Jose Acosta vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Acosta 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 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Ken Forsch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Ken Forsch

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.42
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Ken Forsch

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6379
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2126.1
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Ken Forsch

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
55
445.95
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
72.97
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
64.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
81.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
178.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.36
3.36
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100