Larry Corcoran vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Larry Corcoran
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Larry Corcoran as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Larry Corcoran posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.36 and WHIP 1.105 compared to 3.37 and 1.281 for Ken Forsch. By the career numbers, Larry Corcoran had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Larry Corcoran and Ken Forsch

Larry Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Larry Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
1.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
1.01
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.67
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.33
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.54
66.54
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.75
96.75
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
0.96
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Larry Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
2.36
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
3.37
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7177
27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2392.1
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Larry Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2147
8.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.26
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
1.87
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
2.48
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1103
4.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Larry Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Larry Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.668
0.668
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Larry Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10001
37.62
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Larry Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Larry Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1235
4.65
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Larry Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Larry Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.249
1.249
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9503
35.75
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Larry Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.62
37.62
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Larry Corcoran and Ken Forsch

Larry Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Larry Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
1.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Larry Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8502
27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2834
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.74
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
1.83
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Larry Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.32
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
911
2.89
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
809
2.57
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Larry Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.8
88.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.352
2.352
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Larry Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Larry Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Larry Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Larry Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Larry Corcoran and Ken Forsch

Larry Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Larry Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
326
145.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1341
600
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
438
600
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1289
576.73
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
128.41
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
223
99.78
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
21.03
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
6.71
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.89
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
28.64
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95.45
42.71
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
165.55
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
339
151.68
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
0.54
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
85.91
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
49.66
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
301
134.68
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102.99
46.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Larry Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
23.27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Larry Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
83.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.17
7.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Larry Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Larry Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Larry Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Larry Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Larry Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100