Lou Whitaker
2B · 19 seasons · 1977 – 1995 · B/T: L/R
Few careers score higher: Lou Whitaker sits 1st of 0 hitters all-time in roto value, built over 19 seasons. No season of his scores higher than 1983, at +12.3, 16th that season and 2697th of 111,420 player-seasons on record. His profile is all upside: runs (+38.6), RBI (+29.2) and home runs (+26.7), and nothing on the debit side.
Hitting
Best Season
12.34
1983 · #2,697 all-time
Career Z
122.6
summed
Avg / Season
6.45
longevity-neutral
Seasons
19
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | DET | 11 | -1.90 | #388 | #48,587 |
| 1978 | DET | 139 | 5.59 | #117 | #12,323 |
| 1979 | DET | 127 | 5.57 | #109 | #12,365 |
| 1980 | DET | 145 | 0.97 | #228 | #25,911 |
| 1981 | DET | 109 | 5.10 | #110 | #13,408 |
| 1982 | DET | 152 | 7.98 | #62 | #7,790 |
| 1983★ | DET | 161 | 12.34 | #16 | #2,697 |
| 1984 | DET | 143 | 7.69 | #70 | #8,265 |
| 1985 | DET | 152 | 9.31 | #42 | #5,816 |
| 1986 | DET | 144 | 8.81 | #49 | #6,468 |
| 1987 | DET | 149 | 6.85 | #94 | #9,697 |
| 1988 | DET | 115 | 5.12 | #120 | #13,394 |
| 1989 | DET | 148 | 9.26 | #48 | #5,864 |
| 1990 | DET | 132 | 5.43 | #129 | #12,659 |
| 1991 | DET | 138 | 9.56 | #57 | #5,491 |
| 1992 | DET | 130 | 8.74 | #64 | #6,554 |
| 1993 | DET | 119 | 5.55 | #137 | #12,420 |
| 1994 | DET | 92 | 6.30 | #93 | #10,780 |
| 1995 | DET | 84 | 4.30 | #157 | #15,439 |
★ Best season by Z