How Lou Whitaker's Fielding Percentage Compares to Similar Players
Lou Whitaker posted a career Fielding Percentage of 98.37, near the league average of 97.79 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Fielding Percentage season came in 1977, posting 100.0, near the league average of 97.67 that year. The lowest point came in 1987 at 97.6, near the league average of 97.92 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from 98.44 in 1992 to 98.07 in 1993 and 98.54 in 1995. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. One of the more consistent Fielding Percentage producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 18 seasons.
Lou Whitaker Lifetime Fielding Percentage
Stats similar to Fielding Percentage for Lou Whitaker
| Lou Whitaker
Fielding Percentage |
|---|
| Career | 98.37 |
| Season Avg. | 98.37 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 98.37 |
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Lou Whitaker Fielding Percentage Per Season
Lou Whitaker's Fielding Percentage 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 Fielding Percentage by Team
Lou Whitaker's career Fielding Percentage totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Lou Whitaker Fielding Percentage Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Lou Whitaker's career Fielding Percentage shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Lou Whitaker Fielding Percentage Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Lou Whitaker's seasonal Fielding Percentage 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 Fielding Percentage — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Lou Whitaker's MLB career with Fielding Percentage 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.
