Alex Ferson vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Alex Ferson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Ferson 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 4.37 and 1.561 for Alex Ferson. By the career numbers, Ken Forsch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Ferson and Ken Forsch

Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.17
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.44
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.61
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.86
41.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
4.37
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
368.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
10.36
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.37
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
3.69
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
2.59
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
41.07
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
6.79
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1517
37.07
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.07
41.07
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Alex Ferson and Ken Forsch

Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.19
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1110
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.68
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.99
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.24
90.24
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Ferson and Ken Forsch

Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
176.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
167
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
538.92
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
71.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
57.49
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.78
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.37
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.78
24.35
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
89.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
132.93
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.388
0.388
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
35.93
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.96
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
53.89
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.89
17.55
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.49
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
201.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
2.98
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100