Last Updated on December 23, 2022
For the 7,298 at-bats in his MLB career, Horton had an average at the plate of .273 and has racked up 1,993 hits. His on-base percentage is .332 and he has a lifetime OPS of .789. He tallied 873 runs and had 1,163 RBIs. Horton recorded a walk 620 times while going down on strikes on 1,313 occasions. He went deep 325 times, as well as 3,332 total bases and a .457 slugging percentage.
Willie Horton Stats
| Year | Team | BA | HR | H | BB | R | RBI | OBP | PA | AB | OPS | OPS+ | 2B | 3B | G | SLG | SB | CS | TB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | .273 | 325 | 1,993 | 620 | 873 | 1,163 | .332 | 8,052 | 7,298 | .789 | 120 | 284 | 40 | 2,028 | .457 | 20 | 38 | 3,332 | 1,313 | |
| 1980 | SEA | .221 | 8 | 74 | 39 | 32 | 36 | .306 | 384 | 335 | .635 | 74 | 10 | 1 | 97 | .328 | 0 | 4 | 110 | 70 |
| 1979 | SEA | .279 | 29 | 180 | 42 | 77 | 106 | .326 | 696 | 646 | .784 | 108 | 19 | 5 | 162 | .458 | 1 | 1 | 296 | 112 |
| 1978 | TOT | .252 | 11 | 99 | 28 | 38 | 60 | .303 | 425 | 393 | .692 | 95 | 21 | 0 | 115 | .389 | 3 | 1 | 153 | 69 |
| 1978 | CLE | .249 | 5 | 42 | 15 | 15 | 22 | .314 | 186 | 169 | .692 | 95 | 7 | 0 | 50 | .379 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 25 |
| 1978 | OAK | .314 | 3 | 32 | 9 | 11 | 19 | .369 | 112 | 102 | .850 | 144 | 8 | 0 | 32 | .480 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 15 |
| 1978 | TOR | .205 | 3 | 25 | 4 | 12 | 19 | .228 | 127 | 122 | .556 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 33 | .328 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 29 |
| 1977 | TOT | .289 | 15 | 151 | 42 | 55 | 75 | .337 | 573 | 523 | .767 | 107 | 23 | 3 | 140 | .430 | 2 | 3 | 225 | 117 |
| 1977 | DET | .250 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | TEX | .289 | 15 | 150 | 42 | 55 | 75 | .337 | 569 | 519 | .769 | 108 | 23 | 3 | 139 | .432 | 2 | 3 | 224 | 117 |
| 1976 | DET | .262 | 14 | 105 | 49 | 40 | 56 | .342 | 456 | 401 | .751 | 117 | 17 | 0 | 114 | .409 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 63 |
| 1975 | DET | .275 | 25 | 169 | 44 | 62 | 92 | .319 | 667 | 615 | .740 | 106 | 13 | 1 | 159 | .421 | 1 | 2 | 259 | 109 |
| 1974 | DET | .298 | 15 | 71 | 21 | 32 | 47 | .361 | 263 | 238 | .891 | 152 | 8 | 1 | 72 | .529 | 0 | 1 | 126 | 36 |
| 1973 | DET | .316 | 17 | 130 | 23 | 42 | 53 | .362 | 443 | 411 | .863 | 136 | 19 | 3 | 111 | .501 | 1 | 4 | 206 | 57 |
| 1972 | DET | .231 | 11 | 77 | 27 | 44 | 36 | .293 | 367 | 333 | .681 | 99 | 9 | 5 | 108 | .387 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 47 |
| 1971 | DET | .289 | 22 | 130 | 37 | 64 | 72 | .349 | 498 | 450 | .845 | 133 | 25 | 1 | 119 | .496 | 1 | 5 | 223 | 75 |
| 1970 | DET | .305 | 17 | 113 | 28 | 53 | 69 | .354 | 404 | 371 | .855 | 133 | 18 | 2 | 96 | .501 | 0 | 1 | 186 | 43 |
| 1969 | DET | .262 | 28 | 133 | 52 | 66 | 91 | .332 | 568 | 508 | .796 | 117 | 17 | 1 | 141 | .465 | 3 | 3 | 236 | 93 |
| 1968 | DET | .285 | 36 | 146 | 49 | 68 | 85 | .352 | 578 | 512 | .895 | 165 | 20 | 2 | 143 | .543 | 0 | 3 | 278 | 110 |
| 1967 | DET | .274 | 19 | 110 | 36 | 47 | 67 | .338 | 445 | 401 | .819 | 137 | 20 | 3 | 122 | .481 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 80 |
| 1966 | DET | .262 | 27 | 138 | 44 | 72 | 100 | .321 | 578 | 526 | .802 | 125 | 22 | 6 | 146 | .481 | 1 | 1 | 253 | 103 |
| 1965 | DET | .273 | 29 | 140 | 48 | 69 | 104 | .340 | 572 | 512 | .831 | 133 | 20 | 2 | 143 | .490 | 5 | 9 | 251 | 101 |
| 1964 | DET | .163 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 10 | .272 | 92 | 80 | .559 | 55 | 1 | 3 | 25 | .288 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 |
| 1963 | DET | .326 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 4 | .326 | 43 | 43 | .814 | 122 | 2 | 1 | 15 | .488 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 8 |
1980 Stats for Willie Horton
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 97 | 254th |
| Plate Appearances | 384 | 194th |
| At-Bats | 335 | 200th |
| Runs Scored | 32 | 236th |
| Hits | 74 | 235th |
| Doubles | 10 | 257th |
| Triples | 1 | 286th |
| Home Runs | 8 | 150th |
| Runs Batted In | 36 | 194th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 541st |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 141st |
| Walks | 39 | 117th |
| Strikeouts | 70 | 68th |
| Batting Average | .221 | 475th |
| On-Base Percentage | .306 | 344th |
| Slugging Percentage | .328 | 376th |
| OPS | .635 | 363rd |
| OPS+ | 74 | 375th |
| Total Bases | 110 | 232nd |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 5 | 265th |
| Hit By Pitch | 4 | 40th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 2 | 296th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 124th |
| Intentional Walks | 2 | 228th |
1979 Stats for Willie Horton
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 162 | 7th |
| Plate Appearances | 696 | 15th |
| At-Bats | 646 | 8th |
| Runs Scored | 77 | 67th |
| Hits | 180 | 20th |
| Doubles | 19 | 143rd |
| Triples | 5 | 57th |
| Home Runs | 29 | 14th |
| Runs Batted In | 106 | 13th |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 334th |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 325th |
| Walks | 42 | 114th |
| Strikeouts | 112 | 8th |
| Batting Average | .279 | 199th |
| On-Base Percentage | .326 | 301st |
| Slugging Percentage | .458 | 110th |
| OPS | .784 | 154th |
| OPS+ | 108 | 171st |
| Total Bases | 296 | 19th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 20 | 10th |
| Hit By Pitch | 4 | 43rd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 2 | 292nd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 2 | 270th |
| Intentional Walks | 4 | 138th |
1978 Stats for Willie Horton
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 115 | 203rd |
| Plate Appearances | 425 | 180th |
| At-Bats | 393 | 171st |
| Runs Scored | 38 | 195th |
| Hits | 99 | 178th |
| Doubles | 21 | 116th |
| Triples | 0 | 564th |
| Home Runs | 11 | 99th |
| Runs Batted In | 60 | 103rd |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 207th |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 318th |
| Walks | 28 | 205th |
| Strikeouts | 69 | 85th |
| Batting Average | .252 | 287th |
| On-Base Percentage | .303 | 361st |
| Slugging Percentage | .389 | 208th |
| OPS | .692 | 251st |
| OPS+ | 95 | 254th |
| Total Bases | 153 | 164th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 14 | 50th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 241st |
| Sacrifice Hits | 2 | 303rd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 1 | 338th |
| Intentional Walks | 6 | 73rd |
1978 Stats for Willie Horton
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 50 | 422nd |
| Plate Appearances | 186 | 325th |
| At-Bats | 169 | 321st |
| Runs Scored | 15 | 346th |
| Hits | 42 | 312th |
| Doubles | 7 | 307th |
| Triples | 0 | 565th |
| Home Runs | 5 | 195th |
| Runs Batted In | 22 | 274th |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 208th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 567th |
| Walks | 15 | 314th |
| Strikeouts | 25 | 315th |
| Batting Average | .249 | 322nd |
| On-Base Percentage | .314 | 311th |
| Slugging Percentage | .379 | 225th |
| OPS | .692 | 252nd |
| OPS+ | 95 | 255th |
| Total Bases | 64 | 302nd |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 7 | 189th |
| Hit By Pitch | 1 | 242nd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 433rd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 577th |
| Intentional Walks | 4 | 120th |
1978 Stats for Willie Horton
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 32 | 536th |
| Plate Appearances | 112 | 399th |
| At-Bats | 102 | 394th |
| Runs Scored | 11 | 382nd |
| Hits | 32 | 347th |
| Doubles | 8 | 285th |
| Triples | 0 | 566th |
| Home Runs | 3 | 251st |
| Runs Batted In | 19 | 297th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 573rd |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 319th |
| Walks | 9 | 387th |
| Strikeouts | 15 | 425th |
| Batting Average | .314 | 42nd |
| On-Base Percentage | .369 | 80th |
| Slugging Percentage | .480 | 66th |
| OPS | .850 | 61st |
| OPS+ | 144 | 47th |
| Total Bases | 49 | 336th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 1 | 472nd |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 542nd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 1 | 434th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 578th |
| Intentional Walks | 2 | 212th |
1978 Stats for Willie Horton
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 33 | 526th |
| Plate Appearances | 127 | 375th |
| At-Bats | 122 | 362nd |
| Runs Scored | 12 | 372nd |
| Hits | 25 | 381st |
| Doubles | 6 | 326th |
| Triples | 0 | 567th |
| Home Runs | 3 | 252nd |
| Runs Batted In | 19 | 298th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 574th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 568th |
| Walks | 4 | 466th |
| Strikeouts | 29 | 285th |
| Batting Average | .205 | 506th |
| On-Base Percentage | .228 | 573rd |
| Slugging Percentage | .328 | 375th |
| OPS | .556 | 490th |
| OPS+ | 55 | 496th |
| Total Bases | 40 | 364th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 6 | 222nd |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 543rd |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 645th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 1 | 339th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 563rd |
1977 Stats for Willie Horton
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 140 | 116th |
| Plate Appearances | 573 | 105th |
| At-Bats | 523 | 94th |
| Runs Scored | 55 | 151st |
| Hits | 151 | 76th |
| Doubles | 23 | 105th |
| Triples | 3 | 145th |
| Home Runs | 15 | 91st |
| Runs Batted In | 75 | 68th |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 243rd |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 209th |
| Walks | 42 | 130th |
| Strikeouts | 117 | 13th |
| Batting Average | .289 | 143rd |
| On-Base Percentage | .337 | 222nd |
| Slugging Percentage | .430 | 176th |
| OPS | .767 | 191st |
| OPS+ | 107 | 193rd |
| Total Bases | 225 | 87th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 15 | 41st |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 544th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 653rd |
| Sacrifice Flies | 8 | 21st |
| Intentional Walks | 5 | 90th |
1977 Stats for Willie Horton
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 1 | 833rd |
| Plate Appearances | 4 | 740th |
| At-Bats | 4 | 735th |
| Runs Scored | 0 | 757th |
| Hits | 1 | 686th |
| Doubles | 0 | 690th |
| Triples | 0 | 569th |
| Home Runs | 0 | 625th |
| Runs Batted In | 0 | 751st |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 593rd |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 596th |
| Walks | 0 | 743rd |
| Strikeouts | 0 | 809th |
| Batting Average | .250 | 342nd |
| On-Base Percentage | .250 | 533rd |
| Slugging Percentage | .250 | 557th |
| OPS | .500 | 555th |
| OPS+ | 35 | 558th |
| Total Bases | 1 | 687th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 0 | 685th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 545th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 654th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 0 | 599th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 572nd |
1977 Stats for Willie Horton
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 139 | 123rd |
| Plate Appearances | 569 | 107th |
| At-Bats | 519 | 100th |
| Runs Scored | 55 | 152nd |
| Hits | 150 | 79th |
| Doubles | 23 | 106th |
| Triples | 3 | 146th |
| Home Runs | 15 | 92nd |
| Runs Batted In | 75 | 69th |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 244th |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 210th |
| Walks | 42 | 131st |
| Strikeouts | 117 | 14th |
| Batting Average | .289 | 144th |
| On-Base Percentage | .337 | 223rd |
| Slugging Percentage | .432 | 172nd |
| OPS | .769 | 185th |
| OPS+ | 108 | 187th |
| Total Bases | 224 | 88th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 15 | 42nd |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 546th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 655th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 8 | 22nd |
| Intentional Walks | 5 | 91st |
1976 Stats for Willie Horton
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 114 | 170th |
| Plate Appearances | 456 | 142nd |
| At-Bats | 401 | 146th |
| Runs Scored | 40 | 172nd |
| Hits | 105 | 139th |
| Doubles | 17 | 122nd |
| Triples | 0 | 542nd |
| Home Runs | 14 | 49th |
| Runs Batted In | 56 | 87th |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 556th |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 553rd |
| Walks | 49 | 89th |
| Strikeouts | 63 | 88th |
| Batting Average | .262 | 203rd |
| On-Base Percentage | .342 | 157th |
| Slugging Percentage | .409 | 113th |
| OPS | .751 | 116th |
| OPS+ | 117 | 114th |
| Total Bases | 164 | 114th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 16 | 27th |
| Hit By Pitch | 2 | 125th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 619th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 4 | 112th |
| Intentional Walks | 7 | 47th |
1975 Stats for Willie Horton
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 159 | 10th |
| Plate Appearances | 667 | 20th |
| At-Bats | 615 | 12th |
| Runs Scored | 62 | 98th |
| Hits | 169 | 25th |
| Doubles | 13 | 192nd |
| Triples | 1 | 262nd |
| Home Runs | 25 | 14th |
| Runs Batted In | 92 | 21st |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 288th |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 220th |
| Walks | 44 | 109th |
| Strikeouts | 109 | 14th |
| Batting Average | .275 | 169th |
| On-Base Percentage | .319 | 285th |
| Slugging Percentage | .421 | 129th |
| OPS | .740 | 169th |
| OPS+ | 106 | 183rd |
| Total Bases | 259 | 20th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 18 | 18th |
| Hit By Pitch | 0 | 518th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 615th |
| Sacrifice Flies | 8 | 20th |
| Intentional Walks | 11 | 23rd |
1974 Stats for Willie Horton
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Games Played | 72 | 305th |
| Plate Appearances | 263 | 244th |
| At-Bats | 238 | 243rd |
| Runs Scored | 32 | 210th |
| Hits | 71 | 213th |
| Doubles | 8 | 252nd |
| Triples | 1 | 233rd |
| Home Runs | 15 | 55th |
| Runs Batted In | 47 | 133rd |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 546th |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 283rd |
| Walks | 21 | 240th |
| Strikeouts | 36 | 226th |
| Batting Average | .298 | 82nd |
| On-Base Percentage | .361 | 109th |
| Slugging Percentage | .529 | 24th |
| OPS | .891 | 38th |
| OPS+ | 152 | 38th |
| Total Bases | 126 | 184th |
| Grounded Into Double Plays | 6 | 226th |
| Hit By Pitch | 3 | 87th |
| Sacrifice Hits | 0 | 601st |
| Sacrifice Flies | 1 | 313th |
| Intentional Walks | 3 | 159th |