Bob Forsch vs. Willie Jefferson — Career Comparison

Bob Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherSilver Slugger
Willie Jefferson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Bob Forsch and Willie Jefferson are fairly close on the surface numbers. Bob Forsch carried a career ERA of 3.76 against Willie Jefferson's 3.94. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Bob Forsch and Willie Jefferson — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Forsch and Willie Jefferson

Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
1.6
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.49
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.36
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.04
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.54
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.5
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.44
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.54
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.26
55.26
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.74
84.74
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.7
69.7
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.22
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.77
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1169
3.76
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
3.94
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8384
27
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1199
27
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2794.2
9
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
399.2
9
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2777
8.94
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
9.89
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
0.7
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.41
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
832
2.68
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.94
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1133
3.65
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
4.84
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.753
0.753
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.3
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.14
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11715
37.73
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1737
39.12
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.34
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
4.25
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
5.13
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.34
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.56
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.33
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
0.87
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.41
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10631
34.24
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1618
36.44
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.12
39.12

Fielding Stats for Bob Forsch and Willie Jefferson

Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
1.6
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.52
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
1.36
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.04
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8384
27
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
27
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2794.2
9
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
443
9
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
0.75
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.51
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.3
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.62
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
2.12
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.25
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
639
2.06
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.13
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.26
97.26
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.25
96.25
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.283
1.283
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.053
2.053
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.74
84.74
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
68
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.11
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Forsch and Willie Jefferson

Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
293.37
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
77
241.88
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1041
600
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
191
600
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
893
514.7
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
562.3
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.598
0.598
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
190
109.51
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
131.94
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
72.05
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
103.66
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
25.94
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
18.85
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.61
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.14
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.92
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.28
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.46
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
28.27
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68.02
39.2
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14.73
46.28
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
287
165.42
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
175.92
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
218
125.65
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
147.64
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.557
0.557
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.443
0.443
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
44.38
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
53.4
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
48.41
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
65.97
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
85.88
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
113.09
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67.34
38.81
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16.26
51.07
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.28
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
15.56
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.42
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
249
143.52
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.18
4.18
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
66.28
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
21.99
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.88
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
14
8.07
Willie Jefferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.73
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.42
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.58
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.14
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.31
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.57
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75
Willie Jefferson
Career
Per 600 PA
75
75