Ken Forsch vs. Tom Hume — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Tom Hume
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Hume 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 89), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 72), and home run suppression (HR9+ 92 vs 68). Role difference aside, Ken Forsch holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Tom Hume

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
543
4.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.46
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.47
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.59
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.53
44.53
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.76
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
3.85
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
3258
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1086
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1106
9.17
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.17
9.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
0.73
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
3.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
4.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.847
0.847
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.22
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4645
38.49
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
2.21
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
4.32
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.38
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.52
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.36
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.69
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4131
34.23
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.49
38.49

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Tom Hume

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
543
4.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.46
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
3258
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1086
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
1.62
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.17
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
2.11
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.33
97.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Hume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Tom Hume

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
544
1584.47
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
206
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
184
535.92
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
22
64.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
17
49.51
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.65
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.91
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.56
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
4.21
12.26
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
84.47
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
26
75.73
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
23.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
37.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
58.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.07
-6.04
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.65
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
206.8
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Tom Hume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.9
2.9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
18
52.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.11
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.74
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Tom Hume
Career
Per 600 PA