Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.
| Lou Whitaker | Stat | Luke Appling |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Seasons | 20 |
| 146.8 | Career VAL | 124.5 |
| 13.6 (1983) | Peak-season VAL | 14.0 (1936) |
| — | Hall of Fame | Inducted 1964 |
| 1× | Rookie of the Year | — |
| 3× | Gold Gloves | — |
| 4× | Silver Sluggers | — |
| 5× | All-Star Selections | 7× |
| 0 | Black ink (league-leading seasons) | — |
| 2 |
VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (MLB VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 1950 on.
| Lou Whitaker | Stat | Luke Appling |
|---|---|---|
| Career | ||
| 2,390 | Games | 2,422 |
| Batting | ||
| 2,369 | Hits | 2,749 |
| 244 | Home runs | 45 |
| 1,084 | RBI | 1,116 |
| 1,386 | Runs | 1,319 |
| 143 | Stolen bases | 179 |
| 1,197 | ||
| Gray ink (top-10 finishes) |
|---|
| — |
| Walks |
|---|
| 1,302 |
| .276 | Batting avg | .310 |
|---|
| .363 | On-base % | .399 |
|---|
| .426 | Slugging % | .398 |
|---|
| 118 | OPS+ | 118 |
|---|
| Age | Lou Whitaker | Luke Appling |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | 7.1 | — |
| 22 | 7.7 | — |
| 23 | 0.8 | — |
| 24 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 25 | 8.4 | 2.4 |
| 26 | 13.6 | 9.4 |
| 27 | 8.4 | 4.7 |
| 28 | 12 | 7.6 |
| 29 | 8.1 | 14 |
| 30 | 8.5 | 9.6 |
| 31 | 9.1 | 0.8 |
| 32 | 11.7 | 8.6 |
| 33 | 6.4 | 9.8 |
| 34 | 13.2 | 9.5 |
| 35 | 11.4 | 3.5 |
| 36 | 7.5 | 13.7 |
| 37 | 4.9 | — |
| 38 | 5.2 | — |
| 39 | — | 6.7 |
| 40 | — | 6.2 |
| 41 | — | 6.7 |
| 42 | — | 11.3 |
| 43 | — | 0 |