How Joe Horlen's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Joe Horlen posted a career ERA of 3.11, below the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest ERA season came in 1964, posting 1.88, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.57 that year. The highest point came in 1961 at 6.62, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.99 that year. The ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.86 in 1970 to 4.26 in 1971 and 3.0 in 1972. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.88 to 6.62 — though the career average remained above league norms.
Joe Horlen Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Joe Horlen
| Joe Horlen
ERA | Joe Horlen
Component ERA | Joe Horlen
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.11 | 3.03 | 3.79 |
| Season Avg. | 3.11 | 3.03 | 3.79 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.11 | 3.03 | 3.79 |
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Joe Horlen ERA Per Season
Joe Horlen's ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Joe Horlen ERA by Team
Joe Horlen's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Joe Horlen ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Joe Horlen's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Joe Horlen ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Joe Horlen's seasonal ERA alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Joe Horlen ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Joe Horlen's MLB career with ERA alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
