Ken Forsch vs. Herb Harris — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Herb Harris
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Herb Harris 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 10.29 and 2.714 for Herb Harris. 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 Herb Harris

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
10.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.97
11.97
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.424
0.424
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
6.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
0.714
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
50.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
10.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.714
2.714
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
42.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.424
0.424
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.14
50.14

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Herb Harris

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6379
27
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2126.1
9
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Herb Harris

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA