Jose Fernandez vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Jose Fernandez
MillenialCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanMiami MarlinsNational LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Jose Fernandez a clear advantage over Ken Forsch across the core pitching metrics. Jose Fernandez led in home run suppression (HR9+ 174 vs 92), strikeout rate (K%+ 156 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 163 vs 97). Ken Forsch held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 128 vs 96). Jose Fernandez was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jose Fernandez and Ken Forsch

Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.45
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.45
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.73
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.32
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.09
69.09
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
2.58
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
3.37
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1414
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
471.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
6.82
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.82
6.82
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.59
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
2.67
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.23
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
11.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.25
11.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.75
7.75
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.547
1.547
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1888
36.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8852
37.45
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
2.86
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
881
3.73
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.19
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.59
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.055
1.055
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.249
1.249
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1712
32.69
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8073
34.15
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.05
36.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Jose Fernandez and Ken Forsch

Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
1.45
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.45
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1414
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
471.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.69
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.65
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.39
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.34
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.89
95.89
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Fernandez and Ken Forsch

Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
77
290.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
159
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
136
513.21
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.588
0.588
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
109.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
83.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.55
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
26.42
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.69
32.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
154.72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
113.21
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.519
0.519
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
41.51
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
52.83
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
86.79
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.56
32.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.77
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
162.26
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.7
3.7
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
79.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
53.42
Jose Fernandez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.77
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.32
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.11
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Jose Fernandez
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100