Ken Forsch vs. Fred McKelvin — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Fred McKelvin
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightNorth AmericaJacksonville Red CapsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Ken Forsch and Fred McKelvin are fairly close on the surface numbers. Ken Forsch posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.37 vs 40.5) and WHIP (1.281 vs 7.500). Fred McKelvin had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.66). By the career numbers, Ken Forsch had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Fred McKelvin

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
13.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
13.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Fred McKelvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
13.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Fred McKelvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Fred McKelvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
40.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
39.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.5
25.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Fred McKelvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
13.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Fred McKelvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Fred McKelvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Fred McKelvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Fred McKelvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
54
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Fred McKelvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
54
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Fred McKelvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Fred McKelvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Fred McKelvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
13.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Fred McKelvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
108
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Fred McKelvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
40.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Fred McKelvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Fred McKelvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
40.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Fred McKelvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
108

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Fred McKelvin

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.91
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.91
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Fred McKelvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.91
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.91
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Fred McKelvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Fred McKelvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Fred McKelvin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Fred McKelvin

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Fred McKelvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Fred McKelvin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Fred McKelvin
Career
Per 600 PA