Harry Dean vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Harry Dean
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Dean 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 4.5 and 2.500 for Harry Dean. By the career numbers, Ken Forsch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Dean and Ken Forsch

Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
13.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
54
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
13.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
36
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Harry Dean and Ken Forsch

Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6379
27
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2126.1
9
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Dean and Ken Forsch

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