Ken Forsch vs. Eric Gagne — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Eric Gagne
Gen XCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Gagne as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric Gagne led in strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 81), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 118 vs 97), and home run suppression (HR9+ 111 vs 92). Ken Forsch held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 128 vs 111). Role difference aside, Eric Gagne holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Eric Gagne

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
5.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.36
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.93
55.93
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
2.61
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
3.47
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1931
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
643.2
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
7.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
3.16
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
10.04
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.04
10.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.467
1.467
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.46
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8852
37.45
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2664
37.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
3.76
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
3.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.34
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.45
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.249
1.249
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.156
1.156
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8073
34.15
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2366
33.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.45
37.45
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.25
37.25

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Eric Gagne

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
5.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1931
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
643.2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.53
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.89
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
1.44
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.03
99.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Eric Gagne

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
402
2436.36
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
99
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
86
521.21
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.445
0.445
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
72.73
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
8
48.48
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.06
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
24.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
18.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
115.15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
13
78.79
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.123
0.123
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.183
0.183
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
30.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
7
42.42
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
2.85
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.06
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
151.52
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.96
3.96
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
53.42
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
72.73
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.11
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
12.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Gagne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.06
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eric Gagne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0