Ken Forsch vs. Ed Monroe — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ed Monroe
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Monroe 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 3.52 and 1.435 for Ed Monroe. 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 Ed Monroe

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.93
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.2
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
10.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
2.48
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.35
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.685
0.685
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.59
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.59
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
39.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.64
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.99
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
36.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Ed Monroe

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6379
27
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2126.1
9
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.92
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Ed Monroe

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
24.81
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
11.83
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
223.29
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Ed Monroe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Monroe
Career
Per 600 PA