Tom Edens vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Tom Edens
Baby BoomersOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Edens as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Tom Edens led in home run suppression (HR9+ 258 vs 92), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 110 vs 97), and strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 81). Ken Forsch held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 128 vs 105). Role difference aside, Tom Edens holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Tom Edens and Ken Forsch

Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
5.24
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.55
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.35
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.29
61.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
3.86
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
937
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
312.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
9.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
3.54
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.52
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
5.24
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.977
0.977
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.49
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1341
38.64
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
4.18
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.55
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.38
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.81
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.69
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1183
34.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8073
34.15
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.64
38.64
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Tom Edens and Ken Forsch

Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
5.24
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
937
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
312.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.19
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.83
93.83
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.418
0.418
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Edens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Edens and Ken Forsch

Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
15600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.62
-53.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
223.29
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
1.4
1.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
53.42
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Edens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Tom Edens
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100