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.

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1971 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 6	DET		CLE	W,8-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
2	2	Apr 9	DET	@	BAL	L,5-6	CG	35	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
3	3	Apr 10	DET	@	BAL	L,1-2	CG	34	8.2	0	0	0	0	0	LF
4	4	Apr 11 (1)	DET	@	BAL	W,5-4	CG	48	11.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
5	5	Apr 11 (2)	DET	@	BAL	L,3-9	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	7 (1)	Apr 14	DET	@	NYY	L,4-8	CG	38	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
7	9 (1)	Apr 16	DET		BOS	L,3-5	CG	44	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
8	10	Apr 17	DET		BOS	W,10-9	CG	50	10.0	4	1	0	5	0	LF
9	11	Apr 18	DET		BOS	L,0-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
10	12	Apr 20	DET		BAL	W,7-6	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
11	15 (2)	Apr 24	DET	@	OAK	L,4-5	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
12	16	Apr 25	DET	@	OAK	W,10-2	CG	31	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	LF
13	17	Apr 26	DET	@	KCR	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
14	18	Apr 27	DET	@	KCR	L,1-8	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
15	19	Apr 28	DET	@	KCR	W,2-1	CG	41	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
16	20	Apr 30	DET	@	CAL	W,7-4	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
17	21	May 1	DET	@	CAL	L,1-9	GS	36	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
18	22	May 2	DET	@	CAL	L,3-4	CG	32	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
19	23	May 4	DET		OAK	W,6-5	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
20	24	May 5	DET		OAK	L,0-5	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
21	25	May 7	DET		KCR	W,3-1	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
22	26	May 8	DET		KCR	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
23	27	May 9	DET		KCR	L,2-6	CG	45	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
24	30 (2)	May 12	DET		CAL	W,8-1	CG	33	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
25	31	May 14	DET	@	WSA	L,2-3	CG	38	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
26	32	May 15	DET	@	WSA	L,3-4	CG	54	14.2	4	0	0	4	0	LF
27	33	May 16	DET	@	WSA	W,5-4	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
28	34	May 17	DET	@	BOS	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	35	May 18	DET	@	BOS	L,3-5	CG	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
30	36	May 19	DET	@	CLE	W,12-1	GS	23	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
31	37	May 20	DET	@	CLE	W,5-3	GS	42	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
32	38	May 21	DET		WSA	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
33	39	May 22	DET		WSA	W,3-1	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
34	40	May 23 (1)	DET		WSA	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
35	41	May 23 (2)	DET		WSA	W,11-0	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
36	42	May 25	DET		NYY	W,7-4	GS	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
37	43	May 26	DET		NYY	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
38	44	May 27	DET		NYY	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
39	45	May 28	DET	@	MIL	W,6-3	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
40	46	May 29	DET	@	MIL	L,2-9	GS	25	4.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
41	47	May 30	DET	@	MIL	W,9-5	GS	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
42	48	May 31	DET	@	MIN	L,2-6	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
43	49	Jun 1	DET	@	MIN	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
44	50	Jun 2	DET	@	MIN	W,5-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
45	51	Jun 4	DET	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	37	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
46	52	Jun 5	DET	@	CHW	W,7-3	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
47	53	Jun 6	DET	@	CHW	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
48	54	Jun 8	DET		MIL	W,8-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
49	55	Jun 9	DET		MIL	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	1	4	0	LF
50	56	Jun 10	DET		MIL	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
51	57	Jun 11	DET		MIN	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
52	58	Jun 12	DET		MIN	L,4-5	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
53	59	Jun 13	DET		MIN	W,9-5	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
54	60	Jun 14	DET		CHW	W,4-3	CG	43	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
55	61	Jun 15	DET		CHW	L,1-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
56	62	Jun 16	DET		CHW	W,6-5	GS	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF RF
57	63	Jun 17	DET	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
58	64	Jun 18	DET	@	CLE	L,0-7	GS	30	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
59	65	Jun 19	DET	@	CLE	W,5-3	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
