Player

Willie Horton

Player Info
Full Name
William Wattison
Born
October 18, 1942
Arno, VA, USA
Size
5'11" / 209 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
September 10, 1963
Final Game
October 5, 1980
Career
18 years
Teams
Honors
4 x All-Star
1973, 1970, 1968, 1965
1979 - TSN Comeback Player of the Year (AL)
1979 - Outstanding DH Award (AL)
1976 - Player of the Week (AL)
1976 - Player of the Month (AL)
1975 - Sporting News All-Star (AL)
1975 - Player of the Week (AL)
1975 - Outstanding DH Award (AL)
1968 - Sporting News All-Star (AL)
Career Batting
2,028
G
.273
AVG
1,993
H
325
HR
1,163
RBI
.787
OPS
126
OPS vs Lg
89% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1980 Seattle Mariners 97 335 74 10 1 8 32 .221
1979 Seattle Mariners 162 646 180 19 5 29 77 .279
1978 Cleveland Indians 50 169 42 7 0 5 15 .249
1978 Oakland Athletics 32 102 32 8 0 3 11 .314
1978 Toronto Blue Jays 33 122 25 6 0 3 12 .205
1977 Detroit Tigers 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 .250
1977 Texas Rangers 139 519 150 23 3 15 55 .289
1976 Detroit Tigers 114 401 105 17 0 14 40 .262
1975 Detroit Tigers 159 615 169 13 1 25 62 .275
1974 Detroit Tigers 72 238 71 8 1 15 32 .298
1973 Detroit Tigers 111 411 130 19 3 17 42 .316
1972 Detroit Tigers 108 333 77 9 5 11 44 .231
1971 Detroit Tigers 119 450 130 25 1 22 64 .289
1970 Detroit Tigers 96 371 113 18 2 17 53 .305
1969 Detroit Tigers 141 508 133 17 1 28 66 .262
1968 Detroit Tigers 143 512 146 20 2 36 68 .285
1967 Detroit Tigers 122 401 110 20 3 19 47 .274
1966 Detroit Tigers 146 526 138 22 6 27 72 .262
1965 Detroit Tigers 143 512 140 20 2 29 69 .273
1964 Detroit Tigers 25 80 13 1 3 1 6 .163
1963 Detroit Tigers 15 43 14 2 1 1 6 .326
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1980 AL 384 .108 .253 10.2 18.2 75 8.0
1979 AL 696 .180 .298 6.0 16.1 110 29.0 ✓
1978 AL 425 .137 .280 6.6 16.2 94 11.1
1977 AL 573 .142 .341 7.3 20.4 108 15.0 ✓
1976 AL 456 .147 .277 10.7 13.8 121 14.1
1975 AL 667 .146 .295 6.6 16.3 109 25.5 ✓
1974 AL 263 .231 .298 8.0 13.7 155 15.0
1973 AL 443 .185 .334 5.2 12.9 143 17.0
1972 AL 367 .156 .238 7.4 12.8 109 11.4
1971 AL 498 .207 .303 7.4 15.1 146 22.0
1970 AL 404 .197 .306 6.9 10.6 142 17.0
1969 AL 568 .203 .269 9.2 16.4 129 28.0 ✓
1968 AL 578 .258 .295 8.5 19.0 178 35.6 ✓
1967 AL 445 .207 .298 8.1 18.0 148 18.9
1966 AL 578 .219 .278 7.6 17.8 136 27.0 ✓
1965 AL 572 .217 .288 8.4 17.7 142 29.0 ✓
1964 AL 92 .125 .203 12.0 21.7 62 1.0
1963 AL 43 .163 .382 0.0 18.6 133 1.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
OF 1,190 1,921 58 58 8 .972
3B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1978 Oakland Athletics OF 1 1 0 2 0 .333
1977 Texas Rangers OF 10 15 0 1 0 .938
1977 Detroit Tigers OF 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
1974 Detroit Tigers OF 64 106 2 6 0 .947
1973 Detroit Tigers OF 107 160 2 10 0 .942
1972 Detroit Tigers OF 98 131 6 0 0 1.000
1971 Detroit Tigers OF 118 176 8 7 1 .963
1970 Detroit Tigers OF 96 154 10 3 1 .982
1969 Detroit Tigers OF 136 272 8 8 0 .972
1968 Detroit Tigers OF 139 212 6 6 2 .973
1967 Detroit Tigers OF 110 165 5 5 2 .971
1966 Detroit Tigers OF 137 233 4 5 1 .979
1965 Detroit Tigers 3B 1 0 2 0 0 1.000
1965 Detroit Tigers OF 141 249 7 3 1 .988
1964 Detroit Tigers OF 23 33 0 2 0 .943
1963 Detroit Tigers OF 9 13 0 0 0 1.000
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 12 33 8 1 3 .242
1972 AL Championship Series Detroit Tigers 5 10 1 0 0 .100
1968 World Series Detroit Tigers 7 23 7 1 3 .304