Ken Forsch vs. Virgil Jester — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Virgil Jester
Greatest GenerationColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Ken Forsch posted a stronger line than Virgil Jester. Ken Forsch posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.37 vs 3.84) and WHIP (1.281 vs 1.480). By the career numbers, Ken Forsch had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Virgil Jester

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.96
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.48
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
3.84
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
225
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
10.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.08
10.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
3.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.693
0.693
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
39.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.72
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
4.32
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
35.76
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.12
39.12

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Virgil Jester

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6379
27
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2126.1
9
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.714
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Virgil Jester

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
21
572.73
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
19
518.18
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.55
42.15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
163.64
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.77
48.22
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
109.09
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
53.42
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Virgil Jester
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Virgil Jester
Career
Per 600 PA