Ken Forsch vs. Harry Taylor — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Harry Taylor
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Taylor as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Taylor posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.12 and WHIP 1.731 compared to 3.37 and 1.281 for Ken Forsch. By the career numbers, Harry Taylor had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Harry Taylor

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
3.37
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
11.42
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.923
0.923
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
41.54
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.731
1.731
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
36.35
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.355
0.355
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Harry Taylor

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Harry Taylor

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
45.21
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Harry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Harry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA