Ken Forsch vs. Don McMahon — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Don McMahon
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Don McMahon as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Forsch led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 128 vs 84), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 87), and home run suppression (HR9+ 92 vs 76). Don McMahon held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 106 vs 81). Role difference aside, Ken Forsch holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Don McMahon

Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.62
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.47
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.05
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
3.37
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
2.96
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.04
3.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3932
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1310.2
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1054
7.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
0.72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
579
3.98
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.58
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
6.89
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.52
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.23
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5503
37.79
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
3.47
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
881
3.73
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
3.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.249
1.249
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8073
34.15
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4864
33.4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.79
37.79

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Don McMahon

Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3931
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1310.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
1.28
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
1.92
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
270
1.85
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Don McMahon

Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
874
2834.59
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
185
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
544.86
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
74.59
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
19
61.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.97
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.97
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.69
15.22
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
87.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
107.03
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
25.95
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
29.19
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
55.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
32.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
223.29
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
282.16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
7
22.7
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.11
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.73
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA