Ken Forsch vs. Trent Thornton — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Trent Thornton
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Trent Thornton 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 run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 93), home run suppression (HR9+ 92 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 91). Trent Thornton held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 92 vs 81). Role difference aside, Ken Forsch holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Trent Thornton

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
5.27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.81
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.42
42.42
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.32
15.32
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
4.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1203
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
8.96
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
1.39
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
3.05
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
8.51
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1714
38.47
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.88
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
4.83
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.34
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.69
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.334
1.334
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1538
34.52
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.47
38.47

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Trent Thornton

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
5.27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.81
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1203
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.34
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.54
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.94
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.166
0.166
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.32
15.32
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Trent Thornton

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
235
47000
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.28
255.07
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
243.7
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA