Lefty Clarke vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Lefty Clarke
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Lefty Clarke and Ken Forsch are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ken Forsch posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.37 vs 5.4) and WHIP (1.281 vs 1.800). Lefty Clarke had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.66). 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 Lefty Clarke and Ken Forsch

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
41.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Lefty Clarke and Ken Forsch

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6379
27
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2126.1
9
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Clarke and Ken Forsch

Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
223.29
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Lefty Clarke
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100