04/13/1993
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Lou Whitaker
Age: 35 | Bats: L | Throws: R
Overall:    Potential:
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 -0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 9 8 10 9
Gap 10 8 11 11
Power 10 8 11 10
Eye 14 11 15 14
Avoid K's 16 15 17 16
INFORMATION
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Birthdate:05/12/1957
Born in:Brooklyn, NY
Nationality:American
Height/Weight:5' 11"/170 lbs
Local Pop.:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
CATCHER RATINGS
C Ability Arm
- 1 -
INFIELD RATINGS
1B 2B 3B SS Range Error Arm DP
- 15 13 11 12 16 13 16
OUTFIELD RATINGS
LF CF RF Range Error Arm
- - - 1 1 2
RUN RATINGS
Speed Steal Baserun
9 17 9
BUNT RATINGS
Sacrifice For Hit
9 2
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
04/11/1993 NYY Win, 8-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/02/1993 @ CWS Win, 7-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE 1993 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 -109
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.00 -0.0  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Versus Right   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
April   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Last Year   167 36 4 4 4 19 24 16 23 0 5 1 .216 .288 .359 .647
2 Years Ago   332 70 11 2 7 34 44 38 45 3 10 1 .211 .291 .319 .611
Career   7983 1996 270 109 210 957 1070 909 1005 63 167 33 .250 .327 .390 .717
Home   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Road   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Grass   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Night   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
As Reliever / Substitution   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Inning 7-9   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2 Outs   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Scoring Position   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Empty   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-0   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Ahead in Count   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 9th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1977 Milwaukee - DBL 20 157 531 129 12 7 4 57 69 64 0 6 50 15 6 .243 .321 .315 .636 75 78 1.7
1978 Milwaukee - DBL 21 158 568 142 20 5 8 59 58 56 2 4 64 9 3 .250 .317 .345 .663 83 86 2.3
1979 Milwaukee - DBL 22 160 608 158 26 10 12 67 90 76 1 3 97 10 9 .260 .342 .395 .736 99 102 3.2
1980 Milwaukee - DBL 23 154 628 173 22 10 19 77 92 79 1 3 75 8 10 .275 .356 .433 .789 109 111 4.6
1981 Milwaukee - DBL 24 156 617 180 20 6 20 72 90 72 1 6 53 24 8 .292 .364 .441 .804 115 112 4.8
1982 Milwaukee - DBL 25 129 495 126 11 9 16 55 68 68 1 3 56 20 10 .255 .344 .410 .754 99 106 2.5
1983 Milwaukee - DBL 26 151 618 163 24 13 15 76 86 58 1 6 76 20 7 .264 .325 .417 .743 98 100 3.4
1984 Milwaukee - DBL 27 128 476 121 14 3 23 70 67 53 1 3 55 21 4 .254 .328 .441 .770 103 109 3.5
1985 Detroit - DBL 28 154 580 163 23 16 23 98 85 75 6 7 66 28 15 .281 .365 .495 .860 146 141 6.3
1986 Detroit - DBL 29 155 566 133 22 10 13 74 72 55 5 7 79 31 13 .235 .305 .378 .683 94 90 2.2
1987 Detroit - DBL 30 140 496 123 21 4 10 49 67 53 5 1 66 24 16 .248 .326 .367 .693 100 98 2.1
1988 Baltimore - DBL 31 155 556 116 19 3 17 62 68 58 2 5 79 12 9 .209 .283 .345 .629 82 74 1.0
1989 Baltimore - DBL 32 89 304 64 5 1 9 39 38 39 3 2 59 3 1 .211 .305 .322 .627 84 84 1.4
1989 Los Angeles - DBL 32 24 87 27 5 2 2 11 12 4 1 0 6 2 1 .310 .348 .483 .831 144 138 0.8
1989 Total - DBL 32 113 391 91 10 3 11 50 50 43 4 2 65 5 2 .233 .314 .358 .672 87 88 1.7
1990 Los Angeles - DBL 33 71 203 49 6 3 3 23 23 27 1 2 34 7 2 .241 .330 .345 .675 102 100 1.6
1990 Pittsburgh - DBL 33 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -99 -0.0
1990 San Francisco - DBL 33 49 148 23 5 1 5 15 17 18 0 2 22 1 0 .155 .244 .304 .548 65 60 -0.3
1990 Total - DBL 33 123 352 72 11 4 8 38 40 45 1 4 56 8 2 .205 .294 .327 .620 71 73 0.7
1991 San Francisco - DBL 34 106 332 70 11 2 7 34 44 38 1 3 45 10 1 .211 .291 .319 .611 83 77 0.9
1992 Chicago - DBL 35 51 167 36 4 4 4 19 24 16 1 0 23 2 1 .216 .288 .359 .647 83 80 0.6
1993 Orlando - DBL 36 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -109 -0.0
Total DBL 2192 7983 1996 270 109 210 957 1070 909 33 63 1005 247 116 .250 .327 .390 .717 99 98 42.5
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1984 Denver - CBL 27 3 12 3 1 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .308 .333 .641 77 79 0.0
1989 Nashville - CBL 32 2 6 3 0 0 1 2 5 4 0 0 1 4 0 .500 .700 1.000 1.700 364 342 0.0
Total CBL 5 18 6 1 0 1 6 7 5 0 0 1 5 0 .333 .478 .556 1.034 202 193
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1979 Milwaukee - DBL 22 4 17 8 1 0 0 5 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 .471 .550 .529 1.079 0 0 0.0
1983 Milwaukee - DBL 26 7 29 11 0 0 3 7 3 3 0 0 2 1 1 .379 .438 .690 1.127 0 0 0.0
1985 Detroit - DBL 28 15 56 21 1 0 6 17 13 4 0 2 5 2 1 .375 .403 .714 1.118 0 0 0.0
1986 Detroit - DBL 29 14 40 8 2 1 1 6 5 4 0 0 5 0 1 .200 .273 .375 .648 0 0 0.0
1987 Detroit - DBL 30 13 42 5 2 0 0 1 5 5 0 0 8 5 0 .119 .213 .167 .379 0 0 0.0
1989 Los Angeles - DBL 32 5 14 4 1 0 0 5 3 5 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .474 .357 .831 0 0 0.0
Total DBL 58 198 57 7 1 10 41 33 24 0 2 22 8 4 .288 .362 .485 .846 138 136
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1977 Milwaukee - DBL 2B 156 156 315 510 121 835 10 .988 1370.0 5.42 +6.9 1.040
1977 Milwaukee - DBL SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
1978 Milwaukee - DBL 2B 155 155 365 552 127 929 12 .987 1378.0 5.99 +6.9 1.021
1978 Milwaukee - DBL SS 2 1 0 5 3 6 1 .833 11.0 4.09 -0.8 .749
1979 Milwaukee - DBL 2B 159 158 332 504 100 859 23 .973 1429.0 5.27 +4.9 1.023
1980 Milwaukee - DBL 2B 154 153 366 479 91 856 11 .987 1363.2 5.58 +7.8 1.036
1981 Milwaukee - DBL 2B 155 154 293 520 80 824 11 .987 1363.1 5.37 +3.1 1.030
1982 Milwaukee - DBL 2B 127 125 244 368 73 627 15 .976 1124.1 4.90 -2.1 .992
1983 Milwaukee - DBL 2B 149 148 273 457 76 744 14 .981 1330.0 4.94 +3.4 1.002
1984 Milwaukee - DBL 2B 127 126 245 348 74 599 6 .990 1102.0 4.84 +5.3 1.051
1984 Denver - CBL 2B 3 3 11 6 5 17 0 1.000 26.0 5.88 +0.3 1.295
1985 Detroit - DBL 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 -0.0 1.030
1985 Detroit - DBL 3B 154 154 82 269 25 356 5 .986 1392.0 2.27 +4.4 1.035
1986 Detroit - DBL 2B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 4.0 2.25 -0.1 1.043
1986 Detroit - DBL 3B 155 155 83 277 21 367 7 .981 1375.1 2.36 +4.8 1.028
1987 Detroit - DBL 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1987 Detroit - DBL 3B 139 139 68 254 22 331 9 .973 1247.1 2.32 +4.2 1.028
1988 Baltimore - DBL 2B 5 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 8.0 3.38 +0.0 1.041
1988 Baltimore - DBL 3B 153 151 75 279 16 367 13 .965 1365.2 2.33 +2.3 1.016
1988 Baltimore - DBL SS 3 1 1 7 1 8 0 1.000 14.2 4.91 +0.1 1.044
1989 Los Angeles - DBL 2B 19 17 35 47 8 83 1 .988 160.0 4.61 -0.3 1.019
1989 Baltimore - DBL 3B 89 89 51 147 17 202 4 .980 766.0 2.33 +3.8 1.028
1989 Los Angeles - DBL 3B 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 9.0 1.00 +0.0 1.053
1989 Nashville - CBL 3B 2 2 0 7 1 8 1 .875 18.0 3.50 -0.0 .947
1989 Los Angeles - DBL SS 2 2 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 19.2 2.75 -0.4 .772
1990 Los Angeles - DBL 2B 61 45 91 153 23 245 1 .996 446.1 4.92 +4.3 1.036
1990 Pittsburgh - DBL 2B 2 0 2 1 1 3 0 1.000 2.0 13.50 +0.0 .000
1990 San Francisco - DBL 2B 5 4 13 12 2 25 0 1.000 37.0 6.08 +0.4 1.036
1990 Los Angeles - DBL 3B 8 7 5 16 1 21 0 1.000 62.0 3.05 +0.6 1.048
1990 Pittsburgh - DBL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1990 San Francisco - DBL 3B 3 2 3 6 0 9 0 1.000 19.0 4.26 +0.3 1.048
1990 Los Angeles - DBL SS 8 7 4 15 2 20 1 .950 59.0 2.90 -1.4 .872
1990 San Francisco - DBL SS 43 43 59 109 16 172 4 .977 361.0 4.19 -3.4 .933
1991 San Francisco - DBL 2B 44 40 84 102 20 187 1 .995 359.2 4.65 +2.4 1.037
1991 San Francisco - DBL 3B 5 3 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 30.1 1.48 +0.0 1.052
1991 San Francisco - DBL SS 58 58 65 158 21 230 7 .970 520.0 3.86 -3.9 .931
1992 Chicago - DBL 3B 44 43 30 77 6 110 3 .973 389.0 2.48 +1.0 1.016
1992 Chicago - DBL SS 7 5 5 18 1 23 0 1.000 52.2 3.93 +0.8 1.038
1993 Orlando - DBL SS 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 +0.0 1.045
TOTAL 2B 1327 1284 2671 4062 801 6838 105 .985 11510.1 5.26 +43.3 1.025
TOTAL 3B 754 746 398 1337 109 1777 42 .976 6674.2 2.34 +21.6 1.026
TOTAL SS 126 117 137 316 44 466 13 .972 1041.1 3.92 -8.9 .930
PLAYER HISTORY
12/15/1976 Drafted in the 1976 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 5, 5th overall pick) by the Milwaukee Brewers.
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 5 (11); Eye: 13 (13).
04/04/1977 Named the #8 prospect in the DBL
07/08/1977 Was selected to the 1977 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
01/01/1978 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 6 (11); Eye: 13 (13).
08/03/1978 Injured (Bruised ankle), day-to-day for 4 days.
08/06/1978 Injured (Mild shoulder inflammation), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/1979 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (15); Power: 7 (11); Eye: 13 (13).
07/06/1979 Was selected to the 1979 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
08/03/1979 Goes 0-3 against the New York Yankees, ending his hitting streak at 20 games.
