Ken Forsch vs. Nelson King — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Nelson King
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Nelson King 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 3.58 and 1.483 for Nelson King. 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 Nelson King

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
4.93
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
3.58
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
520
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
173.1
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
10.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
2.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.73
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
3.74
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.26
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
38.32
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
35.46
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Nelson King

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
4.93
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
520
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
173.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.99
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.04
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.03
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.411
0.411
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Nelson King

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
2035.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
23
492.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.58
-55.32
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
192.86
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
53.42
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.11
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA