Bob Forsch vs. Rick Matula — Career Comparison

Bob Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherSilver Slugger
Rick Matula
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob Forsch and Rick Matula are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 83 for Bob Forsch and 86 for Rick Matula, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 86 and 89 respectively. If forced to pick, Rick Matula gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Bob Forsch and Rick Matula

Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.6
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.67
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
422
1.36
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.47
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
0.54
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.44
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.58
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.26
55.26
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.24
45.24
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.74
84.74
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.22
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.06
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1169
3.76
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
4.41
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8384
27
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065
27
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2794.2
9
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
9
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2777
8.94
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
396
10.04
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
0.7
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.81
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
832
2.68
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
3.19
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.27
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.46
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1133
3.65
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
3.27
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.718
0.718
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.3
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.14
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.06
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11715
37.73
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1545
39.17
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.1
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
4.25
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
4.94
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.34
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.35
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.33
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
0.87
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.22
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10631
34.24
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1386
35.14
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Bob Forsch and Rick Matula

Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
1.6
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.67
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
422
1.36
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.47
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8384
27
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
1065
27
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2794.2
9
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
355
9
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234
0.75
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.91
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.3
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.32
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.06
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
2.12
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.26
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
639
2.06
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.23
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.26
97.26
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.88
98.88
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.283
1.283
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.74
84.74
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.11
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.28
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Forsch and Rick Matula

Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
293.37
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
316.8
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1041
600
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
125
600
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
893
514.7
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
532.8
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
190
109.51
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
11
52.8
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
72.05
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
11
52.8
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
25.94
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.61
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
6.92
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.46
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.02
39.2
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
4.9
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
165.42
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
11
52.8
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
125.65
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
14
67.2
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.109
0.109
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
44.38
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
48.41
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
85.88
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.8
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.34
38.81
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.48
-16.69
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
15.56
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.4
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
249
143.52
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
230.4
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.18
4.18
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
2.6
2.6
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
66.28
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
11
52.8
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.88
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.07
Rick Matula
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
9.6
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.73
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.58
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.31
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
75
Rick Matula
Career
Per 600 PA