Ken Forsch vs. Jack Taschner — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jack Taschner
Gen XWisconsinThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Taschner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jack Taschner led in home run suppression (HR9+ 118 vs 92), strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 97). Ken Forsch held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 128 vs 81). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Jack Taschner.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Jack Taschner

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
10.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Jack Taschner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Jack Taschner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Jack Taschner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
5.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Jack Taschner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
9.9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Jack Taschner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Jack Taschner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Jack Taschner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
4.95
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Jack Taschner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
7.62
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Jack Taschner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Jack Taschner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.397
1.397
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Jack Taschner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.62
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Jack Taschner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Jack Taschner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
882
42
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
2.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Jack Taschner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
5.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Jack Taschner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Jack Taschner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.651
1.651
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
36
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Jack Taschner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Jack Taschner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Jack Taschner

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
10.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Innings
567
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Jack Taschner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.57
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Jack Taschner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.06
97.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.149
0.149
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Jack Taschner

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
222
22200
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Jack Taschner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
5.21
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jack Taschner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Jack Taschner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jack Taschner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jack Taschner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
23.7
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Jack Taschner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
53.42
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Jack Taschner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jack Taschner
Career
Per 600 PA