Jack Aker vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Jack Aker
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Aker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Forsch led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 128 vs 100), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 89), and home run suppression (HR9+ 92 vs 76). Jack Aker held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 86 vs 81). Role difference aside, Ken Forsch holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jack Aker and Ken Forsch

Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.09
51.09
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.48
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.28
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
3.37
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2238
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
746
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
8.19
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.77
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
3.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.82
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
4.87
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.48
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3144
37.93
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
3.87
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
3.76
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.38
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.278
1.278
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2786
33.61
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8073
34.15
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.93
37.93
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Jack Aker and Ken Forsch

Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
5.97
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.78
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
2.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.89
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
2.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Aker and Ken Forsch

Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
496
2861.54
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
104
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
530.77
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.85
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.54
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.81
4.66
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
9
51.92
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
17.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
23.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.13
-23.83
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.77
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
294.23
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
223.29
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.04
2.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
57.69
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
53.42
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
5.77
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.11
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Jack Aker
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100