Ken Forsch vs. Bucky Veil — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bucky Veil
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Bucky Veil 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 3.94 and 1.513 for Bucky Veil. 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 Bucky Veil

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.55
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.84
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.48
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
3.94
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
226
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.1
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
8.84
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.78
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.51
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.36
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
38.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.72
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.54
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.513
1.513
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8073
34.15
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
32.97
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Bucky Veil

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.54
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.72
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.769
1.769
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Bucky Veil

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
13
260
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
600
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.76
35.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
160
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.98
39.51
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.5
7.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Bucky Veil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bucky Veil
Career
Per 600 PA