Ken Forsch vs. Ira Hutchinson — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ira Hutchinson
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Ira Hutchinson 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 3.76 and 1.436 for Ira Hutchinson. 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 Ira Hutchinson

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.47
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Ira Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.49
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Ira Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.75
50.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.31
15.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.19
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Ira Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
255
3.76
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1832
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
610.2
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Ira Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
628
9.26
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Ira Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.49
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ira Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ira Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Ira Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
249
3.67
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Ira Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
2.64
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Ira Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Ira Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.18
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Ira Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2648
39.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.41
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Ira Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
4.26
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Ira Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Ira Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.436
1.436
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2387
35.18
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Ira Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Ira Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Ira Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Ira Hutchinson

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6379
27
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2126.1
9
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Ira Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Ira Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.24
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.842
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Ira Hutchinson

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
209
689.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
182
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
563.74
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ira Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
79.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
75.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.18
10.48
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
82.42
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
27
89.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.187
0.187
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
39.56
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
23.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
62.64
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.87
-2.87
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.89
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Ira Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
171.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Ira Hutchinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
26.37
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.11
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.89
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ira Hutchinson
Career
Per 600 PA