Alex Beam vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Alex Beam
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Beam 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 6.5 and 1.444 for Alex Beam. By the career numbers, Ken Forsch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Beam and Ken Forsch

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
6.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
7.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
39.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
32
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8073
34.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.175
0.175
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.5
39.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Alex Beam and Ken Forsch

Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Beam and Ken Forsch

Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Alex Beam
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100