Ken Forsch vs. Lance McCullers — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Lance McCullers
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Lance McCullers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lance McCullers led in strikeout rate (K%+ 118 vs 81), run prevention (ERA+ 127 vs 107), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 97). Ken Forsch held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 128 vs 85). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Lance McCullers.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Lance McCullers

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.48
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.46
47.46
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.67
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
3.37
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
7.3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
4.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.56
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.36
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
37.98
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.65
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
219
3.74
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.38
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.53
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8073
34.15
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1912
32.69
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Lance McCullers

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
5.23
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1579
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
526.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.56
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
1.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
1.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Lance McCullers

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
312
3172.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
48
488.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.447
0.447
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
50.85
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
3
30.51
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.34
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.73
17.63
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
71.19
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
101.69
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
40.68
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
6.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
223.29
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
233.9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
53.42
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
61.02
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Lance McCullers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Lance McCullers
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100