Zeb Eaton vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Zeb Eaton
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Zeb Eaton 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 4.43 and 1.667 for Zeb Eaton. By the career numbers, Ken Forsch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zeb Eaton and Ken Forsch

Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.04
13.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
8.74
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
6.26
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.48
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.971
0.971
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
39.91
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
5.22
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
33.26
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8073
34.15
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Zeb Eaton and Ken Forsch

Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6379
27
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2126.1
9
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.783
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zeb Eaton and Ken Forsch

Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
35
488.37
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
586.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
125.58
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.95
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.99
55.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
223.26
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
167.44
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
181.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.52
49.1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
111.63
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.38
5.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeb Eaton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.11
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Zeb Eaton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100