Karl Adams vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Karl Adams
Lost GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Karl Adams and Ken Forsch are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ken Forsch posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.37 vs 5.01) and WHIP (1.281 vs 1.452). Karl Adams had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.39 per nine innings vs 0.66). By the career numbers, Ken Forsch had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Karl Adams and Ken Forsch

Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.35
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.94
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.7
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.01
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
9.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
3.76
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.85
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.07
2.07
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.957
0.957
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
39.37
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.63
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.452
1.452
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
35.45
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.37
39.37
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Karl Adams and Ken Forsch

Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6379
27
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2126.1
9
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.167
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Karl Adams and Ken Forsch

Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
30
545.45
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
581.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.032
0.032
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.67
-48.53
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
290.91
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
223.29
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Karl Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100