Jack Easton vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Jack Easton
Pre-GenerationalOhioNorth AmericaColumbus SolonsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Easton 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 4.12 and 1.455 for Jack Easton. By the career numbers, Ken Forsch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Easton and Ken Forsch

Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.98
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.45
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.27
47.27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.79
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1567
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
522.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
8.58
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
4.51
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
4.24
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.81
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2360
40.66
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
360
6.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.455
1.455
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
35.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.66
40.66
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Jack Easton and Ken Forsch

Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.32
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
609
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.47
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.61
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
2.36
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.13
88.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.584
1.584
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Easton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Easton and Ken Forsch

Jack Easton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jack Easton
Career
Per 600 PA
86
198.46
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Jack Easton
Career
Per 600 PA
260
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Jack Easton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
549.23
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Jack Easton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
96.92
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Jack Easton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
78.46
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Jack Easton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
11.54
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.92
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
18.46
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jack Easton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.48
38.03
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Jack Easton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
122.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Jack Easton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
143.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jack Easton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
71.54
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
46.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
117.69
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.18
37.33
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.23
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
36.92
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Jack Easton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
46.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jack Easton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Jack Easton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
34.62
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Jack Easton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Easton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
34.62
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Jack Easton
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100