Ken Forsch vs. Mickey Welch — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mickey Welch
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Mickey Welch as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mickey Welch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.71 and WHIP 1.226 compared to 3.37 and 1.281 for Ken Forsch. By the career numbers, Mickey Welch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Mickey Welch

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
565
1.06
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
1.03
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
0.58
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
0.39
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.17
97.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
0.98
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.08
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
796
3.37
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1447
2.71
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14406
27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4802
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4588
8.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.6
8.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
586
2.48
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1297
2.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1850
3.47
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.655
0.655
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
0.51
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20308
38.06
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2556
4.79
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.249
1.249
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18959
35.53
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Mickey Welch

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
1.1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15318
27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5106
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
0.47
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
1.26
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1132
2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
979
1.73
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.48
86.48
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.569
1.569
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.04
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Mickey Welch

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607
159.32
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
438
600
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2286
600
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2201
577.69
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
492
129.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
97.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
24.41
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
31.76
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169.5
44.49
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
653
171.39
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
577
151.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.549
0.549
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.236
0.236
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
268
70.34
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
53.02
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
458
120.21
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178.99
46.98
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.79
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
21.52
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
329
86.35
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.95
6.95
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.62
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.37
Mickey Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.62
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Mickey Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100