How Ken Forsch's Earned Runs Compares to Similar Players

Ken Forsch totaled 796 career Earned Runs, well above the starting pitcher average of 332.0 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Earned Runs season came in 1984, posting 4, well below the starting pitcher average of 56.9 that year. The highest point came in 1983 at 99, well above the starting pitcher average of 55.3 that year. The Earned Runs trended upward through the final seasons. The Earned Runs total went from 99 in 1983 to 4 in 1984 and 18 in 1986, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Earned Runs profile — ranging from 4 to 99 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Ken Forsch Lifetime Earned Runs

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Season Avg.49.75
162 Game Avg.247.51
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Ken Forsch Earned Runs Per Season

Ken Forsch's Earned Runs for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Ken Forsch Earned Runs per season line chart

Ken Forsch Earned Runs by Team

Ken Forsch's career Earned Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Ken Forsch career Earned Runs by team bar chart

Ken Forsch Cumulative Earned Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Ken Forsch's career Earned Runs, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Ken Forsch Earned Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Ken Forsch Earned Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Ken Forsch's seasonal Earned Runs alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Ken Forsch Earned Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Ken Forsch Earned Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Ken Forsch's MLB career with Earned Runs alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Ken Forsch Earned Runs season-by-season breakdown table