Cody Allen vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Cody Allen
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Cody Allen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cody Allen led in strikeout rate (K%+ 137 vs 81), run prevention (ERA+ 144 vs 107), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 119 vs 97). Ken Forsch held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 128 vs 95). Role difference aside, Cody Allen holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Cody Allen and Ken Forsch

Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
9.34
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.47
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.64
43.64
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.97
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
3.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
3.37
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1391
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
463.2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
7.28
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.28
7.28
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.07
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
3.75
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
593
11.51
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.51
11.51
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.695
1.695
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.78
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1943
37.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
5.65
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
3.47
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
881
3.73
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.23
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.56
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.249
1.249
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1715
33.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8073
34.15
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.71
37.71
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Cody Allen and Ken Forsch

Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
9.34
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1391
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
463.2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.95
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.89
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.88
93.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.096
0.096
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cody Allen and Ken Forsch

Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
481
288600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
223.29
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Cody Allen
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100