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Ken
Forsch		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 215
 
Born: September 8, 1946 in Usa, CA, SACRAMENTO
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1970 23 STL NL $ 300,000 9 4 5 4 7 8 8 7 8 7
1971 24 STL NL $ 300,000 9 4 4 4 7 8 8 6 7 7
1972 25 STL NL $ 300,000 9 3 4 4 7 8 7 6 7 6
1973 26 STL NL $ 1,305,000 9 3 4 3 8 8 8 7 7 7
1974 27 STL NL $ 1,392,857 9 2 3 3 8 9 9 6 7 6
1975 28 STL NL $ 1,392,857 8 2 3 3 8 9 9 7 7 7
1976 29 BOS AL $ 3,450,000 8 2 2 2 8 9 8 6 7 7
1977 30 BOS AL $ 3,450,000 7 1 2 2 7 8 8 6 7 6
1978 31 BOS AL $ 3,450,000 7 1 1 1 7 8 7 5 6 5
1979 32 BOS AL $ 3,450,000 7 1 1 1 7 7 7 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 7 1 1 1 7 7 7 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,450,000 9 4 5 4 8 9 9 7 8 7
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1970 23 STL NL 15 14 .517 33 33 19 4 0 270.3 282 99 20 72 121 3.30 .268 .316 .382 .698 20.8
1971 24 STL NL 14 11 .560 32 32 13 5 0 263.7 266 111 19 74 138 3.79 .260 .311 .370 .681 16.7
1972 25 STL NL 7 7 .500 23 23 7 1 0 176.0 192 78 17 62 67 3.99 .280 .343 .417 .760 9.7
1973 26 STL NL 14 11 .560 31 31 18 2 0 254.7 267 112 27 61 89 3.96 .268 .310 .410 .720 14.9
1974 27 STL NL 10 18 .357 30 30 11 0 0 232.3 267 134 28 56 80 5.19 .285 .325 .436 .761 6.9
1975 28 STL NL 14 13 .519 33 33 12 0 0 253.7 317 136 21 60 58 4.83 .308 .346 .437 .783 13.1
1976 29 BOS AL 11 12 .478 30 28 9 0 1 214.3 248 101 18 50 54 4.24 .292 .332 .412 .743 14.2
1977 30 BOS AL 6 5 .545 15 12 4 0 1 95.3 112 52 10 19 20 4.91 .294 .327 .415 .741 4.6
1978 31 BOS AL 1 0 1.000 17 1 0 0 0 36.7 36 8 3 5 6 1.96 .265 .287 .346 .632 3.9
1979 32 BOS AL 1 6 .143 24 6 0 0 2 66.3 73 39 5 29 19 5.29 .278 .349 .373 .722 0.9
10 Years Sim 93 97 .489 268 229 93 12 4 1863.3 2060 870 168 488 652 4.20 .280 .325 .406 .732 105.7
Season Average 9 9 .500 26 22 9 1 0 186.3 206 87 16 48 65 4.20 .280 .325 .406 .732  
Career Highs 15 18 1.000 33 33 19 5 2 270.3 317 136 28 74 138 5.29 .308 .349 .437 .783  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1037 443 83 247 432   .263 .306 .383 .688
vs LH   1023 427 85 241 220   .301 .347 .434 .780
Home 44 43 .506 127 106 40 4 1 890.0 973 403 75 224 281 4.08 .279 .323 .404 .727
Away 49 54 .476 141 123 53 8 3 973.3 1087 467 93 264 371 4.32 .281 .327 .408 .735
Mar/Apr 14 16 .467 44 38 11 0 1 298.3 349 150 31 87 103 4.53 .289 .336 .423 .759
May 18 19 .486 49 42 20 1 0 349.0 371 156 34 85 129 4.02 .270 .313 .398 .711
June 18 16 .529 46 40 18 4 1 327.6 345 143 26 88 123 3.93 .269 .316 .392 .708
July 13 11 .542 36 33 10 0 0 256.0 290 136 22 72 101 4.78 .286 .334 .414 .747
August 17 16 .515 47 39 21 4 1 339.6 360 144 31 87 108 3.82 .274 .319 .404 .723
Sep/Oct 13 19 .406 46 37 13 3 1 292.6 345 141 24 69 88 4.34 .297 .336 .410 .746
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1970 23 STL NL P 33 33 270.3 12 43 3 2 .948 1.83    
1971 24 STL NL P 32 32 263.7 22 46 2 4 .971 2.32    
1972 25 STL NL P 23 23 176.0 14 27 0 3 1.000 2.10    
1973 26 STL NL P 31 31 254.7 19 53 2 3 .973 2.54    
1974 27 STL NL P 30 30 232.3 25 45 5 5 .933 2.71    
1975 28 STL NL P 33 33 253.7 21 52 4 6 .948 2.59    
1976 29 BOS AL P 30 28 214.3 11 44 4 2 .932 2.31    
1977 30 BOS AL P 15 12 95.3 5 25 2 2 .938 2.83    
1978 31 BOS AL P 17 1 36.7 2 7 0 1 1.000 2.21    
1979 32 BOS AL P 24 6 66.3 7 14 3 0 .875 2.85    
Career Totals   268 229 1863.3 138 356 25 28 .952 2.39    
Career Highs   33 33 270.3 25 53 5 6 1.000 2.85    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1971 24 STL NL 1 0 1.000 3 1 0 0 0 11.7 13 3 2 5 5 2.32 .271 .340 .396 .735
1978 31 BOS AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 .143 .143 .143 .286
Career Post-Season Pitching 1 0 1.000 4 1 0 0 0 13.7 14 3 2 5 5 1.98 .255 .317 .364 .680
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1970-5-3.30
 Losses
1974-4-18
 Games Started
1975-10-33
 Complete Games
1970-1-19
1971-4-13
1973-5-18
1974-8-11
1975-7-12
1976-8-9
 Shutouts
1970-1-4
1971-2-5
1973-8-2
 Innings Pitched
1970-3-270.3
1971-2-263.7
1973-10-254.7
Hits Allowed
1970-4-282
1971-6-266
1973-9-267
1975-1-317
 Walks per 9IP
1970-10-2.4
1971-9-2.5
1973-7-2.2
1975-9-2.1
1976-5-2.1
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 39    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Elias Sosa (970)
  2. George Pipgras (966)
  3. Doug Jones (960)
  4. Terry Leach (957)
  5. Kent Greenfield (951)
  6. Al Fitzmorris (951)
  7. Steve Comer (950)
  8. Ken Raffensberger (942)
  9. John Verhoeven (940)
  10. Rick Rhoden (940)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 11th overall pick, by St. Louis in 1970
Earned first career win on 4/5/1970
Injured on 7/29/1972 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 9/6/1972 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 6 weeks
2/1/1973: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,305,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1974: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,392,857 through salary arbitration
Injured on 7/12/1974 with a Stiff Elbow, out for one week
2/1/1975: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,392,857 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Boston (A) on 2/18/1976 to a 4-year deal worth $3,450,000 per year
Injured on 6/7/1977 with a Pulled Bicep Muscle, out for 6 weeks
Injured on 4/3/1978 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 3/8/1979 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for one week
 
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