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 16 (16); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 13 (13).
07/11/1980 Was selected to the 1980 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
11/09/1980 Wins the 1980 DBL FL Silver Slugger at 2B.
01/01/1981 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 10 (11); Eye: 12 (12).
04/27/1981 Wins the DBL FL Player of the Week Award.
08/03/1981 Wins the DBL FL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1982 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 16 (16); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 12 (12).
08/15/1982 Injured (Pinched nerve (neck)), out for 3-4 weeks.
01/01/1983 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 16 (16); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 13 (13).
10/31/1983 Wins the 1983 DBL FL Gold Glove at 2B.
01/01/1984 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 16 (16); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 13 (13).
05/13/1984 Injured (High ankle sprain), out for 4 weeks.
08/05/1984 Injured (Quadriceps soreness), day-to-day for 3 days.
09/01/1984 Injured (Sore hamstring), day-to-day for one week.
12/25/1984 Was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Detroit Tigers, along with RF Harold Baines, in exchange for SS Mike Miley, RF Von Hayes.
01/01/1985 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 15 (15); Power: 12 (12); Eye: 12 (12).
07/10/1985 Was selected to the 1985 Doubleday Baseball League All-Star Game.
10/05/1985 Wins the 1985 DBL UL Division Series MVP Award.
10/27/1985 Wins the 1985 World Series MVP Award.
10/28/1985 Wins the 1985 World Series with the Detroit Tigers.
01/01/1986 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 12 (12).
10/01/1986 Injured (Knee contusion), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/1987 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 14 (14); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 13 (13).
03/24/1987 Injured (Lacerated finger), out for 2 weeks.
04/01/1987 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 1-2 weeks.
09/18/1987 Injured (Mild shoulder inflammation), day-to-day for 3 weeks.
01/01/1988 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 13 (13); Power: 11 (11); Eye: 13 (13).
01/14/1988 Was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for 3B Floyd Rayford.
01/01/1989 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 12 (12); Power: 10 (11); Eye: 13 (13).
07/09/1989 Injured (Separated shoulder), out for 4 weeks.
07/31/1989 Was traded by the Baltimore Orioles to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for 1B Candy Maldonado.
01/01/1990 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (11); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 13 (13).
07/16/1990 Was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers to the Pittsburgh Pirates, along with 1B Danny Tartabull, RF Pedro Guerrero, C Hector Villanueva, in exchange for C Mickey Tettleton, LF Greg Vaughn, 1B Kevin Reimer, CF Daryl Boston, 3B Bill Spiers.
07/30/1990 Was traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the San Francisco Giants, along with RF Pedro Guerrero, in exchange for RP Fernando Valenzuela, SS Roy Smalley.
09/29/1990 Scores his 1000th career Doubleday Baseball League run!
01/01/1991 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 10 (10); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 14 (14).
12/25/1991 Released by the San Francisco Giants.
01/01/1992 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 13 (14).
12/01/1992 Released by the Chicago Cubs.
01/01/1993 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 9 (9); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 14 (14).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1979 158 5
Year PA Rank
1980 723 4
1981 711 8
Year 3B Rank
1979 10 4
1980 10 6
1982 9 8
1983 13 4
1985 16 1
1986 10 4
Year BB Rank
1980 79 10
Year IBB Rank
1980 5 10
1981 9 5
Year SH Rank
1977 15 6
1978 14 9
1981 15 9
1986 16 5
1987 16 3
1988 24 1
Year AVG Rank
1985 .281 10
Year OBP Rank
1985 .365 7
Year SLG Rank
1985 .495 8
Year RC Rank
1985 109.74 7
Year RC/27 Rank
1985 6.54 8
Year ISO Rank
1985 .214 10
Year WOBA Rank
1985 .362 9
Year OPS Rank
1985 .860 8
Year WAR Rank
1981 5.1 9
1985 6.0 4
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