Ken Forsch vs. Orel Hershiser — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Orel Hershiser
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardSilver SluggerAll-Star

When held to the same standard, Ken Forsch comes out ahead of Orel Hershiser in this starter comparison. Ken Forsch led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 128 vs 96), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 102), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 95). Orel Hershiser held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 112 vs 92). The edge goes to Ken Forsch.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Orel Hershiser

Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
1.47
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
1.34
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
0.59
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.63
57.63
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.37
91.37
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.07
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1211
3.48
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9391
27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3130.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2939
8.45
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
0.68
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1007
2.9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2014
5.79
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
0.35
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.34
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.07
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13150
37.81
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1366
3.93
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.36
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.21
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
0.69
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
0.9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.261
1.261
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8073
34.15
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11829
34.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.81
37.81

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Orel Hershiser

Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
1.47
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
1.34
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9391
27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3130.1
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
0.95
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
1.64
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
2.74
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
901
2.59
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.64
94.64
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.767
1.767
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.57
91.57
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Orel Hershiser

Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 600 PA
521
329.4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
438
600
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
949
600
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
810
512.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
103.06
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
83.46
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
18.34
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.26
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
19.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.77
28.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
196
123.92
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
123.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.359
0.359
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
41.1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
31.61
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
72.71
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.1
29.78
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.16
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
17.07
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
115.07
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.21
5.21
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
39
53.42
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
63.86
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.79
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.11
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.06
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Orel Hershiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
6.95
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Orel Hershiser
Career
Per 600 PA
72.73
72.73