | 609 | 170 | 21 | 73 | 6 | .279 | – | – |
| 1986 | Detroit Tigers | 144 | 584 | 157 | 20 | 73 | 13 | .269 | – | – |
| 1987 | Detroit Tigers | 149 | 604 | 160 | 16 | 59 | 13 | .265 | – | – |
| 1988 | Detroit Tigers | 115 | 403 | 111 | 12 | 55 | 2 | .275 | – | – |
| 1989 | Detroit Tigers | 148 | 509 | 128 | 28 | 85 | 6 | .251 | – | – |
| 1990 | Detroit Tigers | 132 | 472 | 112 | 18 | 60 | 8 | .237 | – | – |
| 1991 | Detroit Tigers | 138 | 470 | 131 | 23 | 78 | 4 | .279 | – | – |
| 1992 | Detroit Tigers | 130 | 453 | 126 | 19 | 71 | 6 | .278 | – | – |
| 1993 | Detroit Tigers | 119 | 383 | 111 | 9 | 67 | 3 | .290 | – | – |
| 1994 | Detroit Tigers | 92 | 322 | 97 | 12 | 43 | 2 | .301 | – | – |
| 1995 | Detroit Tigers | 84 | 249 | 73 | 14 | 44 | 4 | .293 | – | – |