George Darby vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

George Darby
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and George Darby 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 7.76 and 2.034 for George Darby. By the career numbers, Ken Forsch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Darby and Ken Forsch

George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.24
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.93
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
7.76
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
12.72
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.72
12.72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.62
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.59
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.828
0.828
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.93
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
45.93
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
9.93
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.035
2.035
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
39.41
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.93
45.93
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for George Darby and Ken Forsch

George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.24
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Darby and Ken Forsch

George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
61.54
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.664
0.664
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.47
80.39
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100