Ed Conley vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Ed Conley
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Conley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Conley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.15 and WHIP 1.197 compared to 3.37 and 1.281 for Ken Forsch. By the career numbers, Ed Conley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Conley and Ken Forsch

Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.51
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.51
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
3.37
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
7.99
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.51
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.79
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
4.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.775
0.775
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.89
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
38.54
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.96
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.197
1.197
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.249
1.249
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
35.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Ed Conley and Ken Forsch

Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Conley and Ken Forsch

Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
171.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.51
10.96
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
85.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.16
-3.34
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
192.86
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Conley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Ed Conley
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100