Cris Carpenter vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Cris Carpenter
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Cris Carpenter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Cris Carpenter led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 128), home run suppression (HR9+ 98 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 100 vs 97). Ken Forsch held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 95). Role difference aside, Cris Carpenter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Cris Carpenter and Ken Forsch

Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
6.32
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.59
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.48
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.1
55.1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
3.91
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1243
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
414.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
398
8.65
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.65
8.65
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.83
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.85
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.85
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
5.47
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1754
38.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.87
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
4.21
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.38
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.46
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.277
1.277
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1570
34.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8073
34.15
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Cris Carpenter and Ken Forsch

Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
6.32
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1243
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
414.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.54
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
1.72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.47
97.47
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cris Carpenter and Ken Forsch

Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
291
4718.92
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
30
486.49
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.622
0.622
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
27.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
113.51
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
39.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
97.3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.17
6.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
113.51
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
53.42
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.11
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Cris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100