Willie Horton
William Wattison Horton
Born: October 18, 1942
Arno, VA USA
Primary Position: LF
All Position(s) Played: 3B, RF, LF, OF, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 209
Career: 1963-1980
Minor League Statistics
Willie Horton compiled a career batting average of .273 with 325 home runs and 1163 RBI in his 2028-game career with the Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics, Cleveland Indians and Seattle Mariners. He began playing during the 1963 season and last took the field during the 1980 campaign.
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Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1963 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 15 | 43 | 43 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .326 | .326 | .488 | .814 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1964 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 25 | 92 | 80 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 20 | .163 | .272 | .288 | .559 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
1965 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 143 | 572 | 512 | 69 | 140 | 20 | 2 | 29 | 104 | 5 | 9 | 48 | 101 | .273 | .340 | .490 | .831 | 251 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
1966 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 146 | 578 | 526 | 72 | 138 | 22 | 6 | 27 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 103 | .262 | .321 | .481 | .802 | 253 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
1967 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 122 | 445 | 401 | 47 | 110 | 20 | 3 | 19 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 80 | .274 | .338 | .481 | .819 | 193 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
1968 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 143 | 578 | 512 | 68 | 146 | 20 | 2 | 36 | 85 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 110 | .285 | .352 | .543 | .895 | 278 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
1969 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 141 | 568 | 508 | 66 | 133 | 17 | 1 | 28 | 91 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 93 | .262 | .332 | .465 | .796 | 236 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
1970 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 96 | 404 | 371 | 53 | 113 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 43 | .305 | .354 | .501 | .855 | 186 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
1971 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 119 | 498 | 450 | 64 | 130 | 25 | 1 | 22 | 72 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 75 | .289 | .349 | .496 | .845 | 223 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
1972 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 108 | 367 | 333 | 44 | 77 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 47 | .231 | .293 | .387 | .681 | 129 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
1973 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 111 | 443 | 411 | 42 | 130 | 19 | 3 | 17 | 53 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 57 | .316 | .362 | .501 | .863 | 206 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
1974 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 72 | 263 | 238 | 32 | 71 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 36 | .298 | .361 | .529 | .891 | 126 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
1975 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 159 | 667 | 615 | 62 | 169 | 13 | 1 | 25 | 92 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 109 | .275 | .319 | .421 | .740 | 259 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
1976 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 114 | 456 | 401 | 40 | 105 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 63 | .262 | .342 | .409 | .751 | 164 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
1977 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1977 | AL | Texas Rangers | 139 | 569 | 519 | 55 | 150 | 23 | 3 | 15 | 75 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 117 | .289 | .337 | .432 | .769 | 224 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
1978 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 50 | 186 | 169 | 15 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 25 | .249 | .314 | .379 | .692 | 64 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
1978 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 32 | 112 | 102 | 11 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 15 | .314 | .369 | .480 | .850 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
1978 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 33 | 127 | 122 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | .205 | .228 | .328 | .556 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1979 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 162 | 696 | 646 | 77 | 180 | 19 | 5 | 29 | 106 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 112 | .279 | .326 | .458 | .784 | 296 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
1980 | AL | Seattle Mariners | 97 | 384 | 335 | 32 | 74 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 39 | 70 | .221 | .306 | .328 | .635 | 110 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Totals | 2028 | 8052 | 7298 | 873 | 1993 | 284 | 40 | 325 | 1163 | 20 | 38 | 620 | 1313 | .273 | .332 | .457 | .789 | 3332 | 195 | 58 | 17 | 59 | 95 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1963 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 9 | 9 | 78.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 1.444 |
1964 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 23 | 21 | 191.3 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .943 | 1.552 | 1.435 |
1965 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 141 | 138 | 1215.0 | 249 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .988 | 1.896 | 1.816 |
1965 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3B | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 2.000 |
1966 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 137 | 133 | 1192.3 | 233 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .979 | 1.789 | 1.730 |
1967 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 110 | 108 | 820.0 | 165 | 5 | 5 | 2 | .971 | 1.866 | 1.545 |
1968 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 139 | 137 | 1200.3 | 212 | 6 | 6 | 2 | .973 | 1.635 | 1.568 |
1969 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 136 | 135 | 1161.7 | 272 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .972 | 2.169 | 2.059 |
1970 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 96 | 96 | 844.0 | 154 | 10 | 3 | 1 | .982 | 1.749 | 1.708 |
1971 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 118 | 117 | 1012.0 | 176 | 8 | 7 | 1 | .963 | 1.636 | 1.559 |
1972 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 98 | 93 | 746.0 | 131 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.653 | 1.398 |
1973 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 107 | 106 | 838.3 | 160 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .942 | 1.739 | 1.514 |
1974 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 64 | 64 | 522.0 | 106 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .947 | 1.862 | 1.688 |
1977 | AL | Texas Rangers | OF | 10 | 9 | 73.0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 1.849 | 1.500 |
1977 | AL | Detroit Tigers | OF | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
1978 | AL | Oakland Athletics | OF | 1 | 0 | 3.7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 2.455 | 1.000 |
Totals | 1191 | 1167 | 9912.7 | 1921 | 60 | 58 | 8 | .972 | 1.799 | 1.663 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1968 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 7 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .304 | .448 | .565 | 1.013 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1972 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | 5 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .100 | .182 | .100 | .282 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 12 | 40 | 33 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | .242 | .375 | .424 | .799 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1968 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | LF | 7 | 7 | 54.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 1.000 | .857 |
1972 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | LF | 3 | 3 | 22.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.455 | 2.000 |
Totals | 10 | 10 | 76.0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 1.421 | 1.200 |
Awards
1968 - AL TSN All-Star OF
1975 - AL TSN All-Star DH
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