Shaun Anderson vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Shaun Anderson
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Shaun 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 6.39 and 1.745 for Shaun 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 Shaun Anderson and Ken Forsch

Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.19
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.99
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.39
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.68
23.68
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
6.39
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
163.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
11.85
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.85
11.85
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
3.64
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
7.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.05
7.05
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.72
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
766
42.21
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
7.22
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.22
7.22
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.77
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.69
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
687
37.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.21
42.21
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Shaun Anderson and Ken Forsch

Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
4.19
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.99
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
163.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.77
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.93
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.29
94.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.434
0.434
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.68
23.68
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shaun Anderson and Ken Forsch

Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
76
1628.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
535.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
8.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.84
-17.95
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
407.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
223.29
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.47
1.47
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
42.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Shaun Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100