Charlie Cady vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Charlie Cady
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisNorth AmericaChicago/Pittsburgh (Union League)Union AssociationRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Cady 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 3.77 and 1.558 for Charlie Cady. By the career numbers, Ken Forsch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Cady and Ken Forsch

Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.63
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.77
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
10.47
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.56
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
4.19
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.861
0.861
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
2.09
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
41.65
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
7.95
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.95
7.95
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.558
1.558
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
38.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.65
41.65
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Charlie Cady and Ken Forsch

Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.32
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.96
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.84
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
70.83
70.83
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.546
1.546
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Cady and Ken Forsch

Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
11
183.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
11.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
66.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.85
-14.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.2
7.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Charlie Cady
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100