Ken Forsch vs. James Hoyt — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
James Hoyt
MillenialIdahoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and James Hoyt 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 3.94 and 1.344 for James Hoyt. 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 James Hoyt

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
9.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.35
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.94
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
102.2
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
8.33
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
1.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
3.59
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
11.83
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.83
11.83
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.714
1.714
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.79
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.53
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
39.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.93
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.53
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.325
1.325
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
34.63
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.01
39.01

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and James Hoyt

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
9.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
102.2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.92
76.92
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.094
0.094
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Hoyt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and James Hoyt

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
107
64200
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
223.29
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
James Hoyt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
James Hoyt
Career
Per 600 PA