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Joe Horlen
Joel Edward Horlen

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 0", Weight 175 lb.
School Oklahoma State University

Debut September 4, 1961
  vs. MIN 4.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 4 BB, 0 ER, W
Final Game October 4, 1972
Born August 14, 1937 in San Antonio, TX

Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1961 23 CHW AL   1   3   5   4   0   0   0  0   17.7   25   15   13   2   13   11   0   2    88   0   0  6.62  3.90   59 2.151
 1962 24 CHW AL   7   6  20  19   5   1   1  0  108.7  108   62   59  10   43   63   2   3   464   2   0  4.89  3.93   80 1.390
 1963 25 CHW AL  11   7  33  21   3   0   8  0  124.0  122   50   45  10   55   61   2   3   533   8   0  3.27  3.48  107 1.427
 1964 26 CHW AL  13   9  32  28   9   2   2  0  210.7  142   54   44  11   55  138   4   4   815   4   0  1.88  3.44  183 0.935 MVP-21
 1965 27 CHW AL  13  13  34  34   7   4   0  0  219.0  203   88   70  16   39  125   3   8   890   9   0  2.88  3.18  111 1.105
 1966 28 CHW AL  10  13  37  29   4   2   3  1  211.0  185   64   57  14   53  124   6  14   864  11   0  2.43  3.16  130 1.128
 1967 29 CHW AL  19   7  35  35  13   6   0  0  258.0  188   66   59  13   58  103   4   5   995   4   0  2.06  3.00  146 0.953 MVP-4,CYA-2,AS
 1968 30 CHW AL  12  14  35  35   4   1   0  0  223.7  197   75   59  16   70  102  14   6   928   7   0  2.37  3.19  134 1.194
 1969 31 CHW AL  13  16  36  35   7   2   0  0  235.7  237  105   99  20   77  121   5   9  1001  10   0  3.78  3.88  103 1.332
 1970 32 CHW AL   6  16  28  26   4   0   1  0  172.3  198   99   93  18   41   77   4   7   742   4   0  4.86  3.79   78 1.387
 1971 33 CHW AL   8   9  34  18   3   0  10  2  137.3  150   72   65  12   30   82   5   3   575   2   1  4.26  3.61   85 1.311
 1972 34 OAK AL   3   4  32   6   0   0   6  1   84.0   74   33   28   3   20   58   4   4   339   4   0  3.00  2.85   95 1.119
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 12 Yr WL% .498 116 117 361 290  59  18  31  4 2002.0 1829  783  691 145  554 1065  53  68  8234  65   1  3.11  3.40  109 1.190
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    12  12  37  30   6   1   3  0  209.0  191   81   72  15   57  111   5   7   860   6   0  3.11  3.40  109 1.190
 Career High     19  16  37  35  13   6  10  2  258.0  237  105   99  20   77  138  14  14  1001  11   1  1.88  3.93  183 0.935

