Dick Donovan vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Dick Donovan
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Dick Donovan comes out ahead of Ken Forsch in this starter comparison. Dick Donovan led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 173 vs 128), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 97), and home run suppression (HR9+ 97 vs 92). Ken Forsch held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 99). The edge goes to Dick Donovan.

Pitching Stats for Dick Donovan and Ken Forsch

Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
1.54
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.22
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.54
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.2
55.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.13
79.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.45
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
3.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6052
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2017.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1988
8.87
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
0.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
2.21
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
2.48
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.22
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
3.93
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
0.682
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8407
37.51
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
909
4.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.249
1.249
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7867
35.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.51
37.51
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Dick Donovan and Ken Forsch

Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
1.58
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.22
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5883
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1961
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.66
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.54
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
2.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.1
77.1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Donovan and Ken Forsch

Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
371
277.9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
801
600
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
438
600
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
519.85
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
84.64
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
62.92
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.49
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
21.72
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.06
37.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
128.84
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
150.56
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
50.19
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
47.94
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
86.89
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.31
32.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.49
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
58.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
292
218.73
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.74
2.74
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
13.48
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
9.74
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.11
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100