Trader Horne vs. Tex Shirley — Career Comparison

Trader Horne
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Tex Shirley
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Tex Shirley built a career as a starting pitcher and Trader Horne as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tex Shirley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.25 and WHIP 1.641 compared to 5.09 and 1.957 for Trader Horne. By the career numbers, Tex Shirley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Trader Horne and Tex Shirley

Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.3
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
2.06
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.09
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Trader Horne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.6
Trader Horne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.78
38.78
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.38
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Trader Horne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.09
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
4.25
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.72
6.72
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.91
6.91
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1340
27
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
446.2
9
Trader Horne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
9.39
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
443
8.93
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.93
8.93
Trader Horne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.17
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.4
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Trader Horne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
8.22
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
5.84
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.22
8.22
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.84
5.84
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.35
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
3.39
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Trader Horne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.174
1.174
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.025
1.025
Trader Horne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.14
Trader Horne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
43.43
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2021
40.72
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.52
Trader Horne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
7.83
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
4.98
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.83
7.83
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.957
1.957
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.641
1.641
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
35.22
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1726
34.78
Trader Horne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Trader Horne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Trader Horne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.43
43.43
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.72
40.72

Fielding Stats for Trader Horne and Tex Shirley

Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
Trader Horne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
Trader Horne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.882
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trader Horne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Trader Horne and Tex Shirley

Trader Horne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Trader Horne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
1100
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
468.29
Trader Horne
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
600
Trader Horne
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
581.71
Trader Horne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Trader Horne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.472
0.472
Trader Horne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
124.39
Trader Horne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
113.41
Trader Horne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.98
Trader Horne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trader Horne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trader Horne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.98
Trader Horne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Trader Horne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trader Horne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trader Horne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
73.95
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.55
27.62
Trader Horne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
135.37
Trader Horne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
128.05
Trader Horne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Trader Horne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Trader Horne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.452
0.452
Trader Horne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Trader Horne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Trader Horne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Trader Horne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Trader Horne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
84.15
Trader Horne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.93
Trader Horne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
117.07
Trader Horne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
96.32
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.98
29.21
Trader Horne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Trader Horne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trader Horne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trader Horne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
38
139.02
Trader Horne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
4.32
4.32
Trader Horne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trader Horne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
14.63
Trader Horne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trader Horne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.66
Trader Horne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Trader Horne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trader Horne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.66
Trader Horne
Career
Per 600 PA
Tex Shirley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100