Ken Forsch vs. Harry Matuzak — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Harry Matuzak
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Matuzak 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 5.77 and 1.615 for Harry Matuzak. 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 Matuzak

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.92
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.77
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.31
11.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
3.23
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
3.92
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.795
0.795
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
42
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.92
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.92
6.92
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.615
1.615
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
38.54
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Harry Matuzak

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6379
27
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2126.1
9
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.588
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Harry Matuzak

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
850
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
9
450
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
11.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
8.18
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
53.42
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Harry Matuzak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Harry Matuzak
Career
Per 600 PA