Ken Forsch vs. Matt Turner — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Matt Turner
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Turner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Turner posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.79 and WHIP 1.364 compared to 3.37 and 1.281 for Ken Forsch. By the career numbers, Matt Turner had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Matt Turner

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
7.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
3.37
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.79
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.2
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
7.59
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
3.68
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
7.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
38.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
881
3.73
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.38
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.252
1.252
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8073
34.15
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
33.02
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Matt Turner

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
7.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.23
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.56
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.56
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.219
0.219
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Matt Turner

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
19200
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
223.29
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Matt Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Turner
Career
Per 600 PA