Rube Fischer vs. Joe Horgan — Career Comparison

Rube Fischer
Greatest GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Horgan
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Fischer 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. Rube Fischer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.1 and WHIP 1.667 compared to 5.48 and 1.804 for Joe Horgan. By the career numbers, Rube Fischer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Fischer and Joe Horgan

Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
2.54
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
10.76
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.96
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.38
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.8
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
32
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.96
37.96
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
5.1
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.48
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
5.1
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1148
27
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382.2
9
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
9.78
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
10.57
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.78
9.78
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
5.22
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.09
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
3.2
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
6.85
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.936
0.936
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1754
41.25
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
43.43
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.68
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.54
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
5.69
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
6.46
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.739
1.739
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1523
35.82
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
36.98
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.25
41.25
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.43
43.43

Fielding Stats for Rube Fischer and Joe Horgan

Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
10.76
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
27
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
9
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.59
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.37
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.96
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.96
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.602
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Fischer and Joe Horgan

Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
531.15
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
8250
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
600
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
560.66
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
108.2
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
78.69
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.75
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.51
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.78
38.26
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
34.02
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
162.3
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
132.79
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
54.1
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
63.93
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
108.2
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.97
34.27
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.59
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
127.87
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.69
4.69
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.75
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.84
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA