Joe Horlen vs. William Stein — Career Comparison

Joe Horlen
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
William Stein
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Joe Horlen built a career as a starting pitcher and William Stein 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 9 and 2.625 for William Stein. 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 William Stein

Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.62
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.3
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.52
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
0.53
William Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.79
49.79
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.33
80.33
William Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.27
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
3.11
William Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.58
10.58
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.415
0.415
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6006
27
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2002
9
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1829
8.22
William Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
19.13
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.13
19.13
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.65
William Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
William Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
William Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
2.49
William Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.29
William Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1065
4.79
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.809
0.809
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.31
William Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.24
William Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
William Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8234
37.02
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
50.63
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
783
3.52
William Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
William Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
William Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.625
2.625
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7606
34.19
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
46.13
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02
William Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63

Fielding Stats for Joe Horlen and William Stein

Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
1.62
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
1.3
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6001
27
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2000.1
9
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.72
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
1.89
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.07
William Stein
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
596
2.68
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
2.61
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.32
97.32
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.607
1.607
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.33
80.33
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Stein
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Horlen and William Stein

Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
William Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
412
356.2
William Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
600
William Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
618
534.29
William Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
William Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
William Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
71.76
William Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
67.44
William Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.46
William Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
William Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.32
William Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
William Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.24
10.58
William Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
76.95
William Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
88.18
William Stein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
William Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
William Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
William Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
William Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
William Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
William Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
William Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
25.07
William Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
22.48
William Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
47.55
William Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-0.65
William Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
2.81
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
William Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
15.56
William Stein
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
127
109.8
William Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.46
5.46
William Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
William Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
46.69
William Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.59
William Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.65
William Stein
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
William Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.86
William Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.73
William Stein
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Horlen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
William Stein
Career
Per 600 PA