What years did Ricky Horton play?

Ricky Horton played in Major League Baseball from 1984 to 1990.

Was Ricky Horton a pitcher?

Yes. Ricky Horton pitched in the major leagues, recording 32 wins and 319 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ricky Horton hit?

Ricky Horton hit 0 career home runs with 12 hits.

What teams did Ricky Horton play for?

Ricky Horton played for 3 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1984–1987, 1989–1990), the Chicago White Sox (1988), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (1988–1989).

What were Ricky Horton's career stats?

In 325 games, Ricky Horton went 32-27 with a 3.76 ERA, 319 strikeouts, 673.1 innings pitched, and 15 saves.

What was Ricky Horton's salary?

Ricky Horton's last recorded salary was $120,000, in 1990. His highest recorded salary was $532,500, in 1988, and his lowest was $68,000, in 1989. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1990.

What position did Ricky Horton play?

Ricky Horton played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Ricky Horton and how much did he weigh?

Ricky Horton was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 195 pounds.

What was Ricky Horton's career ERA?

Ricky Horton finished with a 3.76 career ERA, going 32-27 with 319 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Ricky Horton have?

Ricky Horton recorded 319 career strikeouts.

Is Ricky Horton in the Hall of Fame?

No. Ricky Horton has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Ricky Horton

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1984-1990)

Ricky Horton was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1984 to 1990 for the St. Louis Cardinals, the Chicago White Sox, and the Los Angeles Dodgers, a span of 7 seasons. Across 325 career appearances, he went 32-27 with a 3.76 ERA and 319 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 25, 2026

W–L 32–27

ERA 3.76

WHIP 1.36

SO 319

Pitcher PIV -350.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 195 lb
Born: 7/30/1959 in Poughkeepsie, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 1984-04-07
Last Game: 1990-07-23

Full name: Ricky Neal Horton

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Career Pitching Statistics

Ricky Horton — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
32	27	325	53	3	1	15	673.1	696	281	55	222	319	3.76	-350.0

Career ERA 3.76 vs. league average 3.90 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Ricky Horton Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1984	SLN	NL	9	4	37	18	1	1	1	125.2	140	48	39	76	3.44	3.81 (+10%)	-473.9
1985	SLN	NL	3	2	49	3	0	0	1	89.2	84	29	34	59	2.91	3.89 (+25%)	1283.8
1986	SLN	NL	4	3	42	9	1	0	3	100.1	77	25	26	49	2.24	3.97 (+44%)	1187.7
1987	SLN	NL	8	3	67	6	0	0	7	125.0	127	53	42	55	3.82	4.29 (+11%)	-829.8
1988	CHA	AL	6	10	52	9	1	0	2	109.1	120	59	36	28	4.86	3.73 (-30%)	-988.3
1988	LAN	NL	1	1	12	0	0	0	0	9.0	11	5	2	8	5.00	3.73 (-34%)	0.0
1989	LAN	NL	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	26.2	35	15	11	12	5.06	3.71 (-36%)	6.7
1989	SLN	NL	0	3	11	8	0	0	0	45.2	50	24	10	14	4.73	3.71 (-27%)	158.2
1990	SLN	NL	1	1	32	0	0	0	1	42.0	52	23	22	18	4.93	3.86 (-28%)	-694.4
Career · 9 seasons			32	27	325	53	3	1	15	673.1	696	281	222	319	3.76	—	-350

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Ricky Horton — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
328	110	5	12	2	0	0	0	0	10	33	.109	.183	.127	.311	0

Career AVG .109 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 57.7% below league average.

Career OBP .183 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 43.4% below league average.

Career SLG .127 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — 67.3% below league average.

Career OPS .311 vs. league average .713 across their career seasons — 56.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Ricky Horton Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1984	SLN	NL	39	31	2	2	0	1	13	.065	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	SLN	NL	49	16	1	1	0	3	5	.062	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	SLN	NL	42	18	0	1	0	5	3	.056	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	SLN	NL	68	29	2	5	1	1	9	.172	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	CHA	AL	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	LAN	NL	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	LAN	NL	23	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	SLN	NL	11	11	0	3	1	0	1	.273	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	SLN	NL	32	4	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			328	110	5	12	2	10	33	.109	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Ricky Horton — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Ricky Horton — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	SO	AVG
1988	NLCS	LAN	4	0	0	.000
1987	NLCS	SLN	1	0	0	.000
1987	WS	SLN	2	0	0	.000
1985	NLCS	SLN	3	0	0	.000
1985	WS	SLN	3	1	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Ricky Horton — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	13	0	0	17.1	19	8	9	12	4.15

Playoff Pitching by Year

Ricky Horton — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1988	NLCS	LAN	4	4.1	4	0	2	3	0.00
1987	NLCS	SLN	1	3.0	2	0	0	2	0.00
1987	WS	SLN	2	3.0	5	2	0	1	6.00
1985	NLCS	SLN	3	3.0	4	3	2	1	9.00
1985	WS	SLN	3	4.0	4	3	5	5	6.75

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Ricky Horton — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	166	51	2	6	0	0	.118
Away	162	59	3	6	0	0	.102

Pitching — Home / Away

Ricky Horton — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	165	338.1	338	127	106	148	3.38
Away	160	335.0	358	154	116	171	4.14

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ricky Horton — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1990-07-23	STL	CHC	—	3.0	3	1	1	0	2	0
1990-07-22	STL	SDP	—	1.1	0	0	0	1	1	0
1990-07-18	STL	LAD	—	0.1	0	1	1	2	0	0
1990-07-16	STL	LAD	—	2.0	1	0	0	2	0	0
1990-07-13	STL	SFG	—	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1990-07-07	STL	SDP	—	1.2	0	0	0	0	3	0
1990-07-04	STL	SFG	—	0.2	2	4	2	2	0	0
1990-07-01	STL	LAD	—	1.2	2	0	0	1	0	0
1990-06-29	STL	LAD	—	1.1	3	1	1	1	2	1
1990-06-26	STL	NYN	—	1.0	3	2	2	2	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ricky Horton — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
P	325	53	39	165	9	16

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ricky Horton — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1984	SLN	P	37	18	5	35	3	3
1985	SLN	P	49	3	9	21	2	0
1986	SLN	P	42	9	4	24	0	3
1987	SLN	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
1987	SLN	P	67	6	12	31	2	2
1988	CHA	P	52	9	5	23	2	4
1988	LAN	P	12	0	0	4	0	0
1989	LAN	P	23	0	1	4	0	0
1989	SLN	P	11	8	1	9	0	2
1990	SLN	P	32	0	2	14	0	2

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Ricky Horton Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	325
Right Field	1

Salary History

Ricky Horton's recorded salaries total $1,515,500 over 6 seasons, 1985 to 1990. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Horton's career ran from 1984 to 1990. His seasons before 1985 are not included.

Ricky Horton — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1990	SLN	NL	$120,000
1989	LAN	NL	$68,000
1988	CHA	AL	$532,500
1987	SLN	NL	$410,000
1986	SLN	NL	$275,000
1985	SLN	NL	$110,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$1,515,500

College History

Ricky Horton — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Virginia	Charlottesville	VA	1978, 1979, 1980

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Career Spans

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Ricky Horton: the record in brief

April 7, 1984 and July 23, 1990 bracket Ricky Horton's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The season rows list, in order, the St. Louis Cardinals (1984 to 1990), the Chicago White Sox (1988), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (1988 through 1989). Horton is listed as a pitcher at 6'2" and 195 pounds. Horton threw and hit left-handed, per the bio block. Horton was born on July 30, 1959, in Poughkeepsie, NY, USA. Horton's full given name, per the bio, is Ricky Neal Horton.

Horton's career pitching line is 32 wins, 27 losses and a 3.76 ERA over 325 appearances. Also on Horton's record: 319 strikeouts and 15 saves. Horton's 3.76 ERA was close to the 3.90 league figure for those seasons. Horton won 9 games in 1984, the most of any season listed. In 1986, one of the busiest seasons, Horton posted a 2.24 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.97.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ricky Horton

What years did Ricky Horton play?: Ricky Horton played in Major League Baseball from 1984 to 1990.
Was Ricky Horton a pitcher?: Yes. Ricky Horton pitched in the major leagues, recording 32 wins and 319 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ricky Horton hit?: Ricky Horton hit 0 career home runs with 12 hits.
What teams did Ricky Horton play for?: Ricky Horton played for 3 teams: the St. Louis Cardinals (1984–1987, 1989–1990), the Chicago White Sox (1988), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (1988–1989).
What were Ricky Horton's career stats?: In 325 games, Ricky Horton went 32-27 with a 3.76 ERA, 319 strikeouts, 673.1 innings pitched, and 15 saves.
How much did Ricky Horton earn in his career?: Ricky Horton's recorded salaries total $1,515,500 over 6 seasons, 1985 to 1990. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Horton's career ran from 1984 to 1990. His seasons before 1985 are not included.
What was Ricky Horton's salary?: Ricky Horton's last recorded salary was $120,000, in 1990. His highest recorded salary was $532,500, in 1988, and his lowest was $68,000, in 1989. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1990.
What position did Ricky Horton play?: Ricky Horton played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Ricky Horton and how much did he weigh?: Ricky Horton was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 195 pounds.
What was Ricky Horton's career ERA?: Ricky Horton finished with a 3.76 career ERA, going 32-27 with 319 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Ricky Horton have?: Ricky Horton recorded 319 career strikeouts.
Is Ricky Horton in the Hall of Fame?: No. Ricky Horton has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.