Ken Forsch vs. Mel Rojas — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mel Rojas
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Mel Rojas 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 104), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 100), and home run suppression (HR9+ 92 vs 87). Mel Rojas held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 81). Role difference aside, Ken Forsch holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Mel Rojas

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
7.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.46
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.42
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.31
52.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.7
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
3.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2001
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
667
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
7.97
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
3.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
7.58
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.223
1.223
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2830
38.19
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
3.81
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
4.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.35
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.63
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.267
1.267
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8073
34.15
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2491
33.61
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Mel Rojas

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
7.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2001
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
667
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.59
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.09
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
1.77
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
1.69
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.42
95.42
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.238
0.238
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Mel Rojas

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
525
4846.15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
65
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
544.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
64.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
6
55.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
8.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
73.85
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
64.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.69
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.92
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-10.52
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
223.29
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
295.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.03
2.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
53.42
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
55.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA