Ken Forsch vs. Herb Karpel — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Herb Karpel
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Herb Karpel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Forsch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.37 and WHIP 1.281 compared to 10.8 and 2.400 for Herb Karpel. By the career numbers, Ken Forsch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Herb Karpel

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
10.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
10.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
21.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.6
21.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
2.48
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
10.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
43.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Herb Karpel

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6379
27
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2126.1
9
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Herb Karpel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Karpel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Herb Karpel

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