Ken Forsch vs. Bob Kelly — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bob Kelly
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Ken Forsch posted a stronger line than Bob Kelly. Ken Forsch posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.37 vs 4.5) and WHIP (1.281 vs 1.456). 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 Bob Kelly

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
3.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.87
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.45
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.46
28.46
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
4.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1086
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
362
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
374
9.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
3.78
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
146
3.63
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.823
0.823
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.45
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1576
39.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.99
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
5.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.453
1.453
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1418
35.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.18
39.18

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Bob Kelly

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
37.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.21
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
21.54
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
30.34
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
28.82
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.772
0.772
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.52
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Bob Kelly

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
123
760.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
97
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
556.7
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
98.97
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
98.97
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
15.53
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
98.97
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
111.34
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.374
0.374
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18.56
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.19
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
24.74
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.95
12.05
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.37
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
136.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.41
4.41
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
30.93
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.11
Bob Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
12.37
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA