How Lou Whitaker's Assists Compares to Similar Players

Lou Whitaker totaled 6,653 career Assists, well above the league average of 312.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Assists season came in 1982, posting 470, well above the league average of 51.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1977 at 18, well below the league average of 52.5 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Assists total went from 312 in 1992 to 322 in 1993 and 163 in 1995, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Assists profile — ranging from 18 to 470 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Lou Whitaker Lifetime Assists

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Lou Whitaker Assists Per Season

Lou Whitaker's Assists for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, 2B, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Lou Whitaker Assists per season line chart

Lou Whitaker Assists by Team

Lou Whitaker's career Assists totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Lou Whitaker career Assists by team bar chart

Lou Whitaker Cumulative Assists — Career Progression

A running total of Lou Whitaker's career Assists, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Lou Whitaker Assists year-over-year waterfall chart

Lou Whitaker Assists Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Lou Whitaker's seasonal Assists alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Lou Whitaker Assists distribution box chart versus comparable players

Lou Whitaker Assists — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Lou Whitaker's MLB career with Assists alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Lou Whitaker Assists season-by-season breakdown table