Lou Whitaker
Retired
Lou Whitaker
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Nickname:
Sweet Lou
Birthdate:
May 12, 1957 (215 y, 10 m, 20 d)
Born In:
Brooklyn, NEW, USA
Nationality:
American
Position:
2B
Bats/Throws:
L/R
Height/Weight:
5'10"/160
Entry:
Unknown
Contract:
Free Agent
ML Service Time:
None
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Player Awards
Award Date Team
Rookie of the Year 1978 None (ML)
All-Star 1987 None (ML)
1986 None (ML)
1985 None (ML)
1984 None (ML)
1983 None (ML)
Gold Glove 1985 - 2B None (ML)
1984 - 2B None (ML)
1983 - 2B None (ML)
Hall of Fame Metrics
Metric Score HoF
Pos Avg		 HoF
All Avg
Black Ink 1 20.9 25.4
Grey Ink 48 131.1 136.4
HoF Standard 46 47.7 43.3
WAR 54.9 61.6 60.5
WAR7 29.4 38.5 38.2
JAWS 42.2 50.1 49.4
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Player Score
Jack McCarty R 944
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Chris Sims R 898
Ryan Adams R 896
Mike Mattair R 888
Joey Conrad R 868
Blake Dorsey R 866
Theron Cahill R 861
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
Year PA Rank
1983 720 2
1985 701 8
1987 684 9
Year AB Rank
1983 643 2
1983 643 2
1985 609 10
1985 609 10
1987 604 10
1987 604 10
Year Hits Rank
1983 206 3
Year TB Rank
1983 294 5
Year 2B Rank
1983 40 6
1987 38 2
Year 3B Rank
1978 7 9
1979 8 8
1981 4 10
1982 8 6
1985 8 7
Year HR Rank
1989 28 7
Year R Rank
1983 94 8
1985 102 7
1986 95 10
1987 110 2
Year BB Rank
1979 78 9
1980 73 9
1989 89 6
1991 90 7
Year IBB Rank
1985 9 10
Year SH Rank
1979 14 6
1980 12 8
Year SF Rank
1978 8 7
1983 8 7
1989 9 7
1991 8 9
Year Avg Rank
1983 0.320 3
Year OBP Rank
1979 0.395 6
1983 0.380 10
1991 0.391 8
1992 0.386 6
Year ISO Rank
1989 0.210 7
Year OPS Rank
1989 0.822 10
1991 0.881 10
1992 0.847 9
Year G Rank
1981 109 1
1983 161 4
Year WAR Rank
1983 4.9 8
1989 4.4 9
1991 4.9 10