Bull Durham vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Bull Durham
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Bull Durham 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 5.28 and 1.690 for Bull Durham. By the career numbers, Ken Forsch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bull Durham and Ken Forsch

Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.79
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.28
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
11.48
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.48
11.48
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.72
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.621
0.621
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
40.66
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.93
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
7.45
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
36.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.66
40.66
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Bull Durham and Ken Forsch

Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.79
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.48
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bull Durham and Ken Forsch

Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
771.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Durham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Bull Durham
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100