Shawn Armstrong vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Shawn Armstrong
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Shawn Armstrong as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Shawn Armstrong led in strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 81), home run suppression (HR9+ 110 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 105 vs 97). Ken Forsch held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 96). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Shawn Armstrong.

Pitching Stats for Shawn Armstrong and Ken Forsch

Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
7.9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.23
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.69
57.69
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.36
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
3.82
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1264
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
421.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
8.1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
2.99
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
9.27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.27
9.27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.362
1.362
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1787
38.17
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
4.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.36
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.51
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.249
1.249
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1599
34.16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.17
38.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Shawn Armstrong and Ken Forsch

Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
7.9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.36
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1264
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
421.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.79
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.59
94.59
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.095
0.095
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Shawn Armstrong and Ken Forsch

Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
370
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
438
600
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Shawn Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100