How Lou Whitaker's Played Outs Compares to Similar Players

Lou Whitaker totaled 57,204 career Played Outs, well above the league average of 6,515.6 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Played Outs season came in 1983, posting 4,074, well above the league average of 1,097.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1977 at 222, well below the league average of 1,140.0 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Played Outs total went from 2,935 in 1992 to 2,592 in 1993 and 1,358 in 1995, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Played Outs profile — ranging from 222 to 4,074 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Lou Whitaker Lifetime Played Outs

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Lou Whitaker Played Outs Per Season

Lou Whitaker's Played Outs 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 Played Outs per season line chart

Lou Whitaker Played Outs by Team

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

Lou Whitaker Cumulative Played Outs — Career Progression

A running total of Lou Whitaker's career Played Outs, 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 Played Outs year-over-year waterfall chart

Lou Whitaker Played Outs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Lou Whitaker's seasonal Played Outs 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 Played Outs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Lou Whitaker Played Outs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Lou Whitaker's MLB career with Played Outs 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 Played Outs season-by-season breakdown table