Ken Forsch vs. Tom Gorman — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Gorman 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 3.77 and 1.330 for Tom Gorman. 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 Tom Gorman

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
3.77
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
8.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
1.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
3.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
321
4.19
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.812
0.812
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2907
37.95
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
4.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.303
1.303
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2648
34.57
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Tom Gorman

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1651
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
550.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.65
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.64
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.5
91.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Tom Gorman

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
289
1032.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
168
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
155
553.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
50
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
42.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.96
7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
16
57.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
23
82.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.65
-16.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
223.29
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
300
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA