Ken Forsch vs. John Wasdin — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
John Wasdin
Gen XVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and John Wasdin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Forsch led in run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 84), home run suppression (HR9+ 92 vs 71), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 97 vs 88). John Wasdin held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 133 vs 128). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Ken Forsch.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and John Wasdin

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
3.72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.74
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.44
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.22
50.22
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.82
19.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
5.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2380
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
793.1
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
874
9.92
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.53
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
2.86
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.39
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
5.98
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.982
0.982
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3475
39.42
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.88
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494
5.6
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.44
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.41
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3140
35.62
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.42
39.42

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and John Wasdin

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
3.72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.74
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2380
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
793.1
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.42
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
0.78
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
1.26
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.41
94.41
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.5
95.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.82
19.82
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and John Wasdin

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
328
9371.43
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
24.16
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
17.01
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA