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Lou Whitaker Detroit Tigers

Lou Whitaker

#12 RANKED AT POSITION
1977—1995
Second Base
BORN
May 12, 1957, in Brooklyn, NY
BATS / THROWS
Left / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
5-11 / 160
PRIMARY TEAM
Detroit Tigers
.276
BATTING AVERAGE
2390
GAMES
75.0
WAR
.363
ON-BASE PCT
1386
RUNS
37.9
WAR7
.426
SLUGGING
2369
HITS
18.9
WAR3
.789
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
244
HOME RUNS
5.1
WAR PER SEASON
Smooth second baseman who paired with Alan Trammell for 19 years as baseball’s longest-running double play duo.
5-TIME
ALL-STAR
Tigers
ALL-TIME TEAM
1984
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame Second Basemen

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Whitaker
CAREER
75.0
LONG PEAK
37.9
PRIME
25.4
SHORT PEAK
18.9
JAWS
56.5
WAR PER
5.1
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
70.8
LONG PEAK
45.6
PRIME
33.2
SHORT PEAK
22.8
JAWS
58.2
WAR PER
5.2

Where Does Lou Whitaker Rank Among Second Basemen?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
12
CAREER
7
LONG PEAK
22
PRIME
29
SHORT PEAK
28
JAWS
13
RANKING
EGG RANKING
CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS

Hall of Fame Second Basemen Wins Above Replacement Comparison

Whitaker
Average HOF Second Base
80.080.060.060.040.040.020.020.00.00.07537.925.418.956.45.170.845.633.222.858.25.2Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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