Ken Forsch vs. Willis Roberts — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Willis Roberts
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Willis Roberts 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 100), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 94). Willis Roberts held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 92). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ken Forsch.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Willis Roberts

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
5.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.59
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.52
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.13
53.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.16
12.16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
4.64
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
259.2
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
9.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.94
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
3.88
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
6.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.45
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.87
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1165
40.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.87
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
5.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.69
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.73
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.498
1.498
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
35.01
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.38
40.38

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Willis Roberts

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
5.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
259.2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.35
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.87
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.53
91.53
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.365
0.365
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.16
12.16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Willis Roberts

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
14800
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
18.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
18.45
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
223.29
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
53.42
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Willis Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Willis Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA