Ed Acosta vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Ed Acosta
Silent GenerationPanamaThrows RightBats SwitchCentral AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Acosta as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Acosta led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 190 vs 128), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 97), and home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 92). Ken Forsch held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 81 vs 75). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ed Acosta.

Pitching Stats for Ed Acosta and Ken Forsch

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.73
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
4.05
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
413
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
137.2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
10
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.78
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
2.55
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.58
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.792
0.792
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.39
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
38.83
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.44
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
4.64
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.38
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.395
1.395
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
34.98
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Ed Acosta and Ken Forsch

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
414
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.65
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.85
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.83
95.83
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.04
14.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Acosta and Ken Forsch

Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
1140
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
580
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
1.37
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.035
0.035
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-41.51
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
300
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
223.29
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Ed Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100