Al
Horton
 
Nickname: Silk
 
Bats: Both
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 210
 
Born: July 23, 1941 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 31 CHI JL $ 1,600,000   6 5 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 7 7 6 5 6
1974 32 CHI JL $ 1,600,000   6 5 7 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 6 6
1975 33 CHI JL $ 2,500,000   6 5 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 6 6
1976 34 CHI JL $ 2,500,000   6 5 7 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 6 6
1977 35 CHI JL $ 2,500,000   5 5 6 5 6 7 6 6 6 6 5 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 6
1978 36 HON JL $ 500,000   1 3 5 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 5
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 500,000   1 3 5 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 5
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 2,500,000   6 5 7 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 7 7 7 6 6
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 31 CHI JL $ 1,600,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1974 32 CHI JL $ 1,600,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1975 33 CHI JL $ 2,500,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1976 34 CHI JL $ 2,500,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1977 35 CHI JL $ 2,500,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1978 36 HON JL $ 500,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 500,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 2,500,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1973 31 CHI JL 6 4 .600 67 0 0 0 0 80.0 86 46 17 33 52 5.18 .273 .344 .505 .849 3.4
1974 32 CHI JL 3 3 .500 46 0 0 0 0 62.0 67 40 10 26 42 5.81 .280 .354 .477 .831 0.5
1975 33 CHI JL 5 1 .833 54 0 0 0 1 69.0 68 33 10 23 49 4.30 .262 .320 .446 .766 3.8
1976 34 CHI JL 4 0 1.000 58 0 0 0 1 68.7 76 35 11 20 40 4.59 .288 .341 .496 .838 3.0
1977 35 CHI JL 2 3 .400 40 0 0 0 6 50.3 44 15 6 14 41 2.68 .234 .291 .388 .680 5.5
1978 36 AAA   3 2 .600 50 0 0 0 3 65.0 58 31 8 28 49 4.29 .243 .322 .397 .720  
5 Years Sim 20 11 .645 265 0 0 0 8 330.0 341 169 54 116 224 4.61 .269 .333 .468 .801 16.2
1 Years AAA 3 2 .600 50 0 0 0 3 65.0 58 31 8 28 49 4.29 .243 .322 .397 .720  
Season Average 4 2 .667 53 0 0 0 1 66.0 68 33 10 23 44 4.61 .269 .333 .468 .801  
Career Highs 6 4 1.000 67 0 0 0 6 80.0 86 46 17 33 52 5.81 .288 .354 .505 .849  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   170 87 23 54 116   .239 .292 .395 .687
vs LH   171 82 31 62 108   .309 .378 .563 .941
Home 10 5 .667 143 0 0 0 7 186.7 207 113 36 63 121 5.45 .284 .341 .507 .848
Away 10 6 .625 122 0 0 0 1 143.3 134 56 18 53 103 3.52 .249 .316 .416 .733
Mar/Apr 2 1 .667 43 0 0 0 1 53.7 53 25 11 21 32 4.19 .265 .335 .525 .860
May 6 2 .750 46 0 0 0 0 54.3 53 27 4 20 31 4.47 .254 .319 .392 .711
June 4 3 .571 44 0 0 0 1 49.7 55 24 9 16 34 4.35 .288 .343 .492 .835
July 3 3 .500 53 0 0 0 3 69.7 80 41 11 24 40 5.30 .293 .350 .498 .848
August 2 1 .667 34 0 0 0 1 44.0 47 27 13 17 38 5.53 .275 .340 .550 .890
Sep/Oct 3 1 .750 45 0 0 0 2 58.6 53 25 6 18 49 3.84 .239 .296 .369 .665
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 31 CHI JL 67 11 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 .091 .231 .182 .413 0.5 0.0
1974 32 CHI JL 46 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 .000 .333 0.2 0.0
1975 33 CHI JL 54 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8 0.0
1976 34 CHI JL 58 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1977 35 CHI JL 40 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .250 .000 .250 0.1 0.0
5 Years Sim 265 30 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 11 .033 .147 .067 .214 -0.5 0.0
162 Game Average 18 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 .033 .147 .067 .214 -0.3  
Career Highs 67 11 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 .091 .333 .182 .413 0.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 .000 .136 .000 .136 -0.8
vs LH   11 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 .091 .167 .182 .348 0.1
Home 143 18 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 7 .056 .227 .111 .338 0.4
Away 76 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.2
RISP   5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 .200 .429 .400 .829 1.0
Mar/Apr 30 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .125 .000 .125 -0.3
May 33 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 0.1
June 29 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .143 .000 .143 -0.2
July 43 6 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 .167 .286 .333 .619 0.6
August 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3
Sep/Oct 35 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1973 31 CHI JL P 67 0 80.0 6 14 0 0 1.000 2.25    
1974 32 CHI JL P 46 0 62.0 2 12 0 0 1.000 2.03    
1975 33 CHI JL P 54 0 69.0 2 11 0 1 1.000 1.70    
1976 34 CHI JL P 58 0 68.7 3 12 0 0 1.000 1.97    
1977 35 CHI JL P 40 0 50.3 5 10 0 0 1.000 2.68    
Career Totals   265 0 330.0 18 59 0 1 1.000 2.10    
Career Highs   67 0 80.0 6 14 0 1 1.000 2.68    
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History
Drafted in 16th round, 365th overall pick, by Chicago in 1973
Earned first career win on 4/3/1973
Had first career hit (double) on 7/24/1973, off Pedro Fernandez (WAS)
Injured on 7/23/1977 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 4 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Honolulu on 2/9/1978 to a 1-year deal worth $500,000 per year