Ken Forsch vs. Koji Uehara — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Koji Uehara
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Koji Uehara as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Koji Uehara led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 203 vs 128), strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 121 vs 97). Ken Forsch held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 92 vs 77). Role difference aside, Koji Uehara holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Koji Uehara

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
8.16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.41
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.49
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.78
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
3.37
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
2.66
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.199
0.199
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1442
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
480.2
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
6.55
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
1.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
2.48
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.46
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
572
10.71
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.71
10.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.352
1.352
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8852
37.45
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1862
34.86
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
3.88
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
881
3.73
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.86
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.17
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.26
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.249
1.249
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8073
34.15
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1760
32.95
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.45
37.45
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.86
34.86

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Koji Uehara

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
8.16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1442
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
480.2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.71
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.01
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.124
0.124
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Koji Uehara

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PAverified
436
87200
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
10.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
21.85
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Koji Uehara
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Koji Uehara
Career
Per 600 PA