Warren Fitzgerald vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Warren Fitzgerald
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Warren Fitzgerald 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 3.44 and 1.362 for Warren Fitzgerald. By the career numbers, Ken Forsch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Warren Fitzgerald and Ken Forsch

Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
1.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.45
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.96
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
3.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
903
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
301
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
9.27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.21
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
2.99
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
3.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.708
0.708
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.39
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
39.44
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
5.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.362
1.362
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1206
36.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.44
39.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Warren Fitzgerald and Ken Forsch

Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
942
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.46
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.95
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.83
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Warren Fitzgerald and Ken Forsch

Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
37
159.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
139
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
530.94
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
90.65
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
64.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.95
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
25.9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.26
44.28
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
133.81
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
159.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
69.06
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
47.48
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
112.23
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.66
41.71
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.63
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
60.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
194.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
3.09
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.95
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Warren Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.95
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Warren Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100