Joe Horgan vs. Marty McHale — Career Comparison

Joe Horgan
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Marty McHale
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Marty McHale 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. Marty McHale posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.57 and WHIP 1.289 compared to 5.48 and 1.804 for Joe Horgan. By the career numbers, Marty McHale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Horgan and Marty McHale

Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
10.76
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.61
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.11
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.75
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.75
68.75
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.58
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.48
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
3.57
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1075
27
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358.1
9
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
10.57
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
9.57
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.57
9.57
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.98
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
5.09
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.03
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.03
2.03
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
6.85
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
3.29
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.85
6.85
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.326
1.326
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.592
0.592
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.78
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
43.43
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1472
36.97
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.54
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
6.46
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
4.57
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.78
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.739
1.739
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
36.98
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1383
34.74
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.43
43.43
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.97
36.97

Fielding Stats for Joe Horgan and Marty McHale

Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
10.76
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
41.14
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
27
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
9
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.59
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
7.07
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.37
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
57.86
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
7.07
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.96
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
72
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.96
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
64.93
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.18
90.18
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.578
1.578
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Horgan and Marty McHale

Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
8250
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
312
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
600
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
513.6
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.463
0.463
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
72
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
67.2
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.92
23.63
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
81.6
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
139.2
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
43.2
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
14.4
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
57.6
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.76
22.84
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
62.4
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
129.6
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.63
4.63
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.2
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.8
Joe Horgan
Career
Per 600 PA
Marty McHale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100