Travis Baptist vs. Joe Horlen — Career Comparison

Travis Baptist
Gen XOregonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Horlen
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Horlen built a career as a starting pitcher and Travis Baptist as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Horlen posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.11 and WHIP 1.223 compared to 5.67 and 1.704 for Travis Baptist. By the career numbers, Joe Horlen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Travis Baptist and Joe Horlen

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.33
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
1.62
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.3
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.52
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.53
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.79
49.79
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.33
80.33
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.27
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.67
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
3.11
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6006
27
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2002
9
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
11.33
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1829
8.22
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.33
11.33
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.67
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.65
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.67
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
2.49
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.29
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.67
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1065
4.79
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.815
0.815
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.809
0.809
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.24
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
41
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8234
37.02
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.33
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.14
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
3.52
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.67
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
35.33
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7606
34.19
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Travis Baptist and Joe Horlen

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.33
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
1.62
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.3
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
27
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6001
27
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
9
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2000.1
9
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
0.72
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.67
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
1.89
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.67
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
2.68
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.67
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
2.61
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.32
97.32
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.615
0.615
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.607
1.607
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.33
80.33
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Travis Baptist and Joe Horlen

Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
13
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
356.2
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
694
600
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
618
534.29
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
71.76
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
67.44
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.46
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.32
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.24
10.58
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
76.95
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
88.18
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
25.07
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
22.48
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
47.55
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.75
-0.65
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
15.56
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
127
109.8
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.46
5.46
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
46.69
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.59
Travis Baptist
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.65
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.73
Travis Baptist
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50