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Ken Forsch
Kenneth Roth Forsch
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: September 8, 1946 in Sacramento, CA
High School: Hiram Johnson (Sacramento, CA)
School: Oregon State University
Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 18th round of the 1968 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 7, 1970
Final Game: May 23, 1986
Relatives: Brother of Bob Forsch
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1970 23 HOU NL 1 2 .333 5.62 4 4 0 1 0 0 24.0 28 15 15 1 5 0 13 0 0 1 99 69 1.375 10.5 0.4 1.9 4.9 2.60
1971 24 HOU NL 8 8 .500 2.53 33 23 4 7 2 0 188.1 162 60 53 8 53 5 131 4 0 8 771 133 1.142 7.7 0.4 2.5 6.3 2.47
1972 25 HOU NL 6 8 .429 3.91 30 24 3 1 0 0 156.1 163 75 68 19 62 1 113 0 0 9 671 86 1.439 9.4 1.1 3.6 6.5 1.82
1973 26 HOU NL 9 12 .429 4.20 46 26 9 5 0 4 201.1 197 101 94 18 74 7 149 4 1 5 861 86 1.346 8.8 0.8 3.3 6.7 2.01
1974 27 HOU NL 8 7 .533 2.79 70 0 40 0 0 10 103.1 98 38 32 3 37 13 48 4 1 4 435 125 1.306 8.5 0.3 3.2 4.2 1.30
1975 28 HOU NL 4 8 .333 3.22 34 9 12 2 0 2 109.0 114 42 39 9 30 3 54 2 0 1 451 105 1.321 9.4 0.7 2.5 4.5 1.80
1976 29 HOU NL 4 3 .571 2.15 52 0 46 0 0 19 92.0 76 23 22 5 26 7 49 2 1 2 372 148 1.109 7.4 0.5 2.5 4.8 1.88 AS
1977 30 HOU NL 5 8 .385 2.72 42 5 28 0 0 8 86.0 80 32 26 2 28 6 45 2 0 3 364 131 1.256 8.4 0.2 2.9 4.7 1.61
1978 31 HOU NL 10 6 .625 2.70 52 6 28 4 2 7 133.1 136 44 40 2 37 13 71 1 0 2 563 122 1.298 9.2 0.1 2.5 4.8 1.92
1979 32 HOU NL 11 6 .647 3.04 26 24 1 10 2 0 177.2 155 67 60 14 35 2 58 0 1 0 700 116 1.069 7.9 0.7 1.8 2.9 1.66
1980 33 HOU NL 12 13 .480 3.20 32 32 0 6 3 0 222.1 230 90 79 15 41 1 84 7 3 1 926 103 1.219 9.3 0.6 1.7 3.4 2.05
1981 34 CAL AL 11 7 .611 2.88 20 20 0 10 4 0 153.0 143 54 49 7 27 2 55 4 0 0 616 126 1.111 8.4 0.4 1.6 3.2 2.04 AS
1982 35 CAL AL 13 11 .542 3.87 37 35 2 12 4 0 228.0 225 108 98 25 57 2 73 11 0 1 955 104 1.237 8.9 1.0 2.3 2.9 1.28
1983 36 CAL AL 11 12 .478 4.06 31 31 0 11 1 0 219.1 226 107 99 21 61 6 81 4 0 6 921 99 1.309 9.3 0.9 2.5 3.3 1.33
1984 37 CAL AL 1 1 .500 2.20 2 2 0 1 0 0 16.1 14 4 4 2 3 0 10 0 0 0 62 181 1.041 7.7 1.1 1.7 5.5 3.33
1986 39 CAL AL 0 1 .000 9.53 10 0 4 0 0 1 17.0 24 21 18 4 10 0 13 2 0 0 85 43 2.000 12.7 2.1 5.3 6.9 1.30
16 Seasons 114 113 .502 3.37 521 241 177 70 18 51 2127.1 2071 881 796 155 586 68 1047 47 7 43 8852 106 1.249 8.8 0.7 2.5 4.4 1.79
162 Game Avg. 10 10 .502 3.37 46 22 16 6 2 5 190 185 79 71 14 52 6 93 4 1 4 790 106 1.249 8.8 0.7 2.5 4.4 1.79
HOU (11 yrs) 78 81 .491 3.18 421 153 171 36 9 50 1493.2 1439 587 528 96 428 58 815 26 7 36 6213 107 1.250 8.7 0.6 2.6 4.9 1.90
CAL (5 yrs) 36 32 .529 3.81 100 88 6 34 9 1 633.2 632 294 268 59 158 10 232 21 0 7 2639 104 1.247 9.0 0.8 2.2 3.3 1.47
NL (11 yrs) 78 81 .491 3.18 421 153 171 36 9 50 1493.2 1439 587 528 96 428 58 815 26 7 36 6213 107 1.250 8.7 0.6 2.6 4.9 1.90
AL (5 yrs) 36 32 .529 3.81 100 88 6 34 9 1 633.2 632 294 268 59 158 10 232 21 0 7 2639 104 1.247 9.0 0.8 2.2 3.3 1.47

