Ken Forsch vs. Ricky Karcher — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ricky Karcher
Gen ZMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Ricky Karcher as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ricky Karcher posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 3.37 and 1.281 for Ken Forsch. By the career numbers, Ricky Karcher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Ricky Karcher

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Ricky Karcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
3.37
Ricky Karcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Ricky Karcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Ricky Karcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Ricky Karcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Ricky Karcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Ricky Karcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Ricky Karcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ricky Karcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ricky Karcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Ricky Karcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Ricky Karcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Ricky Karcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Ricky Karcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Ricky Karcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Ricky Karcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8852
37.45
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
881
3.73
Ricky Karcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Ricky Karcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Ricky Karcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Ricky Karcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.249
1.249
Ricky Karcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8073
34.15
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Ricky Karcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Ricky Karcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.45
37.45
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Ricky Karcher

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Ricky Karcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ricky Karcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Ricky Karcher

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