Joe Horlen

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: August 14, 1937 in San Antonio, TX us

High School: Luther Burbank HS (San Antonio, TX)

School: Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK)

Debut: September 4, 1961 (Age 24-021d, 9,488th in MLB history)
vs. MIN 4.0 IP, 2 H, 2 SO, 4 BB, 0 ER, W

Last Game: October 4, 1972 (Age 35-051d)
vs. CAL 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1962 season

Full Name: Joel Edward Horlen

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

23.5

W

116

L

117

ERA

3.11

G

361

GS

290

SV

IP

2002.0

SO

1065

WHIP

1.190

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1959	21	CHW-min	B	1	9	.100	5.64	18	13		2	0		91.0	104	77	57	10	47	2	67	6	0	6				1.659	10.3	1.0	4.6	6.6	1.43	LIN IIIL
1960	22	CHW-min	A	7	5	.583	2.92	26	12		3	1		120.0	109	52	39	10	46	2	77	2	0	4				1.292	8.2	0.8	3.5	5.8	1.67	CHS SALL
1961	23	CHW-min	AAA	12	9	.571	2.51	30	25		13	3		197.0	161	72	55	6	94	1	137	1	1	13				1.294	7.4	0.3	4.3	6.3	1.46	SDG PCL
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	60	5.01	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	81	3.90	1.390	8.9	0.8	3.6	5.2	1.47
1963	25	CHW-min	AAA	3	0	1.000	1.74	4	4		3	2		31.0	22	6	6	0	4	0	33	1	0	1				0.839	6.4	0.0	1.2	9.6	8.25	INA IL
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	3.92	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	184	2.81	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	110	2.90	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	3.08	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	3.12	*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	135	3.53	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	3.63	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	3.89	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	3.16	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	96	2.34	1.119	7.9	0.3	2.1	6.2	2.90
1973	35	CLE-min	AA	6	1	.857	2.87	9	6		2	0	0	47.0	45	17	15	2	4	0	21	0	0	1				1.043	8.6	0.4	0.8	4.0	5.25	SAN TL
12 Yrs				116	117	.498	3.11	361	290	31	59	18	4	2002.0	1829	783	691	145	554	65	1065	53	1	68	8234	110	3.31	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	110	3.31	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	3.35	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	96	2.34	1.119	7.9	0.3	2.1	6.2	2.90

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Postseason Pitching

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

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