How Lou Whitaker's Runs Created Compares to Similar Players

Lou Whitaker totaled 1,437 career Runs Created, well above the league average of 262.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Runs Created season came in 1983, posting 118, well above the league average of 33.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1977 at 3, well below the league average of 32.1 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Runs Created total went from 85 in 1992 to 77 in 1993 and 48 in 1995, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs Created profile — ranging from 3 to 118 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Lou Whitaker Lifetime Runs Created

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Lou Whitaker Runs Created Per Season

Lou Whitaker's Runs Created 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 Runs Created per season line chart

Lou Whitaker Runs Created by Team

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

Lou Whitaker Cumulative Runs Created — Career Progression

A running total of Lou Whitaker's career Runs Created, 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 Runs Created year-over-year waterfall chart

Lou Whitaker Runs Created Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Lou Whitaker Runs Created — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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