Jim Devlin vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Jim Devlin
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Devlin 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 3.38 and 1.286 for Jim Devlin. By the career numbers, Ken Forsch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Devlin and Ken Forsch

Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.22
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.58
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.53
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.38
52.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.3
91.3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
3.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
511
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
170.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
8.51
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
3.06
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
4.76
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.869
0.869
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.95
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
39.58
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
6.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
35.56
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Jim Devlin and Ken Forsch

Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
1.22
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.44
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
3.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.65
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.174
2.174
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Devlin and Ken Forsch

Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
23
181.58
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
76
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
552.63
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
142.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
134.21
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.89
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.89
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.91
54.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
150
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
189.47
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
102.63
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.58
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
134.21
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.2
64.71
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
47.37
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
63.16
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.5
9.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.68
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Devlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.68
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Jim Devlin
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100