Lou Whitaker

Position: Second Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 160lb (180cm, 72kg)

Born: May 12, 1957 in Brooklyn, NY us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 5th round of the 1975 MLB June Amateur Draft from Martinsville HS (Martinsville, VA).

High School: Martinsville HS (Martinsville, VA)

Debut: September 9, 1977 (Age 20-120d, 13,958th in major league history)
vs. BOS 5 AB, 3 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 1 SB

Last Game: October 1, 1995 (Age 38-142d)
vs. BAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Agents: Rick Brode

Full Name: Louis Rodman Whitaker

Nicknames: Sweet Lou

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Rookie of the Year
5x All-Star
1984 World Series
3x Gold Glove
4x Silver Slugger

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

75.1

8570

2369

244

.276

1386

RBI

1084

143

OBP

.363

SLG

.426

OPS

.789

OPS+

117

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Summary

Team Record in Appearances	8-5 / in Starts: 8-5
Longest Hitting Streak	2 games
Longest On Base Streak	10 games
Most Games w/o HR	9 games
Most Games w/o RBI	9 games

Postseason Batting Game Log

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Postseason Batting Game Log
Rk	Year	Series	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
1	1984	ALCS g1	Oct 2	DET	@	KCR	W,8-1	GS-8	5	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	1	.51	0.008	16.06	0.15%	-0.11	2B
2	1984	ALCS g2	Oct 3	DET	@	KCR	W,5-3	CG(11)	5	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	1	.98	-0.053	27.98	-0.82%	-0.20	2B
3	1984	ALCS g3	Oct 5	DET		KCR	W,1-0	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143	.286	1	.86	-0.090	15.10	-0.86%	-1.05	2B
4	1984	WS g1	Oct 9	DET	@	SDP	W,3-2	CG	5	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.211	.222	.433	1	1.15	-0.005	60.25	0.29%	0.08	2B
5	1984	WS g2	Oct 10	DET	@	SDP	L,3-5	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182	.217	.227	.445	1	.72	-0.013	37.11	-0.30%	-0.06	2B
6	1984	WS g3	Oct 12	DET		SDP	W,5-2	CG	5	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.160	.250	.200	.450	1	.44	-0.020	27.62	-0.70%	-0.46	2B
7	1984	WS g4	Oct 13	DET		SDP	W,4-2	CG	4	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.207	.281	.276	.557	1	.49	0.095	31.39	3.35%	1.26	2B
8	1984	WS g5	Oct 14	DET		SDP	W,8-4	CG	5	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.219	.306	.281	.587	1	1.04	0.025	50.64	0.66%	0.45	2B
1987 Postseason			Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Pos
9	1987	ALCS g1	Oct 7	DET	@	MIN	L,5-8	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.200	.000	.200	1	1.62	-0.156	42.32	-2.24%	-1.14	2B
10	1987	ALCS g2	Oct 8	DET	@	MIN	L,3-6	CG	4	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.286	.444	.714	1.159	1	.81	0.058	21.42	0.90%	1.30	2B
11	1987	ALCS g3	Oct 10	DET		MIN	W,7-6	CG	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.429	.545	.974	1	.85	0.113	17.71	1.31%	1.06	2B
12	1987	ALCS g4	Oct 11	DET		MIN	L,3-5	CG	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.474	.462	.935	1	1.55	-0.016	47.03	-0.41%	0.18	2B
13	1987	ALCS g5	Oct 12	DET		MIN	L,5-9	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.176	.417	.353	.770	1	.96	-0.054	16.70	-0.57%	0.14	2B
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