Ken Forsch vs. Earl Francis — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Earl Francis
Silent GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Earl Francis a clear advantage over Ken Forsch across the core pitching metrics. Earl Francis led in home run suppression (HR9+ 253 vs 92), strikeout rate (K%+ 99 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 114 vs 97). Ken Forsch held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 128 vs 77). Earl Francis was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Earl Francis

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.51
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.03
41.03
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.49
50.49
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
3.77
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1217
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
405.2
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
398
8.83
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.47
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
4.02
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
5.83
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.83
5.83
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1757
38.98
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
4.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.427
1.427
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1567
34.76
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.98
38.98

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Earl Francis

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1217
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
405.2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.55
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.64
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.35
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.4
93.4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.961
0.961
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.49
50.49
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Earl Francis

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
104
483.72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
129
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
122
567.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
97.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
65.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.91
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.56
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
28.84
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
139.53
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
116.28
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
0.34
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
23.26
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
46.51
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
65.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.01
18.64
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
223.29
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
260.47
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.95
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.11
Earl Francis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
9.3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.65
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Earl Francis
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100