Ken Forsch vs. Jumbo McGinnis — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jumbo McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalMissouriNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Jumbo McGinnis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jumbo McGinnis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.95 and WHIP 1.164 compared to 3.37 and 1.281 for Ken Forsch. By the career numbers, Jumbo McGinnis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Jumbo McGinnis

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
1.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.57
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.35
56.35
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.47
99.47
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.99
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
3.37
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
2.95
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4811
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1603.2
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1572
8.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
2.48
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
1.65
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
562
3.15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.534
0.534
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
0.76
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.26
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6806
38.2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
958
5.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.249
1.249
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.164
1.164
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6465
36.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.2
38.2

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Jumbo McGinnis

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
201
1.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4995
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1665
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
1.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.36
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
2.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
2.16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.84
85.84
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Jumbo McGinnis

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
193
154.61
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
438
600
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
749
600
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
732
586.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
154
123.36
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
92.92
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
22.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.41
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
30.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.47
38.02
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
204
163.42
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
136.98
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.279
0.279
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
60.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
26.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
84.91
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49.64
39.77
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.8
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
16
12.82
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.8
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
749
749
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.01
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Jumbo McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.01
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Jumbo McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100