Ace Adams vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Ace Adams
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Ace Adams 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 3.47 and 1.384 for Ace Adams. By the career numbers, Ken Forsch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ace Adams and Ken Forsch

Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
4.92
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.54
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.41
55.41
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
3.47
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1658
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
552.2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
541
8.81
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.42
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
3.65
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
2.78
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.715
0.715
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2379
38.74
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
3.55
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
4.02
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.384
1.384
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2147
34.96
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Ace Adams and Ken Forsch

Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
302
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6379
27
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2126.1
9
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.06
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ace Adams and Ken Forsch

Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
302
1603.54
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
113
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
99
525.66
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.363
0.363
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
63.72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
8.99
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
12
63.72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
95.58
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
47.79
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
58.41
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-1.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
74.34
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.07
8.07
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
8
42.48
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.11
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Ace Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100