Joe Horlen vs. Al Mahon — Career Comparison

Joe Horlen
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Al Mahon
Greatest GenerationNebraskaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Horlen built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Mahon 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 22.85 and 4.154 for Al Mahon. 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 Al Mahon

Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
1.62
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.23
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.3
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.52
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.53
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.79
49.79
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.33
80.33
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.27
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
3.11
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
22.85
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.85
22.85
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.33
20.33
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6006
27
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
27
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2002
9
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
9
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1829
8.22
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
22.85
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.85
22.85
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.65
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
2.49
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
14.54
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.29
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.54
14.54
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1065
4.79
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.809
0.809
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.615
1.615
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.31
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.24
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8234
37.02
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
60.23
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
3.52
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
22.85
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.85
22.85
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.154
4.154
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7606
34.19
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
45.69
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.23
60.23

Fielding Stats for Joe Horlen and Al Mahon

Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.62
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.3
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6001
27
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2000.1
9
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.72
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
1.89
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
2.68
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
2.61
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.32
97.32
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.607
1.607
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.33
80.33
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Horlen and Al Mahon

Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
356.2
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
900
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
600
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
618
534.29
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
71.76
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
67.44
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.46
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.32
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.24
10.58
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
29.73
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
76.95
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
88.18
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
25.07
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
22.48
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
47.55
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-0.65
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
64.17
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
15.56
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
109.8
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.46
5.46
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
46.69
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.59
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.65
Al Mahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.73
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Al Mahon
Career
Per 600 PA