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Willie Horton

Willie Horton

#84 RANKED AT POSITION
1963—1980
Left Field
BORN
October 18, 1942, in Arno, VA
BATS / THROWS
Right / Right
HEIGHT / WEIGHT
5-11 / 209
PRIMARY TEAM
Detroit Tigers
.273
BATTING AVERAGE
2028
GAMES
26.4
WAR
.332
ON-BASE PCT
873
RUNS
20.6
WAR7
.457
SLUGGING
1993
HITS
11.9
WAR3
.789
ON-BASE + SLUGGING
325
HOME RUNS
2.1
WAR PER SEASON
Detroit-raised strongman who swatted 32 homers when Tigers won 1968 pennant and World Series.
4-TIME
ALL-STAR
Tigers
ALL-TIME TEAM
1968
WORLD SERIES CHAMPION

Compared to Hall of Fame Left Fielders

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS WAR PER
Horton
CAREER
26.4
LONG PEAK
20.6
PRIME
16.9
SHORT PEAK
11.9
JAWS
23.5
WAR PER
2.1
AVERAGE HALL OF FAMER
CAREER
68.7
LONG PEAK
43.2
PRIME
31.4
SHORT PEAK
22.4
JAWS
56.0
WAR PER
4.7

Where Does Willie Horton Rank Among Left Fielders?

RANKING CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
RANKING
84
CAREER
74
LONG PEAK
NR
PRIME
78
SHORT PEAK
NR
JAWS
88
RANKING
EGG RANKING
CAREER
WAR
LONG PEAK
WAR7
PRIME
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
SHORT PEAK
WAR3
JAWS
JAWS

Hall of Fame Left Fielders Wins Above Replacement Comparison

Horton
Average HOF Left Field
80.080.060.060.040.040.020.020.00.00.026.420.616.911.923.52.168.743.231.422.4564.7Career WARCareer WARWAR7WAR7WAR5CWAR5CWAR3WAR3JAWSJAWSWAR PER SNWAR PER SN
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