Joe Horlen vs. Bill Irwin — Career Comparison

Joe Horlen
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bill Irwin
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Joe Horlen built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Irwin 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 5.82 and 1.529 for Bill Irwin. By the career numbers, Joe Horlen had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Horlen and Bill Irwin

Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.62
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.3
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.52
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.53
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.79
49.79
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.33
80.33
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.27
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
3.11
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.82
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6006
27
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2002
9
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1829
8.22
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
9.53
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
0.65
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
2.49
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.24
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.29
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1065
4.79
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.18
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.809
0.809
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.824
0.824
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.24
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8234
37.02
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
42.88
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
3.52
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
10.06
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.06
10.06
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.529
1.529
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7606
34.19
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
38.65
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.88
42.88

Fielding Stats for Joe Horlen and Bill Irwin

Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.62
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.3
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6001
27
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2000.1
9
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.72
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.53
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
1.89
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.65
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
596
2.68
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.18
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
2.61
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.18
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.32
97.32
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.607
1.607
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.33
80.33
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Horlen and Bill Irwin

Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
356.2
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
600
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
618
534.29
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
71.76
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
67.44
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.46
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.32
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.24
10.58
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
5.31
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
76.95
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
88.18
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
25.07
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
22.48
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
47.55
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-0.65
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
2.81
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.86
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
15.56
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
127
109.8
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.46
5.46
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
46.69
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.59
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.65
Bill Irwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.73
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Bill Irwin
Career
Per 600 PA