Ken Forsch vs. Bob Ross — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bob Ross
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Ross 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 7.17 and 1.951 for Bob Ross. 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 Bob Ross

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
3.78
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
7.17
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.2
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
10.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.38
10.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.94
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
7.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
5.48
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.48
5.48
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.406
1.406
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.76
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
43.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.32
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
7.55
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.55
7.55
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.951
1.951
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
36.63
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.8
43.8

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Bob Ross

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
54
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
21.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
24.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
21.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Bob Ross

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
923.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
10.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-20.48
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.11
Bob Ross
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob Ross
Career
Per 600 PA