Ken Forsch vs. Tom Hilgendorf — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Hilgendorf
Silent GenerationIowaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Hilgendorf 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 128 vs 106), home run suppression (HR9+ 92 vs 83), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 94). Tom Hilgendorf held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 122 vs 107). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ken Forsch.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Tom Hilgendorf

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
5.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.55
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.58
57.58
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
3.37
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.04
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
941
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
313.2
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
8.67
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.67
8.67
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
3.64
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.77
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
4.96
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.46
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1353
38.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.92
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
881
3.73
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.56
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.38
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.52
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.46
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8073
34.15
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
1188
34.09
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Tom Hilgendorf

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
5.27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.17
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
943
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
314.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.78
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.23
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
2.18
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.413
0.413
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Tom Hilgendorf

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
3561.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
27
522.58
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
29.79
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
24.98
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
223.29
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
290.32
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Tom Hilgendorf
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Hilgendorf
Career
Per 600 PA