Ken Forsch vs. Jim Johnson — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Johnson
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Johnson 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 104), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 85), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 92). Jim Johnson held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 103 vs 92). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ken Forsch.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Jim Johnson

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
8.61
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.49
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.59
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.24
45.24
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
2.27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
3.79
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2114
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
704.2
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
704
8.99
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.69
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
3.03
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.34
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
6.78
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.78
6.78
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.42
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.46
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3000
38.32
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
4.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
4.21
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.28
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.69
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.335
1.335
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2685
34.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Jim Johnson

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
8.61
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2114
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
704.2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.35
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.94
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.85
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.39
95.39
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.215
0.215
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Jim Johnson

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
674
202200
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
223.29
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA