Ken Forsch vs. Jake Jaeckel — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jake Jaeckel
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Jaeckel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jake Jaeckel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 0.875 compared to 3.37 and 1.281 for Ken Forsch. By the career numbers, Jake Jaeckel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Jake Jaeckel

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
3.37
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8852
37.45
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
31.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
881
3.73
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.249
1.249
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.875
0.875
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8073
34.15
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
28.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.174
0.174
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.45
37.45
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.5
31.5

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Jake Jaeckel

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Jake Jaeckel

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Jake Jaeckel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jake Jaeckel
Career
Per 600 PA