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.

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1968 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	DET		BOS	L,3-7	CG	40	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
2	2	Apr 11	DET		BOS	W,4-3	CG	39	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
3	3	Apr 13	DET		CHW	W,5-2	GS	34	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
4	4	Apr 14	DET		CHW	W,5-4	CG	41	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
5	5	Apr 16	DET	@	BOS	W,9-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
6	6	Apr 17	DET		CLE	W,4-3	CG	39	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
7	7	Apr 18	DET		CLE	W,5-0	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
8	8	Apr 20	DET	@	CHW	W,4-1	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
9	9	Apr 21 (1)	DET	@	CHW	W,4-1	CG	31	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
10	10	Apr 21 (2)	DET	@	CHW	W,4-2	GS	22	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
11	11	Apr 24	DET	@	CLE	L,0-2	GS	27	6.1	3	0	0	3	0	LF
12	17 (5)	Apr 30	DET		OAK	L,1-3	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
13	18	May 1	DET		MIN	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
14	19	May 2	DET		MIN	L,2-3	CG	40	10.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
15	20	May 3	DET		CAL	L,5-6	CG	42	9.0	0	0	1	1	0	LF
16	21	May 4	DET		CAL	L,2-7	CG	45	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
17	22	May 5	DET		CAL	W,5-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
18	23	May 6	DET	@	BAL	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
19	24	May 7	DET	@	BAL	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
20	25	May 8	DET	@	BAL	W,3-1	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
21	26	May 10	DET	@	WSA	W,12-1	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
22	27	May 11	DET	@	WSA	W,12-2	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
23	28	May 12	DET	@	WSA	L,3-6	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
24	29	May 14	DET		BAL	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
25	30	May 15	DET		BAL	L,8-10	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
26	31	May 17	DET		WSA	W,7-3	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
27	32	May 18	DET		WSA	L,4-8	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
28	33	May 19 (1)	DET		WSA	W,5-4	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
29	35 (1)	May 20	DET	@	MIN	W,4-3	CG	36	10.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
30	36	May 21	DET	@	MIN	L,1-3	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
31	37	May 22	DET	@	MIN	L,3-4	CG	36	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
32	38	May 24	DET	@	OAK	T,2-2	CG	26	7.0	1	1	0	2	1	LF
33	39	May 25	DET	@	OAK	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
34	40	May 26	DET	@	OAK	L,6-7	GS	23	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
35	41	May 27	DET	@	CAL	L,6-7	CG	52	11.1	0	1	0	1	0	LF
36	42	May 28	DET	@	CAL	W,4-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
37	43	May 29	DET	@	CAL	W,3-0	GS	21	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
38	44	May 30	DET	@	CAL	W,7-3	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
39	45	May 31	DET		NYY	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	46	Jun 1	DET		NYY	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
41	47	Jun 2 (1)	DET		NYY	L,3-4	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
42	49 (1)	Jun 3	DET	@	BOS	L,3-4	CG	42	8.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
43	51 (1)	Jun 4 (2)	DET	@	BOS	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
44	52	Jun 5	DET	@	BOS	W,5-4	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
45	53	Jun 6	DET	@	BOS	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
46	54	Jun 7	DET		CLE	W,5-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
47	55	Jun 8	DET		CLE	W,3-1	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
48	56	Jun 9	DET		CLE	L,0-2	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
49	58 (1)	Jun 11 (2)	DET		MIN	W,3-2	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
50	59	Jun 12	DET		MIN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
51	60	Jun 13	DET		MIN	W,3-1	GS	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
52	61	Jun 14	DET	@	CHW	W,6-5	CG	54	14.0	2	1	1	4	0	LF
53	62	Jun 15	DET	@	CHW	L,4-7	CG	35	8.0	1	1	2	4	0	LF
54	63	Jun 16 (1)	DET	@	CHW	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	5	1	0	6	1	LF
55	65 (1)	Jun 18	DET		BOS	W,2-1	GS	29	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
56	66	Jun 19	DET		BOS	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
57	67	Jun 20	DET		BOS	W,5-1	GS	30	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
58	68	Jun 21	DET	@	CLE	L,3-4	CG	49	12.2	4	0	0	4	0	LF
59	69	Jun 22	DET	@	CLE	L,0-2	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
60	71 (1)	Jun 23 (2)	DET	@	CLE	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
61	72	Jun 24	DET	@	CLE	W,14-3	GS	19	5.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
62	73	Jun 25	DET	@	NYY	W,8-5	GS	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
63	74	Jun 28	DET		CHW	W,5-4	GS	26	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
64	76 (1)	Jun 30	DET		CHW	L,0-12	GS	24	4.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
65	77	Jul 1	DET		CAL	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
66	78	Jul 2	DET		CAL	W,3-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
67	79	Jul 3	DET		CAL	W,5-2	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
68	80	Jul 4	DET		CAL	W,13-10	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
69	81	Jul 5	DET		OAK	W,8-5	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
