How Joe Horlen's Starts Compares to Similar Players
Joe Horlen totaled 290 career Starts, well above the starting pitcher average of 103.8 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Starts season came in 1967, posting 35, well above the starting pitcher average of 16.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1961 at 4, well below the starting pitcher average of 17.3 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Starts total went from 26 in 1970 to 18 in 1971 and 6 in 1972, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts profile — ranging from 4 to 35 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Joe Horlen Lifetime Starts and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Starts for Joe Horlen
| Joe Horlen
Starts | Joe Horlen
Games Started % |
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| Career | 290 | 80.33 |
| Season Avg. | 24.17 | 80.33 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 130.14 | 80.33 |
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Joe Horlen Starts Per Season
Joe Horlen's Starts 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 Starts by Team
Joe Horlen's career Starts totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Joe Horlen Cumulative Starts — Career Progression
A running total of Joe Horlen's career Starts, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Joe Horlen Starts Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Joe Horlen's seasonal Starts 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 Starts — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Joe Horlen's MLB career with Starts 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.
