Toots Ferrell vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Toots Ferrell
Silent GenerationMarylandNorth AmericaBaltimore Elite GiantsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Toots Ferrell and Ken Forsch are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ken Forsch posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.37 vs 5.5) and WHIP (1.281 vs 1.611). Toots Ferrell had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.66). By the career numbers, Ken Forsch had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Toots Ferrell and Ken Forsch

Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
2.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.722
0.722
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
41.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.38
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.69
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.611
1.611
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.5
41.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Toots Ferrell and Ken Forsch

Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Toots Ferrell and Ken Forsch

Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
720
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
59.55
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
77.49
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Toots Ferrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100