Ken Forsch vs. Pat Tobin — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Pat Tobin
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Pat Tobin 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 36 and 6.000 for Pat Tobin. 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 Pat Tobin

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Pat Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Pat Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.61
29.61
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Pat Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Pat Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Pat Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Pat Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Pat Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Pat Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Pat Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Pat Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Pat Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Pat Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
90
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Pat Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
45
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Pat Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Pat Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Pat Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Pat Tobin

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6379
27
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2126.1
9
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Pat Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Pat Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Pat Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pat Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Pat Tobin

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