Ken Forsch vs. Ken Howell — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ken Howell
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Howell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Howell led in strikeout rate (K%+ 133 vs 81), home run suppression (HR9+ 99 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 97). Ken Forsch held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 128 vs 83). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ken Howell.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Ken Howell

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
3.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.79
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.56
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.19
44.19
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.04
22.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.45
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
3.95
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1840
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
613.1
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
7.84
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.84
7.84
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.68
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
275
4.04
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.45
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
8.06
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.344
1.344
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.62
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2588
37.98
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.54
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
4.34
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.38
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.51
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.59
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.319
1.319
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8073
34.15
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2252
33.05
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Ken Howell

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
3.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.79
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1840
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
613.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.88
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.56
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.416
0.416
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.04
22.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Ken Howell

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
245
1065.22
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
138
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
114
495.65
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
9
39.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.04
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.04
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.99
4.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
12
52.17
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
56.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.076
0.076
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
26.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.1
-22.16
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.04
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
213.04
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Ken Howell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
2.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
53.42
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
86.96
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.11
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.74
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Ken Howell
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100