Ken Forsch vs. Matt Whisenant — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Matt Whisenant
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Whisenant as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Whisenant led in home run suppression (HR9+ 203 vs 92), strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 81), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 97). Ken Forsch held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 128 vs 73). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Matt Whisenant.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Matt Whisenant

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.77
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.51
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.46
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
4.96
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
8.32
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.46
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
5.92
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
6.49
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.49
6.49
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.03
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.74
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
40.5
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
3.7
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
5.47
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.69
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.37
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.582
1.582
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8073
34.15
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
583
33.21
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Matt Whisenant

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
10.77
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
474
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.31
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
1.97
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.94
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.77
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.18
91.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.164
0.164
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Matt Whisenant

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
190
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
438
600
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
383
524.66
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Matt Whisenant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Whisenant
Career
Per 600 PA