Ken Forsch vs. Jason Garcia — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jason Garcia
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Jason Garcia 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 4.25 and 1.449 for Jason Garcia. 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 Jason Garcia

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
6.37
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.2
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
7.58
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.91
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.16
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
6.67
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.67
6.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.315
1.315
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
40.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.73
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.76
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.416
1.416
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8073
34.15
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
33.98
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.04
40.04

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Jason Garcia

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
6.37
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.91
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.21
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.191
0.191
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Jason Garcia

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
12600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
205.73
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Jason Garcia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jason Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA