Bob Forsch
Bats R Throws R6'4" 200 lbBorn 1950 Sacramento, USADebut 1974Team HOUDraft 1968 R26 #593 St. Louis Cardinals, Hiram Johnson HS (Sacramento, CA)
Awards: Silver Slugger x2
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 1989 | HOU | 37 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.167 | 0.167 | 0.167 | 0.333 | -13.9 |
| 1988 | HOU | 37 | 39 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0.250 | 0.273 | 0.281 | 0.554 | 57.5 |
| 1987 | STL | 34 | 71 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0.298 | 0.333 | 0.509 | 0.842 | 120.0 |
| 1986 | STL | 34 | 88 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0.171 | 0.169 | 0.329 | 0.498 | 24.2 |
| 1985 | STL | 34 | 47 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.244 | 0.244 | 0.400 | 0.644 | 73.7 |
| 1984 | STL | 16 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.312 | 0.562 | 54.5 |
| 1983 | STL | 37 | 66 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0.241 | 0.271 | 0.352 | 0.623 | 66.9 |
| 1982 | STL | 36 | 90 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0.205 | 0.237 | 0.274 | 0.511 | 38.1 |
| 1981 | STL | 20 | 48 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0.122 | 0.143 | 0.146 | 0.289 | -36.0 |
| 1980 | STL | 32 | 89 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0.295 | 0.312 | 0.474 | 0.787 | 116.2 |
| 1979 | STL | 33 | 84 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 0.110 | 0.163 | 0.192 | 0.354 | -13.5 |
| 1978 | STL | 34 | 89 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 0.181 | 0.190 | 0.301 | 0.492 | 27.9 |
| 1977 | STL | 35 | 86 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0.167 | 0.189 | 0.222 | 0.411 | 5.2 |
| 1976 | STL | 35 | 72 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0.177 | 0.190 | 0.258 | 0.449 | 17.2 |
| 1975 | STL | 35 | 88 | 9 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0.308 | 0.341 | 0.462 | 0.803 | 119.4 |
| 1974 | STL | 20 | 37 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0.241 | 0.290 | 0.276 | 0.566 | 60.0 |
| Career | | 509 | 1041 | 77 | 190 | 45 | 8 | 12 | 84 | 3 | 27 | 249 | 0.213 | 0.235 | 0.321 | 0.557 | 47.1 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 1989 | HOU | 4 | 5 | 5.32 | 37 | 15 | 0 | 108.3 | 494 | 10 | 46 | 40 | | | |
| 1988 | HOU | 10 | 8 | 4.29 | 36 | 18 | 0 | 136.3 | 596 | 10 | 44 | 54 | | | |
| 1987 | STL | 11 | 7 | 4.32 | 33 | 30 | 0 | 179.0 | 755 | 15 | 45 | 89 | | | |
| 1986 | STL | 14 | 10 | 3.25 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 230.0 | 939 | 19 | 68 | 104 | | | |
| 1985 | STL | 9 | 6 | 3.90 | 34 | 19 | 2 | 136.0 | 567 | 11 | 47 | 48 | | | |
| 1984 | STL | 2 | 5 | 6.02 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 52.3 | 233 | 6 | 19 | 21 | | | |
| 1983 | STL | 10 | 12 | 4.28 | 34 | 30 | 0 | 187.0 | 790 | 23 | 54 | 56 | | | |
| 1982 | STL | 15 | 9 | 3.48 | 36 | 34 | 1 | 233.0 | 962 | 16 | 54 | 69 | | | |
| 1981 | STL | 10 | 5 | 3.18 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 124.3 | 501 | 7 | 29 | 41 | | | |
| 1980 | STL | 11 | 10 | 3.77 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 214.7 | 878 | 12 | 33 | 87 | | | |
| 1979 | STL | 11 | 11 | 3.83 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 218.7 | 894 | 16 | 52 | 92 | | | |
| 1978 | STL | 11 | 17 | 3.70 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 233.7 | 981 | 15 | 97 | 114 | | | |
| 1977 | STL | 20 | 7 | 3.48 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 217.3 | 915 | 20 | 69 | 95 | | | |
| 1976 | STL | 8 | 10 | 3.94 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 194.0 | 844 | 17 | 71 | 76 | | | |
| 1975 | STL | 15 | 10 | 2.86 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 230.0 | 958 | 14 | 70 | 108 | | | |
| 1974 | STL | 7 | 4 | 2.97 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 100.0 | 408 | 5 | 34 | 39 | | | |
| Career | | 168 | 136 | 3.76 | 498 | 422 | 3 | 2794.7 | 11715 | 216 | 832 | 1133 | | | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 1989 | HOU | P | 37 | 108 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.957 | |
| 1988 | HOU | P | 36 | 136 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0.875 | |
| 1987 | STL | P | 33 | 179 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | |
| 1986 | STL | P | 33 | 230 | 17 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | |
| 1985 | STL | P | 34 | 136 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0.970 | |
| 1984 | STL | P | 16 | 52 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1983 | STL | P | 34 | 187 | 14 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0.977 | |
| 1982 | STL | P | 36 | 233 | 21 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0.962 | |
| 1981 | STL | P | 20 | 124 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 1980 | STL | P | 31 | 215 | 11 | 44 | 2 | 5 | 0.965 | |
| 1979 | STL | P | 33 | 219 | 25 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0.982 | |
| 1978 | STL | P | 34 | 234 | 18 | 37 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | |
| 1977 | STL | P | 35 | 217 | 12 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0.953 | |
| 1976 | STL | P | 33 | 194 | 24 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 0.929 | |
| 1975 | STL | P | 34 | 230 | 18 | 37 | 1 | 7 | 0.982 | |
| 1974 | STL | P | 19 | 100 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 1987 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 1982 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.667 | 0.500 | 0.667 | 1.167 |
| Career | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.400 | 0.333 | 0.400 | 0.733 |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 1987 | 2 | 1 | 10.61 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1.93 |
| 1985 | 0 | 1 | 8.53 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6.3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.89 |
| 1982 | 1 | 2 | 2.91 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21.7 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1.11 |
| Career | 3 | 4 | 5.79 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 37.3 | 42 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 1.45 |
Salaries
| Year | Team | Salary |
|---|
| 1989 | HOU | $975,000 |
| 1988 | STL | $400,000 |
| 1987 | STL | $750,000 |
| 1986 | STL | $527,235 |
| 1985 | STL | $583,333 |
Public salary records run through 2016; current contract data is on the roadmap.