Matt Dunbar vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Matt Dunbar
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Dunbar 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 11.57 and 3.714 for Matt Dunbar. By the career numbers, Ken Forsch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Dunbar and Ken Forsch

Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
10.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
11.57
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.09
12.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.387
0.387
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
15.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.43
15.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
14.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.86
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.14
14.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.286
2.286
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
57.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
11.57
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.38
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.69
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.286
3.286
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
39.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.86
57.86
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Matt Dunbar and Ken Forsch

Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
10.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Dunbar and Ken Forsch

Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
438
600
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Dunbar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Matt Dunbar
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100