Lou Whitaker

2B · L/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1977–1995 BORN: BROOKLYN, USA

ROY 1978 All-Star ×5 Gold Glove ×3 Silver Slugger ×4

Career

2369 H · 244 HR · 1084 RBI · 143 SB

.276 AVG · .789 OPS · 2390 G

1995 Season

.293 AVG · 14 HR · 44 RBI · 4 SB

.372 OBP · .518 SLG · .890 OPS

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Lou Whitaker was a second baseman in MLB. Across 2390 career games, with a .276 batting average and 244 home runs. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1977	DET	11	32	5	8	1	0	0	2	2	4	6	.250	.333	.281	.615
1978	DET	139	484	71	138	12	7	3	58	7	61	65	.285	.361	.357	.718
1979	DET	127	423	75	121	14	8	3	42	20	78	66	.286	.395	.378	.774
1980	DET	145	477	68	111	19	1	1	45	8	73	79	.233	.331	.283	.614
1981	DET	109	335	48	88	14	4	5	36	5	40	42	.263	.340	.373	.714
1982	DET	152	560	76	160	22	8	15	65	11	48	58	.286	.341	.434	.775
1983	DET	161	643	94	206	40	6	12	72	17	67	70	.320	.380	.457	.837
1984	DET	143	558	90	161	25	1	13	56	6	62	63	.289	.357	.407	.764
1985	DET	152	609	102	170	29	8	21	73	6	80	56	.279	.362	.456	.819
1986	DET	144	584	95	157	26	6	20	73	13	63	70	.269	.338	.437	.775
1987	DET	149	604	110	160	38	6	16	59	13	71	108	.265	.341	.427	.768
1988	DET	115	403	54	111	18	2	12	55	2	66	61	.275	.376	.419	.795
1989	DET	148	509	77	128	21	1	28	85	6	89	59	.251	.361	.462	.822
1990	DET	132	472	75	112	22	2	18	60	8	74	71	.237	.338	.407	.744
1991	DET	138	470	94	131	26	2	23	78	4	90	45	.279	.391	.489	.881
1992	DET	130	453	77	126	26	0	19	71	6	81	46	.278	.386	.461	.847
1993	DET	119	383	72	111	32	1	9	67	3	78	46	.290	.412	.449	.861
1994	DET	92	322	67	97	21	2	12	43	2	41	47	.301	.377	.491	.867
1995	DET	84	249	36	73	14	0	14	44	4	31	41	.293	.372	.518	.890
Career Totals	—	2390	8570	1386	2369	420	65	244	1084	143	1197	1099	.276	.363	.426	.789

Awards & Achievements

Gold Glove (3): 1983, 1984, 1985
Player of the Month (1): 1983
Player of the Week (1): 1983
Rookie of the Year (1): 1978
Silver Slugger (4): 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987
TSN All-Star (2): 1983, 1984

All-Star Selections

1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987

Salary & Contract

Year	Salary
1985	$670,000
1986	$670,000
1987	$420,000
1988	$975,000
1989	$1,025,000
1990	$1,800,000
1991	$2,000,000
1992	$2,200,000
1993	$3,433,333
1994	$2,783,333
1995	$3,783,334

Career Total: $19,760,000 (11 seasons)

Average: $1,796,364

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.