How Lou Whitaker's OPS Compares to Similar Players

Lou Whitaker posted a career OPS of .789, near the league average of .725 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best OPS season came in 1995, posting .890, above the league average of .771 that year. The lowest point came in 1980 at .614, below the league average of .724 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .847 in 1992 to .861 in 1993 and .890 in 1995. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. One of the more consistent OPS producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 18 seasons.

Lou Whitaker Lifetime OPS

Stats similar to OPS for Lou Whitaker
Lou Whitaker
OPS
Career0.789
Season Avg.0.789
162 Game Avg.0.789
More InfoSee More

Lou Whitaker OPS Per Season

Lou Whitaker's OPS 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 OPS per season line chart

Lou Whitaker OPS by Team

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

Lou Whitaker OPS Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Lou Whitaker's career OPS 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 OPS year-over-year waterfall chart

Lou Whitaker OPS Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Lou Whitaker OPS — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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