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Willie Horton
William Wattison Horton

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 209 lb.

Debut September 10, 1963
  vs. WSA 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 5, 1980
Born October 18, 1942 in Arno, VA

Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1961. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1963 20 DET AL  15   43    6   14   2  1   1    4   2  0   0   8  .326  .326  .488  122   21   0   0   0   0   0
 1964 21 DET AL  25   80    6   13   1  3   1   10   0  0  11  20  .163  .272  .288   55   23   0   0   2   1   0
 1965 22 DET AL 143  512   69  140  20  2  29  104   5  9  48 101  .273  .340  .490  132  251   2   4   9   6  12 MVP-8,AS
 1966 23 DET AL 146  526   72  138  22  6  27  100   1  1  44 103  .262  .321  .481  125  253   2   3   4   3  11 MVP-21
 1967 24 DET AL 122  401   47  110  20  3  19   67   0  0  36  80  .274  .338  .481  137  193   1   3   0   4  12
 1968 25 DET AL 143  512   68  146  20  2  36   85   0  3  49 110  .285  .352  .543  165  278   2   7   8   8  14 MVP-4,AS
 1969 26 DET AL 141  508   66  133  17  1  28   91   3  3  52  93  .262  .332  .465  117  236   1   4  10   3   8
 1970 27 DET AL  96  371   53  113  18  2  17   69   0  1  28  43  .305  .354  .501  133  186   0   3   6   2   7 AS
 1971 28 DET AL 119  450   64  130  25  1  22   72   1  5  37  75  .289  .349  .496  133  223   0   4   8   7  15
 1972 29 DET AL 108  333   44   77   9  5  11   36   0  0  27  47  .231  .293  .387   99  129   2   2   5   3   8
 1973 30 DET AL 111  411   42  130  19  3  17   53   1  4  23  57  .316  .362  .501  136  206   1   1   5   7  14 MVP-29,AS
 1974 31 DET AL  72  238   32   71   8  1  15   47   0  1  21  36  .298  .361  .529  152  126   0   1   3   3   6
 1975 32 DET AL 159  615   62  169  13  1  25   92   1  2  44 109  .275  .319  .421  105  259   0   8  11   0  18
 1976 33 DET AL 114  401   40  105  17  0  14   56   0  0  49  63  .262  .342  .409  117  164   0   4   7   2  16
 1977 34 TOT AL 140  523   55  151  23  3  15   75   2  3  42 117  .289  .337  .430  107  225   0   8   5   0  15
         DET AL   1    4    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   0  .250  .250  .250   35    1   0   0   0   0   0
         TEX AL 139  519   55  150  23  3  15   75   2  3  42 117  .289  .337  .432  108  224   0   8   5   0  15
 1978 35 TOT AL 115  393   38   99  21  0  11   60   3  1  28  69  .252  .303  .389   95  153   2   1   6   1  14
         CLE AL  50  169   15   42   7  0   5   22   3  0  15  25  .249  .314  .379   95   64   1   0   4   1   7
         OAK AL  32  102   11   32   8  0   3   19   0  1   9  15  .314  .369  .480  144   49   1   0   2   0   1
         TOR AL  33  122   12   25   6  0   3   19   0  0   4  29  .205  .228  .328   55   40   0   1   0   0   6
 1979 36 SEA AL 162  646   77  180  19  5  29  106   1  1  42 112  .279  .326  .458  108  296   2   2   4   4  20 MVP-24
 1980 37 SEA AL  97  335   32   74  10  1   8   36   0  4  39  70  .221  .306  .328   74  110   2   4   2   4   5
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 18 Seasons         7298      1993     40     1163     38    1313  .273  .332  .457  120       17  59  95  58 195
               2028       873      284    325       20    620                            3332
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        583   70  159  23  3  26   93   2  3  50 105  .273  .332  .457  120  266   1   5   8   5  16
 Career High    162  646   77  180  25  6  36  106   5  9  52 117  .316  .362  .543  165  296   2   8  11   8  20
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1963 20 DET AL   43   29    7   6.5    97| .326  .259| .326  .325| .488  .399| .814  .725| 122  .691   0.9   0.1 100%
 1964 21 DET AL   92   67    7   2.8    98| .163  .258| .272  .327| .288  .401| .560  .727|  55  .320  -5.3  -0.5   0%
 1965 22 DET AL  572  399   81   5.5    93| .273  .253| .340  .323| .490  .388| .830  .711| 132  .635  20.4   2.1  35%
 1966 23 DET AL  578  405   80   5.3    92| .262  .251| .321  .319| .481  .388| .802  .707| 125  .638  15.4   1.6  50%
 1967 24 DET AL  445  307   64   5.6    87| .274  .246| .338  .316| .481  .369| .819  .685| 137  .680  18.1   2.0   0%
 1968 25 DET AL  578  392   95   6.5    82| .285  .241| .352  .311| .543  .357| .895  .668| 165  .756  39.9   4.4   0%
 1969 26 DET AL  568  391   78   5.4    99| .262  .260| .332  .337| .465  .392| .797  .730| 117  .609   9.6   1.0  50%
 1970 27 DET AL  404  269   65   6.5    98| .305  .259| .354  .334| .501  .395| .855  .729| 133  .681  15.5   1.6   0%
 1971 28 DET AL  498  344   73   5.7    96| .289  .260| .349  .334| .496  .387| .845  .720| 133  .655  18.9   2.0  16%
 1972 29 DET AL  367  268   37   3.7    85| .231  .250| .293  .319| .387  .361| .680  .680|  99  .510  -1.8  -0.2   0%
 1973 30 DET AL  443  301   69   6.2    98| .316  .266| .362  .336| .501  .391| .863  .727| 136  .654  18.0   1.8  20%
 1974 31 DET AL  263  175   44   6.8    91| .298  .261| .361  .325| .529  .375| .890  .700| 152  .711  15.1   1.6   0%
 1975 32 DET AL  667  474   79   4.5    96| .275  .263| .319  .333| .421  .386| .740  .719| 105  .518   1.4   0.1  33%
 1976 33 DET AL  456  316   55   4.7    88| .262  .259| .342  .324| .409  .366| .751  .690| 117  .575   9.5   1.0   0%
 1977 34 TOT AL  573  398   73   4.9   101| .289  .267| .337  .332| .430  .407| .767  .738| 107  .527   5.2   0.5  40%
         DET AL    4    3    0   0.0   104| .250  .272| .250  .337| .250  .414| .500  .751|  35  .000  -0.4   0.0   0%
         TEX AL  569  395   73   5.0   101| .289  .267| .337  .332| .432  .407| .769  .738| 108  .530   5.6   0.5  40%
 1978 35 TOT AL  425  312   45   3.9    92| .252  .259| .303  .324| .389  .382| .692  .706|  95  .449  -3.2  -0.3  75%
         CLE AL  186  135   19   3.8    93| .249  .260| .314  .325| .379  .383| .693  .708|  95  .437  -1.3  -0.1 100%
         OAK AL  112   73   18   6.6    89| .314  .254| .369  .318| .480  .374| .849  .693| 144  .684   6.0   0.6   0%
         TOR AL  127  104    8   2.1    94| .205  .262| .228  .328| .328  .386| .556  .714|  55  .205  -7.9  -0.8   0%
 1979 36 SEA AL  696  491   91   4.9   104| .279  .272| .326  .337| .458  .412| .784  .749| 108  .522   3.4   0.3  50%
 1980 37 SEA AL  384  276   35   3.4   100| .221  .270| .306  .333| .328  .401| .634  .734|  74  .368 -11.7  -1.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 18 Seasons     8052 5614 1078   5.2    94| .273  .259| .332  .328| .457  .386| .789  .714| 120  .596 169.4  17.9  34%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year 
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+

