Ken Forsch vs. Terry Fox — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Terry Fox
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Terry Fox as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Terry Fox posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.99 and WHIP 1.325 compared to 3.37 and 1.281 for Ken Forsch. By the career numbers, Terry Fox had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Terry Fox

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
5.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.66
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.34
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
3.37
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
2.99
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1191
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
397
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
8.59
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.77
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
2.81
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
185
4.19
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.778
0.778
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1664
37.72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
3.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
881
3.73
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.267
1.267
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1528
34.64
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Terry Fox

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
5.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1192
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
397.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.61
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.95
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.56
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.17
94.17
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.456
0.456
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Terry Fox

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
253
1851.22
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
82
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
65
475.61
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
8
58.54
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
5
36.59
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
21.95
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.09
22.59
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
80.49
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
124.39
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.399
0.399
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
51.22
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.63
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
65.85
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.18
15.94
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
65.85
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
223.29
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
292.68
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
2.05
2.05
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
53.42
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
58.54
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Terry Fox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Terry Fox
Career
Per 600 PA