Bob Forsch played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1989, appearing in 498 games over 16 seasons. He recorded a total of 168 W and 136 L, an ERA of 3.76, 1,133 SO, a WHIP of 1.291, and a WAR of 18.9.
๐งพ Basic Profile
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Name | Bob Forsch |
Date of Birth | January 13, 1950 |
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MLB Debut | 1974 |
๐ Career Summary
Bob Forsch appeared in 498 games over 16 MLB seasons from 1974 to 1989. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 422 (MLB Rank: 111) |
GF | 19 (MLB Rank: 3,466) |
W | 168 (MLB Rank: 200) |
L | 136 (MLB Rank: 237) |
SV | 3 (MLB Rank: 2,437) |
ERA | 3.76 (MLB Rank: 3,316) |
IP | 2794.2 (MLB Rank: 177) |
SHO | 19 (MLB Rank: 273) |
CG | 67 (MLB Rank: 659) |
SO | 1,133 (MLB Rank: 447) |
BB | 832 (MLB Rank: 224) |
H | 2,777 (MLB Rank: 171) |
HR | 216 (MLB Rank: 216) |
SO9 | 3.65 (MLB Rank: 7,742) |
BB9 | 2.68 (MLB Rank: 9,372) |
H9 | 8.94 (MLB Rank: 7,553) |
HR9 | 0.7 (MLB Rank: 6,094) |
WHIP | 1.291 (MLB Rank: 9,468) |
WAR | 18.9 (MLB Rank: 634) |
๐ Last Season Summary (1989)
In his final season (1989), Bob Forsch recorded the following stats:
GS | 15 |
GF | 5 |
W | 4 |
L | 5 |
ERA | 5.32 |
IP | 108.1 |
SO | 40 |
BB | 46 |
H | 133 |
HR | 10 |
SO9 | 3.32 |
BB9 | 3.82 |
H9 | 11.05 |
HR9 | 0.83 |
WHIP | 1.652 |
WAR | โ1.7 |
๐ Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1977, 20 W
- Most SO: 1978, 114 SO
- Most IP: 1978, 233.2 IP
- Best WAR: 1975, 5.5 WAR
- Best ERA: 1975, 2.86 ERA
๐ฏ Postseason Performance
Bob Forsch appeared in 12 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 5.93, pitched 36.4 IP, struck out 19 batters, with 3 W and 4 L.
Bob Forsch Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
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1974 | 7 | 4 | 2.97 | 0.636 | 0 | 39 | 100 | 1.5 | 1.18 | 5 | 84 | 34 | 38 | 33 | 122 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.15 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 7.6 | 3.1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 408 |
1975 | 15 | 10 | 2.86 | 0.6 | 0 | 108 | 230 | 5.5 | 1.23 | 14 | 213 | 70 | 89 | 73 | 133 | 3.39 | 4.2 | 1.54 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 8.3 | 2.7 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 958 |
1976 | 8 | 10 | 3.94 | 0.444 | 0 | 76 | 194 | -0.9 | 1.443 | 17 | 209 | 71 | 112 | 85 | 90 | 4.13 | 3.5 | 1.07 | 32 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.8 | 9.7 | 3.3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 844 |
1977 | 20 | 7 | 3.48 | 0.741 | 0 | 95 | 217.1 | 2.3 | 1.284 | 20 | 210 | 69 | 97 | 84 | 112 | 4.05 | 3.9 | 1.38 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0.8 | 8.7 | 2.9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 915 |
1978 | 11 | 17 | 3.7 | 0.393 | 0 | 114 | 233.2 | 1.7 | 1.292 | 15 | 205 | 97 | 110 | 96 | 96 | 3.75 | 4.4 | 1.18 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0.6 | 7.9 | 3.7 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 981 |
1979 | 11 | 11 | 3.83 | 0.5 | 0 | 92 | 218.2 | 2.1 | 1.221 | 16 | 215 | 52 | 102 | 93 | 100 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 1.77 | 32 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0.7 | 8.8 | 2.1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 894 |
1980 | 11 | 10 | 3.77 | 0.524 | 0 | 87 | 214.2 | 1.5 | 1.202 | 12 | 225 | 33 | 102 | 90 | 99 | 3.19 | 3.6 | 2.64 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.5 | 9.4 | 1.4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 878 |
1981 | 10 | 5 | 3.18 | 0.667 | 0 | 41 | 124.1 | 1.5 | 1.086 | 7 | 106 | 29 | 47 | 44 | 112 | 3.47 | 3 | 1.41 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 7.7 | 2.1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 501 |
1982 | 15 | 9 | 3.48 | 0.625 | 1 | 69 | 233 | 2.4 | 1.253 | 16 | 238 | 54 | 95 | 90 | 105 | 3.76 | 2.7 | 1.28 | 34 | 36 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0.6 | 9.2 | 2.1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 962 |
1983 | 10 | 12 | 4.28 | 0.455 | 0 | 56 | 187 | -0.1 | 1.305 | 23 | 190 | 54 | 104 | 89 | 85 | 4.67 | 2.7 | 1.04 | 30 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1.1 | 9.1 | 2.6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 790 |
1984 | 2 | 5 | 6.02 | 0.286 | 0 | 21 | 52.1 | -1.1 | 1.586 | 6 | 64 | 19 | 38 | 35 | 58 | 4.55 | 3.6 | 1.11 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 233 |
1985 | 9 | 6 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 2 | 48 | 136 | 0.3 | 1.316 | 11 | 132 | 47 | 63 | 59 | 92 | 4.11 | 3.2 | 1.02 | 19 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.7 | 8.7 | 3.1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 567 |
1986 | 14 | 10 | 3.25 | 0.583 | 0 | 104 | 230 | 2.5 | 1.213 | 19 | 211 | 68 | 91 | 83 | 113 | 3.85 | 4.1 | 1.53 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.7 | 8.3 | 2.7 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 939 |
1987 | 11 | 7 | 4.32 | 0.611 | 0 | 89 | 179 | 1.7 | 1.307 | 15 | 189 | 45 | 90 | 86 | 97 | 3.79 | 4.5 | 1.98 | 30 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.8 | 9.5 | 2.3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 755 |
1988 | 10 | 8 | 4.29 | 0.556 | 0 | 54 | 136.1 | -0.3 | 1.445 | 10 | 153 | 44 | 73 | 65 | 81 | 3.96 | 3.6 | 1.23 | 18 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 10.1 | 2.9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 596 |
1989 | 4 | 5 | 5.32 | 0.444 | 0 | 40 | 108.1 | -1.7 | 1.652 | 10 | 133 | 46 | 68 | 64 | 64 | 4.53 | 3.3 | 0.87 | 15 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 11 | 3.8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 494 |