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1980 33 HOU NL NLCS L PHI 0 1 .000 4.15 2 1 0 1 0 0 8.2 10 4 4 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 36 1.269 10.4 1.0 1.0 6.2 6.00
1 NLCS 0 1 .000 4.15 2 1 0 1 0 0 8.2 10 4 4 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 36 1.269 10.4 1.0 1.0 6.2 6.00

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1970 23 HOU NL 4 9 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 3 0 0 /1
1971 24 HOU NL 33 63 59 2 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 30 .136 .150 .153 .303 -13 9 0 0 3 0 0 1
1972 25 HOU NL 30 49 41 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21 .146 .167 .146 .313 -9 6 1 0 7 0 0 1
1973 26 HOU NL 46 69 62 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 26 .065 .094 .081 .174 -51 5 0 0 5 0 0 1
1974 27 HOU NL 70 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .125 .000 .125 -62 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1975 28 HOU NL 34 29 22 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 .045 .192 .045 .238 -29 1 0 0 3 0 0 1
1976 29 HOU NL 52 14 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .091 .167 .091 .258 -22 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 AS
1977 30 HOU NL 42 15 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 .077 .143 .077 .220 -36 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
1978 31 HOU NL 52 29 27 1 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 9 .185 .185 .185 .370 8 5 0 0 2 0 0 1
1979 32 HOU NL 26 68 58 4 8 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 22 .138 .194 .155 .349 -1 9 1 0 6 0 0 1
1980 33 HOU NL 32 84 77 3 18 3 0 0 8 1 0 1 33 .234 .244 .273 .516 50 21 0 0 6 0 0 1
16 Seasons 421 438 383 16 52 6 0 0 17 1 0 16 163 .136 .170 .151 .322 -7 58 3 0 39 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 169 147 6 20 2 0 0 7 0 0 6 63 .136 .170 .151 .322 -7 22 1 0 15 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1980 33 HOU NL NLCS PHI L 2 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 2 0 0 1 0 0
1 NLCS 2 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 2 0 0 1 0 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1970 HOU NL 23 P 4 4 24.0 4 2 2 0 1 1.000 1.50 1.00 .950 1.84 0.70
1971 HOU NL 24 P 33 23 188.1 29 8 19 2 1 .931 1.29 0.82 .955 1.90 0.78
1972 HOU NL 25 P 30 24 156.1 20 9 9 2 1 .900 1.04 0.60 .955 1.78 0.73
1973 HOU NL 26 P 46 26 201.0 31 15 16 0 1 1.000 1.39 0.67 .948 1.88 0.73
1974 HOU NL 27 P 70 0 103.1 25 9 14 2 1 .920 2.00 0.33 .944 1.88 0.71
1975 HOU NL 28 P 34 9 109.0 22 6 14 2 3 .909 1.65 0.59 .950 1.86 0.72
1976 HOU NL 29 P 52 0 92.0 21 4 17 0 0 1.000 2.05 0.40 .948 1.88 0.72 AS
1977 HOU NL 30 P 42 5 86.0 26 10 15 1 1 .962 2.62 0.60 .950 1.85 0.67
1978 HOU NL 31 P 52 6 133.1 35 9 24 2 0 .943 2.23 0.63 .951 1.91 0.72
1979 HOU NL 32 P 26 24 177.2 48 10 37 1 5 .979 2.38 1.81 .950 1.80 0.66
1980 HOU NL 33 P 32 32 222.1 59 11 45 3 2 .949 2.27 1.75 .953 1.91 0.69
1981 CAL AL 34 P 20 20 153.0 44 18 24 2 2 .955 2.47 2.10 .964 1.98 0.81 AS
1982 CAL AL 35 P 37 35 228.0 47 13 29 5 2 .894 1.66 1.14 .962 1.80 0.73
1983 CAL AL 36 P 31 31 219.1 43 9 31 3 2 .930 1.64 1.29 .958 1.80 0.73
1984 CAL AL 37 P 2 2 16.1 7 1 6 0 1 1.000 3.86 3.50 .957 1.76 0.70
1986 CAL AL 39 P 10 0 17.0 4 0 3 1 1 .750 1.59 0.30 .975 1.85 0.68
16 Seasons P 521 241 2127.0 465 134 305 26 24 .944 1.86 0.84 .954 1.86 0.72
16 Seasons TOT 521 241 2127.0 465 134 305 26 24 .944 1.86 0.84 .898 1.86 0.72

