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.

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1974 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 5	DET	@	BAL	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
2	2	Apr 6	DET	@	BAL	W,3-2	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
3	3	Apr 7 (1)	DET	@	BAL	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
4	4	Apr 7 (2)	DET	@	BAL	W,8-4	GS	40	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
5	5	Apr 9	DET		NYY	L,0-3	CG	37	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
6	6	Apr 11	DET		NYY	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
7	7	Apr 12	DET	@	BOS	L,3-6	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
8	8	Apr 13	DET	@	BOS	L,1-8	GS	32	6.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
9	9	Apr 14	DET	@	BOS	L,5-7	CG	34	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
10	10	Apr 15	DET	@	BOS	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
11	11	Apr 17	DET		BAL	L,1-6	CG	41	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
12	12	Apr 20	DET		MIL	L,1-3	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
13	13	Apr 21	DET		MIL	W,6-5	CG	57	14.0	8	0	0	8	0	LF
14	14	Apr 23	DET		MIN	L,0-1	CG	40	10.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
15	15	Apr 24	DET		MIN	W,8-4	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
16	16	Apr 26	DET	@	CHW	L,2-8	CG	41	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
17	17	Apr 27	DET	@	CHW	W,8-3	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
18	18	Apr 28	DET	@	CHW	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
19	19	Apr 30	DET	@	KCR	W,7-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	20	May 1	DET	@	KCR	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
21	21	May 2	DET	@	KCR	W,9-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
22	22	May 3	DET	@	MIN	W,4-3	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
23	23	May 4	DET	@	MIN	L,0-10	CG	42	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
24	24	May 5	DET	@	MIN	L,3-8	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
25	25	May 6	DET		CHW	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
26	26	May 7	DET		CHW	L,0-1	CG	38	11.0	5	0	0	5	0	LF
27	27	May 10	DET		BOS	W,6-5	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
28	28	May 11	DET		BOS	L,5-8	CG	46	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
29	29	May 12	DET		BOS	L,3-4	CG	44	10.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
30	30	May 14	DET	@	NYY	W,5-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
31	31	May 15	DET	@	NYY	W,6-5	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
32	32	May 17	DET	@	CLE	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
33	33	May 18	DET	@	CLE	W,3-2	GS	24	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
34	34	May 19 (1)	DET	@	CLE	L,1-2	CG	34	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
35	35	May 19 (2)	DET	@	CLE	L,4-9	CG	43	8.0	5	0	1	6	0	LF
36	36	May 20	DET	@	MIL	L,4-6	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
37	37	May 21	DET	@	MIL	L,5-6	CG	36	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
38	38	May 22	DET	@	MIL	W,6-4	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
39	39	May 23	DET	@	MIL	L,3-7	CG	40	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
40	40	May 24	DET		CLE	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
41	41	May 25	DET		CLE	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
42	42	May 26	DET		CLE	W,2-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
43	43	May 27	DET	@	OAK	L,2-12	GS	32	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
44	44	May 28	DET	@	OAK	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
45	45	May 29	DET	@	OAK	L,1-4	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
46	49 (3)	Jun 4 (1)	DET		OAK	L,0-4	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
47	51 (1)	Jun 5	DET		OAK	L,1-9	CG	44	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
48	52	Jun 7	DET		CAL	W,5-4	GS	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
49	53	Jun 8	DET		CAL	W,5-2	GS	19	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
50	54	Jun 9	DET		CAL	W,5-3	GS	29	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
51	55	Jun 10	DET		TEX	L,3-6	GS	35	7.0	1	1	0	2	0	LF
52	56	Jun 11	DET		TEX	W,8-6	GS	29	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
53	57	Jun 12	DET		TEX	W,7-0	GS	24	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
54	58	Jun 14	DET		KCR	L,3-4	GS	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
55	60 (1)	Jun 16	DET		KCR	W,3-2	GS	35	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
56	62 (1)	Jun 18	DET	@	TEX	L,0-6	GS	14	2.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
57	68 (5)	Jun 25	DET	@	BAL	W,2-0	GS	23	6.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
58	70 (1)	Jun 27	DET		MIL	L,1-5	GS	28	6.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
59	71	Jun 28	DET		MIL	W,9-7	GS	22	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
60	73 (1)	Jun 30 (1)	DET		MIL	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
61	77 (3)	Jul 3	DET		NYY	W,8-6	GS	26	7.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
62	79 (1)	Jul 5 (1)	DET		CHW	W,9-6	GS	30	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
63	81 (1)	Jul 6	DET		CHW	L,8-9	GS	39	8.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
64	82	Jul 7	DET		CHW	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
							64gm		522.0	107	2	6	115	0