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Batting  Glossary /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1961 23 CHW AL   5    7    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   2
 1962 24 CHW AL  20   38    1    2   0  0   0    0   0  0   2  11  .053  .100  .053  -57    2   4   0   0   0   0
 1963 25 CHW AL  33   40    2    9   0  0   0    3   0  0   1   9  .225  .244  .225   34    9   2   0   0   0   1
 1964 26 CHW AL  32   69    2   11   0  0   0    5   0  0   2  11  .159  .183  .159   -2   11   8   0   0   0   0 MVP-21
 1965 27 CHW AL  34   68    0    9   1  0   0    2   0  0   5  12  .132  .192  .147    1   10   8   0   0   0   0
 1966 28 CHW AL  64   60    6    4   0  0   0    1   1  0   2  12  .067  .095  .067  -51    4   4   1   0   0   1
 1967 29 CHW AL  51   83    8   14   1  0   0    5   0  1   1  14  .169  .186  .181   13   15   8   1   0   1   1 MVP-4,AS
 1968 30 CHW AL  41   67    2    7   0  1   0    3   0  0   3  13  .104  .143  .134  -17    9   5   0   0   0   1
 1969 31 CHW AL  36   77    4   14   1  0   0    5   0  0   0  22  .182  .182  .195    3   15   7   0   0   0   1
 1970 32 CHW AL  28   52    2    6   1  0   0    1   0  0   2  14  .115  .148  .135  -22    7   5   0   0   0   2
 1971 33 CHW AL  36   40    1    4   0  0   0    1   0  0   0   3  .100  .098  .100  -45    4   2   1   0   0   0
 1972 34 OAK AL  32   17    1    3   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .176  .176  .176    8    3   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons     412  618   29   83   4  1   0   26   1  1  18 127  .134  .159  .144  -12   89  54   3   0   1  10
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        243   11   33   2  0   0   10   0  0   7  50  .134  .159  .144  -12   35  21   1   0   0   4
 Career High     64   83    8   14   1  1   0    5   1  1   5  22                          15   8   1   0   1   2
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1961 23 CHW AL    8   10    0   0.0   103| .000  .263| .000  .338| .000  .409| .000  .747|-100  .000  -2.0  -0.2   0%
 1962 24 CHW AL   44   40    0   0.0   103| .053  .263| .100  .335| .053  .410| .153  .745| -57  .000  -8.6  -0.9   0%
 1963 25 CHW AL   43   34    2   1.6    93| .225  .253| .244  .319| .225  .391| .469  .710|  34  .145  -3.6  -0.4   0%
 1964 26 CHW AL   79   66    3   1.2    94| .159  .252| .183  .320| .159  .392| .342  .712|  -2  .093  -9.5  -1.0   0%
 1965 27 CHW AL   81   67    3   1.2    86| .132  .243| .192  .311| .147  .372| .339  .683|   1  .100  -8.6  -0.9   0%
 1966 28 CHW AL   67   62    1   0.4    84| .067  .240| .095  .306| .067  .370| .162  .676| -51  .017 -11.4  -1.2 100%
 1967 29 CHW AL   94   80    3   1.0    79| .169  .235| .186  .303| .181  .353| .367  .656|  13  .083  -8.8  -1.0   0%
 1968 30 CHW AL   75   66    1   0.4    84| .104  .244| .143  .314| .134  .361| .277  .676| -17  .019 -10.0  -1.2   0%
 1969 31 CHW AL   84   71    3   1.1   100| .182  .261| .182  .339| .195  .394| .377  .733|   3  .084 -10.6  -1.1   0%
 1970 32 CHW AL   59   53    1   0.5    98| .115  .259| .148  .334| .135  .395| .283  .729| -22  .020  -8.8  -0.9   0%
 1971 33 CHW AL   43   39    1   0.7    95| .100  .259| .098  .332| .100  .385| .198  .717| -45  .038  -7.8  -0.8   0%
 1972 34 OAK AL   17   15    0   0.0    79| .176  .241| .176  .309| .176  .348| .352  .657|   8  .000  -2.0  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons      694  603   18   0.8    90| .134  .250| .159  .320| .144  .379| .303  .699| -12  .049 -91.7  -9.8  50%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)
Fielding  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1961 23 CHW AL P 5 3 3 0 1 1.000 .952 1.20 0.82 3.05 2.03 4 17.7 1962 24 CHW AL P 20 10 28 1 0 .974 .957 1.90 0.79 3.15 2.08 19 108.7 1963 25 CHW AL P 33 4 30 0 0 1.000 .955 1.03 0.79 2.47 1.99 21 124.0 1964 26 CHW AL P 32 14 46 0 3 1.000 .957 1.88 0.72 2.56 1.90 28 210.7 1965 27 CHW AL P 34 10 41 3 0 .944 .951 1.50 0.75 2.11 2.04 34 218.0 1966 28 CHW AL P 37 25 57 3 5 .965 .952 2.22 0.75 3.50 1.99 29 211.0 1967 29 CHW AL P 35 29 53 0 4 1.000 .957 2.34 0.74 2.86 1.96 35 258.0 AS 1968 30 CHW AL P 35 14 47 3 3 .953 .958 1.74 0.73 2.45 1.89 35 223.7 1969 31 CHW AL P 36 13 32 3 0 .938 .951 1.25 0.69 1.72 1.88 35 235.7 1970 32 CHW AL P 28 22 42 1 1 .985 .951 2.29 0.67 3.34 1.86 26 172.3 1971 33 CHW AL P 34 10 27 2 0 .949 .959 1.09 0.77 2.43 1.98 18 137.3 1972 34 OAK AL P 32 5 15 0 0 1.000 .948 0.62 0.75 2.14 1.86 6 84.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1961 23 CHW AL P 5 3 3 0 1 1.000 .952 1.20 0.82 3.05 2.03 4 17.7 1962 24 CHW AL P 20 10 28 1 0 .974 .957 1.90 0.79 3.15 2.08 19 108.7 1963 25 CHW AL P 33 4 30 0 0 1.000 .955 1.03 0.79 2.47 1.99 21 124.0 1964 26 CHW AL P 32 14 46 0 3 1.000 .957 1.88 0.72 2.56 1.90 28 210.7 1965 27 CHW AL P 34 10 41 3 0 .944 .951 1.50 0.75 2.11 2.04 34 218.0 1966 28 CHW AL P 37 25 57 3 5 .965 .952 2.22 0.75 3.50 1.99 29 211.0 1967 29 CHW AL P 35 29 53 0 4 1.000 .957 2.34 0.74 2.86 1.96 35 258.0 1968 30 CHW AL P 35 14 47 3 3 .953 .958 1.74 0.73 2.45 1.89 35 223.7 1969 31 CHW AL P 36 13 32 3 0 .938 .951 1.25 0.69 1.72 1.88 35 235.7 1970 32 CHW AL P 28 22 42 1 1 .985 .951 2.29 0.67 3.34 1.86 26 172.3 1971 33 CHW AL P 34 10 27 2 0 .949 .959 1.09 0.77 2.43 1.98 18 137.3 1972 34 OAK AL P 32 5 15 0 0 1.000 .948 0.62 0.75 2.14 1.86 6 84.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 361 159 421 16 17 .973 .954 1.61 0.74 2.61 1.95 290 2001.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 361 159 421 16 17 .973 .954 1.61 0.74 2.61 1.95 290 2001
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1972   ALCS  OAK DET     W   1   0  undef  0  0  0  0   0     0   0   1   0 
        WS    OAK CIN     W   1   0   6.75  0  0  0  0   1.1   2   1   2   1 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Ser      2-0   2   0   6.75  0  0  0  0   1.1   2   1   3   1 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1972   ALCS  OAK DET     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    OAK CIN     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   2-0   2   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1967   CHW AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1967

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1964-AL-21-0.02
1967-AL-4-0.32
Car-544-0.34 shares

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1967-AL-2-0.10
Car-168-0.10 shares

Sac. Hits
1964 AL-8-10

ERA
1964 AL-1.88-2
1966 AL-2.43-2
1967 AL-2.06-1
1968 AL-2.37-8

Wins
1967 AL-19-4

Won-Loss %
1967 AL-.731-2

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1964 AL-.935-1
1965 AL-1.105-6
1966 AL-1.128-10
1967 AL-.953-1

Hits Allowed/9IP
1964 AL-6.07-1
1967 AL-6.56-3

Bases on Balls/9IP
1964 AL-2.35-10
1965 AL-1.60-3
1966 AL-2.26-7
1967 AL-2.02-4
1970 AL-2.14-5

Innings
1967 AL-258.0-7

Games Started
1965 AL-34-10
1968 AL-35-7

Comp. Games
1967 AL-13-4

Shutouts
1965 AL-4-2
1967 AL-6-1

Hits Allowed
1965 AL-203-9
1968 AL-197-8
1969 AL-237-7

SO to Walk
1964 AL-2.51-9
1965 AL-3.21-4

Losses
1966 AL-13-10
1968 AL-14-8
1969 AL-16-2
1970 AL-16-5

Earned Runs Allow.
1969 AL-99-6

Wild Pitches
1966 AL-14-1

Hit Batsmen
1966 AL-6-6
1968 AL-14-1

Batters Faced
1967 AL-995-10

Adjusted ERA+
1964 AL-183-2
1966 AL-130-5
1967 AL-146-1
1968 AL-134-7

   

Black Ink: Pitching - 7 (322) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 46 (544) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 16.0 (423) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 21.0 (572) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions 

Before 1959 Season: Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent.

April 2, 1972: Released by the Chicago White Sox.

April 19, 1972: Signed as a Free Agent with the Oakland Athletics.

December 27, 1972: Released by the Oakland Athletics.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
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