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.

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1970 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	DET	@	WSA	W,5-0	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
2	2	Apr 7	DET	@	WSA	L,4-14	CG	49	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
3	3	Apr 8	DET	@	WSA	W,3-0	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
4	4	Apr 10	DET	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	42	9.2	0	0	1	1	0	LF
5	5	Apr 11	DET	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
6	6	Apr 12	DET	@	BAL	W,7-2	GS	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
7	7	Apr 14	DET		CLE	W,12-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	8	Apr 16	DET		CLE	W,4-2	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
9	9	Apr 17	DET		BOS	W,3-2	CG	40	11.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
10	10	Apr 18	DET		BOS	W,5-1	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	11	Apr 21	DET	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
12	12	Apr 22	DET	@	CLE	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
13	13	Apr 24	DET	@	MIN	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
14	14	Apr 25	DET	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	31	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
15	15	Apr 26	DET	@	MIN	L,0-6	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
16	16	Apr 28	DET	@	KCR	W,8-3	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
17	17	Apr 29	DET	@	KCR	W,8-2	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
18	18	Apr 30	DET	@	KCR	L,2-3	CG	40	9.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
19	19	May 1	DET	@	CHW	L,6-13	CG	44	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	LF
20	20	May 2	DET	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
21	21	May 3	DET	@	CHW	W,6-5	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
22	22	May 5	DET		MIN	L,5-8	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
23	23	May 6	DET		MIN	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
24	24	May 7	DET		MIN	L,6-9	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
25	25	May 8	DET		KCR	L,3-9	CG	42	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
26	26	May 9	DET		KCR	W,7-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
27	27	May 10	DET		KCR	L,7-9	CG	42	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
28	28	May 11	DET		CHW	L,5-9	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	29	May 12	DET		CHW	L,2-7	CG	45	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
30	30	May 15	DET	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	35	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
31	31	May 16	DET	@	NYY	L,4-7	GS	22	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
32	32	May 19	DET	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	40	8.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
33	33	May 20	DET		BAL	W,4-0	GS	27	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
34	34	May 21 (1)	DET		BAL	W,6-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
35	35	May 21 (2)	DET		BAL	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
36	36	May 22	DET		WSA	W,3-2	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
37	37	May 23	DET		WSA	L,5-6	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
38	38	May 24	DET		WSA	L,4-6	CG	47	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
39	39	May 25	DET		NYY	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
40	40	May 26	DET		NYY	W,3-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
41	41	May 27	DET		NYY	L,2-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
42	42	May 29	DET	@	MIL	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
43	43	May 30	DET	@	MIL	L,7-9	CG	45	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
44	44	May 31	DET	@	MIL	L,6-7	CG	36	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
45	45	Jun 2	DET	@	CAL	L,2-3	CG	38	9.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
46	46	Jun 3	DET	@	CAL	W,5-4	CG	50	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
47	47	Jun 4	DET	@	CAL	W,4-2	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
48	48	Jun 5	DET	@	OAK	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
49	49	Jun 6	DET	@	OAK	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
50	50	Jun 7	DET	@	OAK	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
51	51	Jun 9	DET		MIL	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
52	52	Jun 10	DET		MIL	W,7-5	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
53	53	Jun 11	DET		MIL	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
54	54	Jun 12	DET		CAL	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
55	55	Jun 13	DET		CAL	W,6-5	GS	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
56	56	Jun 14	DET		CAL	W,8-4	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
57	57	Jun 15	DET		OAK	L,7-12	CG	48	9.0	1	2	0	3	0	LF
58	58	Jun 16	DET		OAK	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
59	59	Jun 17	DET		OAK	W,9-7	CG	43	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
60	60	Jun 19	DET	@	CLE	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
61	61	Jun 20	DET	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
62	62	Jun 21 (1)	DET	@	CLE	W,7-2	CG	40	9.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
63	63	Jun 21 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,9-8	CG	55	12.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
64	64	Jun 23	DET	@	WSA	L,2-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
65	65	Jun 24	DET	@	WSA	W,3-2	CG	44	10.0	3	1	0	4	0	LF
66	66	Jun 25	DET	@	WSA	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
67	67	Jun 26	DET		CLE	W,7-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
68	68	Jun 27	DET		CLE	L,0-3	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
69	69	Jun 28 (1)	DET		CLE	L,2-8	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
70	70	Jun 28 (2)	DET		CLE	W,5-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
71	71	Jun 30	DET		NYY	W,5-3	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	1	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	72	Jul 1	DET		NYY	W,6-5	CG	42	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
73	73	Jul 2	DET		NYY	W,5-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
74	74	Jul 3	DET	@	BAL	L,0-4	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
75	75	Jul 4	DET	@	BAL	W,6-5	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
76	76	Jul 5	DET	@	BAL	L,0-2	CG	38	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
77	77	Jul 6	DET		BOS	W,6-3	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
78	78	Jul 7 (1)	DET		BOS	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
79	79	Jul 7 (2)	DET		BOS	W,4-3	CG	39	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
80	80	Jul 8	DET		BOS	W,3-2	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
81	81	Jul 9	DET		BOS	W,7-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
82	82	Jul 10	DET		BAL	W,4-2	GS	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
83	83	Jul 11	DET		BAL	L,5-6	CG	39	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
84	84	Jul 12 (1)	DET		BAL	W,7-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
85	85	Jul 12 (2)	DET		BAL	L,3-13	CG	47	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
86	86	Jul 16	DET	@	CHW	W,11-6	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
87	87	Jul 17	DET	@	CHW	W,4-3	CG	42	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
88	88	Jul 18	DET	@	CHW	W,5-4	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
89	89	Jul 19 (1)	DET	@	KCR	W,2-0	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
90	90	Jul 19 (2)	DET	@	KCR	W,6-4	GS	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
91	91	Jul 20	DET	@	KCR	L,0-3	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
92	92	Jul 21	DET	@	MIN	W,5-2	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
93	93	Jul 22	DET	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
94	94	Jul 23	DET	@	MIN	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
95	95	Jul 24 (1)	DET		CHW	L,2-5	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
96	96	Jul 24 (2)	DET		CHW	W,5-4	GS	30	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
							98gm		844.0	148	10	3	161	1