Ken Forsch vs. Alex Vesia — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Alex Vesia
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Vesia as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Alex Vesia led in run prevention (ERA+ 166 vs 107), strikeout rate (K%+ 139 vs 81), and home run suppression (HR9+ 132 vs 92). Ken Forsch held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 128 vs 92). Role difference aside, Alex Vesia holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Alex Vesia

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
9.84
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.22
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
796
3.37
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
2.92
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.187
0.187
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
823
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
274.1
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
4.1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
12.11
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.11
12.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.801
1.801
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8852
37.45
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1132
37.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
881
3.73
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.54
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.249
1.249
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.123
1.123
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8073
34.15
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
980
32.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.45
37.45
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Alex Vesia

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
9.84
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
823
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
274.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.85
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.073
0.073
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Alex Vesia

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
300
45000
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.49
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
223.29
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Alex Vesia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Alex Vesia
Career
Per 600 PA