Joe Davenport vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Joe Davenport
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Davenport as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Davenport posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 3.37 and 1.281 for Ken Forsch. By the career numbers, Joe Davenport had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Davenport and Ken Forsch

Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
3.37
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.75
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
6.75
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
38.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.38
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.69
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
30.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8073
34.15
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.25
38.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Joe Davenport and Ken Forsch

Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Davenport and Ken Forsch

Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
6000
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Joe Davenport
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100