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Horace
Horton		  
Nickname: Heat
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 230
 
Born: September 23, 1942 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1977   
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 30 CLG FL $ 4,285,000   8 6 7 7 3 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 11 10 10
1974 31 CLG FL $ 4,285,000   8 6 7 6 3 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 11 10 11
1975 32 MON FL $ 4,285,000   8 6 7 6 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 11 11 11
1976 33 MON FL $ 6,250,000   9 6 7 7 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 8 12 11 11
1977 34 MON FL $ 6,250,000   8 6 7 6 3 4 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 11 11 11
1978 35 MON FL $ 6,250,000   8 6 7 6 3 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 11 11 11
1979 36 VAL JL $ 8,000,100   7 6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 11 11 11
1980 37 HON JL $ 4,000,000   6 5 6 6 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 8 8
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 4,000,000   6 5 6 6 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 8 8
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 8,000,100   9 6 7 7 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 9 8 12 11 11
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 38 VAN JL   36 12 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14
OOTP6 Min Ratings   36 12 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14
OOTP6 Max Ratings   36 12 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14
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 30 CLG FL $ 4,285,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1974 31 CLG FL $ 4,285,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1975 32 MON FL $ 4,285,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1976 33 MON FL $ 6,250,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1977 34 MON FL $ 6,250,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1978 35 MON FL $ 6,250,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1979 36 VAL JL $ 8,000,100 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1980 37 HON JL $ 4,000,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 4,000,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 8,000,100 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 38 VAN JL     1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings     1 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 2 2 2
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 30 CLG FL 8 1 .889 97 0 0 0 0 128.7 98 42 14 42 164 2.94 .205 .269 .352 .621 14.7
1974 31 CLG FL 8 5 .615 71 0 0 0 37 70.7 63 22 5 19 80 2.80 .243 .296 .421 .717 15.6
1975 32 MON FL 5 4 .556 60 0 0 0 37 52.3 42 17 5 14 73 2.92 .219 .275 .380 .656 12.4
1976 33 MON FL 2 4 .333 65 0 0 0 42 63.3 47 18 3 12 86 2.56 .204 .244 .335 .579 15.2
1977 34 MON FL 5 7 .417 74 0 0 0 48 74.0 54 20 3 20 95 2.43 .199 .253 .314 .566 17.4
1978 35 MON FL 5 5 .500 59 0 0 0 13 58.0 61 15 1 24 57 2.33 .280 .350 .358 .708 8.3
1979 36 LOU JL 2 1 .667 30 0 0 0 1 31.0 25 12 1 9 32 3.48 .217 .272 .313 .585 3.2
  VAL JL 3 3 .500 40 0 0 0 0 48.0 41 13 1 17 56 2.44 .229 .294 .313 .607 5.1
  TOT   5 4 .556 70 0 0 0 1 79.0 66 25 2 26 88 2.85 .224 .286 .313 .599 8.4
1980 37 HON JL 7 2 .778 98 0 0 0 8 113.0 116 50 8 28 115 3.98 .267 .310 .434 .745 9.9
1981 38 VAN JL 0 1 .000 25 0 0 0 0 27.0 41 24 3 15 23 8.00 .353 .424 .483 .907 0.0
9 Years Sim 45 33 .577 619 0 0 0 186 666.0 588 233 44 200 781 3.15 .236 .292 .372 .664 101.8
Season Average 5 3 .625 68 0 0 0 20 74.0 65 25 4 22 86 3.15 .236 .292 .372 .664  
Career Highs 8 7 .889 98 0 0 0 48 128.7 116 50 14 42 164 8.00 .353 .424 .483 .907  
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   317 113 24 93 426   .230 .278 .353 .631
vs LH   271 120 20 107 355   .244 .310 .396 .706
Home 28 17 .622 329 0 0 0 97 348.0 327 139 22 98 419 3.60 .246 .298 .389 .687
Away 17 16 .515 290 0 0 0 97 318.0 261 94 22 102 362 2.66 .224 .287 .353 .639
Mar/Apr 8 8 .500 102 0 0 0 30 115.6 119 56 13 41 140 4.36 .261 .322 .430 .752
May 8 1 .889 108 0 0 0 32 112.6 91 32 4 34 132 2.56 .220 .279 .319 .598
June 8 5 .615 98 0 0 0 31 100.3 92 34 4 31 114 3.05 .245 .303 .365 .668
July 6 4 .600 99 0 0 0 34 110.3 90 25 6 22 136 2.04 .220 .260 .340 .600
August 7 7 .500 107 0 0 0 30 122.3 101 44 7 39 133 3.24 .224 .286 .369 .655
Sep/Oct 8 8 .500 105 0 0 0 37 104.6 95 42 10 33 126 3.61 .245 .304 .405 .709
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 30 CLG FL 97 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 .000 .100 .000 .100 -0.4 0.0
1974 31 CLG FL 72 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.8 0.0
1975 32 MON FL 60 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.0
1976 33 MON FL 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
1977 34 MON FL 74 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1978 35 MON FL 59 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1979 36 LOU JL 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
  VAL JL 40 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
  TOT   70 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1980 37 HON JL 98 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1981 38 VAN JL 25 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5 0.3
9 Years Sim 620 27 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 .074 .107 .074 .181 -1.2 0.3
162 Game Average 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .074 .107 .074 .181 -0.3  
Career Highs 98 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 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   21 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .095 .095 .095 .190 -0.8
vs LH   6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .143 .000 .143 -0.2
Home 330 19 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 .053 .100 .053 .153 -0.9
Away 165 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2
RISP   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
Close/Late   7 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 .375 .286 .661 0.9
Mar/Apr 65 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.4
May 30 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4
June 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
July 39 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
August 74 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .143 .000 .143 -0.2
Sep/Oct 64 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .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 30 CLG FL P 97 0 128.7 2 9 4 2 .733 0.77    
1974 31 CLG FL P 71 0 70.7 1 6 0 2 1.000 0.89    
1975 32 MON FL P 60 0 52.3 4 2 1 1 .857 1.03    
1976 33 MON FL P 65 0 63.3 5 11 2 0 .889 2.27    
1977 34 MON FL P 74 0 74.0 4 8 0 0 1.000 1.46    
1978 35 MON FL P 59 0 58.0 0 8 0 1 1.000 1.24    
1979 36 LOU JL P 30 0 31.0 2 4 0 0 1.000 1.74    
  VAL JL P 40 0 48.0 2 7 1 1 .900 1.69    
  TOT   P 70 0 79.0 4 11 1 1 .938 1.71    
1980 37 HON JL P 98 0 113.0 2 17 1 0 .950 1.51    
1981 38 VAN JL P 25 0 27.0 0 7 0 0 1.000 2.33    
Career Totals   619 0 666.0 22 79 9 7 .918 1.36    
Career Highs   98 0 128.7 5 17 4 2 1.000 2.33    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1975 32 MON FL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 2 4.0 2 0 0 1 5 0.00 .143 .200 .214 .414
1977 34 MON FL 1 2 .333 10 0 0 0 5 10.0 9 3 0 2 14 2.70 .231 .268 .308 .576
1978 35 MON FL 0 1 .000 6 0 0 0 1 7.3 4 1 1 2 8 1.23 .167 .231 .292 .522
1979 36 VAL JL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 3 2 0 0 1 18.00 .600 .600 .800 1.400
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 3 .250 20 0 0 0 8 22.3 18 6 1 5 28 2.42 .220 .264 .317 .581
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Saves
1974-2-37
1975-4-37
1976-2-42
1977-1-48
CAR-23-186
 Games Pitched
1973-3-97
1974-3-71
1976-9-65
1977-3-74
1979-5-70
1980-3-98
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 18    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 24    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 50)
 
