Bob Forsch Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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.

🧾 Basic Profile

Bob Forsch
NameBob Forsch
Date of BirthJanuary 13, 1950
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher
ThrowsRight
BatsRight
MLB Debut1974
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Bob Forsch Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Bob Forsch.

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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:

GS422 (MLB Rank: 111)
GF19 (MLB Rank: 3,520)
W168 (MLB Rank: 200)
L136 (MLB Rank: 238)
SV3 (MLB Rank: 2,474)
ERA3.76 (MLB Rank: 3,340)
IP2794.2 (MLB Rank: 178)
SHO19 (MLB Rank: 273)
CG67 (MLB Rank: 659)
SO1,133 (MLB Rank: 454)
BB832 (MLB Rank: 225)
H2,777 (MLB Rank: 171)
HR216 (MLB Rank: 222)
SO93.65 (MLB Rank: 7,881)
BB92.68 (MLB Rank: 9,526)
H98.94 (MLB Rank: 7,645)
HR90.7 (MLB Rank: 6,255)
WHIP1.291 (MLB Rank: 9,584)
WAR18.9 (MLB Rank: 638)

📊 Last Season Summary (1989)

In his final season (1989), Bob Forsch recorded the following stats:

GS15
GF5
W4
L5
ERA5.32
IP108.1
SO40
BB46
H133
HR10
SO93.32
BB93.82
H911.05
HR90.83
WHIP1.652
WAR−1.7

📈 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

🎯 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

seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
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