Luis Ayala vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Luis Ayala
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Ayala as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Ayala led in run prevention (ERA+ 126 vs 107), walk avoidance (BB%+ 140 vs 128), and home run suppression (HR9+ 100 vs 92). Role difference aside, Luis Ayala holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Luis Ayala and Ken Forsch

Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.67
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.76
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.71
44.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
3.34
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
3.37
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1663
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
554.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
581
9.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.88
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.26
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
2.48
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.39
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
5.96
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.57
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2340
37.99
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.61
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
3.78
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.49
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.38
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.17
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.69
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.299
1.299
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2115
34.34
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Luis Ayala and Ken Forsch

Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.67
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1663
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
554.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.48
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.35
99.35
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Ayala and Ken Forsch

Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
18847.06
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
47.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
57.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
53.42
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100