Ken Forsch
1970–1986 · bats R / throws R · ALS, California Angels, Houston Astros, NLS
421G
.136AVG
.170OBP
.151SLG
More career statistics
52H
0HR
17RBI
1SB
114–113W–L
2,127.1IP
1,047K
3.37ERA
241GS
51SV
4Rare 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.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 421 | 521 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 6,382 | 6,381 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 421 | 438 | 383 | 16 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 163 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | .136 | .170 | .151 | .321 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,127.3 | 521 | 241 | 70 | 114 | 113 | 51 | 2,071 | 880 | 796 | 155 | 586 | 1,047 | 0 | 0 | 3.37 | 1.249 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1971-09-18 to 1971-09-29
3longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | No-Hitter | 1979-04-07 | 1 in 881 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Batters Hit | 1982-09-26 | 1 in 282 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Wild Pitches | 1972-04-24 | 1 in 273 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 258 | 205 | 31 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 79 | .172 | .195 | .194 |
| Away | 263 | 233 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 84 | .103 | .120 | .113 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 86 | 63 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 24 | .131 | .143 | .148 |
| May | 104 | 72 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 30 | .129 | .139 | .145 |
| June | 90 | 87 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 31 | .141 | .172 | .183 |
| July | 88 | 92 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 28 | .114 | .152 | .114 |
| August | 72 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | .179 | .217 | .179 |
| September | 76 | 73 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | .136 | .123 | .152 |
| October | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| los-angeles-dodgers | 60 | 62 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 21 | .167 | .177 | .204 |
| atlanta-braves | 54 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | .078 | .091 | .078 |
| cincinnati-reds | 52 | 52 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | .085 | .077 | .106 |
| san-francisco-giants | 40 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 15 | .129 | .263 | .129 |
| san-diego-padres | 37 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | .114 | .154 | .136 |
| chicago-cubs | 34 | 36 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | .219 | .222 | .219 |
| montreal-expos | 34 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .074 | .097 | .074 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 34 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | .194 | .171 | .226 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 |  Houston Astros | 4 | 6 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 24 | 13 |
| 1971 | Houston Astros | 33 | 59 | 8 | – | 1 | – | .136 | 188 | 131 |
| 1972 | Houston Astros | 30 | 41 | 6 | – | – | – | .146 | 156 | 113 |
| 1973 | Houston Astros | 46 | 62 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .065 | 201 | 149 |
| 1974 | Houston Astros | 70 | 7 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 103 | 48 |
| 1975 | Houston Astros | 34 | 22 | 1 | – | – | – | .045 | 109 | 54 |
| 1976 | Houston Astros | 52 | 11 | 1 | – | 1 | – | .091 | 92 | 49 |
| 1977 | Houston Astros | 42 | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | .077 | 86 | 45 |
| 1978 | Houston Astros | 52 | 27 | 5 | – | 3 | – | .185 | 133 | 71 |
| 1979 | Houston Astros | 26 | 58 | 8 | – | 3 | – | .138 | 177 | 58 |
| 1980 | Houston Astros | 32 | 77 | 18 | – | 8 | 1 | .234 | 222 | 84 |
| 1981 |  California Angels | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 153 | 55 |
| 1982 | California Angels | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 228 | 73 |
| 1983 | California Angels | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 219 | 81 |
| 1984 | California Angels | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 10 |
| 1986 | California Angels | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 13 |