Ken Forsch vs. Orlando Peña — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Orlando Peña
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Orlando Peña 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 home run suppression (HR9+ 92 vs 65), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 90), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 91). Orlando Peña held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 102 vs 81). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ken Forsch.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Orlando Peña

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.58
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
3.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3606
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1175
8.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.64
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
6.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.21
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5085
38.07
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.16
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
4.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.07
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4685
35.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Orlando Peña

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3608
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202.2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.48
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
1.22
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
1.84
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
1.7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.28
92.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.532
0.532
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Orlando Peña

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
429
833.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
309
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
264
512.62
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
36
69.9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.04
17.55
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
85.44
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
106.8
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
23.3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.36
8.46
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
36.89
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
223.29
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
127
246.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
24
46.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.11
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA