Gene Ford vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Gene Ford
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Gene Ford 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 9.56 and 2.188 for Gene Ford. By the career numbers, Ken Forsch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gene Ford and Ken Forsch

Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.81
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9.56
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
12.94
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.94
12.94
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6.75
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.875
0.875
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
46.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9.56
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.188
2.188
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
39.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.13
46.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Gene Ford and Ken Forsch

Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6379
27
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2126.1
9
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gene Ford and Ken Forsch

Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
6.7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Gene Ford
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100