Joe Horlen

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

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

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

Died: April 10, 2022 in San Antonio, TX

Buried: Agudas Achim Cemetery, San Antonio, TX

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

School: Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK)

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

Nicknames: Hard Luck

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

23.2

116

117

ERA

3.11

361

290

2002.0

1065

WHIP

1.190

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1959	21	-0.9	Lincoln	IIIL	B	CHW	1	9	.100	5.64	7.62	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
1960	22	-1.9	Charleston	SALL	A	CHW	7	5	.583	2.93	3.90	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
1961	23	-3.1	San Diego	PCL	AAA	CHW	12	9	.571	2.51	3.29	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
1961	23	-4.8	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	1	3	.250	6.62	7.64	5	4	0	0	0	0	17.2	25	15	13	2	13	0	11	0	0	2	88	2.151	12.7	1.0	6.6	5.6	0.85
1962	24	-3.7	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	7	6	.538	4.89	5.13	20	19	1	5	1	0	108.2	108	62	59	10	43	2	63	2	0	3	464	1.390	8.9	0.8	3.6	5.2	1.47
1963	25	-0.7	Indianapolis	IL	AAA	CHW	3	0	1.000	1.74	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
1963	25	-2.7	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	11	7	.611	3.27	3.63	33	21	8	3	0	0	124.0	122	50	45	10	55	8	61	2	0	3	533	1.427	8.9	0.7	4.0	4.4	1.11
1964	26	-1.2	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	13	9	.591	1.88	2.31	32	28	2	9	2	0	210.2	142	54	44	11	55	4	138	4	0	4	815	0.935	6.1	0.5	2.3	5.9	2.51
1965	27	-0.1	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	13	13	.500	2.88	3.62	34	34	0	7	4	0	219.0	203	88	70	16	39	9	125	3	0	8	890	1.105	8.3	0.7	1.6	5.1	3.21
1966	28	1.0	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	10	13	.435	2.43	2.73	37	29	3	4	2	1	211.0	185	64	57	14	53	11	124	6	0	14	864	1.128	7.9	0.6	2.3	5.3	2.34
1967	29	2.1	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	19	7	.731	2.06	2.30	35	35	0	13	6	0	258.0	188	66	59	13	58	4	103	4	0	5	995	0.953	6.6	0.5	2.0	3.6	1.78
1968	30	3.0	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	12	14	.462	2.37	3.02	35	35	0	4	1	0	223.2	197	75	59	16	70	7	102	14	0	6	928	1.194	7.9	0.6	2.8	4.1	1.46
1969	31	3.9	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	13	16	.448	3.78	4.01	36	35	0	7	2	0	235.2	237	105	99	20	77	10	121	5	0	9	1001	1.332	9.1	0.8	2.9	4.6	1.57
1970	32	4.8	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	6	16	.273	4.86	5.17	28	26	1	4	0	0	172.1	198	99	93	18	41	4	77	4	0	7	742	1.387	10.3	0.9	2.1	4.0	1.88
1971	33	6.1	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	8	9	.471	4.26	4.72	34	18	10	3	0	2	137.1	150	72	65	12	30	2	82	5	1	3	575	1.311	9.8	0.8	2.0	5.4	2.73
1972	34	6.8	OAK	AL	Maj	OAK	3	4	.429	3.00	3.54	32	6	6	0	0	1	84.0	74	33	28	3	20	4	58	4	0	4	339	1.119	7.9	0.3	2.1	6.2	2.90
1973	35	12.2	San Antonio	TL	AA	CLE	6	1	.857	2.87	3.26	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
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (12 seasons)					Majors		116	117	.498	3.11	3.52	361	290	31	59	18	4	2002.0	1829	783	691	145	554	65	1065	53	1	68	8234	1.190	8.2	0.7	2.5	4.8	1.92
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		29	24	.547	3.19	4.15	87	60		23	6	0	486.0	441	224	172	28	195	5	335	10	1	25		1.309	8.2	0.5	3.6	6.2	1.72
All Levels (15 Seasons)							145	141	.507	3.12	3.64	448	350	31	82	24	4	2488.0	2270	1007	863	173	749	70	1400	63	2	93	8234	1.213	8.2	0.6	2.7	5.1	1.87

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		15	9	.625	2.41	3.08	34	29		16	5		228.0	183	78	61	6	98	1	170	2	1	14		1.232	7.2	0.2	3.9	6.7	1.73
AA (1 season)					Minors		6	1	.857	2.87	3.26	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
A (1 season)					Minors		7	5	.583	2.93	3.90	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
B (1 season)					Minors		1	9	.100	5.64	7.62	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