Ken Forsch

PITCHER · R/R · MLB · ACTIVE: 1970–1986 BORN: SACRAMENTO, USA

All-Star ×2

Career

114 W · 3.37 ERA · 1047 K

2127.1 IP · 1.25 WHIP · 521 G

1986 Season

0-1 · 9.53 ERA

17.0 IP · 13 K · 2.00 WHIP

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Ken Forsch was a pitcher in MLB. Across 521 career appearances, with a 3.37 ERA and 1047 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, salary history, and career profile.

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Full Career Record

Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP
1970	HOU	1	2	5.63	4	4	0	24.0	28	15	5	13	1.38
1971	HOU	8	8	2.53	33	23	0	188.1	162	53	53	131	1.14
1972	HOU	6	8	3.91	30	24	0	156.1	163	68	62	113	1.44
1973	HOU	9	12	4.20	46	26	4	201.1	197	94	74	149	1.35
1974	HOU	8	7	2.79	70	0	10	103.1	98	32	37	48	1.31
1975	HOU	4	8	3.22	34	9	2	109.0	114	39	30	54	1.32
1976	HOU	4	3	2.15	52	0	19	92.0	76	22	26	49	1.11
1977	HOU	5	8	2.72	42	5	8	86.0	80	26	28	45	1.26
1978	HOU	10	6	2.70	52	6	7	133.1	136	40	37	71	1.30
1979	HOU	11	6	3.04	26	24	0	177.2	155	60	35	58	1.07
1980	HOU	12	13	3.20	32	32	0	222.1	230	79	41	84	1.22
1981	CAL	11	7	2.88	20	20	0	153.0	143	49	27	55	1.11
1982	CAL	13	11	3.87	37	35	0	228.0	225	98	57	73	1.24
1983	CAL	11	12	4.06	31	31	0	219.1	226	99	61	81	1.31
1984	CAL	1	1	2.20	2	2	0	16.1	14	4	3	10	1.04
1986	CAL	0	1	9.53	10	0	1	17.0	24	18	10	13	2.00
Career Totals	—	114	113	3.37	521	241	51	2127.1	2071	796	586	1047	1.25

Season-by-Season Batting

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

Awards & Achievements

Pitcher of the Month (1): 1979
Player of the Week (1): 1979

All-Star Selections

1976, 1981

Salary & Contract

Year	Salary
1985	$633,333
1986	$100,000

Career Total: $733,333 (2 seasons)

Average: $366,667

Salary data is available from 1985 onward.

TGN salary figures show base salary. Signing bonuses, accounting allocations, and luxury-tax values are listed separately where available.

Contract Detail

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Data: Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), Cot's Baseball Contracts, Retrosheet.