70	82	Jul 6	DET		OAK	L,1-4	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
71	83	Jul 7 (1)	DET		OAK	W,5-4	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
72	84	Jul 7 (2)	DET		OAK	W,7-6	GS	30	7.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
73	85	Jul 11	DET	@	MIN	L,4-5	CG	38	8.1	4	0	0	4	0	LF
74	86	Jul 12	DET	@	MIN	W,5-1	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
75	87	Jul 13	DET	@	MIN	L,6-7	CG	63	13.2	3	0	0	3	0	LF
76	88	Jul 14	DET	@	CAL	L,3-7	CG	32	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
77	89	Jul 15	DET	@	CAL	L,0-4	CG	29	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
78	90	Jul 16	DET	@	OAK	W,4-0	GS	23	6.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
79	91	Jul 17	DET	@	OAK	L,2-3	CG	31	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
80	92	Jul 18	DET	@	OAK	W,3-1	CG	35	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
81	93	Jul 19	DET		BAL	W,5-4	GS	23	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
82	94	Jul 20	DET		BAL	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
83	95	Jul 21 (1)	DET		BAL	L,2-5	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
84	97 (1)	Jul 23	DET	@	WSA	W,6-4	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
85	98	Jul 24	DET	@	WSA	L,3-6	CG	38	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
86	99	Jul 25	DET	@	WSA	W,4-1	CG	25	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
87	100	Jul 26	DET	@	BAL	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
88	101	Jul 27	DET	@	BAL	W,9-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
89	102	Jul 28	DET	@	BAL	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
90	103	Jul 29	DET		NYY	L,2-7	CG	41	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
91	104	Jul 30	DET		NYY	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
92	105	Jul 31	DET		WSA	W,4-0	GS	18	5.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
93	106	Aug 1	DET		WSA	L,3-9	CG	43	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
94	107	Aug 2	DET	@	MIN	W,6-5	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
95	108	Aug 3	DET	@	MIN	L,0-4	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
96	109	Aug 4	DET	@	MIN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
97	110	Aug 6 (1)	DET		CLE	W,2-1	CG	61	17.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
98	112 (1)	Aug 7	DET		CLE	W,6-1	CG	38	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
99	113	Aug 8	DET		CLE	W,13-1	GS	27	7.0	0	1	0	1	0	LF
100	114	Aug 9	DET		BOS	L,3-5	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
101	115	Aug 10	DET		BOS	W,4-3	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
102	116	Aug 11 (1)	DET		BOS	W,5-4	CG	57	14.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
103	118 (1)	Aug 12	DET	@	CLE	W,6-3	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
104	119	Aug 13	DET	@	CLE	L,0-1	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
105	121 (1)	Aug 16	DET	@	BOS	W,4-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
106	122	Aug 17	DET	@	BOS	W,10-9	CG	50	11.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
107	123	Aug 18	DET	@	BOS	L,1-4	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
108	125 (1)	Aug 20 (2)	DET		CHW	L,2-10	CG	45	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
109	126	Aug 21	DET		CHW	W,3-2	GF	4	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH LF
110	127	Aug 22	DET		CHW	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
111	128	Aug 23 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
112	129	Aug 23 (2)	DET	@	NYY	T,3-3	GF	52	13.0	4	0	0	4	0	PH LF
113	130	Aug 24	DET	@	NYY	L,1-2	CG	28	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
114	131	Aug 25 (1)	DET	@	NYY	L,5-6	CG	37	8.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
115	132	Aug 25 (2)	DET	@	NYY	L,4-5	CG	43	8.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
116	133	Aug 26	DET	@	CHW	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
117	134	Aug 27	DET	@	CHW	L,1-2	CG	37	8.1	0	0	0	0	0	LF
118	135	Aug 28	DET		CAL	W,6-1	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
119	136	Aug 29	DET		CAL	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
120	137	Aug 30	DET		BAL	W,9-1	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
121	138	Aug 31	DET		BAL	L,1-5	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
122	139	Sep 1	DET		BAL	W,7-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
123	140	Sep 2 (1)	DET	@	OAK	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
124	141	Sep 2 (2)	DET	@	OAK	W,4-3	CG	41	10.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
125	142	Sep 3	DET	@	OAK	W,6-3	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	LF
126	143	Sep 4	DET	@	OAK	W,4-2	GS	29	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
127	144	Sep 6	DET		MIN	W,8-3	CG	36	9.0	1	0	1	2	0	LF
128	145	Sep 7	DET		MIN	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	LF
129	147 (1)	Sep 9	DET	@	CAL	W,6-0	CG	30	9.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
130	148	Sep 10	DET	@	CAL	W,7-2	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
131	149	Sep 11	DET	@	CAL	W,8-2	CG	40	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
132	150	Sep 13	DET		OAK	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
133	151	Sep 14	DET		OAK	W,5-4	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
134	152	Sep 15	DET		OAK	W,13-0	GS	22	6.0	1	0	0	1	0	LF
135	153	Sep 16	DET		NYY	W,9-1	GS	30	8.0	3	0	0	3	0	LF
136	154	Sep 17	DET		NYY	W,2-1	CG	30	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
137	162 (7)	Sep 27	DET		WSA	L,1-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
138	163	Sep 28	DET		WSA	L,1-2	CG	34	9.0	0	0	0	0	0	LF
139	164	Sep 29	DET		WSA	L,2-3	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0	LF
							139gm		1200.2	203	6	6	215	2