Ken Forsch vs. Ron Herbel — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Herbel
Silent GenerationColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Herbel 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 69), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 88), and strikeout rate (K%+ 81 vs 67). Role difference aside, Ken Forsch holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Ron Herbel

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.42
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.37
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.16
53.16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.87
23.87
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.16
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
380
3.83
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2682
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
894
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
945
9.51
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
2.87
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.55
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
4.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.819
0.819
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3836
38.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.01
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
4.45
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3514
35.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.62
38.62

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Ron Herbel

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2683
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
894.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.63
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.89
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.64
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
2.53
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.8
95.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.758
0.758
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.87
23.87
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Ron Herbel

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
332
885.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
225
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
206
549.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
4
10.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.33
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.33
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
1.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
21.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
14
37.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.039
0.039
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
6
16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
9
24
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
-15.81
-42.16
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
8
21.33
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
223.29
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
333.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
11
29.33
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.11
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
5.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Herbel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Herbel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0