Ken Forsch vs. Frank Mountain — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Frank Mountain
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColumbus BuckeyesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank Mountain 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 3.47 and 1.301 for Frank Mountain. 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 Frank Mountain

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
1.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
0.61
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.13
41.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.3
99.3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
1.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
3.47
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3647
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1215.2
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.42
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
2.48
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
383
2.84
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.569
0.569
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
0.65
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5343
39.56
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
812
6.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5016
37.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Frank Mountain

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
1.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4863
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1621
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
1.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.54
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.32
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
3.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
560
3.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.61
90.61
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.828
2.828
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.07
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Frank Mountain

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 600 PA
194
152.96
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
438
600
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
761
600
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
717
565.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.612
0.612
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
158
124.57
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
85.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
22.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
10.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
39.42
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67.29
53.05
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
188.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
159.26
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.512
0.512
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
66.23
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 600 PA
13
10.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
69.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.6
55.66
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.94
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
30.75
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
27.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.74
21.74
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
1.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.37
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Frank Mountain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.37
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Frank Mountain
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100