Ken Forsch vs. Jim Ray — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Ray
Silent GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Ray 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 128 vs 86), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 95), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 92). Jim Ray held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 81). Role difference aside, Ken Forsch holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Jim Ray

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
4.49
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.63
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.9
58.9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.36
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
3.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1853
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
617.2
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
7.88
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.76
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
3.95
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.54
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
5.93
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.098
1.098
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2614
38.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.68
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
3.95
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.32
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.22
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.315
1.315
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8073
34.15
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2294
33.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Jim Ray

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
4.49
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1854
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
618
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.02
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
1.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
1.4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.96
97.96
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Jim Ray

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
309
1459.84
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
127
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
117
552.76
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
75.59
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
75.59
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
1.39
6.58
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
16
75.59
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
19
89.76
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
18.9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
28.35
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
47.24
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.08
-9.85
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.45
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
203.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.95
2.95
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
7
33.07
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.11
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
23.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.72
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim Ray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0