Brett Anderson vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Brett Anderson
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Brett Anderson a clear advantage over Ken Forsch across the core pitching metrics. Brett Anderson led in home run suppression (HR9+ 145 vs 92), run prevention (ERA+ 123 vs 107), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 97). Brett Anderson was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Brett Anderson and Ken Forsch

Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
1.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.66
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.53
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.58
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.52
47.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
4.07
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3421
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1140.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1217
9.61
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.61
9.61
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
0.91
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
2.48
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
6.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.944
0.944
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.16
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4828
38.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
572
4.51
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.21
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.69
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.334
1.334
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4438
35.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Brett Anderson and Ken Forsch

Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
1.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
1.66
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3421
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1140.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
1.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
1.84
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
1.77
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.14
96.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.009
1.009
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brett Anderson and Ken Forsch

Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
222
972.26
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
137
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
115
503.65
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
52.55
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
39.42
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.91
8.35
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
65.69
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
96.35
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
43.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.03
-8.91
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
43.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
271.53
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
223.29
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.21
2.21
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Brett Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
52.55
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.11
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Brett Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100