Ken Forsch vs. Marc Valdes — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Marc Valdes
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Marc Valdes 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 walk avoidance (BB%+ 128 vs 102), strikeout rate (K%+ 81 vs 66), and run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 93). Marc Valdes held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 226 vs 92). Role difference aside, Ken Forsch holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Marc Valdes

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
5.17
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.54
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.28
15.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
4.95
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
752
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
250.2
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
10.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.75
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
4.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.32
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
4.85
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.009
1.009
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.57
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1145
41.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.26
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
5.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.38
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.69
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.97
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.592
1.592
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
987
35.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.11
41.11

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Marc Valdes

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
5.17
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.79
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
752
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
250.2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.01
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.94
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.28
15.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Marc Valdes

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
1878.26
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
560.87
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
8.2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
52.17
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.245
0.245
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.77
-10.07
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
195.65
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
3.07
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Marc Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Marc Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA