John Deering vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

John Deering
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and John Deering 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 3.8 and 1.475 for John Deering. By the career numbers, Ken Forsch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Deering and Ken Forsch

John Deering
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.42
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
John Deering
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.52
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
John Deering
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.95
78.95
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
John Deering
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
3.8
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Innings
120.2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
John Deering
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
10.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
John Deering
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
John Deering
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
John Deering
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
John Deering
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
John Deering
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
2.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.09
2.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
John Deering
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
John Deering
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
John Deering
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
39.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
John Deering
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
John Deering
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
John Deering
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.475
1.475
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
35.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
John Deering
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for John Deering and Ken Forsch

John Deering
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.41
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Innings
363
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.45
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.23
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
John Deering
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.68
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
John Deering
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.895
1.895
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Deering
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Deering and Ken Forsch

John Deering
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
John Deering
Career
Per 600 PA
19
237.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
John Deering
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
John Deering
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
587.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
John Deering
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
John Deering
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
John Deering
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
112.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
John Deering
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
John Deering
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
John Deering
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Deering
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Deering
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
John Deering
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
John Deering
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Deering
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Deering
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
29.54
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
John Deering
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
150
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
John Deering
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
112.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
John Deering
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
John Deering
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
John Deering
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
John Deering
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
John Deering
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
John Deering
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
John Deering
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
John Deering
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
John Deering
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
John Deering
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
125
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
John Deering
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
26.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
John Deering
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Deering
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
John Deering
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Deering
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
275
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
223.29
John Deering
Career
Per 600 PA
2.18
2.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
John Deering
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
John Deering
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
John Deering
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Deering
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
John Deering
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
John Deering
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Deering
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
John Deering
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100