Ken Forsch vs. Herm Holshouser — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Herm Holshouser
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Herm Holshouser 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 7.8 and 2.102 for Herm Holshouser. 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 Herm Holshouser

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.61
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
7.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.1
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
14.87
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.87
14.87
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.04
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.34
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.043
1.043
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
45.34
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.73
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
9.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9.1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.102
2.102
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
40.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.399
0.399
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.34
45.34

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Herm Holshouser

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6379
27
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2126.1
9
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Herm Holshouser

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
750
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
16
480
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
24.44
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
180
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.04
31.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Herm Holshouser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Herm Holshouser
Career
Per 600 PA