 1963 20 DET AL  OF    9     13    0    0    0 1.000  .977  1.44  1.91  1.50  2.16    9   78.0
                 LF    8     11    0    0    0 1.000  .973  1.38  1.57  1.43  1.90    8   69.0
                 RF    1      2    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  2.00  1.70  2.00  2.00    1    9.0
 1964 21 DET AL  OF   23     33    0    2    0  .943  .979  1.43  1.79  1.55  2.04   21  191.3
                 LF   20     29    0    2    0  .935  .976  1.45  1.46  1.55  1.81   19  168.7
                 RF    3      5    0    0    0 1.000  .980  1.67  1.60  1.98  1.86    2   22.7
 1965 22 DET AL  OF  141    249    7    3    1  .988  .978  1.82  1.78  1.90  2.04  138 1215.0 AS
                 LF  111    202    7    2    2  .991  .979  1.88  1.49  2.01  1.87  106  935.7 AS
                 RF   34     42    0    1    0  .977  .979  1.24  1.57  1.35  1.85   32  279.3 AS
                 3B    1      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  2.90  3.00  3.15    0    6.0 AS
 1966 23 DET AL  OF  137    233    4    5    1  .979  .982  1.73  1.82  1.79  2.10  133 1192.3
                 LF  129    198    4    5    1  .976  .980  1.57  1.45  1.70  1.83  121 1072.3
                 RF   20     30    0    0    0 1.000  .980  1.50  1.69  2.25  1.94   12  120.0
 1967 24 DET AL  OF  110    165    5    5    2  .971  .980  1.55  1.76  1.87  2.05  108  820.0
                 LF  109    163    4    5    2  .971  .976  1.53  1.40  1.84  1.87  108  819.0
                 RF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.60  0.00  1.80    0    1.0
 1968 25 DET AL  LF  139    203    6    6    2  .972  .978  1.50  1.45  1.57  1.85  137 1200.3 AS
 1969 26 DET AL  OF  136    272    8    8    0  .972  .978  2.06  1.84  2.17  2.13  135 1161.7
                 LF  134    266    7    7    0  .975  .978  2.04  1.60  2.17  1.99  131 1129.7
                 RF    4      7    1    1    0  .889  .976  2.00  1.60  2.25  1.91    4   32.0
 1970 27 DET AL  OF   96    154   10    3    1  .982  .980  1.71  1.85  1.75  2.14   96  844.0 AS
                 LF   94    142   10    3    1  .981  .978  1.62  1.48  1.68  1.81   92  814.0 AS
                 RF    4      6    0    0    0 1.000  .968  1.50  1.60  1.80  1.98    4   30.0 AS
 1971 28 DET AL  OF  118    176    8    7    1  .963  .982  1.56  1.96  1.64  2.24  117 1012.0
                 LF  107    143    8    6    1  .962  .981  1.41  1.60  1.62  1.93   92  837.0
                 RF   29     33    0    1    0  .971  .979  1.14  1.70  1.70  2.05   25  175.0
 1972 29 DET AL  OF   98    131    6    0    0 1.000  .983  1.40  1.91  1.65  2.22   93  746.3
                 LF   80     93    4    0    0 1.000  .980  1.21  1.53  1.60  1.89   65  544.3
                 RF   30     41    1    0    0 1.000  .979  1.40  1.76  1.87  2.12   28  202.0
 1973 30 DET AL  LF  107    161    2   10    0  .942  .977  1.52  1.68  1.76  2.00  105  832.0 AS
                 OF  107    160    2   10    0  .942  .979  1.51  2.02  1.74  2.29  106  840.3 AS
                 RF    1      3    0    0    0 1.000  .968  3.00  1.70  3.25  2.06    1    8.3 AS
                 DH    1 AS
 1974 31 DET AL  LF   64    107    2    6    0  .948  .974  1.70  1.75  1.88  2.12   64  522.0
                 DH    1
 1975 32 DET AL  DH  159
 1976 33 DET AL  DH  105
 1977 34 TOT AL  LF   11     16    0    1    0  .941  .976  1.45  1.74  1.76  2.11   10   82.0
         TOT AL  OF   11     16    0    1    0  .941  .982  1.45  2.03  1.76  2.34   10   82.0
         DET AL  LF    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  1.70  1.00  2.10    1    9.0
         TEX AL  DH  128
                 LF   10     15    0    1    0  .938  .974  1.50  1.74  1.85  2.11    9   73.0
 1978 35 TOT AL  DH  105
         CLE AL  DH   48
         OAK AL  DH   27
                 LF    1      1    0    2    0  .333 1.000  1.00  1.80  2.43  2.19    0    3.7
         TOR AL  DH   30
 1979 36 SEA AL  DH  162
 1980 37 SEA AL  DH   92

