Ken Forsch vs. Cliff Garrison — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Cliff Garrison
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Cliff Garrison 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 7.88 and 1.750 for Cliff Garrison. 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 Cliff Garrison

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
7.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
12.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.38
12.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
41.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
8.44
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.44
8.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
37.69
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.06
41.06

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Cliff Garrison

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6379
27
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2126.1
9
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.333
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Cliff Garrison

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1200
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
223.29
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Cliff Garrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Cliff Garrison
Career
Per 600 PA