2B
Position
May 12, 1957
Birthdate
5'11"
Height
160 lbs
Weight
Brooklyn
NY
Rnd 5, #99
1975 Draft
19 years
Experience
Awards
World Series Champion
1984
AL Rookie Of The Year
1978
3x AL Gold Glove
1983, 1984, 1985
4x AL Silver Slugger
1983, 1984, 1985, 1987
Summary
Lou Whitaker played 19 seasons for the Tigers. He had a .276 batting average, 2,369 hits, 244 home runs, 1,084 RBIs and 1,386 runs scored. He won 3 Gold Glove awards, the Rookie of the Year award, 4 Silver Slugger awards and 1 World Series.
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Team Batting Leaders 
HR
27
Dingler
RBI
91
Dingler
AVG
.280
Greene
Team Pitching Leaders 
W
10
Valdez
K
135
Valdez
ERA
2.70
Mize
Team Rankings
HR
181
18th
R
723
14th
SO
1,312
21st
ERA
3.67
6th
Twins
Tigers
Royals
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MLB 2026 Standings
| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Braves - y | 94 | 68 | .580 | |
 Phillies - w | 88 | 74 | .543 | 6.0 |
80 | 82 | .494 | 14.0 | |
77 | 85 | .475 | 17.0 | |
74 | 88 | .457 | 20.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Brewers - y | 103 | 59 | .636 | |
 Cubs - w | 89 | 73 | .549 | 14.0 |
82 | 80 | .506 | 21.0 | |
77 | 85 | .475 | 26.0 | |
75 | 87 | .463 | 28.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Dodgers - y | 100 | 62 | .617 | |
 Padres - w | 91 | 71 | .562 | 9.0 |
86 | 76 | .531 | 14.0 | |
65 | 97 | .401 | 35.0 | |
58 | 104 | .358 | 42.0 |
Marlins
Nationals
Mets
Pirates
Cardinals
Reds
Diamondbacks
Giants
Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rays - y | 98 | 64 | .605 | |
 Yankees - w | 93 | 68 | .578 | 4.5 |
 Red Sox - w | 87 | 75 | .537 | 11.0 |
79 | 82 | .491 | 18.5 | |
79 | 83 | .488 | 19.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Guardians - y | 85 | 77 | .525 | |
 White Sox - w | 84 | 78 | .519 | 1.0 |
77 | 85 | .475 | 8.0 | |
76 | 86 | .469 | 9.0 | |
69 | 93 | .426 | 16.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Astros - y | 81 | 81 | .500 | |
80 | 82 | .494 | 1.0 | |
76 | 86 | .469 | 5.0 | |
64 | 98 | .395 | 17.0 | |
62 | 100 | .383 | 19.0 |
Orioles
Blue Jays
Rangers
Mariners
Athletics
Angels