Bob Forsch
1974–1989 · bats R / throws R · Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals
509G
.213AVG
.235OBP
.321SLG
More career statistics
190H
12HR
84RBI
3SB
168–136W–L
2,794.2IP
1,133K
3.76ERA
422GS
3SV
9Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 509 | 1,041 | 893 | 77 | 190 | 45 | 8 | 12 | 84 | 27 | 249 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 287 | .213 | .235 | .321 | .556 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,794.7 | 498 | 422 | 67 | 168 | 136 | 3 | 2,777 | 1,319 | 1,169 | 216 | 832 | 1,133 | 0 | 0 | 3.76 | 1.291 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 1980-05-31 to 1980-06-28
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Faced the Minimum | 1975-04-09 | 1 in 2,759 games | box score ↗ |
| 64 | No-Hitter | 1978-04-16 | 1 in 881 games | box score ↗ |
| 62 | Three Sacrifice Bunts | 1986-05-31 | 1 in 730 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 262 | 503 | 104 | 7 | 51 | 9 | 109 | .241 | .225 | .381 |
| Away | 247 | 538 | 86 | 5 | 33 | 18 | 140 | .186 | .193 | .266 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 66 | 144 | 27 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 31 | .220 | .236 | .317 |
| May | 92 | 191 | 45 | 3 | 22 | 1 | 41 | .262 | .241 | .413 |
| June | 79 | 163 | 36 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 33 | .259 | .252 | .388 |
| July | 80 | 168 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 45 | .132 | .149 | .206 |
| August | 93 | 178 | 32 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 51 | .204 | .202 | .299 |
| September | 93 | 188 | 30 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 47 | .191 | .176 | .287 |
| October | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .222 | .333 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-phillies | 65 | 142 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 31 | .225 | .218 | .317 |
| montreal-expos | 62 | 141 | 31 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 25 | .261 | .262 | .361 |
| chicago-cubs | 57 | 119 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 26 | .198 | .193 | .354 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 47 | 93 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | .127 | .129 | .190 |
| atlanta-braves | 44 | 84 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 11 | .276 | .262 | .408 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 44 | 97 | 21 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 27 | .256 | .268 | .439 |
| new-york-mets | 42 | 78 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 27 | .206 | .179 | .250 |
| cincinnati-reds | 38 | 67 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 16 | .228 | .224 | .281 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 20 | 29 | 7 | – | 1 | 1 | .241 | 100 | 39 |
| 1975 | St. Louis Cardinals | 35 | 78 | 24 | 1 | 5 | – | .308 | 230 | 108 |
| 1976 | St. Louis Cardinals | 35 | 62 | 11 | 1 | 5 | – | .177 | 194 | 76 |
| 1977 | St. Louis Cardinals | 35 | 72 | 12 | – | 4 | – | .167 | 217 | 95 |
| 1978 | St. Louis Cardinals | 34 | 83 | 15 | 1 | 8 | – | .181 | 233 | 114 |
| 1979 | St. Louis Cardinals | 33 | 73 | 8 | – | 5 | – | .110 | 218 | 92 |
| 1980 | St. Louis Cardinals | 32 | 78 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 1 | .295 | 214 | 87 |
| 1981 | St. Louis Cardinals | 20 | 41 | 5 | – | 3 | – | .122 | 124 | 41 |
| 1982 | St. Louis Cardinals | 36 | 73 | 15 | – | 3 | – | .205 | 233 | 69 |
| 1983 | St. Louis Cardinals | 37 | 54 | 13 | 1 | 6 | – | .241 | 187 | 56 |
| 1984 | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 16 | 4 | – | 3 | – | .250 | 52 | 21 |
| 1985 | St. Louis Cardinals | 34 | 45 | 11 | 1 | 4 | – | .244 | 136 | 48 |
| 1986 | St. Louis Cardinals | 34 | 76 | 13 | 2 | 12 | – | .171 | 230 | 104 |
| 1987 | St. Louis Cardinals | 34 | 57 | 17 | 2 | 8 | – | .298 | 179 | 89 |
| 1988 | Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals | 37 | 32 | 8 | – | 5 | 1 | .250 | 136 | 54 |
| 1989 |  Houston Astros | 37 | 24 | 4 | – | 2 | – | .167 | 108 | 40 |