Willie Horton

Positions: Leftfielder and Designated Hitter

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 209lb (180cm, 94kg)

Born: October 18, 1942 in Arno, VA us

High School: Northwestern HS (Detroit, MI)

Debut: September 10, 1963 (Age 20-327d, 9,768th in MLB history)
vs. WSA 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 5, 1980 (Age 37-353d)
vs. TEX 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1965 season

Full Name: William Wattison Horton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

26.4

AB

7298

R

873

H

1993

BA

.273

HR

325

RBI

1163

SB

OBP

.332

SLG

.457

OPS

.789

OPS+

120

Standard Batting

Games by Position

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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
1962	19	DET-min	C	123	501	441	68	130	20	4	15	72	18		49	46	.295	.369	.460	.830		203		6	0	5	1		DSU · NORL
1963	20	DET-min	AA,AAA	139	580	520	89	164	22	10	16	78	4	2	45	62	.315	.371	.488	.860		254		3	9	3			KNX,SYR · SALL,IL
1963	20	DET	AL	15	43	43	6	14	2	1	1	4	2	0	0	8	.326	.326	.488	.814	122	21	0	0	0	0	0	/79
1964	21	DET-min	AAA	135	547	490	73	141	16	9	28	99	4	0	44	68	.288	.352	.529	.881		259		7	2	4			SYR · IL
1964	21	DET	AL	25	92	80	6	13	1	3	1	10	0	0	11	20	.163	.272	.288	.559	55	23	0	1	0	0	2	7/9
1965	22	DET	AL	143	572	512	69	140	20	2	29	104	5	9	48	101	.273	.340	.490	.831	133	251	12	6	2	4	9	*79/5	AS,MVP-8
1966	23	DET	AL	146	578	526	72	138	22	6	27	100	1	1	44	103	.262	.321	.481	.802	125	253	11	3	2	3	4	*79	MVP-21
1967	24	DET	AL	122	445	401	47	110	20	3	19	67	0	0	36	80	.274	.338	.481	.819	137	193	12	4	1	3	0	*7/9
1968	25	DET	AL	143	578	512	68	146	20	2	36	85	0	3	49	110	.285	.352	.543	.895	165	278	14	8	2	7	8	*7	AS,MVP-4
1969	26	DET	AL	141	568	508	66	133	17	1	28	91	3	3	52	93	.262	.332	.465	.796	117	236	8	3	1	4	10	*7/9
1970	27	DET	AL	96	404	371	53	113	18	2	17	69	0	1	28	43	.305	.354	.501	.855	133	186	7	2	0	3	6	7/9	AS
1971	28	DET	AL	119	498	450	64	130	25	1	22	72	1	5	37	75	.289	.349	.496	.845	133	223	15	7	0	4	8	*79
1972	29	DET	AL	108	367	333	44	77	9	5	11	36	0	0	27	47	.231	.293	.387	.681	99	129	8	3	2	2	5	79
1973	30	DET	AL	111	443	411	42	130	19	3	17	53	1	4	23	57	.316	.362	.501	.863	136	206	14	7	1	1	5	7/D9	AS,MVP-29
1974	31	DET	AL	72	263	238	32	71	8	1	15	47	0	1	21	36	.298	.361	.529	.891	152	126	6	3	0	1	3	7/D
1975	32	DET	AL	159	667	615	62	169	13	1	25	92	1	2	44	109	.275	.319	.421	.740	106	259	18	0	0	8	11	*D
1976	33	DET	AL	114	456	401	40	105	17	0	14	56	0	0	49	63	.262	.342	.409	.751	117	164	16	2	0	4	7	D
1977	34	TOT	AL	140	573	523	55	151	23	3	15	75	2	3	42	117	.289	.337	.430	.767	107	225	15	0	0	8	5	*D7
1977	34	DET	AL	1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	35	1	0	0	0	0	0	/7
1977	34	TEX	AL	139	569	519	55	150	23	3	15	75	2	3	42	117	.289	.337	.432	.769	108	224	15	0	0	8	5	*D7
1978	35	TOT	AL	115	425	393	38	99	21	0	11	60	3	1	28	69	.252	.303	.389	.692	95	153	14	1	2	1	6	D/7
1978	35	CLE	AL	50	186	169	15	42	7	0	5	22	3	0	15	25	.249	.314	.379	.692	95	64	7	1	1	0	4	D
1978	35	OAK	AL	32	112	102	11	32	8	0	3	19	0	1	9	15	.314	.369	.480	.850	144	49	1	0	1	0	2	D/7
1978	35	TOR	AL	33	127	122	12	25	6	0	3	19	0	0	4	29	.205	.228	.328	.556	55	40	6	0	0	1	0	D
1979	36	SEA	AL	162	696	646	77	180	19	5	29	106	1	1	42	112	.279	.326	.458	.784	108	296	20	4	2	2	4	*D	MVP-24
1980	37	SEA	AL	97	384	335	32	74	10	1	8	36	0	4	39	70	.221	.306	.328	.635	74	110	5	4	2	4	2	D
1981	38	PIT-min	AAA	104	405	368	50	111	25	1	17	75	1	1	26	61	.302	.346	.514	.859		189		3	0	8	1		POR · PCL
1982	39	PIT-min	AAA	119	497	440	61	121	11	1	22	82	2	2	48	71	.275	.346	.455	.801		200		3	0	6	5		POR · PCL
1983	40	NLA	AAA																										NLA · MEX
18 Yrs				2028	8052	7298	873	1993	284	40	325	1163	20	38	620	1313	.273	.332	.457	.789	120	3332	195	58	17	59	95
162 Game Avg.				162	643	583	70	159	23	3	26	93	2	3	50	105	.273	.332	.457	.789	120	266	16	5	1	5	8
				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
DET (15 yrs)				1515	5978	5405	671	1490	211	31	262	886	14	29	469	945	.276	.337	.472	.808	127	2549	141	49	11	44	78
SEA (2 yrs)				259	1080	981	109	254	29	6	37	142	1	5	81	182	.259	.319	.414	.733	96	406	25	8	4	6	6
OAK (1 yr)				32	112	102	11	32	8	0	3	19	0	1	9	15	.314	.369	.480	.850	144	49	1	0	1	0	2
TEX (1 yr)				139	569	519	55	150	23	3	15	75	2	3	42	117	.289	.337	.432	.769	108	224	15	0	0	8	5
CLE (1 yr)				50	186	169	15	42	7	0	5	22	3	0	15	25	.249	.314	.379	.692	95	64	7	1	1	0	4
TOR (1 yr)				33	127	122	12	25	6	0	3	19	0	0	4	29	.205	.228	.328	.556	55	40	6	0	0	1	0

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

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Willie Horton

SUMMARY

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AB

R

H

BA

HR

RBI

SB

OBP

SLG

OPS

OPS+

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Player Value--Batting

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