Ralph Erickson vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Ralph Erickson
Greatest GenerationIdahoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Ralph Erickson 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 8.4 and 2.333 for Ralph Erickson. By the career numbers, Ken Forsch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ralph Erickson and Ken Forsch

Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
8.4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.4
8.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.95
8.95
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
13.8
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.8
13.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
46.2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.333
2.333
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
39
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.2
46.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Ralph Erickson and Ken Forsch

Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6379
27
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2126.1
9
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ralph Erickson and Ken Forsch

Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
1200
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Ralph Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100