Ray Clark vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Ray Clark
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightNorth AmericaNewark DodgersNegro National League IIRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Clark 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 10.29 and 2.095 for Ray Clark. By the career numbers, Ken Forsch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ray Clark and Ken Forsch

Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Ray Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Ray Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Ray Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
10.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.02
8.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.409
0.409
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Ray Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
16.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.29
16.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Ray Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Ray Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ray Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ray Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.57
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Ray Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Ray Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Ray Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Ray Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
45.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Ray Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
10.71
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ray Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.38
Ray Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.69
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.095
2.095
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
39.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Ray Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.43
45.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Ray Clark and Ken Forsch

Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Ray Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Ray Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Ray Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ray Clark and Ken Forsch

Ray Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ray Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
6
400
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Ray Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Ray Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Ray Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ray Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Ray Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Ray Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Ray Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Ray Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Ray Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ray Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
61.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Ray Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Ray Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Ray Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ray Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Ray Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Ray Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ray Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ray Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ray Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Ray Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Ray Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Ray Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Ray Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.24
82.59
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Ray Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Ray Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Ray Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Ray Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ray Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Ray Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Ray Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Ray Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Ray Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100