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.

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1973 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	4 (3)	Apr 12	DET		BAL	L,0-1	CG	41	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
2	5	Apr 13	DET		CLE	W,4-3	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
3	8 (2)	Apr 16	DET	@	BOS	W,9-7	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
4	9	Apr 17	DET	@	BOS	W,6-3	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
5	10	Apr 18	DET	@	BOS	W,7-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
6	11	Apr 19	DET	@	BOS	W,11-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
7	12	Apr 20	DET	@	BAL	L,5-6	CG	45	9.2	2	0	0	2	0	LF
8	13	Apr 21	DET	@	BAL	W,3-1	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
9	14	Apr 22	DET	@	BAL	L,3-5	CG	30	8.0	2	0	1	3	0	LF
10	15	Apr 24	DET	@	TEX	L,1-2	CG	28	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
11	16	Apr 25	DET	@	TEX	L,1-4	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
12	17	Apr 26	DET	@	TEX	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
13	19 (1)	Apr 28	DET		KCR	L,4-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
14	23 (3)	May 4	DET		TEX	W,5-1	GS	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
15	24	May 5	DET		TEX	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
16	25	May 6	DET		TEX	L,2-7	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
17	26	May 8	DET	@	KCR	L,2-7	CG	37	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
18	27	May 9	DET	@	KCR	W,4-1	GS	22	6.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
19	28	May 10	DET	@	KCR	L,2-8	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	47 (18)	Jun 1	DET	@	MIN	W,8-3	CG	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
21	48	Jun 2	DET	@	MIN	L,2-3	CG	39	9.1	5	0	0	5	0	LF
22	49	Jun 3	DET	@	MIN	W,8-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
23	50	Jun 5	DET	@	CAL	W,5-2	GS	32	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	51	Jun 6	DET	@	CAL	L,4-7	CG	38	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
25	52	Jun 7	DET	@	CAL	L,0-3	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
26	53	Jun 8	DET	@	OAK	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
27	54	Jun 9	DET	@	OAK	L,0-4	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
28	55	Jun 10	DET	@	OAK	L,0-5	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
29	56	Jun 12	DET		CHW	W,6-5	GS	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
30	57	Jun 13	DET		CHW	L,2-10	CG	43	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
31	58	Jun 15	DET		MIN	L,6-13	GS	45	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
32	59	Jun 16	DET		MIN	L,0-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
33	60	Jun 17	DET		MIN	W,6-0	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
34	61	Jun 18	DET	@	CLE	W,5-1	GS	23	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
35	62	Jun 19	DET	@	CLE	L,7-8	GS	29	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
36	63	Jun 20	DET	@	CLE	L,6-7	CG	39	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
37	64	Jun 21	DET	@	NYY	L,1-5	CG	24	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
38	65	Jun 22	DET	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
39	66	Jun 23	DET	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	34	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
40	67	Jun 24 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
41	68	Jun 24 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	33	8.1	3	0	0	3	0	RF
42	69	Jun 25	DET	@	BOS	L,1-2	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
43	70	Jun 26	DET	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
44	71	Jun 27 (1)	DET		MIL	W,6-3	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
45	72	Jun 27 (2)	DET		MIL	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
46	73	Jun 28	DET		MIL	W,8-6	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
47	74	Jun 29	DET		BAL	L,2-9	GS	14	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
48	80 (5)	Jul 4	DET		CLE	L,2-5	GF	11	3.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH LF
49	81	Jul 5	DET		CLE	W,7-5	CG	45	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
50	82	Jul 6	DET	@	KCR	L,1-12	CG	47	8.0	0	0	2	2	0	LF
51	83	Jul 7	DET	@	KCR	L,2-5	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
52	84	Jul 8	DET	@	KCR	W,3-0	GS	24	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
53	85	Jul 9	DET		TEX	L,7-9	GS	36	7.0	4	0	1	5	0	LF
54	86	Jul 10	DET		TEX	W,5-4	GS	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
