Ricky Horton

Ricky Neal Horton

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: July 30, 1959 in Poughkeepsie, NY
High School: F.D. Roosevelt HS (Hyde Park, NY)
School: University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 4th round of the 1980 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 7, 1984
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/WhiteSox/Dodgers 1984-1990

Final Game: July 23, 1990
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Standard Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1980	20	STL-min	A	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0			GST,SPT · SALL,FLOR
1981	21	STL-min	A	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		SPT · FLOR
1982	22	STL-min	AA,AAA	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		ARK,LOU · TL,AA
1983	23	STL-min	AAA	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		LOU · AA
1984	24	STL	NL	39	38	31	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	.065	.094	.065	.158	-54	2	0	0	6	0	0	1
1985	25	STL	NL	49	21	16	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	.063	.211	.063	.273	-20	1	0	0	2	0	0	1
1986	26	STL-min	A	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		SPR · MIDW
1986	26	STL	NL	42	25	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	.056	.261	.056	.316	-7	1	0	0	2	0	0	1
1987	27	STL	NL	68	30	29	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	.172	.200	.207	.407	8	6	0	0	0	0	0	1/9
1988	28	TOT	MLB	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1988	28	CHW	AL	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1988	28	LAD	NL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1989	29	STL-min	AAA	2	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500	.500	.500	1.000		1		0	1	0	0		LOU · AA
1989	29	TOT	NL	34	14	12	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.333	.583	64	4	0	0	2	0	0	1
1989	29	LAD	NL	23	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1989	29	STL	NL	11	13	11	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.273	.273	.364	.636	79	4	0	0	2	0	0	1
1990	30	MIL-min	AAA	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		DEN · AA
1990	30	STL	NL	32	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
1991	31	CLE-min	AAA,AA	47	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		CSP,CAK · PCL,EL
7 Yrs				328	133	110	5	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	33	.109	.183	.127	.311	-12	14	0	0	13	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	66	54	2	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	16	.109	.183	.127	.311	-12	7	0	0	6	0	0

STL (6 yrs)				241	132	109	5	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	32	.110	.185	.128	.313	-12	14	0	0	13	0	0
LAD (2 yrs)				35	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
CHW (1 yr)				52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

NL (7 yrs)				276	133	110	5	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	33	.109	.183	.127	.311	-12	14	0	0	13	0	0
AL (1 yr)				52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
1984	24	STL	NL	39	38	-6	0	0	0	4	-1	-0.2	1	-0	-0.2	.496	.499	-0.2	0.0	-0	$	1
1985	25	STL	NL	49	21	-3	0	0	0	2	-0	-0.0	1	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$110,000	1
1986	26	STL	NL	42	25	-3	-0	0	0	3	0	0.0	1	1	0.0	.501	.500	0.0	0.0	1	$275,000	1
1987	27	STL	NL	68	30	-3	0	0	-0	4	1	0.1	1	2	0.1	.502	.501	0.1	0.0	2	$410,000	1/9
1988	28	CHW	AL	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$532,500	1
1988	28	LAD	NL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1989	29	LAD	NL	23	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	-0	$68,000	1
1989	29	STL	NL	11	13	-0	-0	0	0	1	1	0.1	0	1	0.1	.509	.501	0.1	0.0	1	$	1
1990	30	STL	NL	32	5	-1	0	0	0	1	-1	-0.1	0	-0	-0.1	.498	.500	-0.1	0.0	-1	$120,000	1
7 Seasons				328	133	-17	0	1	-0	16	0	0.0	4	4	-0.1	.500	.500	-0.1	0.2	4	$1,515,500

STL (6 yrs)				241	132	-17	0	1	-0	16	0	0.0	4	4	-0.1	.500	.500	-0.1	0.1	4	$915,000
LAD (2 yrs)				35	1	-0	0	0	0	0	-0	-0.0	0	-0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	-0	$68,000
CHW (1 yr)				52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$532,500

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	RC	RC/G	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO
1984	24	STL	NL	38	35	0	0.0	92	.111	.065	.261	.094	.326	.065	.380	.158	.705	-54	.000	-6.4	-0.7	.103	.032	.000
1985	25	STL	NL	21	17	1	1.6	95	.091	.063	.260	.211	.328	.063	.388	.273	.715	-20	.144	-2.6	-0.3	.267	.188	.000
1986	26	STL	NL	25	19	1	1.4	97	.067	.056	.261	.261	.331	.056	.394	.316	.726	-7	.116	-2.6	-0.3	.353	.278	.000
1987	27	STL	NL	30	24	1	1.1	108	.250	.172	.271	.200	.341	.207	.423	.407	.764	8	.066	-4.0	-0.4	.292	.069	.034

1989	29	TOT	NL	14	11	1	2.5	93	.300	.250	.257	.250	.325	.333	.383	.583	.707	64	.286	-0.6	-0.1	.444	.083	.083
1989	29	LAD	NL	1	1	0	0.0	90		.000	.253	.000	.320	.000	.376	.000	.696	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000
1989	29	STL	NL	13	10	1	2.7	93	.300	.273	.257	.273	.325	.364	.383	.636	.708	79	.322	-0.3	-0.0	.500	.091	.091
1990	30	STL	NL	5	5	0	0.0	98	.000	.000	.264	.000	.330	.000	.397	.000	.728	-100	.000	-1.1	-0.1	.000	.000	.000
7 Yrs				133	111	4	1.0	98	.156	.109	.263	.183	.331	.127	.396	.311	.727	-12	.060	-17.2	-1.8	.245	.109	.018
162 Game Avg.				66	55	2	1.0	98	.156	.109	.263	.183	.331	.127	.396	.311	.727	-12	.060	-17.2	-1.8	.245	.109	.018

STL (6 yrs)				132	110	4	1.0	98	.156	.110	.263	.185	.331	.128	.396	.313	.727	-12	.062	-16.9	-1.7	.247	.110	.018
LAD (2 yrs)				1	1	0	0.0	90		.000	.253	.000	.320	.000	.376	.000	.696	-100	.000	-0.3	-0.0	.000	.000	.000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Opp	Rslt	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
1985	25	STL	NL	NLCS	LAD	W	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0
1985	25	STL	NL	WS	KCR	L	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

1987	27	STL	NL	NLCS	SFG	W	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0
1987	27	STL	NL	WS	MIN	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
1988	28	LAD	NL	NLCS	NYM	W	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0
3 Yrs (5 Series)							13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
3 NLCS							8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0
2 WS							5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB
1984	24	STL	NL	38	0.0%	34.2%	2.6%	0.0%	0%	13.00	2.4				9.50	47%
1985	25	STL	NL	21	0.0%	23.8%	14.3%	0.0%	0%	1.67	3.2				2.00	52%
1986	26	STL	NL	25	0.0%	12.0%	20.0%	0.0%	0%	0.60	6.0				3.00	60%
1987	27	STL	NL	30	0.0%	30.0%	3.3%	3.3%	20%	9.00	3.2				1.43	67%

1989	29	TOT	NL	14	0.0%	14.3%	0.0%	7.1%	33%		6.0			2.33	3.50	71%	8%	0.0%	33%
1989	29	LAD	NL	1	0.0%	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%			1.0					0%
1989	29	STL	NL	13	0.0%	7.7%	0.0%	7.7%	33%		11.0			2.33	3.50	77%	8%	0.0%	33%
1990	30	STL	NL	5	0.0%	20.0%	0.0%	0.0%			4.0			2.00	3.00	60%	0%		100%
7 Yrs				133	0.0%	24.8%	7.5%	1.5%	17%	3.30	3.3			2.25	2.95	58%	6%	0.0%	50%
MLB Averages					2.2%	14.7%	8.6%	6.8%	30%	1.72	6.1	40.6	8.4	0.80	1.06	73%	20%	6.6%	26%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	AB
1984	24	STL	NL	-6.4	-0.7	39	-0.4	0.1	-0.5	.80	-0.6	0.1	-5.6	-0.6	0.96	-6.1	0
1985	25	STL	NL	-2.6	-0.3	21	-0.3	0.1	-0.4	.83	-0.2	-0.1	-2.8	-0.3	0.97	-2.7	0
1986	26	STL	NL	-2.6	-0.3	25	-0.4	0.1	-0.5	1.06	-0.3	-0.1	-3.1	-0.3	0.91	-2.6	0
1987	27	STL	NL	-4.0	-0.4	31	-0.3	0.1	-0.4	.66	-0.3	-0.1	-5.4	-0.5	0.96	-4.3	0
1988	28	TOT	MLB	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
1988	28	CHW	AL	0.0	0.0
1988	28	LAD	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
1989	29	TOT	NL	-0.6	-0.1	14	-0.1	0.1	-0.2	.74	-0.1	-0.0	-1.0	-0.1	0.76	-1.1	0
1989	29	LAD	NL	-0.3	-0.0	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	.00	0.0		-0.1	-0.0	0.38	-0.2	0
1989	29	STL	NL	-0.3	-0.0	13	-0.1	0.1	-0.2	.80	-0.1	0.0	-0.9	-0.1	0.80	-0.9	0
1990	30	STL	NL	-1.1	-0.1	5	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.45	-0.1	0.0	-0.7	-0.1	0.72	-1.1	0
7 Yrs				-17.2	-1.8	135	-1.5	0.6	-2.1	.80	-1.6	-0.2	-18.6	-1.9	0.92	-18.0	0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
1984	24	STL	NL	1	0	67%	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	25%	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
1985	25	STL	NL	0	0	25%	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1986	26	STL	NL	0	0	0%	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	2	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
1987	27	STL	NL	1	0	33%	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

1989	29	TOT	NL	0	0	0%	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1989	29	LAD	NL	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1989	29	STL	NL	0	0	0%	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1990	30	STL	NL	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7 Yrs				2	0	23%	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	11%	7	7	0	1	1	0	1	0	1

Situational Hitting*

						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
1984	24	STL	NL	38	68%	2			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	6	86%	8	0	0%	10	5	50%	21	0	0%	0	0		3	2	67%	0
1985	25	STL	NL	21	76%	1			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	100%	6	0	0%	5	1	20%	13	0	0%	1	0	0%	1	1	100%	0
1986	26	STL	NL	25	84%	1			0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	67%	4	0	0%	5	1	20%	12	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1987	27	STL	NL	30	53%	5			0	0	0	0		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0%	4	0	0%	4	1	25%	21	0	0%	0	0		3	0	0%	0

1989	29	TOT	NL	14	64%	3	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	100%	2	0	0%	2	1	50%	6	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1989	29	LAD	NL	1	100%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0		0
1989	29	STL	NL	13	62%	3	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	100%	2	0	0%	2	1	50%	6	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
1990	30	STL	NL	5	60%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	100%	1	0	0%	1	1	100%	1	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
7 Yrs				133	68%	12	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	17	13	76%	25	0	0%	27	10	37%	74	0	0%	1	0	0%	7	3	43%	0
MLB Averages					60%																			75%			11%			35%			15%			52%			56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1stS	30%	30c	30s	20%	20c	20s	31%	31c	31s	L/SO	PAu	Pitu	Stru
1989	29	TOT	NL	14	39	2.79	28	72%	25%	11%	21%	43%	75%	0%	54%	86%	57%	0%	0	0	7%	1	0	0%	0	0	50%	0	0	0
1989	29	LAD	NL	1	6	6.00	3	50%	33%	67%	0%	0%	67%	0%	33%	0%	0%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0
1989	29	STL	NL	13	33	2.54	25	76%	24%	4%	24%	48%	76%	0%	58%	95%	62%	0%	0	0	8%	1	0	0%	0	0	100%	0	0	0
1990	30	STL	NL	5	10	2.00	9	90%	0%	11%	22%	44%	78%	0%	70%	67%	60%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	2
2 Yrs				19	49	2.58	37	76%	19%	11%	22%	43%	76%	0%	57%	80%	58%	0%	0	0	5%	1	0	0%	0	0	33%	0	0	2
MLB Averages						3.60		62%	24%	14%	27%	34%	75%	2%	47%	81%	32%	6%			16%			9%			26%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	SH
1984	24	39	38	31	2	2	0	1	13	.065	.094	.065	.158	-54	2	6
1985	25	88	59	47	3	3	0	4	18	.064	.137	.064	.201	-41	3	8
1986	26	130	84	65	3	4	0	9	21	.062	.176	.062	.237	-30	4	10
1987	27	198	114	94	5	9	1	10	30	.096	.183	.106	.289	-18	10	10
1988	28	262	114	94	5	9	1	10	30	.096	.183	.106	.289	-18	10	10
1989	29	296	128	106	5	12	2	10	32	.113	.190	.132	.322	-9	14	12
1990	30	328	133	110	5	12	2	10	33	.109	.183	.127	.311	-12	14	13

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
1984	24	39	38	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	.000	.031	.000	.031	0	39
1985	25	49	21	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	.000	.158	.000	.158	0	49
1986	26	42	25	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3	.000	.217	.000	.217	0	42
1987	27	68	30	29	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	9	.172	.200	.207	.407	1	68

1989	29	34	14	12	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.333	.583	1	34
1990	30	32	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	32
6 Yrs		264	133	110	2	8	2	0	0	0	0	10	33	.073	.150	.091	.241	2	264
162 Game Avg.		162	82	68	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	6	20	.073	.150	.091	.241	1	264

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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Sum any set of rows by clicking anywhere (not red or blue) on the first and last rows of your selection. We will then compute the totals for the player between and including those two seasons.
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Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons or career game numbers (like '#1972:batting_standard', '#1970-1980-sum:batting_standard', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum:pitching_standard') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

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