#5 Lou Whitaker, Second Base, 31 yrs, Deadwood Prospectors
Sunday, 8/8/1988 |
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| Lou Whitaker
5/12/1957
31
USA,NY,BROOKLYN
5"11
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Second Base
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3 / 6 (Well Known)
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4.0 Stars
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| Big League Contract
$ 10,000,000
1990
11 Year(s), 171 Days (2063 total Days)
130 Day(s)
11 Year(s), 143 Days (2035 total Days)
12 Year(s)
Not eligible
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| Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
| Overall | 69 | 53 | 47 | 89 | 61 |
| Versus LHP | 54 | 48 | 47 | 77 | 55 |
| Versus RHP | 76 | 55 | 47 | 94 | 64 |
| Talent | 73 | 55 | 52 | 93 | 54 |
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| Fielding Ratings
2B : 46 (Range), .986 (Fielding Pct.)
Catcher Arm : 2
Infield Arm : 41
Outfield Arm : 18
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| Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
| 7/27 | @KC | W 2-1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #1 | | |
| 7/29 | @PHI | W 20-1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | #1 | | |
| 7/30 | @PHI | W 4-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | #1 | | |
| 7/31 | @PHI | W 2-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 8/2 | WIN | W 6-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 8/3 | WIN | W 4-3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | #1 | | |
| 8/4 | WIN | W 16-1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | #1 | | |
| 8/5 | LA | L 4-5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | #1 | PoG | |
| 8/6 | LA | L 6-8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | #1 | | |
| 8/7 | LA | L 0-5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #1 | | |
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| Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
| Overall | 110 | 462 | 149 | 35 | 4 | 23 | 82 | 99 | 75 | 111 | .323 | .415 | .565 | .980 | 1.063 | .242 |
| Projected | 162 | 680 | 219 | 52 | 6 | 34 | 121 | 146 | 110 | 163 | .323 | .415 | .565 | .980 | 1.063 | .242 |
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| Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
| Overall | 110 | 540 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 261 | 62 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 | 115.5 | 9.7 |
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| | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| vs. LHP | 155 | 49 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 34 | 25 | 18 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .316 | .385 | .626 | 1.011 |
| vs. RHP | 307 | 100 | 20 | 4 | 12 | 48 | 74 | 57 | 74 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .326 | .429 | .534 | .963 |
| Close/Late | 46 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 | .429 | .413 | .842 |
| Scoring Position | 101 | 33 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 55 | 0 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .327 | .418 | .634 | 1.052 |
| Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Home | 55 | 230 | 72 | 17 | 1 | 14 | 47 | 45 | 36 | 52 | .313 | .406 | .578 | .984 |
| Road | 55 | 232 | 77 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 54 | 39 | 59 | .332 | .423 | .552 | .975 |
| This Week | 6 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | .333 | .467 | .917 | 1.383 |
| Last Week | 5 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | .300 | .440 | .400 | .840 |
| March/April | 24 | 102 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 28 | 15 | 14 | .402 | .475 | .559 | 1.033 |
| May | 28 | 121 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 35 | .322 | .418 | .579 | .997 |
| June | 26 | 112 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 27 | .330 | .411 | .616 | 1.027 |
| July | 26 | 103 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 29 | .233 | .344 | .417 | .762 |
| August | 6 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | .333 | .467 | .917 | 1.383 |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
| 1980 | 137 | 444 | 103 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 57 | 70 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 3 | 2 | .232 | .335 | .300 | .634 | LOU |
| 1981 | 118 | 284 | 65 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 24 | 50 | 0 | 4 | 57 | 1 | 2 | .229 | .340 | .285 | .625 | LOU |
| 1982 | 86 | 226 | 53 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 32 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 7 | .235 | .350 | .279 | .628 | LOU IE BV |
| 1983 | 143 | 492 | 145 | 26 | 4 | 11 | 55 | 92 | 76 | 1 | 3 | 71 | 4 | 3 | .295 | .388 | .431 | .819 | BRO ASB |
| 1984 | 127 | 458 | 114 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 55 | 64 | 63 | 3 | 2 | 72 | 4 | 2 | .249 | .342 | .325 | .668 | ASB |
| 1985 | 162 | 588 | 172 | 24 | 1 | 23 | 98 | 121 | 100 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 7 | 3 | .293 | .395 | .454 | .849 | ASB |
| 1986 | 162 | 623 | 184 | 27 | 4 | 18 | 101 | 121 | 123 | 1 | 1 | 88 | 9 | 7 | .295 | .412 | .438 | .850 | ASB |
| 1987 | 161 | 646 | 199 | 36 | 3 | 25 | 90 | 137 | 108 | 1 | 4 | 137 | 14 | 3 | .308 | .406 | .489 | .895 | VAN DW |
| 1988 | 110 | 462 | 149 | 35 | 4 | 23 | 82 | 99 | 75 | 0 | 3 | 111 | 3 | 1 | .323 | .415 | .565 | .980 | DW,RL |
| Total | 1206 | 4223 | 1184 | 208 | 18 | 109 | 565 | 747 | 705 | 6 | 21 | 763 | 48 | 30 | .280 | .382 | .416 | .798 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1980, AA | 7 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .500 | .400 | .900 |
| 1980, AAA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 1982, AAA | 19 | 63 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .349 | .523 | .587 | 1.111 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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| Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1983 | 13 | 45 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .244 | .346 | .289 | .635 |
| 1984 | 9 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .306 | .359 | .361 | .720 |
| 1985 | 16 | 60 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .450 | .484 | .717 | 1.201 |
| 1986 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .294 | .333 | .529 | .863 |
| 1987 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .238 | .360 | .381 | .741 |
| Total | 47 | 179 | 59 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 40 | 19 | 34 | 4 | 1 | .330 | .394 | .480 | .874 |
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| Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
| Second Base | 110 | 110 | 235 | 440 | 102 | 691 | 16 | .977 | 991.1 | 6.27 | | | | |
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Drafted in 4th round, 96th overall pick, by Louisville in 1980...
Had first career hit on 4/7/1980, off Luis Tiant (OKV)...
Had 5 hits with 0 RBI against Chicago on 5/16/1980...
Injured on 5/20/1980 with a Tender Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks...
6/15/1980: Signed a contract extension with Louisville, $2,400,000 per year, for 3 years.
Hit first career homerun on 6/30/1980, off Randy Martz (DW)...
Traded from Louisville to Inland Empire on 1/31/1982 (Going to IE: P Jack Morris, 2B Lou Whitaker. Going to LOU: P John Montefusco, 1B Willie Upshaw)...
Traded from Inland Empire to Blackstone Valley on 3/2/1982 (Going to BV: 1B Doug Ault, 2B Lou Whitaker, P Angel Moreno. Going to IE: P Tom Gorman, 1B Jim Maler)...
Traded from Brooklyn to Asbury Park on 7/19/1983 (Going to BRO: P Larry Stewart, P Rick Wise, C Biff Pocoroba. Going to ASB: 2B Lou Whitaker, P Jeff Twitty, 1B Gerald Perry)...
8/14/1983: Signed a contract extension with Asbury Park, $5,850,000 per year, for 3 years.
Injured on 6/2/1984 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 5 weeks...
Won World Series with Asbury Park in 1985...
Signed as a free agent by Vancouver on 2/3/1987 to a 4-year deal worth $10,000,000 per year...
Traded from Vancouver to Deadwood on 7/14/1987 (Going to VAN: SS Aaron Aaron. Going to DW: 2B Lou Whitaker, C Kerry Mitchell, P Jeff Russell, P Ari Gold)...
Drove in 6 runs against Oakville on 9/13/1987...
Drove in 7 runs against Brooklyn on 5/17/1988...
Won Player of the Week award on 6/14/1988, hitting .406 with 4 HR, 10 RBI...
Was selected to the 1988 Allstar game...
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| Batting Leader Boards Appearances |
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OBP
1986 - .412 - 9th
| Runs
1987 - 137 - 8th
| BB
1985 - 100 - 8th
1986 - 123 - 3rd
1987 - 108 - 6th
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