55	87	Jul 11	DET		TEX	W,14-2	GS	27	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
56	88	Jul 12	DET		CAL	W,7-6	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
57	95 (6)	Jul 20	DET	@	TEX	L,6-8	GS	22	4.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
58	98 (2)	Jul 26	DET		BOS	W,6-5	GS	38	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
59	99	Jul 27	DET		BOS	W,4-2	GS	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
60	100	Jul 28	DET	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
61	101	Jul 29	DET	@	BAL	W,8-3	GS	22	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
62	102	Jul 30	DET	@	BAL	W,4-3	GS	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
63	103	Jul 31 (1)	DET	@	MIL	W,6-5	GS	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
64	104	Jul 31 (2)	DET	@	MIL	W,9-4	GS	19	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	105	Aug 1	DET	@	MIL	W,2-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
66	106	Aug 2	DET	@	MIL	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
67	107	Aug 3	DET		NYY	W,7-2	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
68	108	Aug 4	DET		NYY	L,2-3	CG	58	14.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
69	109	Aug 5	DET		NYY	W,8-6	GS	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
70	110	Aug 6	DET		NYY	W,5-4	CG	42	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
71	111	Aug 7 (1)	DET		OAK	L,4-8	CG	44	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
72	112	Aug 7 (2)	DET		OAK	W,2-0	GS	23	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
73	113	Aug 8	DET		OAK	W,3-2	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
74	114	Aug 9	DET		CHW	L,4-5	GS	32	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
75	116 (1)	Aug 11	DET		CHW	W,4-2	GS	21	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
76	118 (1)	Aug 13	DET	@	MIN	W,9-3	GS	32	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
77	119	Aug 14	DET	@	MIN	L,1-12	GS	38	7.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
78	122 (2)	Aug 18	DET	@	CAL	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
79	123	Aug 19	DET	@	CAL	W,4-3	CG	45	11.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
80	124	Aug 20	DET	@	OAK	L,2-7	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
81	125	Aug 21	DET	@	OAK	W,6-4	GS	24	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
82	126	Aug 22	DET	@	OAK	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
83	127	Aug 24	DET	@	CHW	W,6-5	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
84	128	Aug 25	DET	@	CHW	W,4-2	GS	22	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
85	129	Aug 26 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
86	131 (1)	Aug 27	DET		MIN	L,3-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
87	132	Aug 28	DET		MIN	L,0-5	GS	33	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
88	135 (2)	Aug 31	DET		CLE	L,3-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
89	136	Sep 1	DET		CLE	L,4-5	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
90	137	Sep 2	DET		CLE	W,2-1	GS	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
91	138	Sep 3	DET		NYY	L,3-4	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
92	139	Sep 4	DET		NYY	W,2-1	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
93	140	Sep 5	DET	@	CLE	W,7-3	GS	26	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
94	141	Sep 6	DET	@	CLE	L,4-10	GS	34	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
95	142	Sep 7	DET	@	BOS	L,3-11	CG	44	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
96	143	Sep 8	DET	@	BOS	W,6-1	GS	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
97	144	Sep 9	DET	@	BOS	W,5-4	GS	28	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
98	145	Sep 10	DET	@	MIL	L,5-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
99	146	Sep 11	DET	@	MIL	W,4-2	GS	27	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
100	147	Sep 14	DET		MIL	W,2-1	GS	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
101	148	Sep 15	DET		MIL	W,4-3	GS	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
102	150 (1)	Sep 18	DET		BAL	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
103	151	Sep 19	DET		BAL	W,10-1	GS	25	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
104	156 (4)	Sep 24	DET		BOS	L,0-14	GS	32	6.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
105	157	Sep 25	DET	@	BAL	L,3-8	GS	27	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
106	158	Sep 26	DET	@	BAL	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
107	160 (1)	Sep 28	DET	@	NYY	L,1-4	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
							107gm		838.1	164	2	10	176	0