Michael Crotta vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Michael Crotta
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Michael Crotta 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 9.28 and 2.344 for Michael Crotta. By the career numbers, Ken Forsch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Michael Crotta and Ken Forsch

Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
12.66
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Michael Crotta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.84
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Michael Crotta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
9.28
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.392
0.392
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Michael Crotta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
16.88
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.88
16.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Michael Crotta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.69
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Michael Crotta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Michael Crotta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.22
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Michael Crotta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.91
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Michael Crotta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Michael Crotta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Michael Crotta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.84
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Michael Crotta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Michael Crotta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
47.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.84
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Michael Crotta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
9.28
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Michael Crotta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Michael Crotta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.344
2.344
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
43.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Michael Crotta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Michael Crotta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.25
47.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Michael Crotta and Ken Forsch

Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
12.66
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.84
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Michael Crotta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.84
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.84
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Michael Crotta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.067
0.067
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Michael Crotta and Ken Forsch

Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
438
600
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Crotta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Crotta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Michael Crotta
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100