Ken Forsch vs. Matt Whiteside — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Matt Whiteside
Gen XMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Whiteside as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Whiteside led in home run suppression (HR9+ 128 vs 92), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 108 vs 97), and strikeout rate (K%+ 91 vs 81). Ken Forsch held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 128 vs 118). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Matt Whiteside.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Matt Whiteside

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.2
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
6.34
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.48
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.33
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.3
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
3.37
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
5.23
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
1218
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
9
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2071
8.76
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
10.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
0.66
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
1.15
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
2.48
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
3.48
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.29
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.47
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1047
4.43
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
5.74
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.768
0.768
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.025
1.025
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.35
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1792
39.72
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.75
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.97
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
5.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.29
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.24
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
0.69
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.84
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.507
1.507
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1596
35.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Matt Whiteside

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
2.21
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
6.34
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
1218
27
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
406
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
134
0.57
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.67
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
1.29
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.02
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
439
1.86
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.84
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.21
91.21
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.843
0.843
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Matt Whiteside

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
521
713.7
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PAverified
286
85800
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
438
600
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
71.23
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
63.01
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
8.22
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.58
13.13
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
79.45
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
93.15
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.322
0.322
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
23.29
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.21
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.82
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
163
223.29
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.69
2.69
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA