Mark Davis vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Mark Davis
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Mark Davis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Forsch led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 128 vs 70), home run suppression (HR9+ 92 vs 55), and run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 73). Mark Davis held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 81). Role difference aside, Ken Forsch holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mark Davis and Ken Forsch

Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
4.9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.66
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.62
13.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.75
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
530
4.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3435
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1145
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
8.39
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.01
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534
4.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
7.92
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4955
38.95
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
2.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
582
4.57
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.47
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.38
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.35
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.69
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.399
1.399
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4289
33.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8073
34.15
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.95
38.95
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Mark Davis and Ken Forsch

Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
4.9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3435
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1145
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.23
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.19
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
1.54
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
1.41
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.84
91.84
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.62
13.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Davis and Ken Forsch

Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
625
1884.42
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
167
503.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.514
0.514
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
78.39
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
54.27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.54
25.73
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
120.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
102.51
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.345
0.345
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
72.36
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.02
21.16
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
24.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
162.81
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
3.69
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
72.36
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
53.42
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.02
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Mark Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100