Craig Anderson vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Craig Anderson
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Craig Anderson 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 5.1 and 1.607 for Craig Anderson. By the career numbers, Ken Forsch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Craig Anderson and Ken Forsch

Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.84
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
1.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.33
23.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.73
20.73
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.23
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
5.1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
577
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
192.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
10.58
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.58
10.58
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.98
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
3.79
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
4.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
41.79
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.59
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
6.88
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.88
6.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.596
1.596
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
37.72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Craig Anderson and Ken Forsch

Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.84
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
577
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
192.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.95
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.81
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.732
0.732
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.73
20.73
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Craig Anderson and Ken Forsch

Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
964.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
552.94
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
82.35
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
15.37
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
94.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
94.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
6.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
164.71
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.64
3.64
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Craig Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100