Elmer Dessens vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Elmer Dessens
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Elmer Dessens and Ken Forsch are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 106 for Elmer Dessens and 107 for Ken Forsch, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 102 and 97 respectively. If forced to pick, Elmer Dessens gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Elmer Dessens and Ken Forsch

Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.07
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.49
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.75
31.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
579
4.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3523
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1174.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1300
9.96
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
1.11
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
2.67
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.34
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
5.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.31
5.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.18
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5062
38.79
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.49
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628
4.81
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.45
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.38
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.69
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.403
1.403
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4596
35.22
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.42
1.42
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Elmer Dessens and Ken Forsch

Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
3.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.07
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3523
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1174.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.51
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
1.87
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
1.84
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.36
98.36
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.544
0.544
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.75
31.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elmer Dessens and Ken Forsch

Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
445
890
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
300
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
240
480
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
78
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
68
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
10
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.11
22.22
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
90
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
122
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
32
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
60
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.6
23.19
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
130
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.62
4.62
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
76
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
53.42
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Elmer Dessens
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100