Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1963
Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1963
Stats
Standard
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | DET | 15 | 43 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .326 |
| 1964 | DET | 25 | 80 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .163 |
| 1965 | DET | 143 | 512 | 69 | 140 | 29 | 104 | 5 | .273 |
| 1966 | DET | 146 | 526 | 72 | 138 | 27 | 100 | 1 | .262 |
| 1967 | DET | 122 | 401 | 47 | 110 | 19 | 67 | 0 | .274 |
| 1968 | DET | 143 | 512 | 68 | 146 | 36 | 85 | 0 | .285 |
| 1969 | DET | 141 | 508 | 66 | 133 | 28 | 91 | 3 | .262 |
| 1970 | DET | 96 | 371 | 53 | 113 | 17 | 69 | 0 | .305 |
| 1971 | DET | 119 | 450 | 64 | 130 | 22 | 72 | 1 | .289 |
| 1972 | DET | 108 | 333 | 44 | 77 | 11 | 36 | 0 | .231 |
| 1973 | DET | 111 | 411 | 42 | 130 | 17 | 53 | 1 | .316 |
| 1974 | DET | 72 | 238 | 32 | 71 | 15 | 47 | 0 | .298 |
| 1975 | DET | 159 | 615 | 62 | 169 | 25 | 92 | 1 | .275 |
| 1976 | DET | 114 | 401 | 40 | 105 | 14 | 56 | 0 | .262 |
| 1977 |  DET/TEX | 140 | 523 | 55 | 151 | 15 | 75 | 2 | .289 |
| 1978 |  CLE/ATH/TOR | 115 | 393 | 38 | 99 | 11 | 60 | 3 | .252 |
| 1979 | SEA | 162 | 646 | 77 | 180 | 29 | 106 | 1 | .279 |
| 1980 | SEA | 97 | 335 | 32 | 74 | 8 | 36 | 0 | .221 |
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | DET | 43 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1964 | DET | 92 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1965 | DET | 572 | 251 | 51 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | DET | 578 | 253 | 55 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1967 | DET | 445 | 193 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | DET | 578 | 278 | 58 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | DET | 568 | 236 | 46 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | DET | 404 | 186 | 37 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | DET | 498 | 223 | 48 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | DET | 367 | 129 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | DET | 443 | 206 | 39 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | DET | 263 | 126 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | DET | 667 | 259 | 39 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | DET | 456 | 164 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | DET/TEX | 573 | 225 | 41 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | CLE/ATH/TOR | 425 | 153 | 32 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | SEA | 696 | 296 | 53 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | SEA | 384 | 110 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 22.5
- RC
- 1139.6
- 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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | DET | 0.3 | 7 | 6.6 | .163 | 0.2 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| 1964 | DET | -0.5 | 6.7 | 2.7 | .125 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 80 | 0 |
| 1965 | DET | 2.8 | 85.7 | 6 | .217 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 17.7 | 0 |
| 1966 | DET | 2.0 | 83.7 | 5.7 | .219 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 19.5 | 0 |
| 1967 | DET | 3.2 | 67.3 | 6.2 | .207 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 21.1 | 0 |
| 1968 | DET | 4.9 | 98.7 | 7 | .258 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 14.2 | 0 |
| 1969 | DET | 2.2 | 81.2 | 5.7 | .203 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 18.1 | 0 |
| 1970 | DET | 1.8 | 66.3 | 6.8 | .197 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 21.8 | 0 |
| 1971 | DET | 1.7 | 78 | 6.4 | .207 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 20.5 | 0 |
| 1972 | DET | 0.8 | 40.1 | 4.2 | .156 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 30.3 | 0 |
| 1973 | DET | 1.4 | 73.1 | 6.9 | .185 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 24.2 | 0 |
| 1974 | DET | 1.6 | 45.4 | 7.3 | .231 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 15.9 | 0 |
| 1975 | DET | -0.2 | 85.7 | 5.1 | .146 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 24.6 | 0 |
| 1976 | DET | 0.9 | 60.5 | 5.4 | .147 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 28.6 | 0 |
| 1977 | DET/TEX | 0.6 | 78.2 | 5.5 | .141 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 34.9 | 0 |
| 1978 | CLE/ATH/TOR | -0.6 | 48.4 | 4.4 | .137 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 35.7 | 0 |
| 1979 | SEA | 0.9 | 98.4 | 5.6 | .180 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 22.3 | 0 |
| 1980 | SEA | -1.3 | 35.9 | 3.6 | .107 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 41.9 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
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
- 1968 World Series with the Detroit Tigers
All-time career rank
- 130th in home runs (325)
- 296th in hits (1,993)
- 164th in rbi (1,163)
Among the 10,343 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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