Tom Acker vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Acker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Forsch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.37 and WHIP 1.281 compared to 4.12 and 1.407 for Tom Acker. By the career numbers, Ken Forsch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Acker and Ken Forsch

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
4.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
8.64
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
3.55
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.068
1.068
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1629
38.55
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
4.28
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1462
34.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Ken Forsch

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.63
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.61
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Ken Forsch

Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
956.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
112.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-4.66
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
287.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
223.29
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
6
37.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.11
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100