Lou Whitaker
1977–1995 · bats L / throws R · ALS, Detroit Tigers
2,390G
.276AVG
.363OBP
.426SLG
More career statistics
2,369H
244HR
1,084RBI
143SB
7Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
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 | Five Runs Scored | 1984-06-10 | 1 in 688 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 1983-06-08 | 1 in 450 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 | – | – |