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Joe Horlen
Joel Edward Horlen
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: August 14, 1937 in San Antonio, TX
Schools: Oklahoma State University
Signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 4, 1961
Final Game: October 4, 1972
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1961 23 CHW AL 1 3 .250 6.62 5 4 0 0 0 0 17.2 25 15 13 2 13 0 11 0 0 2 88 59 2.151 12.7 1.0 6.6 5.6 0.85
1962 24 CHW AL 7 6 .538 4.89 20 19 1 5 1 0 108.2 108 62 59 10 43 2 63 2 0 3 464 80 1.390 8.9 0.8 3.6 5.2 1.47
1963 25 CHW AL 11 7 .611 3.27 33 21 8 3 0 0 124.0 122 50 45 10 55 8 61 2 0 3 533 107 1.427 8.9 0.7 4.0 4.4 1.11
1964 26 CHW AL 13 9 .591 1.88 32 28 2 9 2 0 210.2 142 54 44 11 55 4 138 4 0 4 815 183 0.935 6.1 0.5 2.3 5.9 2.51 MVP-21
1965 27 CHW AL 13 13 .500 2.88 34 34 0 7 4 0 219.0 203 88 70 16 39 9 125 3 0 8 890 111 1.105 8.3 0.7 1.6 5.1 3.21
1966 28 CHW AL 10 13 .435 2.43 37 29 3 4 2 1 211.0 185 64 57 14 53 11 124 6 0 14 864 130 1.128 7.9 0.6 2.3 5.3 2.34
1967 29 CHW AL 19 7 .731 2.06 35 35 0 13 6 0 258.0 188 66 59 13 58 4 103 4 0 5 995 146 0.953 6.6 0.5 2.0 3.6 1.78 AS,CYA-2,MVP-4
1968 30 CHW AL 12 14 .462 2.37 35 35 0 4 1 0 223.2 197 75 59 16 70 7 102 14 0 6 928 134 1.194 7.9 0.6 2.8 4.1 1.46
1969 31 CHW AL 13 16 .448 3.78 36 35 0 7 2 0 235.2 237 105 99 20 77 10 121 5 0 9 1001 103 1.332 9.1 0.8 2.9 4.6 1.57
1970 32 CHW AL 6 16 .273 4.86 28 26 1 4 0 0 172.1 198 99 93 18 41 4 77 4 0 7 742 78 1.387 10.3 0.9 2.1 4.0 1.88
1971 33 CHW AL 8 9 .471 4.26 34 18 10 3 0 2 137.1 150 72 65 12 30 2 82 5 1 3 575 85 1.311 9.8 0.8 2.0 5.4 2.73
1972 34 OAK AL 3 4 .429 3.00 32 6 6 0 0 1 84.0 74 33 28 3 20 4 58 4 0 4 339 95 1.119 7.9 0.3 2.1 6.2 2.90
12 Seasons 116 117 .498 3.11 361 290 31 59 18 4 2002.0 1829 783 691 145 554 65 1065 53 1 68 8234 109 1.190 8.2 0.7 2.5 4.8 1.92
162 Game Avg. 12 12 .498 3.11 38 30 3 6 2 0 209 191 82 72 15 58 7 111 6 0 7 860 109 1.190 8.2 0.7 2.5 4.8 1.92
CHW (11 yrs) 113 113 .500 3.11 329 284 25 59 18 3 1918.0 1755 750 663 142 534 61 1007 49 1 64 7895 110 1.193 8.2 0.7 2.5 4.7 1.89
OAK (1 yr) 3 4 .429 3.00 32 6 6 0 0 1 84.0 74 33 28 3 20 4 58 4 0 4 339 95 1.119 7.9 0.3 2.1 6.2 2.90

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1972 34 OAK AL ALCS W DET 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.00
1972 34 OAK AL WS W CIN 0 0 6.75 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 8 3.000 13.5 0.0 13.5 6.8 0.50
1 Season (2 Series) 0 0 6.75 2 0 1 0 0 0 1.1 2 2 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 2 10 3.750 13.5 0.0 20.3 6.8 0.33
1 ALCS 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.00
1 WS 0 0 6.75 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 8 3.000 13.5 0.0 13.5 6.8 0.50
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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1961 23 CHW AL 5 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 2 0 1 0 0 /1
1962 24 CHW AL 20 44 38 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 .053 .100 .053 .153 -57 2 0 0 4 0 0 1
1963 25 CHW AL 33 43 40 2 9 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 9 .225 .244 .225 .469 34 9 1 0 2 0 0 1
1964 26 CHW AL 32 79 69 2 11 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 11 .159 .183 .159 .343 -2 11 0 0 8 0 0 1 MVP-21
1965 27 CHW AL 34 81 68 0 9 1 0 0 2 0 0 5 12 .132 .192 .147 .339 1 10 0 0 8 0 0 1
1966 28 CHW AL 64 67 60 6 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 12 .067 .095 .067 .162 -51 4 1 0 4 1 0 1
1967 29 CHW AL 51 94 83 8 14 1 0 0 5 0 1 1 14 .169 .186 .181 .367 13 15 1 1 8 1 0 1 AS,CYA-2,MVP-4
1968 30 CHW AL 41 75 67 2 7 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 13 .104 .143 .134 .277 -17 9 1 0 5 0 0 1
1969 31 CHW AL 36 84 77 4 14 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 22 .182 .182 .195 .377 3 15 1 0 7 0 0 1
1970 32 CHW AL 28 59 52 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 14 .115 .148 .135 .283 -22 7 2 0 5 0 0 1
1971 33 CHW AL 36 43 40 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .100 .098 .100 .198 -45 4 0 0 2 1 0 1
1972 34 OAK AL 32 17 17 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .176 .176 .176 .353 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 1
12 Seasons 412 694 618 29 83 4 1 0 26 1 1 18 127 .134 .159 .144 .303 -12 89 10 1 54 3 0
162 Game Avg. 162 273 243 11 33 2 0 0 10 0 0 7 50 .134 .159 .144 .303 -12 35 4 0 21 1 0
CHW (11 yrs) 380 677 601 28 80 4 1 0 26 1 1 18 123 .133 .159 .143 .302 -13 86 9 1 54 3 0
OAK (1 yr) 32 17 17 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .176 .176 .176 .353 8 3 1 0 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1961 CHW AL 23 P 5 4 17.2 6 3 3 0 1 1.000 0.0 0.0 3.06 1.20 .950 2.04 0.82
1962 CHW AL 24 P 20 19 108.2 39 10 28 1 0 .974 0.0 0.0 3.15 1.90 .956 2.08 0.79
1963 CHW AL 25 P 33 21 124.0 34 4 30 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.47 1.03 .953 1.99 0.79
1964 CHW AL 26 P 32 28 210.2 60 14 46 0 3 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.56 1.88 .955 1.90 0.72 MVP-21
1965 CHW AL 27 P 34 34 218.0 54 10 41 3 0 .944 0.0 0.0 2.11 1.50 .952 2.04 0.75
1966 CHW AL 28 P 37 29 211.0 85 25 57 3 5 .965 0.0 0.0 3.50 2.22 .952 1.99 0.75
1967 CHW AL 29 P 35 35 258.0 82 29 53 0 4 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.86 2.34 .955 1.96 0.74 AS,CYA-2,MVP-4
1968 CHW AL 30 P 35 35 223.2 64 14 47 3 3 .953 0.0 0.0 2.45 1.74 .958 1.89 0.73
1969 CHW AL 31 P 36 35 235.2 48 13 32 3 0 .938 0.0 0.0 1.72 1.25 .952 1.88 0.69
1970 CHW AL 32 P 28 26 172.1 65 22 42 1 1 .985 0.0 0.0 3.34 2.29 .949 1.86 0.67
1971 CHW AL 33 P 34 18 137.1 39 10 27 2 0 .949 0.0 0.0 2.42 1.09 .959 1.98 0.77
1972 OAK AL 34 P 32 6 84.0 20 5 15 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.14 0.63 .945 1.86 0.75
12 Seasons P 361 290 2001.0 596 159 421 16 17 .973 0.0 0.0 2.61 1.61 .954 1.95 0.74
12 Seasons TOT 361 290 2001.0 596 159 421 16 17 .973 0.0 0.0 2.61 1.61 .927 1.95 0.74

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1967

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1964-AL-21-2%
1967-AL-4-32%
0.34 Career Shares (549th)

Cy Young (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1967-AL--2--10%
0.10 Career Shares (171st)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1964 AL--1.880--2nd
1966 AL--2.431--2nd
1967 AL--2.058--1st
1968 AL--2.374--8th
Career--3.106--202nd

Wins s c a p y
1967 AL--19--4th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1967 AL--.731--1st

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1964 AL--.935--1st
1965 AL--1.105--6th
1966 AL--1.128--10th
1967 AL--.954--1st
Career--1.190--113th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1964 AL--6.066--1st
1967 AL--6.558--3rd
Career--8.222--190th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1964 AL--2.350--10th
1965 AL--1.603--3rd
1966 AL--2.261--7th
1967 AL--2.023--4th
1970 AL--2.141--5th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1967 AL--258.0--7th

Games Started s c a p y
1965 AL--34--10th
1968 AL--35--7th

Complete Games s c a p y
1967 AL--13--4th

Shutouts s c a p y
1965 AL--4--2nd
1967 AL--6--1st

Hits s c a p y
1965 AL--203--9th
1968 AL--197--8th
1969 AL--237--7th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1964 AL--2.509--9th
1965 AL--3.205--4th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1964 AL--.470--5th
1966 AL--.597--6th
1967 AL--.454--2nd

Losses s c a p y
1966 AL--13--10th
1968 AL--14--8th
1969 AL--16--2nd
1970 AL--16--5th

Earned Runs s c a p y
1969 AL--99--6th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1966 AL--14--1st
Career--68--241st

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1966 AL--6--6th
1968 AL--14--1st

Batters Faced s c a p y
1967 AL--995--10th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1964 AL--183--2nd
1966 AL--130--5th
1967 AL--146--1st
1968 AL--134--7th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1964 AL--8--10th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkPitching - 7 (324), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 46 (558), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 21 (576), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 16 (424), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  10. Jon Matlack (927)
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  2. Pedro Astacio (993)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Pedro Astacio (992)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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.

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