Ken Forsch vs. Jim Kaat — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Kaat
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

The numbers give Ken Forsch a clear advantage over Jim Kaat across the core pitching metrics. Ken Forsch led in run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 87), home run suppression (HR9+ 92 vs 81), and strikeout rate (K%+ 81 vs 73). Jim Kaat held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 178 vs 128). Ken Forsch was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Jim Kaat

Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
898
1.78
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
1.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
0.56
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
0.47
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.42
54.42
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.6
69.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
0.36
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
1738
3.45
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13591
27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4530.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
4620
9.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
0.78
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
2.48
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1083
2.15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.23
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2461
4.89
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.782
0.782
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19023
37.79
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
2038
4.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.16
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
0.39
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.259
1.259
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17645
35.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.79
37.79

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Jim Kaat

Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
898
1.78
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
1.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13587
27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4529
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
0.52
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
1.48
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.11
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1062
2.11
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.73
94.73
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.6
69.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Jim Kaat

Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1004
442.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
438
600
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1362
600
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1251
551.1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
102.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
73.57
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
19.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.05
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
28.63
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.45
35.88
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
147.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
133.04
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
51.54
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
46.7
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
91.19
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.39
31.45
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
27.75
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.44
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PAverified
367
161.67
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.71
3.71
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
34
14.98
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.11
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
14
6.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.64
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
83.33
83.33