Ken Forsch vs. Jeff Russell — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jeff Russell
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeff Russell 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 home run suppression (HR9+ 92 vs 73), walk avoidance (BB%+ 128 vs 112), and run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 97). Jeff Russell held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 93 vs 81). Role difference aside, Ken Forsch holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Jeff Russell

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
4.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.65
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.46
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.41
43.41
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.41
13.41
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
1.52
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
458
3.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3299
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1099.2
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1065
8.72
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.72
8.72
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
415
3.4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.35
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
693
5.67
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.008
1.008
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.23
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4694
38.42
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.78
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
525
4.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.26
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.34
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.69
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.92
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4178
34.19
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.42
38.42

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Jeff Russell

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
4.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.65
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3299
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1099.2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.58
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
1.57
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
2.23
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
2.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.34
96.34
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.41
13.41
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Jeff Russell

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
591
3854.35
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
92
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
79
515.22
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
71.74
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
45.65
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.57
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.09
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.7
24.16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
110.87
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
104.35
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.076
0.076
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
65.22
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
78.26
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.96
12.76
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.61
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
215.22
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.79
2.79
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
45.65
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.11
Jeff Russell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jeff Russell
Career
Per 600 PA