Ed Dundon vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Ed Dundon
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightNorth AmericaColumbus BuckeyesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Dundon 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 4.25 and 1.417 for Ed Dundon. By the career numbers, Ken Forsch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Dundon and Ken Forsch

Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Ed Dundon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.73
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.03
31.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Ed Dundon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.32
90.32
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.84
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Ed Dundon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
4.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Innings
743
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Innings
247.2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Ed Dundon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
10.83
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Ed Dundon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.58
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Ed Dundon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ed Dundon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.93
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
2.48
Ed Dundon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Ed Dundon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.47
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Ed Dundon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.489
0.489
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Ed Dundon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.62
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Ed Dundon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Ed Dundon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1124
40.85
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Ed Dundon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
7.56
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ed Dundon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Ed Dundon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1071
38.92
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.71
6.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Ed Dundon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.85
40.85
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Ed Dundon and Ken Forsch

Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1443
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Ed Dundon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.32
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.99
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
2.68
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Innings
89.38
89.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Ed Dundon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.383
2.383
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Dundon and Ken Forsch

Ed Dundon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 600 PA
52
165.96
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 600 PA
188
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
571.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Ed Dundon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
86.17
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.21
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Ed Dundon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.96
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Ed Dundon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.82
21.77
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
108.51
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
114.89
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Ed Dundon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ed Dundon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Ed Dundon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Ed Dundon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Ed Dundon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ed Dundon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
44.68
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 600 PA
14
44.68
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Ed Dundon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.07
16.18
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Ed Dundon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.19
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.53
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Dundon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Dundon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Ed Dundon
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100