60	66	Jun 20 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	45	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
61	67	Jun 20 susp	DET	@	CLE	L,7-8	GF	16	3.1	1	0	0	1	0	PH RF
62	68	Jun 22 (1)	DET	@	NYY	W,7-4	GS	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
63	69	Jun 22 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	35	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
64	70	Jun 23	DET	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	53	12.1	4	0	0	4	0	LF
65	71	Jun 24	DET		CLE	W,3-0	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
66	72	Jun 25	DET		CLE	W,6-1	GS	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF LF
67	73	Jun 26	DET		CLE	W,1-0	GS	34	9.0	2	0	1	3	0	RF LF
68	74	Jun 27	DET		CLE	L,1-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
69	75	Jun 28 susp	DET	@	BAL	W,9-4	CG	55	15.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
70	76	Jun 29	DET	@	BAL	L,6-15	GS	47	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF LF
71	77	Jun 30	DET		BOS	L,4-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
72	78	Jul 1	DET		BOS	L,7-8	GS	27	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
73	79	Jul 2	DET		BAL	W,3-1	GS	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
74	80	Jul 3	DET		BAL	L,1-8	CG	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
75	81	Jul 4	DET		BAL	L,2-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
76	82	Jul 6	DET		NYY	W,12-7	GS	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF LF
77	83	Jul 7	DET		NYY	L,3-5	CG	49	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
78	84	Jul 8	DET		NYY	W,3-1	GS	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
79	88 (3)	Jul 15	DET	@	OAK	L,7-8	GS	35	7.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
80	89	Jul 16	DET	@	OAK	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
81	90	Jul 17	DET	@	OAK	W,2-1	GS	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
82	91	Jul 18 (1)	DET	@	KCR	L,2-8	CG	37	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
83	92	Jul 18 (2)	DET	@	KCR	L,3-4	CG	42	9.1	1	0	0	1	0	LF
84	93	Jul 19	DET	@	KCR	W,5-2	CG	36	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
85	94	Jul 20	DET	@	CAL	L,0-2	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF
86	95	Jul 21 (1)	DET	@	CAL	W,6-3	GS	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
87	97 (1)	Jul 23	DET		OAK	L,7-9	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
88	98	Jul 24	DET		OAK	L,2-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
89	99	Jul 25 (1)	DET		OAK	W,7-4	GS	25	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF LF
90	100	Jul 25 (2)	DET		OAK	L,1-6	CG	45	9.0	3	1	0	4	1	LF
91	101	Jul 27	DET		KCR	W,5-4	GS	44	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	RF LF
92	102	Jul 28	DET		KCR	W,8-7	GS	32	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
93	103	Jul 29	DET		KCR	W,10-9	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
94	104	Jul 30	DET		CAL	W,4-3	GS	35	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
95	105	Jul 31	DET		CAL	L,2-3	CG	45	12.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
96	106	Aug 1	DET		CAL	W,4-3	CG	68	16.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
97	107	Aug 2	DET		WSA	W,11-7	GS	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
98	109 (1)	Aug 4	DET		WSA	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF
99	110	Aug 5	DET	@	BOS	L,4-5	CG	36	8.0	2	1	0	3	0	LF
100	111	Aug 6	DET	@	BOS	W,2-0	CG	30	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
101	112	Aug 7	DET	@	BOS	W,12-8	GS	42	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
102	113	Aug 8	DET	@	BOS	W,8-2	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF LF
103	114	Aug 9	DET	@	BOS	L,11-12	GS	45	8.2	2	0	1	3	0	RF LF
104	115	Aug 10	DET	@	MIL	W,12-3	GS	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
105	116	Aug 11	DET	@	MIL	W,2-1	GS	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF LF
106	117	Aug 12	DET	@	MIL	W,4-3	GS	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	RF LF
107	118	Aug 13	DET	@	MIN	L,3-4	GS	39	8.1	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
108	119	Aug 14	DET	@	MIN	L,4-9	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
109	120	Aug 15	DET	@	MIN	W,7-5	GS	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF RF
110	121	Aug 17 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
111	122	Aug 17 (2)	DET	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF
112	123	Aug 18	DET	@	CHW	L,2-4	CG	35	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
113	129 (5)	Aug 25	DET		MIN	W,6-2	GS	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
114	130	Aug 27	DET		CHW	W,4-2	GS	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
115	159 (28)	Sep 25	DET		NYY	W,10-7	GS	24	5.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
116	160	Sep 26	DET		NYY	L,2-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
117	161	Sep 28	DET	@	CLE	W,4-2	GS	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	RF LF
118	162	Sep 29	DET	@	CLE	L,1-2	GS	19	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	RF
							135gm		1012.0	176	8	7	191	1