How Lou Whitaker's Total Chances Compares to Similar Players

Lou Whitaker totaled 11,613 career Total Chances, well above the league average of 1,110.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Total Chances season came in 1982, posting 811, well above the league average of 178.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1977 at 35, well below the league average of 177.9 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Total Chances total went from 577 in 1992 to 569 in 1993 and 274 in 1995, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Total Chances profile — ranging from 35 to 811 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Lou Whitaker Lifetime Total Chances

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Lou Whitaker Total Chances Per Season

Lou Whitaker's Total Chances 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 Total Chances per season line chart

Lou Whitaker Total Chances by Team

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

Lou Whitaker Cumulative Total Chances — Career Progression

A running total of Lou Whitaker's career Total Chances, 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 Total Chances year-over-year waterfall chart

Lou Whitaker Total Chances Distribution vs. Comparable Players

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

Lou Whitaker Total Chances — Season-by-Season Breakdown

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