Charlie Ferguson vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Charlie Ferguson
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Ferguson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Ferguson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 1.500 compared to 3.37 and 1.281 for Ken Forsch. By the career numbers, Charlie Ferguson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charlie Ferguson and Ken Forsch

Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
3.37
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
40.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
881
3.73
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
31.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8073
34.15
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Charlie Ferguson and Ken Forsch

Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charlie Ferguson and Ken Forsch

Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Charlie Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100