Ken Forsch vs. Jim McLaughlin — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim McLaughlin
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim McLaughlin 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 3.68 and 1.727 for Jim McLaughlin. 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 Jim McLaughlin

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.23
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.68
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
11.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.864
0.864
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
41.32
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.727
1.727
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
36.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.33
7.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.32
41.32

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Jim McLaughlin

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.98
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.64
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
90.91
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Jim McLaughlin

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
5
136.36
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
600
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.73
47.27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
218.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.94
52.81
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Jim McLaughlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim McLaughlin
Career
Per 600 PA