Ken Forsch vs. Mike Timlin — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Timlin
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Timlin 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 home run suppression (HR9+ 92 vs 81), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 90), and strikeout rate (K%+ 81 vs 77). Mike Timlin held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 155 vs 128). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ken Forsch.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Mike Timlin

Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
7.91
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.56
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.55
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.68
50.68
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.05
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
486
3.63
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3613
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1204.1
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1168
8.73
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
0.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
2.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.54
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
6.52
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.52
6.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.037
1.037
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.35
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5082
37.98
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
3.49
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533
3.98
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.38
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.24
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.69
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.91
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.283
1.283
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8073
34.15
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4568
34.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Mike Timlin

Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1058
7.91
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3613
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1204.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
2.26
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.16
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.38
95.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Mike Timlin

Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
16
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1059
90771.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-63.66
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
223.29
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Mike Timlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Timlin
Career
Per 600 PA