Bill Dailey vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Bill Dailey
Silent GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Dailey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Dailey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.76 and WHIP 1.255 compared to 3.37 and 1.281 for Ken Forsch. By the career numbers, Bill Dailey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Dailey and Ken Forsch

Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.77
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.07
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.76
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
3.37
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
7.85
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.58
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
2.86
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.58
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
5.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.905
0.905
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
36.84
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8852
37.45
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.64
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
881
3.73
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.249
1.249
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
695
33.69
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8073
34.15
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Bill Dailey and Ken Forsch

Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
5.77
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.76
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.94
91.94
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.479
0.479
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Dailey and Ken Forsch

Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
119
2462.07
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
29
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
537.93
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.586
0.586
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20.69
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
43.49
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
165.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
144.83
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
82.76
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
103.45
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
37.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
41.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
268.97
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
223.29
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
20.69
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.11
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Bill Dailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100