+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+

 1965 22 DET AL  3B    1      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  2.90  3.00  3.15    0    6.0

 1973 30 DET AL  DH    1
 1974 31 DET AL  DH    1
 1975 32 DET AL  DH  159
 1976 33 DET AL  DH  105
 1977 34 TEX AL  DH  128
 1978 35 TOT AL  DH  105
         CLE AL  DH   48
         OAK AL  DH   27
         TOR AL  DH   30
 1979 36 SEA AL  DH  162
 1980 37 SEA AL  DH   92

 1963 20 DET AL  LF    8     11    0    0    0 1.000  .973  1.38  1.57  1.43  1.90    8   69.0
 1964 21 DET AL  LF   20     29    0    2    0  .935  .976  1.45  1.46  1.55  1.81   19  168.7
 1965 22 DET AL  LF  111    202    7    2    2  .991  .979  1.88  1.49  2.01  1.87  106  935.7
 1966 23 DET AL  LF  129    198    4    5    1  .976  .980  1.57  1.45  1.70  1.83  121 1072.3
 1967 24 DET AL  LF  109    163    4    5    2  .971  .976  1.53  1.40  1.84  1.87  108  819.0
 1968 25 DET AL  LF  139    203    6    6    2  .972  .978  1.50  1.45  1.57  1.85  137 1200.3
 1969 26 DET AL  LF  134    266    7    7    0  .975  .978  2.04  1.60  2.17  1.99  131 1129.7
 1970 27 DET AL  LF   94    142   10    3    1  .981  .978  1.62  1.48  1.68  1.81   92  814.0
 1971 28 DET AL  LF  107    143    8    6    1  .962  .981  1.41  1.60  1.62  1.93   92  837.0
 1972 29 DET AL  LF   80     93    4    0    0 1.000  .980  1.21  1.53  1.60  1.89   65  544.3
 1973 30 DET AL  LF  107    161    2   10    0  .942  .977  1.52  1.68  1.76  2.00  105  832.0
 1974 31 DET AL  LF   64    107    2    6    0  .948  .974  1.70  1.75  1.88  2.12   64  522.0
 1977 34 TOT AL  LF   11     16    0    1    0  .941  .976  1.45  1.74  1.76  2.11   10   82.0
         DET AL  LF    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  1.70  1.00  2.10    1    9.0
         TEX AL  LF   10     15    0    1    0  .938  .974  1.50  1.74  1.85  2.11    9   73.0
 1978 35 OAK AL  LF    1      1    0    2    0  .333 1.000  1.00  1.80  2.43  2.19    0    3.7

