Willie Horton Career Stats & Summary

Willie Horton made their MLB debut in 1963 and appeared in 2,028 games over 18 seasons. They posted a batting average of 0.273, OPS of 0.789, hit 325 HRs, and recorded 26.5 WAR. They rank 125th all-time in HRs and 697th in WAR.

Willie Horton Year-by-Year Stat Trends

This chart visualizes Willie Horton's seasonal trends in HR, H, and BA.

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    📊 Career Summary

    Willie Horton made their MLB debut in 1963 and played in 2,028 games over 18 seasons.
    Below are key cumulative stats along with their respective all-time MLB ranks.

    G2,028 (MLB Rank: 234)
    AB7,298 (MLB Rank: 247)
    H1,993 (MLB Rank: 301)
    BA0.273 (MLB Rank: 3,105)
    2B284 (MLB Rank: 563)
    3B40 (MLB Rank: 999)
    HR325 (MLB Rank: 125)
    RBI1163 (MLB Rank: 184)
    R873 (MLB Rank: 520)
    BB620 (MLB Rank: 492)
    OBP0.332 (MLB Rank: 4,197)
    SLG0.457 (MLB Rank: 1,338)
    OPS0.789 (MLB Rank: 1,730)
    SB20 (MLB Rank: 3,079)
    SO1,313 (MLB Rank: 156)
    GIDP195 (MLB Rank: 124)
    CS38 (MLB Rank: 893)
    Rbat+121 (MLB Rank: 1,564)
    WAR26.5 (MLB Rank: 697)

    📊 Last Season Summary (1980)

    In 1980, Willie Horton played in 97 games and posted the following stats:

    G97
    AB335
    H74
    BA0.221
    2B10
    3B1
    HR8
    RBI36
    R32
    BB39
    OBP0.306
    SLG0.328
    OPS0.635
    SB0
    SO70
    GIDP5
    CS4
    Rbat+71
    WAR−1.1

    📈 Peak Seasons

    Here are Willie Horton's best seasons by category:

    • Most HR in a season: 1968, 36 HR
    • Most H in a season: 1979, 180 H
    • Most RBI in a season: 1979, 106 RBI
    • Most SB in a season: 1965, 5 SB
    • Best BA in a season: 1963, 0.326 BA
    • Best OBP in a season: 1973, 0.362 OBP
    • Best SLG in a season: 1968, 0.543 SLG
    • Best OPS in a season: 1968, 0.895 OPS
    • Best WAR in a season: 1968, 5.4 WAR

    🎯 Postseason Stats

    Willie Horton appeared in 12 postseason games. In those games, they recorded a batting average of 0.242, OBP of 0.375, SLG of 0.424, and OPS of 0.799. They also tallied 1 HR, 8 H, 3 RBI, and 0 SB.

    Willie Horton Career Stat Summary

    seasonHHRRBIBAROPSWAROBPSLGPABBSO2B3BTBrOBARbat+OPS+GGIDPHBPIBBSBCSSFSHAB
    1963
    14
    1
    4
    0.326
    6
    0.814
    0.3
    0.326
    0.488
    43
    0
    8
    2
    1
    21
    0.39
    132
    122
    15
    0
    0
    0
    2
    0
    0
    0
    43
    1964
    13
    1
    10
    0.163
    6
    0.559
    -0.5
    0.272
    0.288
    92
    11
    20
    1
    3
    23
    0.261
    45
    55
    25
    0
    1
    2
    0
    0
    0
    0
    80
    1965
    140
    29
    104
    0.273
    69
    0.831
    3
    0.34
    0.49
    572
    48
    101
    20
    2
    251
    0.382
    144
    133
    143
    12
    6
    9
    5
    9
    4
    2
    512
    1966
    138
    27
    100
    0.262
    72
    0.802
    2.3
    0.321
    0.481
    578
    44
    103
    22
    6
    253
    0.368
    131
    125
    146
    11
    3
    4
    1
    1
    3
    2
    526
    1967
    110
    19
    67
    0.274
    47
    0.819
    3.5
    0.338
    0.481
    445
    36
    80
    20
    3
    193
    0.381
    142
    137
    122
    12
    4
    0
    0
    0
    3
    1
    401
    1968
    146
    36
    85
    0.285
    68
    0.895
    5.4
    0.352
    0.543
    578
    49
    110
    20
    2
    278
    0.415
    178
    165
    143
    14
    8
    8
    0
    3
    7
    2
    512
    1969
    133
    28
    91
    0.262
    66
    0.796
    2.7
    0.332
    0.465
    568
    52
    93
    17
    1
    236
    0.36
    112
    117
    141
    8
    3
    10
    3
    3
    4
    1
    508
    1970
    113
    17
    69
    0.305
    53
    0.855
    1.9
    0.354
    0.501
    404
    28
    43
    18
    2
    186
    0.392
    138
    133
    96
    7
    2
    6
    0
    1
    3
    0
    371
    1971
    130
    22
    72
    0.289
    64
    0.845
    1.8
    0.349
    0.496
    498
    37
    75
    25
    1
    223
    0.38
    134
    133
    119
    15
    7
    8
    1
    5
    4
    0
    450
    1972
    77
    11
    36
    0.231
    44
    0.681
    1
    0.293
    0.387
    367
    27
    47
    9
    5
    129
    0.321
    97
    99
    108
    8
    3
    5
    0
    0
    2
    2
    333
    1973
    130
    17
    53
    0.316
    42
    0.863
    1.6
    0.362
    0.501
    443
    23
    57
    19
    3
    206
    0.397
    140
    136
    111
    14
    7
    5
    1
    4
    1
    1
    411
    1974
    71
    15
    47
    0.298
    32
    0.891
    1.8
    0.361
    0.529
    263
    21
    36
    8
    1
    126
    0.419
    163
    152
    72
    6
    3
    3
    0
    1
    1
    0
    238
    1975
    169
    25
    92
    0.275
    62
    0.74
    0
    0.319
    0.421
    667
    44
    109
    13
    1
    259
    0.337
    97
    106
    159
    18
    0
    11
    1
    2
    8
    0
    615
    1976
    105
    14
    56
    0.262
    40
    0.751
    1.2
    0.342
    0.409
    456
    49
    63
    17
    0
    164
    0.359
    119
    117
    114
    16
    2
    7
    0
    0
    4
    0
    401
    1977
    151
    15
    75
    0.289
    55
    0.767
    0.9
    0.337
    0.43
    573
    42
    117
    23
    3
    225
    0.353
    109
    107
    140
    15
    0
    5
    2
    3
    8
    0
    523
    1978
    99
    11
    60
    0.252
    38
    0.692
    -0.3
    0.303
    0.389
    425
    28
    69
    21
    0
    153
    0.322
    92
    95
    115
    14
    1
    6
    3
    1
    1
    2
    393
    1979
    180
    29
    106
    0.279
    77
    0.784
    1
    0.326
    0.458
    696
    42
    112
    19
    5
    296
    0.354
    106
    108
    162
    20
    4
    4
    1
    1
    2
    2
    646
    1980
    74
    8
    36
    0.221
    32
    0.635
    -1.1
    0.306
    0.328
    384
    39
    70
    10
    1
    110
    0.294
    71
    74
    97
    5
    4
    2
    0
    4
    4
    2
    335