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| Name | Team | Age |
| Lou Whitaker | Retired (1976, Age 36) | Died (2017, Age 77) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 3, Pick 35 (1962) |
SS | B/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Fred Lynn League | 0 | 12 years (28 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 5/17/1940 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alt Pos (2B) | Alt Pos (3B) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (98.8 %) | (63.4 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1964 | DET-WAS-CLE | 52 | 196 | 19 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 10 | .608 | .281 | .327 | .214 |
| 1965 | CLE | 64 | 209 | 26 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 40 | 16 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .649 | .285 | .364 | .230 |
| 1966 | CLE | 118 | 421 | 49 | 105 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 51 | 25 | 89 | 6 | 1 | 6 | .649 | .292 | .356 | .249 |
| 1967 | CLE | 149 | 541 | 78 | 149 | 23 | 3 | 22 | 89 | 48 | 109 | 5 | 6 | 4 | .785 | .334 | .451 | .275 |
| 1968 | CLE | 152 | 493 | 70 | 119 | 29 | 1 | 22 | 82 | 60 | 82 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .761 | .323 | .438 | .241 |
| 1969 | CLE | 149 | 545 | 74 | 148 | 25 | 3 | 16 | 75 | 54 | 108 | 8 | 4 | 1 | .754 | .338 | .417 | .272 |
| 1970 | CLE | 148 | 581 | 83 | 158 | 18 | 6 | 19 | 100 | 54 | 124 | 5 | 3 | 14 | .759 | .337 | .422 | .272 |
| 1971 | CLE | 147 | 485 | 57 | 117 | 17 | 0 | 25 | 87 | 42 | 88 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .732 | .301 | .431 | .241 |
| 1972 | CLE | 148 | 577 | 86 | 164 | 19 | 2 | 31 | 130 | 57 | 102 | 8 | 4 | 6 | .828 | .343 | .485 | .284 |
| 1973 | CLE | 148 | 580 | 83 | 170 | 32 | 4 | 22 | 99 | 52 | 120 | 8 | 3 | 8 | .828 | .352 | .476 | .293 |
| 1974 | CLE | 128 | 388 | 67 | 109 | 17 | 5 | 21 | 69 | 36 | 71 | 6 | 4 | 3 | .856 | .343 | .513 | .281 |
| 1975 | CLE | 82 | 129 | 20 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 9 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .823 | .319 | .504 | .279 |
| 1976 | CLE | 36 | 85 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .642 | .242 | .400 | .212 |
| Total | 1521 | 5230 | 722 | 1383 | 221 | 27 | 209 | 892 | 476 | 1021 | 62 | 30 | 62 | .762 | .325 | .437 | .264 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1976-11-01 | Lou Whitaker has retired from the Cleveland Knights |
| 1964-09-25 | A trade has been completed between the Washington Senators and the Cleveland Knights. The Cleveland Knights receive Lou Whitaker, Jim Battle, Draft Pick - 1965 Round 2 (DET), Draft Pick - 1965 Round 1 (DET) from the Washington Senators in exchange for John Drake, Draft Pick - 1965 Round 1 (CLE). |
| 1964-07-31 | A trade has been completed between the Detroit Spiders and the Washington Senators. The Washington Senators receive Lou Whitaker, Bob Mielke, Howie Sandberg, Draft Pick - 1965 Round 2 (DET) from the Detroit Spiders in exchange for Hiro Osawa. |
| 1964-04-01 | The Detroit Spiders have renamed Lou Whitacker to Lou Whitaker. |
| 1964-04-01 | The Detroit Spiders have renamed Pete Parker to Lou Whitacker. |