Ken Forsch vs. Jimmy Gobble — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jimmy Gobble
MillenialTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Jimmy Gobble as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Forsch led in home run suppression (HR9+ 92 vs 77), walk avoidance (BB%+ 128 vs 115), and run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 96). Jimmy Gobble held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 88 vs 81). Role difference aside, Ken Forsch holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Jimmy Gobble

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
5.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.89
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Jimmy Gobble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.48
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.89
48.89
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.41
17.41
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Jimmy Gobble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
5.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1307
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
435.2
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Jimmy Gobble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
9.94
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.94
9.94
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Jimmy Gobble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
1.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jimmy Gobble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Jimmy Gobble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
3.51
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Jimmy Gobble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
5.89
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Jimmy Gobble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Jimmy Gobble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.044
1.044
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Jimmy Gobble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.52
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Jimmy Gobble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Jimmy Gobble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1938
40.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.09
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Jimmy Gobble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275
5.68
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Jimmy Gobble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Jimmy Gobble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.66
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1724
35.61
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Jimmy Gobble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Jimmy Gobble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.04
40.04

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Jimmy Gobble

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
247
5.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.89
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1307
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
435.2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.39
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.81
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Jimmy Gobble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.32
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.63
90.63
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.41
17.41
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Jimmy Gobble

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
247
49400
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.18
-35.89
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Jimmy Gobble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Jimmy Gobble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
53.42
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Jimmy Gobble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jimmy Gobble
Career
Per 600 PA