Al Atkinson vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Atkinson 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 3.96 and 1.259 for Al Atkinson. By the career numbers, Ken Forsch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Atkinson and Ken Forsch

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.96
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943
9.28
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
2.48
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4001
39.35
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.259
1.259
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Ken Forsch

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2832
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.66
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.41
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
2.59
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Ken Forsch

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
424
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
387
547.64
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.57
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.42
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.83
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.95
31.06
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
110.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
142.92
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
77.83
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
19.81
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
96.23
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.4
30.28
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.98
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100