Ken Forsch vs. Ty Madden — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ty Madden
Gen ZTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Ty Madden 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 4.3 and 1.435 for Ty Madden. 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 Ty Madden

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.35
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Ty Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Ty Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Ty Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Ty Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
9.78
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Ty Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Ty Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
3.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Ty Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
6.65
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ty Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.65
6.65
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Ty Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Ty Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Ty Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Ty Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Ty Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
39.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Ty Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Ty Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Ty Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.69
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
35.61
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Ty Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.52
39.52

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Ty Madden

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.35
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Ty Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Ty Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ty Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Ty Madden

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