Buck Alexander vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Buck Alexander
Lost GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Buck Alexander and Ken Forsch are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ken Forsch posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.37 vs 6.04) and WHIP (1.281 vs 1.622). Buck Alexander had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.45 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 Buck Alexander and Ken Forsch

Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.94
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Buck Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.78
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.19
26.19
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Buck Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Buck Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
6.04
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.39
7.39
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1073
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
357.2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Buck Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
10.87
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.87
10.87
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Buck Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.45
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Buck Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Buck Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Buck Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
3.7
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Buck Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
3.37
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Buck Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.786
0.786
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Buck Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Buck Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Buck Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1151
28.96
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8852
37.45
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Buck Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
7.4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.4
7.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Buck Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.06
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.38
Buck Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.619
1.619
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
950
23.9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8073
34.15
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.519
0.519
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.96
28.96
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Buck Alexander and Ken Forsch

Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.68
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.53
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
775
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
258.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.54
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Buck Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.89
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Buck Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.18
95.18
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Buck Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.026
1.026
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Buck Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck Alexander and Ken Forsch

Buck Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
77
330
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
140
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
548.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Buck Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Buck Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
90
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Buck Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.71
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Buck Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.13
26.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
124.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
115.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Buck Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Buck Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Buck Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.428
0.428
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Buck Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Buck Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Buck Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
55.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
34.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
90
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Buck Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.44
23.32
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
6
25.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Buck Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100