Willie Horton
1963–1980 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, Athletics, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays
2,028G
.273AVG
.332OBP
.457SLG
1,993H
325HR
1,163RBI
20SB
2Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,028 | 8,052 | 7,298 | 873 | 1,993 | 284 | 40 | 325 | 1,163 | 620 | 1,315 | 20 | 38 | 58 | 59 | 3,332 | .273 | .332 | .457 | .789 |
Streaks
16longest hitting streak · 1970-05-30 to 1970-06-16
25longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1970-06-09 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1971-04-17 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 3 doubles | 1977-07-26 | 1 in 2,195 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 987 | 3788 | 949 | 153 | 555 | 327 | 620 | .280 | .337 | .474 |
| Away | 1041 | 4264 | 1044 | 172 | 608 | 293 | 695 | .267 | .314 | .441 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 240 | 986 | 233 | 42 | 138 | 77 | 177 | .262 | .314 | .455 |
| May | 363 | 1448 | 358 | 81 | 247 | 132 | 231 | .278 | .338 | .512 |
| June | 376 | 1469 | 381 | 55 | 226 | 108 | 246 | .286 | .333 | .460 |
| July | 359 | 1407 | 358 | 49 | 182 | 106 | 199 | .279 | .330 | .455 |
| August | 366 | 1449 | 349 | 49 | 193 | 105 | 245 | .263 | .313 | .418 |
| September | 304 | 1219 | 298 | 46 | 166 | 89 | 199 | .267 | .317 | .438 |
| October | 20 | 74 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 18 | .239 | .257 | .448 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 208 | 810 | 199 | 25 | 108 | 56 | 115 | .267 | .315 | .417 |
| cleveland-guardians | 204 | 803 | 194 | 35 | 118 | 60 | 145 | .265 | .316 | .450 |
| baltimore-orioles | 190 | 737 | 170 | 27 | 96 | 59 | 114 | .254 | .311 | .425 |
| boston-red-sox | 190 | 782 | 201 | 40 | 120 | 50 | 135 | .282 | .321 | .503 |
| minnesota-twins | 182 | 730 | 174 | 27 | 100 | 64 | 115 | .266 | .326 | .443 |
| california-angels | 182 | 713 | 187 | 36 | 112 | 61 | 119 | .291 | .348 | .485 |
| chicago-white-sox | 176 | 695 | 173 | 21 | 96 | 52 | 120 | .279 | .324 | .442 |
| athletics | 134 | 530 | 117 | 17 | 53 | 40 | 127 | .241 | .296 | .381 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 15 | 43 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | .326 | – | – | |
| 1964 | 25 | 80 | 13 | 1 | 10 | – | .163 | – | – | |
| 1965 | 143 | 512 | 140 | 29 | 104 | 5 | .273 | – | – | |
| 1966 | 146 | 526 | 138 | 27 | 100 | 1 | .262 | – | – | |
| 1967 | 122 | 401 | 110 | 19 | 67 | – | .274 | – | – | |
| 1968 | 143 | 512 | 146 | 36 | 85 | – | .285 | – | – | |
| 1969 | 141 | 508 | 133 | 28 | 91 | 3 | .262 | – | – | |
| 1970 | 96 | 371 | 113 | 17 | 69 | – | .305 | – | – | |
| 1971 | 119 | 450 | 130 | 22 | 72 | 1 | .289 | – | – | |
| 1972 | 108 | 333 | 77 | 11 | 36 | – | .231 | – | – | |
| 1973 | 111 | 411 | 130 | 17 | 53 | 1 | .316 | – | – | |
| 1974 | 72 | 238 | 71 | 15 | 47 | – | .298 | – | – | |
| 1975 | 159 | 615 | 169 | 25 | 92 | 1 | .275 | – | – | |
| 1976 | 114 | 401 | 105 | 14 | 56 | – | .262 | – | – | |
| 1977 | Detroit Tigers, Texas Rangers | 140 | 523 | 151 | 15 | 75 | 2 | .289 | – | – |
| 1978 | Cleveland Guardians, Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays | 115 | 393 | 99 | 11 | 60 | 3 | .252 | – | – |
| 1979 | 162 | 646 | 180 | 29 | 106 | 1 | .279 | – | – | |
| 1980 | 97 | 335 | 74 | 8 | 36 | – | .221 | – | – |