Willie Horton stats

Last played for the Seattle Mariners, 1980

Designated Hitter

Age 84 · 5' 11"

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Willie Horton played 18 MLB seasons, 1963 to 1980.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
2,028
AB
7,298
R
873
H
1,993
HR
325
RBI
1,163
SB
20
AVG
.273

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1963DET1543614142.326
1964DET25806131100.163
1965DET14351269140291045.273
1966DET14652672138271001.262
1967DET1224014711019670.274
1968DET1435126814636850.285
1969DET1415086613328913.262
1970DET963715311317690.305
1971DET1194506413022721.289
1972DET108333447711360.231
1973DET1114114213017531.316
1974DET72238327115470.298
1975DET1596156216925921.275
1976DET1144014010514560.262
1977DET/TEX1405235515115752.289
1978CLE/ATH/TOR115393389911603.252
1979SEA16264677180291061.279
1980SEA9733532748360.221

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
12
AB
33
R
6
H
8
HR
1
RBI
3
SB
0
AVG
.242

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
8,052
TB
3,332
XBH
649
HBP
58
IBB
95
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1963DET432140000
1964DET922351200
1965DET572251516900
1966DET578253553400
1967DET445193424000
1968DET578278588800
1969DET5682364631000
1970DET404186372600
1971DET498223487800
1972DET367129253500
1973DET443206397500
1974DET263126243300
1975DET6672593901100
1976DET456164312700
1977DET/TEX573225410500
1978CLE/ATH/TOR425153321600
1979SEA696296534400
1980SEA384110194200

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
22.5
RC
1,139.6
RC/27
5.70
ISOP
.183
SECA
.266
BB/K
0.47
AB/HR
22.5
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1963DET0.376.6.1630.20430
1964DET-0.56.72.7.1250.30.6800
1965DET2.885.76.2170.30.517.70
1966DET2.083.75.7.2190.30.419.50
1967DET3.267.36.2.2070.30.521.10
1968DET4.998.77.2580.30.514.20
1969DET2.281.25.7.2030.30.618.10
1970DET1.866.36.8.1970.30.721.80
1971DET1.7786.4.2070.30.520.50
1972DET0.840.14.2.1560.20.630.30
1973DET1.473.16.9.1850.20.424.20
1974DET1.645.47.3.2310.30.615.90
1975DET-0.285.75.1.1460.20.424.60
1976DET0.960.55.4.1470.30.828.60
1977DET/TEX0.678.25.5.1410.20.434.90
1978CLE/ATH/TOR-0.648.44.4.1370.20.435.70
1979SEA0.998.45.6.1800.20.422.30
1980SEA-1.335.93.6.1070.20.641.90

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
84 yearsOct 18, 1942
Height
5' 11"
Debut
1963
Birthplace
Arno, VA

What were Willie Horton's career stats?

Willie Horton played 18 seasons for the Tigers and the Mariners. He was a career .273 hitter with 1,993 hits, 325 home runs and 1,163 RBI. His best season was 1963: a .326 batting average, 1 home run and 4 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

18 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1963 to 1980

Willie Horton finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.

Championships

All-time career rank

  • 130th in home runs (325)
  • 296th in hits (1,993)
  • 164th in rbi (1,163)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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