Ken Forsch vs. Carson Ragsdale — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Carson Ragsdale
Gen ZFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Carson Ragsdale 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 14.4 and 2.200 for Carson Ragsdale. 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 Carson Ragsdale

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
14.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
2.48
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
14.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
43.2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.474
0.474
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Carson Ragsdale

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Carson Ragsdale

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
438
600
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Carson Ragsdale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Carson Ragsdale
Career
Per 600 PA