Ken Forsch vs. Harry Mace — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Harry Mace
Pre-GenerationalDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightNorth AmericaWashington StatesmenAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Mace 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 7.31 and 1.625 for Harry Mace. 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 Harry Mace

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.31
7.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
10.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
0.688
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
42.19
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
7.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
37.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Harry Mace

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.81
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Harry Mace

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-27.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
223.29
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Harry Mace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Harry Mace
Career
Per 600 PA