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, 12,160th in major league 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 1964 season

Full Name: William Wattison Horton

Nicknames: Willie the Wonder or The Ancient Mariner

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

26.4

7298

1993

325

.273

873

RBI

1163

OBP

.332

SLG

.457

OPS

.789

OPS+

120

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1966 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	DET	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
2	2	Apr 14 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
3	3	Apr 14 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
4	4	Apr 15	DET		WSA	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
5	5	Apr 16	DET		WSA	W,7-5	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
6	6	Apr 17	DET		WSA	L,4-10	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	7	Apr 19 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,0-7	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
8	8	Apr 19 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
9	9	Apr 20	DET	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
10	10	Apr 23	DET	@	WSA	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
11	11	Apr 24 (1)	DET	@	WSA	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
12	12	Apr 24 (2)	DET	@	WSA	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
13	13	Apr 25	DET		MIN	W,3-0	CG	31	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	20 (6)	May 6	DET	@	CHW	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
15	21	May 7	DET	@	CHW	L,0-1	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
16	24 (2)	May 13	DET		CHW	W,5-4	GS	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
17	25	May 14	DET		CHW	L,3-13	CG	46	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
18	26	May 15	DET		CHW	W,8-6	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
19	27	May 17	DET		NYY	W,7-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
20	28	May 18	DET		NYY	L,2-7	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
21	30 (1)	May 20 (2)	DET	@	BAL	W,9-5	GS	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF RF
22	31	May 21	DET	@	BAL	W,7-5	CG	34	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
23	32	May 22	DET	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
24	35 (2)	May 25	DET		CLE	L,2-13	GS	52	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF RF
25	37 (1)	May 27	DET		CAL	L,2-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
26	39 (1)	May 29	DET		CAL	L,1-2	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
27	41 (1)	May 31	DET	@	KCA	L,1-7	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH RF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
28	44 (2)	Jun 3	DET	@	CAL	W,1-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
29	45	Jun 4	DET	@	CAL	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
30	46	Jun 5 (1)	DET	@	CAL	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
31	47	Jun 5 (2)	DET	@	CAL	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
32	48	Jun 7	DET		BOS	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
33	49	Jun 8	DET		BOS	W,5-4	CG	43	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
34	50	Jun 9	DET		BOS	W,9-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
35	52 (1)	Jun 11	DET		NYY	L,3-6	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
36	55 (2)	Jun 13	DET		WSA	W,4-3	GF	5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
37	57 (1)	Jun 15	DET	@	BOS	W,11-7	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
38	58	Jun 16	DET	@	BOS	W,16-4	GS	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF RF
39	59	Jun 17	DET	@	NYY	L,2-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
40	60	Jun 18	DET	@	NYY	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	4	1	0	5	1	LF
41	61	Jun 19	DET	@	NYY	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
42	62	Jun 21	DET	@	WSA	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
43	63	Jun 22	DET	@	WSA	W,12-2	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
44	64	Jun 23	DET	@	WSA	W,6-1	GS	6	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
45	65	Jun 24 (1)	DET		MIN	W,2-1	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
46	66	Jun 24 (2)	DET		MIN	L,2-9	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
47	67	Jun 25	DET		MIN	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
48	68	Jun 26 (1)	DET		MIN	L,5-7	GS	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF RF
49	69	Jun 26 (2)	DET		MIN	L,1-7	CG	46	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
50	70	Jun 28	DET	@	CAL	W,15-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
51	71	Jun 29	DET	@	CAL	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
52	72	Jul 1 (1)	DET		KCA	W,8-5	GS	16	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
53	74 (1)	Jul 2	DET		KCA	W,7-3	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
54	75	Jul 3 (1)	DET		KCA	L,0-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
55	76	Jul 3 (2)	DET		KCA	L,4-10	GS	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF RF
56	77	Jul 4	DET		CAL	L,6-11	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
57	78	Jul 5	DET		CAL	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
58	79	Jul 6	DET		CAL	L,0-1	CG	38	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
59	80	Jul 7	DET	@	MIN	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
60	81	Jul 8	DET	@	MIN	L,1-6	CG	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
61	82	Jul 9	DET	@	MIN	W,8-1	CG	28	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
62	83	Jul 10	DET	@	MIN	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
63	84	Jul 14	DET		BAL	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
64	85	Jul 15	DET		BAL	W,8-5	CG	50	13.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
65	86	Jul 16	DET		BAL	L,2-8	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
66	87	Jul 17 (1)	DET		CLE	L,3-7	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
67	88	Jul 17 (2)	DET		CLE	L,2-15	CG	46	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
68	89	Jul 19	DET	@	BAL	L,3-13	CG	45	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
69	90	Jul 20	DET	@	BAL	L,7-10	CG	43	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
70	91	Jul 21	DET	@	BAL	L,4-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
71	92	Jul 22	DET	@	CLE	W,10-5	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
72	93	Jul 23	DET	@	CLE	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
73	96 (2)	Jul 26	DET	@	CHW	W,3-1	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
74	97	Jul 27	DET	@	CHW	L,0-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
75	98	Jul 28	DET	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
76	99	Jul 29	DET	@	KCA	L,1-4	CG	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
77	100	Jul 30	DET	@	KCA	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
78	101	Jul 31 (1)	DET	@	KCA	W,5-4	GS	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
79	102	Jul 31 (2)	DET	@	KCA	W,7-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
80	103	Aug 2	DET		CHW	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	RF
81	104	Aug 3 (1)	DET		CHW	W,3-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
82	105	Aug 3 (2)	DET		CHW	L,3-6	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
83	106	Aug 5	DET		BOS	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
84	107	Aug 6	DET		BOS	L,2-8	CG	42	9.0	1	0	2	3	0	LF
85	108	Aug 7 (1)	DET		BOS	W,9-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
86	109	Aug 7 (2)	DET		BOS	L,6-7	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
87	110	Aug 8	DET	@	WSA	W,5-3	CG	50	12.0	7	0	0	7	0	LF
88	111	Aug 9	DET	@	WSA	W,8-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
89	112	Aug 10	DET	@	WSA	L,3-6	CG	51	11.2	1	0	0	1	0	LF
90	113	Aug 12	DET	@	BOS	L,9-13	CG	48	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
91	114	Aug 13	DET	@	BOS	W,13-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
92	115	Aug 14 (1)	DET	@	BOS	L,5-8	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
93	116	Aug 14 (2)	DET	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
94	117	Aug 15	DET		NYY	W,6-5	CG	39	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
95	118	Aug 16	DET		NYY	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
96	119	Aug 17	DET		NYY	W,4-2	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
97	120	Aug 19	DET		BAL	W,10-4	CG	39	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
98	121	Aug 20	DET		BAL	L,3-8	CG	37	9.0	0	1	1	2	0	LF
99	122	Aug 21	DET		BAL	W,9-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
100	123	Aug 23	DET		CHW	L,1-2	CG	45	12.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
101	124	Aug 24	DET		CHW	W,6-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
102	125	Aug 25	DET		CHW	W,8-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
103	126	Aug 26	DET	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
104	127	Aug 27	DET	@	NYY	L,1-11	CG	41	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
105	128	Aug 28	DET	@	NYY	L,1-8	CG	41	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
106	129	Aug 29	DET	@	BAL	W,6-3	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
107	130	Aug 30	DET	@	BAL	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
108	131	Aug 31 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,6-7	GS	49	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
109	132	Aug 31 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
110	133	Sep 1	DET	@	CHW	W,7-5	GS	41	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	RF LF
111	134	Sep 2 (1)	DET	@	CLE	W,4-2	GS	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
112	135	Sep 2 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,7-5	CG	44	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
113	136	Sep 3	DET	@	CLE	W,8-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
114	137	Sep 4	DET	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	44	12.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
115	138	Sep 5 (1)	DET		WSA	L,4-6	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
116	139	Sep 5 (2)	DET		WSA	W,7-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
117	140	Sep 6	DET		WSA	W,8-2	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
118	141	Sep 7	DET		WSA	W,4-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
119	142	Sep 9	DET	@	KCA	L,1-2	CG	41	9.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
120	143	Sep 10	DET	@	KCA	L,0-5	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
121	144	Sep 11	DET	@	KCA	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
122	145	Sep 13	DET		MIN	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
123	146	Sep 14	DET		MIN	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
124	147	Sep 15	DET		MIN	W,8-5	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
125	148	Sep 16	DET		CLE	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
126	149	Sep 17	DET		CLE	L,2-6	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
127	150	Sep 18	DET		CLE	L,5-6	CG	42	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
128	151	Sep 21	DET		CAL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
129	152	Sep 22 (1)	DET		CAL	L,3-5	CG	43	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
130	153	Sep 22 (2)	DET		CAL	W,7-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
131	154	Sep 23	DET	@	MIN	L,4-12	GS	44	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF RF
132	155	Sep 24	DET	@	MIN	W,8-1	GS	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF RF
133	156	Sep 25	DET	@	MIN	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
134	157	Sep 26	DET	@	CAL	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
135	158	Sep 27	DET	@	CAL	L,2-6	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
136	159	Sep 28	DET	@	CAL	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
137	160	Sep 30	DET		KCA	L,5-8	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
							149gm		1192.1	228	4	5	237	1