Lou Whitaker named to Modern Era HOF Ballot

[kalinecountry]

Smooth operators around second base for almost two decades!
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Hostess Lou card!
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I read the autographs of two Hall of Famers!
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Lou Whitaker, listed on the roster as "Sweet Lou." Perfect!
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"The '95 season was Lou's 19th and final year. Whitaker hit for average and power in his career, and his glove was one of the best."
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[kalinecountry]

Tigers Fans Know That Both These Players Are Hall Of Famers.
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[kalinecountry]

https://www.theledger.com/sports/20191209/kemp-bag-is-half-empty-without-sweet-lou-in-hall-of-fame
The bag is half-empty without ?Sweet Lou? in Hall of Fame. from December 2019.
The Ledger

On Lou Whitaker: "His WAR ? Wins Above Replacement ? is 75.1, which only trails six second basemen: Rogers Hornsby, Joe Morgan, Nap Lajoie, Eddie Collins, Rod Carew and Charlie Gehringer. All six are already in the hall."

 

[kalinecountry]

If I were to peg the votes from that 2019 Modern Era Committee: three of six players voted for Whitaker; maybe one GM; and two of four media members. Doubt I'm far off on that guesstimate.

Lou Whitaker's career WAR: 75.1. Ted Simmons, who absolutely deserved yesterday's HOF induction, had 50.3 WAR as a catcher. Still cannot fathom how the 16-person 2019 Committee granted Whitaker all of six votes. The group included six Hall of Fame players, GMs, and writers.

Lynn Henning

 

[kalinecountry]

Lou Whitaker facts:
-He hit .302 in 92 games at the age of 36.
-hit 93 home runs from the ages of 20-29 in 1283 games.
-hit 151 home runs from the ages of 30-38 in 1107 games.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Whitaker and Tram. were slow starters with the long ball. Like any MIF were back then.

 

[kalinecountry]

https://www.cooperstowncred.com/when-will-lou-whitaker-join-alan-trammell-in-the-hall-of-fame/
WILL LOU WHITAKER JOIN ALAN TRAMMELL IN THE HALL OF FAME?
Cooperstown Cred

 

[kalinecountry]

Lou Whitaker?s WAR components are nice, but not gaudy:

Batting +209 runs
Fielding +77 runs
Baserunning +48 runs (baser + dp)

Yet the list of players to reach all three:

Barry Bonds
Willie Mays
Larry Walker
Lou Whitaker
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[@Stakesarehigh]

Had lou been even a 700 OPS guy against lefties he's in thr hall already. I think he gets in but it was a pretty decent hole in his game.

 

[Mitchrapp]

Had lou been even a 700 OPS guy against lefties he's in thr hall already. I think he gets in but it was a pretty decent hole in his game.

I guarantee no one looks at that. All I know is in his era, at the time he played -he's a hall of famer. He has the numbers. Always has.

 

[kalinecountry]

Lou Whitaker had a 3.50 or higher for 15 seasons. Yes, 15 seasons! Every player with 15 or more seasons with a 3.50 or higher WAR is in the Hall of Fame. Lou is a Hall of Famer.
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[tomdalton22]

Lou Whitaker had a 3.50 or higher for 15 seasons. Yes, 15 seasons! Every player with 15 or more seasons with a 3.50 or higher WAR is in the Hall of Fame. Lou is a Hall of Famer.
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I was listening to the MLB network on xm radio today. They did the tiger's Mt Rushmore. They interviewed Jim Price and Lou came up in the conversation. One of the hosts brought up the point that Lou has a higher OPS+ and WAR than Jeter. Just more evidence that Jeter might be the most over rated player in MLB history.

 

[biggunsbob]

I was listening to the MLB network on xm radio today. They did the tiger's Mt Rushmore. They interviewed Jim Price and Lou came up in the conversation. One of the hosts brought up the point that Lou has a higher OPS+ and WAR than Jeter. Just more evidence that Jeter might be the most over rated player in MLB history.

Could be but 3000 hits always gets you in.

 

[kalinecountry]

Wayne Blackburn was a Tigers minor league manager & long-time scout. He saw Lou Whitaker play as a HS junior & reported that he was ?worth seeing next spring.? On his way to see Lou as a senior, Wayne had a car accident & never made it. He recommended Bill Lajoie take Lou anyway.
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