Jerry Akers vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Jerry Akers
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Jerry Akers 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 4.87 and 1.918 for Jerry Akers. By the career numbers, Ken Forsch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jerry Akers and Ken Forsch

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.87
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.69
6.69
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
10.62
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.62
10.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.64
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.87
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.279
1.279
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
42.93
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.52
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.918
1.918
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
35.41
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Jerry Akers and Ken Forsch

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6379
27
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2126.1
9
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jerry Akers and Ken Forsch

Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
80.16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Jerry Akers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100