Ken Forsch vs. Ed Walsh Jr. — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Ed Walsh Jr.
Greatest GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Ken Forsch posted a stronger line than Ed Walsh Jr.. Ken Forsch posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.37 vs 5.57) and WHIP (1.281 vs 1.656). By the career numbers, Ken Forsch had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Ed Walsh Jr.

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
2.15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.48
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.65
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.43
31.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.1
48.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
5.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
993
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
10.85
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.85
10.85
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
4.05
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
2.91
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.773
0.773
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.35
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1558
42.36
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.79
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
6.2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.656
1.656
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1396
37.96
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.36
42.36

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Ed Walsh Jr.

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6379
27
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2126.1
9
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.7
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.076
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Ed Walsh Jr.

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
82
406.61
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
550.41
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.558
0.558
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
119.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
94.21
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
19.83
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
24.79
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.17
40.51
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
148.76
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
153.72
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
54.55
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
34.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
89.26
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.86
43.92
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.96
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.75
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
128.93
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.65
4.65
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.88
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Ed Walsh Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ed Walsh Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA