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Ken Forsch

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Ken Forsch

1970–1986  ·  Bats R  ·  Throws R  ·  6'4", 195 lb  ·  b. 1946 Sacramento, CA

Career 114–113 · 3.37 ERA · 1,047 SO · 2127.1 IP · 521 G · 52 H · 17 RBI · .136 AVG

Seasons leading his league
3
2 best in baseball 1 league only
14 Top-5 finishes
3 Title seasons
3 Categories led
1973 Best season

Spanning 1973–1981, peaking at 1 titles in 1973.

Team records #4 Astros career ERA #9 Astros career WHIP #10 Astros career IP

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

  • 1,719th League titles 3
  • 1,235th Best in baseball 2
  • 2,086th Top-5 finishes 14

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB   led his league
Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Pitcher Fielding Percentage 1 1st — 1973 1.000
Shutouts 1 1st — 1981 AL 4 1982 #2
Walks + Hits / IP 1 1st — 1979 1.07
Pitcher Range Factor — #3 — 1981 #3
Pitcher Putouts — #2 — 1981 #2
Saves — #2 — 1976 #2

Title Seasons

3 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1981 1 SHO 4
1979 1 WHIP 1.07
1973 1 P FPCT 1.000

Pitching

  led the league   16 seasons
Year Team Lg W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO WHIP
1970 HOU NL 1 2 5.62 4 4 0 24.0 28 15 1 5 13 1.38
1971 HOU NL 8 8 2.53 33 23 0 188.1 162 53 8 53 131 1.14
1972 HOU NL 6 8 3.91 30 24 0 156.1 163 68 19 62 113 1.44
1973 HOU NL 9 12 4.20 46 26 4 201.1 197 94 18 74 149 1.35
1974 HOU NL 8 7 2.79 70 0 10 103.1 98 32 3 37 48 1.31
1975 HOU NL 4 8 3.22 34 9 2 109.0 114 39 9 30 54 1.32
1976 HOU NL 4 3 2.15 52 0 19 92.0 76 22 5 26 49 1.11
1977 HOU NL 5 8 2.72 42 5 8 86.0 80 26 2 28 45 1.26
1978 HOU NL 10 6 2.70 52 6 7 133.1 136 40 2 37 71 1.30
1979 HOU NL 11 6 3.04 26 24 0 177.2 155 60 14 35 58 1.07
1980 HOU NL 12 13 3.20 32 32 0 222.1 230 79 15 41 84 1.22
1981 CAL AL 11 7 2.88 20 20 0 153.0 143 49 7 27 55 1.11
1982 CAL AL 13 11 3.87 37 35 0 228.0 225 98 25 57 73 1.24
1983 CAL AL 11 12 4.06 31 31 0 219.1 226 99 21 61 81 1.31
1984 CAL AL 1 1 2.20 2 2 0 16.1 14 4 2 3 10 1.04
1986 CAL AL 0 1 9.53 10 0 1 17.0 24 18 4 10 13 2.00
Career — — 114 113 3.37 521 241 51 2127.1 2,071 796 155 586 1,047 1.25

Batting

16 seasons
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1970 HOU NL 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1971 HOU NL 33 59 2 8 1 0 0 1 1 30 0 .136 .150 .153 .303
1972 HOU NL 30 41 2 6 0 0 0 0 1 21 0 .146 .167 .146 .313
1973 HOU NL 46 62 2 4 1 0 0 1 2 26 0 .065 .094 .081 .174
1974 HOU NL 70 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
1975 HOU NL 34 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 7 0 .045 .192 .045 .238
1976 HOU NL 52 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 .091 .167 .091 .258
1977 HOU NL 42 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 .077 .143 .077 .220
1978 HOU NL 52 27 1 5 0 0 0 3 0 9 0 .185 .185 .185 .370
1979 HOU NL 26 58 4 8 1 0 0 3 4 22 0 .138 .194 .155 .349
1980 HOU NL 32 77 3 18 3 0 0 8 1 33 1 .234 .244 .273 .516
1981 CAL AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1982 CAL AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1983 CAL AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1984 CAL AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
1986 CAL AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — — —
Career — — 521 383 16 52 6 0 0 17 16 163 1 .136 .170 .151 .322

Fielding

1 position
Year Team Lg Pos GGSINN POAEDPTC FLD%RF
1970 HOU NL P 4 4 24.0 2 2 0 1 4 1.000 1.00
1971 HOU NL P 33 23 188.0 8 19 2 1 29 .931 0.82
1972 HOU NL P 30 24 156.0 9 9 2 1 20 .900 0.60
1973 HOU NL P 46 26 201.0 15 16 0 1 31 1.000 0.67
1974 HOU NL P 70 0 103.1 9 14 2 1 25 .920 0.33
1975 HOU NL P 34 9 109.0 6 14 2 3 22 .909 0.59
1976 HOU NL P 52 0 92.0 4 17 0 0 21 1.000 0.40
1977 HOU NL P 42 5 86.0 10 15 1 1 26 .962 0.60
1978 HOU NL P 52 6 133.1 9 24 2 0 35 .943 0.63
1979 HOU NL P 26 24 177.2 10 37 1 5 48 .979 1.81
1980 HOU NL P 32 32 222.1 11 45 3 2 59 .949 1.75
1981 CAL AL P 20 20 153.0 18 24 2 2 44 .955 2.10
1982 CAL AL P 37 35 228.0 13 29 5 2 47 .894 1.14
1983 CAL AL P 31 31 219.1 9 31 3 2 43 .930 1.29
1984 CAL AL P 2 2 16.1 1 6 0 1 7 1.000 3.50
1986 CAL AL P 10 0 17.0 0 3 1 1 4 .750 0.30
Career — — P 521 241 2126.1 134 305 26 24 465 .944 0.84