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Willie Horton
William Wattison Horton

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 5' 11", Weight 209 lb.

MLB Debut September 10, 1963
Final Game October 5, 1980
Born October 18, 1942 in Arno, VA (age 81)

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 Year Ag Tm  Lg   G   AB    R    H   2B  3B  HR  RBI  SB  CS  BB   SO    BA   OBP   SLG   OPS   OPS+   TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1963 20 DEA AL   38   39    4   13   2   3   1    4   0   0    0   12  .333  .333  .615  .949   134    24   0   0   0   0   0  
 1964 21 DEA AL   16   15    4    1   0   1   0    0   0   0    5    5  .067  .300  .200  .500    71     3   0   0   0   0   1  
 1965 22 DEA AL  131  437   79  125  23   5  27   75   6   3   21   93  .286  .323  .547  .870   125   239   1   5   4   5  11  
 1966 23 DEA AL  154  530   73  131  14   3  30  101   1   2   64  115  .247  .331  .455  .786   113   241   0   3  11   4  13  
 1967 24 DEA AL  140  433   45  123  32   3  18   69   0   0   46  108  .284  .358  .497  .854   129   215   0   4   3   6   5  
 1968 25 DEA AL  151  567   84  152  19   3  37  102   0   0   57  122  .268  .342  .508  .850   132   288   1   3   9   8  18  MVP-7
 1969 26 DEA AL  145  568   87  138  18   0  39  100   3   0   41  127  .243  .293  .481  .774   108   273   0   4   4   1  15  
 1970 27 DEA AL   95  343   44   98  18   1  19   79   0   0   12   40  .286  .312  .510  .822   115   175   0   2   2   2   5  
 1971 28 DEA AL   81  249   35   70  11   1  11   36   0   0   20   47  .281  .344  .466  .810   115   116   0   2   1   5  10  
 1972 29 DEA AL  117  380   42   84   7   5  17   47   0   0   21   64  .221  .270  .400  .670    99   152   1   2   0   5  10  
 1973 30 DEA AL  114  428   51  130  21   1  14   62   0   3   20   73  .304  .340  .456  .796   108   195   0   3   6   5  12  
 1974 31 DEA AL   75  255   38   77   6   2  20   55   0   0   27   39  .302  .373  .576  .949   133   147   0   2   0   3  15  
 1975 32 DEA AL  161  657   77  176  15   0  28   95   1   0   53  119  .268  .318  .419  .737   100   275   0   9   5   0  25  MVP-14
 1976 33 DEA AL  116  432   48   99  17   1  19   57   0   1   43   77  .229  .303  .405  .708   103   175   0   1   1   3  11  
 1977 34 BAA AL  133  541   52  163  20   3  12   75   0   1   42  103  .301  .349  .416  .765   103   225   0   4   2   0  16  
 1978 35 SEA AL   24   83    9   18   5   0   1    7   0   0    4   24  .217  .253  .313  .566    74    26   0   0   0   0   2  
 1979 36 SEA AL  126  480   64  150  15   4  21   78   0   0   27   81  .312  .350  .492  .841   115   236   0   3   3   2  22  
 1980 37 BOA AL   81  289   20   68  14   1   2   27   0   0   30   52  .235  .324  .311  .636    88    90   0   0   0   8   6  
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 18 Seasons     1898 6726  856 1816 257  37 316 1069  11  10  533 1301  .270  .327  .460  .787        3095   3  47  51  57 197
 Per 600 PA           548   70  148  21   3  26   87   1   1   43  106                                 252   0   4   4   5  16
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
   With DEA     1534 5333  711 1417 203  29 280  882  11   9  430 1041  .266  .324  .472  .796        2518   3  40  46  47 151
   With SEA      150  563   73  168  20   4  22   85   0   0   31  105  .298  .336  .465  .801         262   0   3   3   2  24
   With BAA      133  541   52  163  20   3  12   75   0   1   42  103  .301  .349  .416  .765         225   0   4   2   0  16
   With BOA       81  289   20   68  14   1   2   27   0   0   30   52  .235  .324  .311  .636          90   0   0   0   8   6
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 MLB Totals     2028 7298  873 1993 284  40 325 1163  20  38  620 1313  .273  .332  .457  .789        3332  17  59  95  58 195
+--------------+----+----+----+----+---+---+---+----+---+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+------+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 Categories in which this player led his league are indicated in red.

Miscellaneous Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  %L  RC  RC/27  AB  PH PHR  PAvg  E   XTC  XTO  XPct  OSB  OCS SBPct  Pos  Defense  Diff Star
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 1963 20 DEA AL  62    8   8.3  35  13   1  .371   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  PH             135   
 1964 21 DEA AL  95    1   1.9   6   0   0  .000   1    2    0  .000    0    0  .000  OF   4(-1)e14  -59   
 1965 22 DEA AL  45   73   6.0  15   3   0  .200   8   40   15  .375    0    0  .000  OF   4(-1)e4    39   
 1966 23 DEA AL  38   78   5.1  13   4   1  .308   7   45   17  .378    0    0  .000  OF   4(-1)e6   -16   
 1967 24 DEA AL  24   79   6.8  28   4   1  .143   2   32   12  .375    0    0  .000  OF   4(-2)e9    35   
 1968 25 DEA AL  28   95   5.9   1   1   1 1.000  10   59   14  .237    0    0  .000  OF   4(-2)e8   -46   
 1969 26 DEA AL  33   76   4.6   3   2   0  .667  10   48   33  .688    0    0  .000  OF   3(-2)e10  -22   
 1970 27 DEA AL  54   53   5.7  15   6   2  .400   1   25   22  .880    0    0  .000  OF   3(-2)e6   -33   
 1971 28 DEA AL  61   37   5.4  18   3   0  .167   5   19   11  .579    0    0  .000  OF   3(-2)e11  -35   
 1972 29 DEA AL  37   39   3.4  14   6   1  .429   0   30   15  .500    0    0  .000  OF   3(-1)e0   -11   
 1973 30 DEA AL  49   61   5.3  12   4   0  .333   9   42   17  .405    0    0  .000  OF   4(-1)e15  -68   
 1974 31 DEA AL  46   49   6.9  10   5   1  .500   6   24   11  .458    0    0  .000  OF   4(0)e15    59   
 1975 32 DEA AL  34   83   4.4   0   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  DH              -3   
 1976 33 DEA AL  23   51   4.1   6   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  DH             -43   
 1977 34 BAA AL  28   76   5.1   1   0   0  .000   0    2    0  .000    0    0  .000  DH              -2   
 1978 35 SEA AL  10    6   2.5   3   1   0  .333   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  DH            -126   
 1979 36 SEA AL  33   74   5.7   7   3   2  .429   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  DH              57   
 1980 37 BOA AL  67   30   3.6   1   0   0  .000   0    0    0  .000    0    0  .000  DH               1   
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+
 18 Seasons          978   5.1 188  55  10  .293  59  368  167  .454    0    0  .000                  -7   1
+--------------+---+----+-----+---+---+---+-----+---+----+----+-----+----+----+-----+----+---------+----+----+

HOF Standards: Batting - 24.2 (Average HOFer ~ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 34.5 (Likely HOFer ~ 100)

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Traditional Fielding   (completed seasons only)

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO     A     E   DP    FP    GS    Inn     RF  
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
 1963 20 DEA AL  LF     3     0     0    0    0   .000     0     7.0   0.00
                 1B     2     2     0    0    0  1.000     0     2.0   9.00
 1964 21 DEA AL  LF     2     1     0    1    0   .500     2    18.0   0.50
                 RF     1     3     0    0    0  1.000     1     7.0   3.86
 1965 22 DEA AL  LF    81   114     4    1    0   .992    69   572.2   1.85
                 3B    22    15    42    6    3   .905    21   169.2   3.02
                 RF    20    21     0    1    0   .955    18   148.0   1.28
 1966 23 DEA AL  LF   142   232     7    7    0   .972   138  1223.0   1.76
                 RF     1     2     0    0    0  1.000     1     3.0   6.00
 1967 24 DEA AL  LF    99   110     5    1    0   .991    88   732.0   1.41
                 CF    20    32     0    1    0   .970    20   152.0   1.89
                 RF     1     0     0    0    0   .000     1      .1   0.00
 1968 25 DEA AL  LF   149   226     5   10    1   .959   149  1313.1   1.58
 1969 26 DEA AL  LF   143   254    14   10    2   .964   142  1251.1   1.93
 1970 27 DEA AL  LF    79   135     9    1    2   .993    79   692.1   1.87
                 1B     1     1     0    0    0  1.000     0     1.0   9.00
 1971 28 DEA AL  LF    67    98     4    5    0   .953    58   518.0   1.77
 1972 29 DEA AL  LF    57    86     4    0    0  1.000    54   473.0   1.71
                 RF    46    68     3    0    0  1.000    42   382.0   1.67
 1973 30 DEA AL  LF   106   166     7    9    2   .951   101   898.0   1.73
                 RF     1     0     1    0    0  1.000     0     5.2   1.59
 1974 31 DEA AL  LF    58    91     2    6    0   .939    52   439.2   1.90
 1975           [Did not play]
 1976           [Did not play]
 1977 34 BAA AL  LF     3     6     0    0    0  1.000     3    20.1   2.66
 1978 35 SEA AL  LF     4     5     1    0    0  1.000     4    34.0   1.59
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+
                               CAREER TOTALS BY POSITION
                 LF   993  1524    62   51    7   .969   939  8192.2   1.74
                 RF    70    94     4    1    0   .990    63   546.0   1.62
                 3B    22    15    42    6    3   .905    21   169.2   3.02
                 CF    20    32     0    1    0   .970    20   152.0   1.89
                 1B     3     3     0    0    0  1.000     0     3.0   9.00
+--------------+---+-----+------+-----+----+----+-----+-----+-------+------+

Postseason Stats   Postseason Register
 Year Round Tm  Opp  W/L   G  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO   BA   OBP   SLG  SB 
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+
 1964 WS    DEA CIN   L    4   4  0  1  1  0  0   0  0  1  .250  .250  .500  0
 1965 WS    DEA CIN   L    5   9  1  3  0  0  1   2  3  1  .333  .500  .667  0
 1968 WS    DEA SLN   W    3  10  0  0  0  0  0   0  0  4  .000  .091  .000  0
+------------------+-----+--+---+--+--+--+--+--+---+--+--+-----+-----+-----+--+


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Managers

 Year  Tm    Record  Manager(s)
+----+-----+--------+------------------------------------------------------------+
 1963  DEA   88-74   Steve Dewing, Alan Boodman
 1964  DEA   97-66   Steve Dewing
 1965  DEA   96-67   Steve Dewing
 1966  DEA   90-72   Steve Dewing
 1967  DEA   92-70   Steve Dewing
 1968  DEA   99-63   Alan Boodman
 1969  DEA   81-81   Alan Boodman
 1970  DEA   69-93   Alan Boodman
 1971  DEA   90-72   Alan Boodman
 1972  DEA   71-91   Allen Nelson, Dennis Van Langen
 1973  DEA   79-83   Dennis Van Langen
 1974  DEA   65-97   Dennis Van Langen
 1975  DEA   47-115  Dennis Van Langen
 1976  DEA   54-108  Dennis Van Langen
 1977  BAA   81-81   Mike Rescigno
 1978  SEA   66-96   Jeff Tripodi
 1979  SEA   68-94   Jeff Tripodi
 1980  BOA   84-78   Mike Tomeo

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