Ken Forsch vs. Arthur Ragan — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Arthur Ragan
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Arthur Ragan 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 6 and 2.611 for Arthur Ragan. 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 Arthur Ragan

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.73
11.73
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
20
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.778
0.778
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
48
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.611
2.611
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
44
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.494
0.494
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Arthur Ragan

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Arthur Ragan

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
200
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
533.33
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
47.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
60.73
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Arthur Ragan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Arthur Ragan
Career
Per 600 PA