Ken Forsch vs. Tom Funk — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Funk
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Funk 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 6.48 and 1.920 for Tom Funk. By the career numbers, Ken Forsch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Tom Funk

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
37.8
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Tom Funk

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Tom Funk

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
4800
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
223.29
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA