Ken Forsch vs. Dick Marlowe — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dick Marlowe
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Marlowe 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 4.99 and 1.570 for Dick Marlowe. 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 Dick Marlowe

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
3.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.63
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.48
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.55
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.43
46.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.35
17.35
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.11
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.99
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
730
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
243.1
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
10.36
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
1.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
3.74
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
3.99
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.859
0.859
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.22
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
39.98
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
5.47
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.566
1.566
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
978
36.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.98
39.98

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Dick Marlowe

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
7.95
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.22
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3.81
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.65
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.74
95.74
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.459
0.459
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Dick Marlowe

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
980
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
60
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
570
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
100
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
90
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.99
19.95
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
110
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
120
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
30
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.39
13.9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
223.29
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
260
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.11
Dick Marlowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
10
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dick Marlowe
Career
Per 600 PA