Ken Forsch vs. Pedro Villarreal — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Pedro Villarreal
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Pedro Villarreal 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 4.29 and 1.486 for Pedro Villarreal. 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 Pedro Villarreal

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
5.55
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.76
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.1
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
10.22
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.39
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
2.78
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.8
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.8
5.8
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.953
0.953
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.18
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
39.24
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.51
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.92
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.25
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
35.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Pedro Villarreal

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
5.55
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.76
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.88
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.88
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.159
0.159
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Pedro Villarreal

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
2933.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
42.72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
38.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
223.29
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
266.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
2.25
2.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Pedro Villarreal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Pedro Villarreal
Career
Per 600 PA