Ron Darling vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Ron Darling
Baby BoomersHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Ken Forsch a clear advantage over Ron Darling across the core pitching metrics. Ken Forsch led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 128 vs 91), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 86), and home run suppression (HR9+ 92 vs 76). Ron Darling held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 81). Ken Forsch was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ron Darling and Ken Forsch

Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
1.46
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.39
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.52
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.44
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.97
53.97
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1016
3.87
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7081
27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360.1
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2244
8.56
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
0.91
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
906
3.45
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
6.06
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.37
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.22
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10032
38.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1139
4.34
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.36
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
0.63
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.335
1.335
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8899
33.93
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8073
34.15
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.98
2.98
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Ron Darling and Ken Forsch

Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
1.46
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.39
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7081
27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360.1
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.67
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
1.49
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
2.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
2.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.88
93.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.487
1.487
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ron Darling and Ken Forsch

Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
402
396.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
608
600
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
438
600
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
526
519.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
75
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
50.33
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
20.72
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.97
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.97
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
24.67
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.46
19.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
105.59
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
92
90.79
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
38.49
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
20.72
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
57.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.78
9.65
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
15
14.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PAverified
175
172.7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.47
3.47
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
64.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
39
53.42
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.99
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.97
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.99
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.99
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Ron Darling
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100