Ken Forsch vs. Troy Taylor — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Troy Taylor
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Troy Taylor 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 5.88 and 1.500 for Troy Taylor. 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 Troy Taylor

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
10.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
10.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.46
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
9.35
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.35
9.35
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.423
1.423
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
40.85
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
5.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.35
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
36
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.85
40.85

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Troy Taylor

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
10.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.035
0.035
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Troy Taylor

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
438
600
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Troy Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Troy Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA