Ed Farmer vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Ed Farmer
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Farmer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Forsch led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 128 vs 85), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 74), and home run suppression (HR9+ 92 vs 74). Ed Farmer held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 81). Role difference aside, Ken Forsch holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ed Farmer and Ken Forsch

Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
5.34
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.62
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
41.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
4.3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
611
8.81
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.75
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
4.98
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.72
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
5.7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.186
1.186
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2789
40.23
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.97
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
4.95
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.38
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.56
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2373
34.23
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.23
40.23
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Ed Farmer and Ken Forsch

Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
5.34
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1872
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
624
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.49
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
1.83
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
1.79
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.64
97.64
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Farmer and Ken Forsch

Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
370
4188.68
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
532.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
4.41
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.73
-19.58
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
249.06
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
223.29
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.41
2.41
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
53.42
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Ed Farmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100