How Willie Horton's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Willie Horton totaled 1,993 career Hits, well above the league average of 490.7 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Hits season came in 1979, posting 180, well above the league average of 67.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1964 at 13, well below the league average of 49.7 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 99 in 1978 to 180 in 1979 and 74 in 1980, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 13 to 180 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Willie Horton Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Willie Horton
| Willie Horton
Hits | Willie Horton
Extra Base Hits | Willie Horton
Extra Base Hit Pct |
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| Career | 1993 | 649 | 0.326 |
| Season Avg. | 110.72 | 36.06 | 0.326 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 159.2 | 51.84 | 0.326 |
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Willie Horton Hits Per Season
Willie Horton's Hits for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, LF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Willie Horton Hits by Team
Willie Horton's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Willie Horton Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Willie Horton's career Hits, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Willie Horton Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Willie Horton's seasonal Hits alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Willie Horton Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Willie Horton's MLB career with Hits alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
