Ken Forsch vs. Will White — Career Comparison

Ken Forsch
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Will White
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Ken Forsch built a career as a starting pitcher and Will White as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Will White posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.28 and WHIP 1.111 compared to 3.37 and 1.281 for Ken Forsch. By the career numbers, Will White had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Forsch and Will White

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.2
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
1.02
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
1.02
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
402
1.02
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
0.48
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.58
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
0.48
Will White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.42
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.22
50.22
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.97
57.97
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.26
46.26
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.75
99.75
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.3
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.09
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
796
3.37
Will White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
896
2.28
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6382
27
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10628
27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2127.1
9
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3542.2
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2071
8.76
Will White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3440
8.74
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
0.66
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
586
2.48
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
1.26
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.29
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1047
4.43
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
1041
2.64
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.01
2.01
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.768
0.768
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.434
0.434
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.18
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
0.56
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.2
Will White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8852
37.45
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14951
37.98
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.75
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
881
3.73
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
1844
4.68
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.38
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.24
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.69
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.249
1.249
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8073
34.15
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14387
36.55
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.45
37.45
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Ken Forsch and Will White

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
2.21
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
1.03
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
1.02
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6379
27
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10647
27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2126.1
9
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3549
9
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.57
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
0.3
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
305
1.29
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
1.81
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.27
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
1.97
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
2.38
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
1.86
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
833
2.11
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.41
94.41
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.71
88.71
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.843
0.843
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.042
2.042
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.26
46.26
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Forsch and Will White

Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Will White
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
713.7
Will White
Career
Per 600 PA
403
157.32
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
438
600
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1537
600
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
383
524.66
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1478
576.97
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
52
71.23
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
105.79
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
46
63.01
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
91.74
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
10.93
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.73
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.39
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
6
8.22
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
14.05
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
9.58
13.13
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.4
26.7
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
58
79.45
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
316
123.36
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
68
93.15
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
128.82
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Will White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
16
21.92
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
65.19
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
17
23.29
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
43.33
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
33
45.21
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
108.13
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.82
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.1
25.8
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.17
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
21.92
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
21.86
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
163
223.29
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
49.97
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
2.69
2.69
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.01
12.01
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
53.42
Will White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
4.11
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Will White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.37
Will White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Forsch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Will White
Career
Per 600 PA