1B Willie Horton #8
Age: 23 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
12/31/2000
1B WILLIE HORTON #8 - AGE: 23 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
158 597 179 37 3 43 120 66 114 .300 .371 .588 13 2.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 7 7 6 7
Gap 6 6 6 6
Power 9 10 9 9
Eye 5 5 5 5
Avoid K's 6 6 6 6
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 3 5
Errors: - 4 5
Arm: - 3 7
Turn DP: - 4 -
Framing: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 6
1st Base: 5 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 5
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 6
Stealing Aggressiveness: 5
Stealing Ability: 8
Baserunning Inst.: 6
Sacrifice Bunt: 2
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/02/2000 NYM Loss, 3-4 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
10/01/2000 NYM Win, 3-2 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/30/2000 NYM Win, 9-7 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
09/29/2000 @ ARI Loss, 5-6 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
09/28/2000 @ ARI Loss, 1-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/27/2000 @ ARI Loss, 2-5 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 0
09/25/2000 MIN Loss, 3-4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/2000 MIN Win, 13-8 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 0
09/23/2000 MIN Win, 6-2 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0
09/22/2000 @ CLE Loss, 2-7 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
PERSONALITY
Turns heads when he walks into a room.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
High: Loyalty, Work Ethic
Birthday:10/18/1977
Born in:Unknown
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:210 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$4,500,000
Signed Through:2003 Season
Major Service:4 Years, None
Service This Yr:184 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:3 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1997, 20th Pick in Round 1
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST 2000 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 158 597 179 37 3 43 120 126 66 114 .300 .371 .588 .958 .392 .288 137
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 155 672 4 8 0 15 0 5 351 83 13 4 76.5 128.9 7.87 2.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   143 46 5 2 14 33 31 13 24 2 0 1 .322 .377 .678 1.056
Versus Right   454 133 32 1 29 87 95 53 90 3 0 3 .293 .368 .559 .928
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   94 27 8 1 7 18 21 12 17 0 0 1 .287 .374 .617 .991
May   94 25 3 1 9 22 24 17 15 1 0 1 .266 .381 .606 .987
June   104 35 8 0 9 27 27 12 22 0 0 1 .337 .410 .673 1.083
July   95 31 5 0 6 18 21 8 20 1 0 1 .326 .381 .568 .949
August   105 31 8 1 7 18 20 13 15 0 0 0 .295 .373 .590 .963
September   97 27 4 0 5 16 12 4 23 3 0 0 .278 .298 .474 .772
October   8 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 .375 .375 .500 .875
Spring Training   57 17 1 1 4 9 8 7 12 1 0 0 .298 .369 .561 .931
Last Year   350 112 19 7 32 77 75 38 46 5 0 2 .320 .385 .689 1.073
2 Years Ago   574 174 33 7 23 102 83 67 101 4 0 1 .303 .375 .505 .880
Career   1910 560 106 18 109 370 333 230 335 19 0 9 .293 .369 .539 .907
Home   288 90 19 2 18 65 63 38 53 3 0 1 .312 .391 .580 .971
Road   309 89 18 1 25 55 63 28 61 2 0 3 .288 .351 .595 .946
Grass   578 172 34 2 43 119 123 65 109 5 0 4 .298 .370 .587 .956
Turf   19 7 3 1 0 1 3 1 5 0 0 0 .368 .400 .632 1.032
Day   35 11 2 0 3 8 8 3 6 0 0 0 .314 .368 .629 .997
Night   562 168 35 3 40 112 118 63 108 5 0 4 .299 .371 .585 .956
As Starter   593 177 37 3 43 120 125 66 114 5 0 4 .298 .370 .589 .958
As Reliever / Substitution   4 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Pinch Hitting   3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Close/Late   112 24 3 0 6 12 12 10 27 1 0 1 .214 .282 .402 .684
Inning 1-3   223 71 14 1 13 53 44 20 37 3 0 1 .318 .372 .565 .937
Inning 4-6   205 70 20 2 18 43 62 27 39 1 0 2 .341 .421 .722 1.143
Inning 7-9   161 34 3 0 11 23 18 19 36 1 0 1 .211 .297 .435 .731
Extra Innings   8 4 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 .500 .500 .875 1.375
0 Outs   184 54 8 1 20 29 57 29 35 1 0 3 .293 .396 .674 1.070
1 Outs   202 73 17 2 17 65 47 17 39 4 0 1 .361 .406 .718 1.124
2 Outs   211 52 12 0 6 26 22 20 40 0 0 0 .246 .312 .389 .700
Scoring Position   139 44 9 2 4 64 27 23 25 5 0 2 .317 .408 .496 .905
Bases Empty   326 95 21 1 25 25 72 30 59 0 0 2 .291 .355 .592 .947
Runner on 1st   132 40 7 0 14 31 27 13 30 0 0 0 .303 .366 .674 1.040
Runner on 2nd   56 19 6 0 1 15 12 11 10 0 0 1 .339 .456 .500 .956
Runner on 3rd   21 6 1 0 0 8 3 3 6 1 0 0 .286 .360 .333 .693
Runner on 1st & 2nd   32 10 1 2 1 11 6 5 6 0 0 0 .312 .405 .562 .968
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 1 0 0 0 6 2 2 0 1 0 0 .091 .214 .091 .305
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 2 0 0 0 5 0 2 2 1 0 0 .222 .333 .222 .556
Bases Loaded   10 6 1 0 2 19 4 0 1 2 0 1 .600 .538 1.300 1.838
Two Strikes   265 67 13 0 12 36 39 20 114 0 0 2 .253 .310 .438 .748
First Pitch   83 27 6 0 10 30 20 7 0 1 0 2 .325 .387 .759 1.146
Count 0-1   49 17 5 1 6 12 10 0 0 0 0 0 .347 .347 .857 1.204
Count 0-2   48 9 1 0 2 9 6 0 27 0 0 1 .188 .204 .333 .537
Count 1-0   57 21 2 2 3 14 10 0 0 2 0 0 .368 .356 .632 .988
Count 1-1   69 25 8 0 6 16 15 0 0 0 0 0 .362 .362 .739 1.101
Count 1-2   82 16 5 0 2 6 6 0 38 0 0 0 .195 .195 .329 .524
Count 2-0   26 9 2 0 3 7 5 0 0 1 0 0 .346 .333 .769 1.103
Count 2-1   32 9 0 0 2 4 5 1 0 1 0 0 .281 .294 .469 .763
Count 2-2   87 28 4 0 7 16 15 0 31 0 0 1 .322 .330 .609 .939
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 9 20 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   16 4 1 0 1 1 13 18 0 0 0 0 .250 .647 .500 1.147
Full Count   48 14 3 0 1 5 12 20 18 0 0 0 .292 .500 .417 .917
Behind in Count   179 42 11 1 10 27 22 0 65 0 0 1 .235 .239 .475 .714
Ahead in Count   131 43 5 2 9 26 42 39 0 4 0 0 .328 .471 .603 1.074
Batting 3rd   381 112 24 1 26 76 74 37 79 4 0 2 .294 .356 .567 .923
Batting 4th   212 65 13 2 17 44 51 29 35 1 0 2 .307 .393 .627 1.021
Batting 7th   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Batting 9th   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Low Leverage   257 78 13 1 24 40 54 19 48 0 0 2 .304 .356 .642 .998
Medium Leverage   250 71 20 0 15 41 56 30 49 1 0 1 .284 .362 .544 .906
High Leverage   89 30 4 2 4 39 16 16 16 4 0 1 .337 .427 .562 .989
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1997 St. Louis - FORT 19 111 389 95 17 1 11 71 49 59 2 5 74 2 0 .244 .343 .378 .721 90 89 -0.3
1998 St. Louis - FORT 20 153 574 174 33 7 23 102 83 67 1 4 101 0 2 .303 .375 .505 .880 128 129 1.9
1999 St. Louis - FORT 21 89 350 112 19 7 32 77 75 38 2 5 46 10 4 .320 .385 .689 1.073 166 157 3.1
2000 St. Louis - FORT 22 158 597 179 37 3 43 120 126 66 4 5 114 13 4 .300 .371 .588 .958 145 137 2.8
Total FORT 511 1910 560 106 18 109 370 333 230 9 19 335 25 10 .293 .369 .539 .907 132 128 7.5
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1997 St. Louis - FORT 19 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 46 115 -1.1
1998 St. Louis - FORT 20 4 16 4 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 1 4 0 0 .250 .316 .500 .816 110 102 -2.1
Total FORT 6 17 4 1 0 1 3 3 3 0 1 4 0 0 .235 .333 .471 .804 104 104
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1997 St. Louis - MLB 1B 25 25 214 15 18 230 1 .996 222.0 9.28 -0.8 .936
1998 St. Louis - MLB 1B 126 126 1019 59 100 1093 15 .986 1113.1 8.71 -10.8 .917
1999 St. Louis - MLB 1B 70 69 635 30 69 670 5 .993 620.1 9.65 -3.2 .933
1999 St. Louis - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2000 St. Louis - MLB 1B 152 152 1288 80 108 1386 18 .987 1280.2 9.61 -13.7 .900
2000 St. Louis - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 1B 373 372 3156 184 295 3379 39 .988 3236.1 9.29 -28.5 .914
TOTAL RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.1 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (7); Power: 5 (8); Eye: 5 (5).
01/13/1997 Drafted in the 1996 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 20, 20th overall pick) by the St. Louis Cardinals.
04/01/1997 Outstandingly completed training to learn a new position at the St. Louis Cardinals development complex.
04/02/1997 Named the #3 prospect in the FORT
06/26/1997 Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $27,000,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (8); Power: 5 (9); Eye: 6 (6).
02/25/1998 Unsuccessfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the St. Louis Cardinals development complex.
04/01/1998 Outstandingly completed training to improve his defense at left field at the St. Louis Cardinals development complex.
04/13/1998 Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award.
06/28/1998 Injured (groin soreness),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/06/1998 Was selected to the 1998 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 8 (8); Eye: 5 (5).
02/26/1999 Successfully completed training to generate more batspeed and homerun power at the St. Louis Cardinals development complex.
07/06/1999 Was selected to the 1999 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game.
07/06/1999 Injured (hip flexor strain),day-to-day for 2 days.
07/15/1999 Injured (torn ankle ligaments),out for 3-4 months.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 10 (10); Eye: 5 (5).
04/30/2000 Injured (sore knee),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/30/2000 Hits three home runs against the Colorado Rockies, going 6-6 with 3 RBI and 5 runs scored!
07/30/2000 Goes 6-6 against the Colorado Rockies, with 1 2B, 3 HR, 3 RBI and 5 R.
07/31/2000 Wins the FORT NL Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1998 152 8
2000 155 5
Year TB Rank
2000 351 6
Year 3B Rank
1998 7 5
1999 7 10
Year HR Rank
2000 43 5
Year RBI Rank
2000 120 7
Year R Rank
2000 126 7
Year IBB Rank
2000 8 4
Year EBH Rank
2000 83 8
Year ISO Rank
2000 .288 9
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