Ken Forsch vs. Ad Gumbert — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ad Gumbert
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Ad Gumbert 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 4.27 and 1.490 for Ad Gumbert. 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 Ad Gumbert

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
1.19
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
1.06
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.55
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.46
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.67
54.67
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.39
89.39
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
0.87
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
947
4.27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5989
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1996.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2338
10.54
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.37
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
637
2.87
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
549
2.48
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.594
0.594
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.21
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.37
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8956
40.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1355
6.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.11
6.11
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8237
37.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.38
40.38

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Ad Gumbert

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
303
1.19
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6888
27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2296
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.68
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
2.64
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
2.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.94
90.94
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.05
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Ad Gumbert

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
297
169.23
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
438
600
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1053
600
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
960
547.01
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.757
0.757
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
150.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
197
112.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
18.8
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
10.83
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.55
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
38.18
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137.16
78.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
380
216.52
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
355
202.28
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.734
0.734
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.704
0.704
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
88.32
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
70.66
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
150.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
148.66
84.71
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
45.58
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
87.18
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.88
6.88
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
10.83
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Ad Gumbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
10.83
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ad Gumbert
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100