Mike Fornieles vs. Ken Forsch — Career Comparison

Mike Fornieles
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Fornieles 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 3.96 and 1.399 for Mike Fornieles. By the career numbers, Ken Forsch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Fornieles and Ken Forsch

Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.36
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.59
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.49
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.61
49.61
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.59
17.59
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509
3.96
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3470
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1156.2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1165
9.06
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.06
9.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
0.76
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
421
3.28
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
4.48
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.862
0.862
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.26
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4983
38.77
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.52
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
4.41
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.371
1.371
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4530
35.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45

Fielding Stats for Mike Fornieles and Ken Forsch

Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.98
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.53
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2931
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
977
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.68
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
1.93
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
2.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.61
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.97
94.97
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.655
0.655
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.43
13.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Fornieles and Ken Forsch

Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
440
795.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
332
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
308
556.63
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
93.98
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
77.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.65
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.81
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.81
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
16.27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.72
19.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
115.66
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
99.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
45.18
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
28.92
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
72.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.56
11.86
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.42
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
113.86
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Mike Fornieles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.27
5.27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
21
37.95
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.11
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.81
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.81
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Mike Fornieles
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100