Ken Forsch vs. Mychal Givens — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mychal Givens
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Mychal Givens as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mychal Givens led in strikeout rate (K%+ 122 vs 81), run prevention (ERA+ 124 vs 107), and home run suppression (HR9+ 102 vs 92). Ken Forsch held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 128 vs 92). Role difference aside, Mychal Givens holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Mychal Givens

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
8.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.62
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.47
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
3.47
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1385
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
461.2
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
7.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.12
7.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
3.72
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
10.51
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.51
10.51
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.581
1.581
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.41
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.53
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8852
37.45
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1913
37.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
2.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
3.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.62
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.249
1.249
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.204
1.204
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8073
34.15
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1676
32.67
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.45
37.45
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.29
37.29

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Mychal Givens

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
8.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1385
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
461.2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.39
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.66
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Mychal Givens

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
425
127500
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
223.29
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Mychal Givens
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mychal Givens
Career
Per 600 PA