Jamie Arnold vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Jamie Arnold
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Jamie Arnold as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Forsch led in strikeout rate (K%+ 81 vs 46), walk avoidance (BB%+ 128 vs 94), and run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 79). Jamie Arnold held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 320 vs 92). Role difference aside, Ken Forsch holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jamie Arnold and Ken Forsch

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.73
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
9.89
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.82
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.49
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.83
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
41.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.91
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
6.73
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.73
6.73
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.38
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.74
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.69
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
1.634
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
34.64
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.04
41.04
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Jamie Arnold and Ken Forsch

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.83
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.41
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.24
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
93.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jamie Arnold and Ken Forsch

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
1428.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
24.16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
17.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100