Ken Forsch vs. Steve Kline — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Steve Kline
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Steve Kline a clear advantage over Ken Forsch across the core pitching metrics. Steve Kline led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 177 vs 128), home run suppression (HR9+ 124 vs 92), and run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 107). Ken Forsch held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 81 vs 62). Steve Kline was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Steve Kline

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.52
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.86
48.86
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.41
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
3.37
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.26
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.1
3.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2251
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
750.1
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
8.49
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.73
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
2.48
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.21
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
2.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.88
2.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8852
37.45
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3086
37.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
3.81
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.32
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.249
1.249
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8073
34.15
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2844
34.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.45
37.45
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.02
37.02

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Steve Kline

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.55
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.26
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
2248
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
749.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.77
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.73
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
2.61
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.85
95.85
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.4
81.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Steve Kline

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
129
377.56
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
205
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
170
497.56
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
21
61.46
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
20
58.54
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.93
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3.81
11.16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
22
64.39
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
102.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
40.98
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
52.68
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
3.77
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.85
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
140.49
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Steve Kline
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
53.42
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.46
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.11
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.78
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Steve Kline
Career
Per 600 PA