 1963 20 DET AL  OF    9     13    0    0    0 1.000  .977  1.44  1.91  1.50  2.16    9   78.0
 1964 21 DET AL  OF   23     33    0    2    0  .943  .979  1.43  1.79  1.55  2.04   21  191.3
 1965 22 DET AL  OF  141    249    7    3    1  .988  .978  1.82  1.78  1.90  2.04  138 1215.0
 1966 23 DET AL  OF  137    233    4    5    1  .979  .982  1.73  1.82  1.79  2.10  133 1192.3
 1967 24 DET AL  OF  110    165    5    5    2  .971  .980  1.55  1.76  1.87  2.05  108  820.0
 1968 25 DET AL  OF  139    212    6    6    2  .973  .981  1.57  1.80  1.63  2.08  137 1200.3
 1969 26 DET AL  OF  136    272    8    8    0  .972  .978  2.06  1.84  2.17  2.13  135 1161.7
 1970 27 DET AL  OF   96    154   10    3    1  .982  .980  1.71  1.85  1.75  2.14   96  844.0
 1971 28 DET AL  OF  118    176    8    7    1  .963  .982  1.56  1.96  1.64  2.24  117 1012.0
 1972 29 DET AL  OF   98    131    6    0    0 1.000  .983  1.40  1.91  1.65  2.22   93  746.3
 1973 30 DET AL  OF  107    160    2   10    0  .942  .979  1.51  2.02  1.74  2.29  106  840.3
 1974 31 DET AL  OF   64    106    2    6    0  .947  .980  1.69  2.12  1.86  2.41   64  522.0
 1977 34 TOT AL  OF   11     16    0    1    0  .941  .982  1.45  2.03  1.76  2.34   10   82.0
         DET AL  OF    1      1    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  1.00  2.00  1.00  2.30    1    9.0
         TEX AL  OF   10     15    0    1    0  .938  .980  1.50  2.03  1.85  2.34    9   73.0
 1978 35 OAK AL  OF    1      1    0    2    0  .333 1.000  1.00  2.10  2.43  2.43    0    3.7

 1963 20 DET AL  RF    1      2    0    0    0 1.000 1.000  2.00  1.70  2.00  2.00    1    9.0
 1964 21 DET AL  RF    3      5    0    0    0 1.000  .980  1.67  1.60  1.98  1.86    2   22.7
 1965 22 DET AL  RF   34     42    0    1    0  .977  .979  1.24  1.57  1.35  1.85   32  279.3
 1966 23 DET AL  RF   20     30    0    0    0 1.000  .980  1.50  1.69  2.25  1.94   12  120.0
 1967 24 DET AL  RF    1      0    0    0    0              0.00  1.60  0.00  1.80    0    1.0
 1969 26 DET AL  RF    4      7    1    1    0  .889  .976  2.00  1.60  2.25  1.91    4   32.0
 1970 27 DET AL  RF    4      6    0    0    0 1.000  .968  1.50  1.60  1.80  1.98    4   30.0
 1971 28 DET AL  RF   29     33    0    1    0  .971  .979  1.14  1.70  1.70  2.05   25  175.0
 1972 29 DET AL  RF   30     41    1    0    0 1.000  .979  1.40  1.76  1.87  2.12   28  202.0
 1973 30 DET AL  RF    1      3    0    0    0 1.000  .968  3.00  1.70  3.25  2.06    1    8.3

+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total  OF*1190   1921   58   58    8  .972  .980  1.66  1.87  1.80  2.15 1167 9909.0 1114    0  127#
                 LF*1114   1735   54   55    9  .970  .978  1.61  1.53  1.78  1.91 1058 9029.7
                 DH  753   Games not counted in Overall Total below            
                 RF* 127    169    2    3    0  .983  .979  1.35  1.67  1.75  1.98  109  879.3
                 3B*   1      0    2    0    0 1.000  .952  2.00  2.90  3.00  3.15    0    6.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total      1191   1921   60   58    8  .972  .980  1.66  1.87  1.80  2.15 1167   9915
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1968   WS    DET STL     W   7  23   6   7  1  1  1   3   5   6  .304  .448  .565   0  0   0   0   1 
 1972   ALCS  DET OAK     L   5  10   0   1  0  0  0   0   1   3  .100  .182  .100   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   1-1  12  33   6   8  1  1  1   3   6   9  .242  .375  .424   0  0   0   0   1 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1965   DET AL   *   3   0   0  0  0  0   0   1   1   0  0   0   0   0 Starting LF 
 1968   DET AL   *   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0 Starting LF 
 1970   DET AL       2   1   2  0  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1973   DET AL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 4/4      2   8   1   2  0  0  0   0   2   2   0  0   0   0   0  .250  .400  .250 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1965 (LF)
1968 (LF)
1970 *
1973 *

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1965-AL-8-0.09
1966-AL-21-0.01
1968-AL-4-0.36
1973-AL-29-0.01
1979-AL-24-0.01
Car-441-0.48 shares

Batting Average
1968 AL-.285-4

On-base %
1968 AL-.352-10

Slugging %
1965 AL-.490-6
1966 AL-.481-8
1968 AL-.543-2
1971 AL-**.496-7

OPS
1965 AL-.831-9
1968 AL-.895-2

Games
1975 AL-159-3
1979 AL-162-1

At Bats
1975 AL-615-4
1979 AL-646-3

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1975 AL-667-9
1979 AL-696-7

Hits
1979 AL-180-9

Total Bases
1965 AL-251-8
1968 AL-278-2
1975 AL-259-10
1979 AL-296-9

Triples
1972 AL-5-10

Home Runs
1965 AL-29-3
1966 AL-27-9
1968 AL-36-2
1975 AL-25-8
1979 AL-29-7
Car-325-93

RBI
1965 AL-104-2
1966 AL-100-4
1968 AL-85-4
1975 AL-92-10
1979 AL-106-8

Strikeouts
1965 AL-101-10
1968 AL-110-7
1975 AL-109-8
1977 AL-117-8
1979 AL-112-5
Car-1313-92

Singles
1975 AL-130-7
1979 AL-127-9

Adjusted OPS+
1965 AL-132-10
1968 AL-165-3

Runs Created
1968 AL-95-3

Adjusted Batting Runs
1968 AL-40-3

Batting Wins
1968 AL-4.4-3

Extra-Base Hits
1965 AL-51-9
1966 AL-55-10
1968 AL-58-3
1971 AL-48-10

Offensive Win%
1968 AL-.756-3

Hit By Pitch
1965 AL-6-6
1968 AL-8-7
1971 AL-7-7
1973 AL-7-9

Sac. Flies
1968 AL-7-4
1975 AL-8-8

Intentional Walks
1975 AL-11-9

Grounded into Double Plays
1968 AL-14-10
1975 AL-18-8
1979 AL-20-7
Car-195-91

Caught Stealing
1965 AL-9-3

At Bats per Home Run
1965 AL-17.7-3
1968 AL-14.2-2
1969 AL-18.1-10
1971 AL-**20.5-10

Outs
1975 AL-474-6
1979 AL-491-5

Oldest Player
1979 AL-36-9
1980 AL-37-8
A ** by the stat's value indicates the player had fewer than the required number of at bats or plate appearances for the BA, OBP, SLG or OPS title that year. In order to rank the player, the necessary number of hitless at bats were added to the player's season total. The value printed here is their actual value and not the value used to rank them, therefore some numbers may appear out of order. Requirements to qualify for rate stats.

Black Ink: Batting - 1 (724) (Average HOFer ≈ 27)
Gray Ink: Batting - 64 (380) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 22.7 (516) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 30.5 (569) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

August 7, 1961: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.

April 12, 1977: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Texas Rangers for Steve Foucault.

February 28, 1978: Traded by the Texas Rangers with David Clyde to the Cleveland Indians for Tom Buskey and John Lowenstein.

July 3, 1978: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

July 13, 1978: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

August 15, 1978: Traded by the Oakland Athletics with Phil Huffman to the Toronto Blue Jays for Rico Carty.

December 2, 1978: Granted Free Agency.

January 27, 1979: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

December 1, 1979: Granted Free Agency.

December 20, 1979: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

December 12, 1980: Traded by the Seattle Mariners with Larry Cox, Rick Honeycutt, Mario Mendoza, and Leon Roberts to the Texas Rangers for Richie Zisk, Rick Auerbach, Ken Clay, Jerry Don Gleaton, Brian Allard, and Steve Finch (minors).

April 1, 1981: Released by the Texas Rangers.

May 4, 1981: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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