Ken Forsch vs. Jason Vargas — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jason Vargas
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ken Forsch and Jason Vargas are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 107 for Ken Forsch and 103 for Jason Vargas, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 97 and 95 respectively. If forced to pick, Ken Forsch gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Jason Vargas

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.63
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.54
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
0.54
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.95
92.95
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.07
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
784
4.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4929
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1643
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1664
9.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
216
1.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
508
2.78
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1147
6.28
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.007
1.007
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.14
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.26
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7002
38.36
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
826
4.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.22
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.26
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.69
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.76
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.322
1.322
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6359
34.83
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.36
38.36

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Jason Vargas

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
298
1.63
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
1.52
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4929
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1643
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.32
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
1.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
1.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
265
1.45
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.95
92.95
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Jason Vargas

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
300
1232.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
146
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
542.47
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.459
0.459
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
98.63
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
86.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.33
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.26
21.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
110.96
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
115.07
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
32.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.44
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
49.32
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.6
18.91
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
193.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
41.1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Jason Vargas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
4.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jason Vargas
Career
Per 600 PA