Ken Forsch vs. Ron Meridith — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ron Meridith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Meridith 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 4.78 and 1.792 for Ron Meridith. 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 Ron Meridith

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
6.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.78
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
10.27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.66
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.19
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
40.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.96
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5.73
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.38
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.72
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.69
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.84
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.659
1.659
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
34.53
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.62
40.62

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Ron Meridith

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
6.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.91
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.03
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Ron Meridith

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
6120
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
59.55
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
76
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Ron Meridith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ron Meridith
Career
Per 600 PA