Alex Carrasquel vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Alex Carrasquel
Greatest GenerationVenezuelaThrows RightBats RightSouth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Carrasquel 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 3.73 and 1.433 for Alex Carrasquel. 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 Carrasquel and Ken Forsch

Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
2.7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.41
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.18
56.18
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.81
24.81
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.17
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
3.73
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2583
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
861
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
887
9.27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
3.63
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
252
2.63
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.696
0.696
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3761
39.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.32
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
426
4.45
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.433
1.433
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3408
35.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.31
39.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Alex Carrasquel and Ken Forsch

Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6379
27
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2126.1
9
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
245
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.95
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Carrasquel and Ken Forsch

Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 600 PA
258
564.96
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 600 PA
274
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 600 PA
229
501.46
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
72.26
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 600 PA
27
59.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.95
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
13.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.33
22.62
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
89.78
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
135.77
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.419
0.419
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
32.85
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
56.93
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.76
19.18
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
59.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
164.23
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.65
3.65
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 600 PA
16
35.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.76
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.11
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Alex Carrasquel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.19
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Alex Carrasquel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100