Ken Forsch vs. Bruce Sutter — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bruce Sutter
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Bruce Sutter as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bruce Sutter led in strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 81), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 107), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 136 vs 128). Ken Forsch held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 92 vs 81). Role difference aside, Bruce Sutter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Bruce Sutter

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.59
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.61
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.92
48.92
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
2.59
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
3.37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
2.83
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
7.59
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
2.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
7.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8852
37.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4251
36.72
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
4.42
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
881
3.73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
3.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.38
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.65
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.22
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.73
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.249
1.249
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8073
34.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3829
33.07
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.45
37.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.72
36.72

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Bruce Sutter

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
661
5.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3126
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1042
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.78
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
2.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.03
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.31
96.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Bruce Sutter

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
3277.69
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
102
505.79
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
1.46
7.22
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
9
44.63
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
17
84.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
59.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.85
-9.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
223.29
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
247.93
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.42
2.42
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.11
Bruce Sutter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Bruce Sutter
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100