World Series titles
1
All-Star selections
5
Gold Gloves
3
Career hits
2,369
Career home runs
244
Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 3 | |
| 1979 | 3 | |
| 1980 | 1 | |
| 1981 | 5 | |
| 1982 | 15 | |
| 1983 | 12 | |
| 1984 | 13 | |
| 1985 | 21 | |
| 1986 | 20 | |
| 1987 | 16 | |
| 1988 | 12 | |
| 1989 | 28 | |
| 1990 | 18 | |
| 1991 | 23 | |
| 1992 | 19 | |
| 1993 | 9 | |
| 1994 | 12 | |
| 1995 | 14 |
Data sources
- MLB.com
- Baseball Reference
- National Baseball Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Lou Whitaker ranks #129 in Baseball
Lou Whitaker ranks #129 in Baseball and #2524 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.3/100.
The verified career covers 1977–1995 and 18 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Statistics the strongest category at 94/100 (15% weight). Key metrics: World Series titles 1, All-Star selections 5, Gold Gloves 3, Career hits 2369.
Nearest context: ahead Pete Hill (87.3); behind Harry Heilmann (87.2). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Lou Whitaker GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Whitaker comparisons
Lou Whitaker — frequently asked
- Is Lou Whitaker the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Lou Whitaker ranks #129 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 87.3/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Lou Whitaker's GOAT Score?
- 87.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does Lou Whitaker rank all time?
- #2524 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #129 in Baseball.
- Lou Whitaker vs Pete Hill: who ranks higher?
- Lou Whitaker ranks higher at 87.3 versus Pete Hill at 87.3, a margin of 0.0 points.