Red Donahue vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Red Donahue
Pre-GenerationalConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Red Donahue 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 3.61 and 1.371 for Red Donahue. By the career numbers, Ken Forsch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Red Donahue and Ken Forsch

Red Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Red Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
367
1.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.03
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
0.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Red Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
0.53
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Red Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.38
48.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.64
92.64
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
0.95
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Red Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Red Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1191
3.61
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Red Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Red Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Red Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8899
27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966.1
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Red Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
3377
10.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Red Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.25
10.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.19
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Red Donahue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
2.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
2.48
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Red Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
787
2.39
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Red Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Red Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.498
0.498
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Red Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.34
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12629
38.32
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Red Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Red Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1638
4.97
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Red Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Red Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Red Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.371
1.371
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11827
35.88
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Red Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Red Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Red Donahue and Ken Forsch

Red Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Red Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
1.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Red Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.23
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9042
27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3014
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
0.41
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
904
2.7
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Red Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1094
3.27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1041
3.11
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.16
95.16
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.798
2.798
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Red Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.97
20.97
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Red Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.07
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Red Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Donahue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Red Donahue and Ken Forsch

Red Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Red Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
372
180.73
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1235
600
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
438
600
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1150
558.7
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
85.02
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148
71.9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
10.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.49
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
13.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.13
19.01
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
209
101.54
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
103
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Red Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
39.84
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
37.41
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
76.76
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.19
11.26
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
15.55
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Red Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Donahue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
289
140.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
23.32
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Red Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.89
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Red Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Donahue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
3.89
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Red Donahue
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100