Bill Drake vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Bill Drake
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Bill Drake and Ken Forsch are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ken Forsch posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.37 vs 3.69) and WHIP (1.281 vs 1.393). Bill Drake had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.21 per nine innings vs 0.66). By the career numbers, Ken Forsch had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bill Drake and Ken Forsch

Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
1.36
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.58
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.51
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.02
53.02
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.42
77.42
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.72
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
3.69
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3704
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1234.2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1298
9.46
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.21
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
422
3.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
4.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.792
0.792
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4862
35.44
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8852
37.45
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
654
4.77
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
1.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.38
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.66
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.393
1.393
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
4267
31.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8073
34.15
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.44
35.44
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Bill Drake and Ken Forsch

Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
1.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3358
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
1119.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
3.41
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
3.71
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.96
92.96
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.444
2.444
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.13
75.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Drake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Drake and Ken Forsch

Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
194
220.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
529
600
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
438
600
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
470
533.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
105.48
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
81.66
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
13.61
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
23.82
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.61
42.66
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
146.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
148.58
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
55.58
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
104.35
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.56
44.87
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
36.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.54
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132.25
132.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
21
23.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Drake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.81
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Bill Drake
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100