Ken Forsch vs. Pat Gomez — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Pat Gomez
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Pat Gomez 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 4.56 and 1.658 for Pat Gomez. 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 Pat Gomez

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
8.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Pat Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Pat Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.56
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Pat Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
8.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Pat Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Pat Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Pat Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Pat Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
5.81
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Pat Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
6.27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Pat Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Pat Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.342
1.342
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Pat Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.8
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Pat Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Pat Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
39.53
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.28
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Pat Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
4.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Pat Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.34
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Pat Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.69
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8073
34.15
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
32.7
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Pat Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Pat Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.53
39.53

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Pat Gomez

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
8.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.46
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Pat Gomez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.23
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.37
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
83.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.141
0.141
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Pat Gomez

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
4800
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
533.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.79
-52.68
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Pat Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Pat Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
53.42
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Pat Gomez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Pat Gomez
Career
Per 600 PA