Virgil Cheeves vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Virgil Cheeves
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Ken Forsch posted a stronger line than Virgil Cheeves. Ken Forsch posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.37 vs 4.73) and WHIP (1.281 vs 1.557). By the career numbers, Ken Forsch had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Virgil Cheeves and Ken Forsch

Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.51
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.06
49.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.45
50.45
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.35
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
4.73
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1376
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
458.2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
526
10.32
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.32
10.32
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.55
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
3.69
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.92
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.624
0.624
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.45
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2035
39.93
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.63
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
5.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.557
1.557
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1824
35.79
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.93
39.93
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Virgil Cheeves and Ken Forsch

Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6379
27
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2126.1
9
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.26
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.928
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Virgil Cheeves and Ken Forsch

Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
111
432.47
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
154
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
141
549.35
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.497
0.497
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
101.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
77.92
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.58
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.88
30.72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
136.36
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
124.68
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
42.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.58
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
54.55
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.11
27.71
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.79
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.58
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
151.95
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
7
27.27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Virgil Cheeves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Virgil Cheeves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100