Larry Cheney vs. Joe Horgan — Career Comparison

Larry Cheney
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Horgan
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Larry Cheney built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Horgan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Cheney posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.243 compared to 5.48 and 1.804 for Joe Horgan. By the career numbers, Larry Cheney had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Cheney and Joe Horgan

Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
313
1.5
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
10.76
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
1.08
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
0.55
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.48
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.7
53.7
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.88
71.88
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.63
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.1
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
2.7
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.48
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5644
27
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1881.1
9
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1605
7.68
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
10.57
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.17
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
733
3.51
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
5.09
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
4.43
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
6.85
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.882
0.882
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.57
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.28
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7865
37.62
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
43.43
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.3
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.54
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
3.75
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
6.46
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.739
1.739
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7073
33.84
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
36.98
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.43
43.43

Fielding Stats for Larry Cheney and Joe Horgan

Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
10.76
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
27
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.59
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
501
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.37
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.96
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.96
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.36
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.771
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Cheney and Joe Horgan

Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
316
273.2
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
8250
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
600
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
617
533.43
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.527
0.527
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
99.42
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
77.81
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
14.7
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
6.05
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.61
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38.88
33.61
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
128.82
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
161
139.19
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.484
0.484
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.393
0.393
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
39.77
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
36.31
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
75.22
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38.81
33.56
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.32
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
35.45
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
179
154.76
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
3.88
3.88
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
26.8
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.59
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.73
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.32
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Cheney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA