Fred Doe vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Fred Doe
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBuffalo BisonsPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Doe 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 9 and 2.300 for Fred Doe. By the career numbers, Ken Forsch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Doe and Ken Forsch

Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.52
7.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
12.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
8.1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
47.7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
39.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.7
47.7
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Fred Doe and Ken Forsch

Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Doe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Doe and Ken Forsch

Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Doe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Fred Doe
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100