Roy Corcoran vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Roy Corcoran
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Corcoran 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 4.17 and 1.682 for Roy Corcoran. By the career numbers, Ken Forsch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Roy Corcoran and Ken Forsch

Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
6.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.65
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Roy Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Roy Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.73
72.73
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Roy Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
4.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Roy Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
9.49
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Roy Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Roy Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Roy Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Roy Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
5.32
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Roy Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
4.66
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Roy Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Roy Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Roy Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Roy Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Roy Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
40.91
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Roy Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.75
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Roy Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Roy Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.55
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.69
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.646
1.646
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
34.53
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Roy Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Roy Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Roy Corcoran and Ken Forsch

Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
6.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
330
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.23
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Roy Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.3
91.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.41
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Corcoran and Ken Forsch

Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
12300
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Roy Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Roy Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.49
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
223.29
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Roy Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Corcoran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Roy Corcoran
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100