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1992 BBWAA ()

All-Star Games
1976 *
1981 *

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1971 NL  2.533 (4th)
1979 NL  3.039 (7th)
1980 NL  3.198 (10th)
1981 AL  2.882 (10th)

Wins s c a p y
1981 AL  11 (10th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1979 NL  .647 (6th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1971 NL  1.142 (10th)
1979 NL  1.069 (1st)
1981 AL  1.111 (6th)
1982 AL  1.237 (9th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1971 NL  7.742 (10th)
1979 NL  7.852 (7th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1979 NL  1.773 (1st)
1980 NL  1.660 (3rd)
1981 AL  1.588 (2nd)
1982 AL  2.250 (10th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1973 NL  6.661 (7th)

Games Played s c a p y
1974 NL  70 (4th)

Saves s c a p y
1974 NL  10 (7th)
1976 NL  19 (2nd)

Games Started s c a p y
1982 AL  35 (8th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1979 NL  10 (7th)
1981 AL  10 (7th)
1982 AL  12 (5th)
1983 AL  11 (6th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1980 NL  3 (4th)
1981 AL  4 (1st)
1982 AL  4 (2nd)

Home Runs s c a p y
1972 NL  19 (8th)

Hits s c a p y
1980 NL  230 (10th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1971 NL  2.472 (10th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1971 NL  .382 (5th)
1981 AL  .412 (4th)

Losses s c a p y
1980 NL  13 (9th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1972 NL  9 (9th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1980 NL  7 (4th)
1982 AL  11 (1st)

Games Finished s c a p y
1974 NL  40 (5th)
1976 NL  46 (5th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1971 NL  133 (5th)
1981 AL  126 (10th)

Oldest s c a p y
1986 AL  born 1946-09-08 (9th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 3 (551), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 54 (460), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 12 (840), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 14 (541), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

June 7, 1966: Drafted by the California Angels in the 9th round of the 1966 amateur draft, but did not sign.

June 6, 1967: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 4th round of the 1967 amateur draft (June Secondary), but did not sign.

June 7, 1968: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 18th round of the 1968 amateur draft.

April 1, 1981: Traded by the Houston Astros to the California Angels for Dickie Thon.

December 20, 1985: Released by the California Angels.

March 18, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

May 25, 1986: Released by the California Angels.

July 12, 1986: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1985California Angels$633,333
1986California Angels$100,000
Career (may be incomplete)$733,333
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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