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  1. Rudi Stein (962)
  2. Rob Dibble (956)
  3. Roger Reuter (951)
  4. Zander Hollander (949)
  5. Davey Cantoni (922)
  6. Curt McBearett (914)
  7. Alfredo Gutierrez (910)
  8. Aeiou Jones (908)
  9. Billy Wells (906)
  10. Robb Ripper (903)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 72nd overall pick, by Calgary in 1973
Earned first career win on 4/22/1973
Traded from Calgary to Montreal on 2/5/1975 (Going to CLG: P C. Monoghan. Going to MON: P H. Horton)
Had first career hit on 4/17/1975, off Roger Reuter (NO)
Injured on 6/10/1977 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Was selected to the 1977 Allstar game
Injured on 7/17/1978 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by Louisville on 2/13/1979 to a 1-year deal worth $8,000,100 per year
Traded from Louisville to Valencia on 7/11/1979 (Going to VAL: P H. Horton, P G. Aranda, P M. Mandoon. Going to LOU: RF J. Pease, P N. Fordham, 1B J. Sixpack, P R. Armstrong)
Signed as a free agent by Honolulu on 2/1/1980 to a 1-year deal worth $4,000,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Vancouver on 2/11/1981 to a 1-year deal worth $1,500,100 per year
Injured on 5/14/1981 with a Strained Back, out for 1-2 weeks
 
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