Lance Cormier vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Lance Cormier
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Lance Cormier as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Forsch led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 128 vs 82), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 76), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 74). Role difference aside, Ken Forsch holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Lance Cormier and Ken Forsch

Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
5.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.46
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.46
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.54
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
5.07
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1406
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
468.2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
10.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.31
10.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
4.36
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
5.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.073
1.073
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.46
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
40.63
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
5.49
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.69
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
35.51
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.63
40.63
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Lance Cormier and Ken Forsch

Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
5.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.46
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1406
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
468.2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.69
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.94
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lance Cormier and Ken Forsch

Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
290
3283.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
532.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
8.51
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.91
-10.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
192.45
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.12
3.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.11
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100