Player

Bob Forsch

Player Info
Full Name
Robert Herbert
Born
January 13, 1950
Sacramento, CA, USA
Died
November 3, 2011
Size
6'4" / 200 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
July 7, 1974
Final Game
September 25, 1989
Career
16 years
Teams
Honors
1987 - Silver Slugger (NL)
1983 - Player of the Week (NL)
1980 - Silver Slugger (NL)
1978 - Player of the Week (NL)
Career Batting
509
G
.213
AVG
190
H
12
HR
84
RBI
.557
OPS
58
OPS vs Lg
13% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Career Pitching
168-136
W-L
3.76
ERA
498
G
1,133
SO
3
SV
1.29
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP SO BB
1989 Houston Astros 4 5 5.32 37 15 0 108.0 40 46
1988 St. Louis Cardinals 9 4 3.73 30 12 0 108.2 40 38
1988 Houston Astros 1 4 6.51 6 6 0 27.2 14 6
1987 St. Louis Cardinals 11 7 4.32 33 30 0 179.0 89 45
1986 St. Louis Cardinals 14 10 3.25 33 33 0 230.0 104 68
1985 St. Louis Cardinals 9 6 3.90 34 19 2 136.0 48 47
1984 St. Louis Cardinals 2 5 6.02 16 11 0 52.1 21 19
1983 St. Louis Cardinals 10 12 4.28 34 30 0 187.0 56 54
1982 St. Louis Cardinals 15 9 3.48 36 34 1 233.0 69 54
1981 St. Louis Cardinals 10 5 3.18 20 20 0 124.0 41 29
1980 St. Louis Cardinals 11 10 3.77 31 31 0 214.1 87 33
1979 St. Louis Cardinals 11 11 3.83 33 32 0 218.1 92 52
1978 St. Louis Cardinals 11 17 3.70 34 34 0 233.1 114 97
1977 St. Louis Cardinals 20 7 3.48 35 35 0 217.1 95 69
1976 St. Louis Cardinals 8 10 3.94 33 32 0 194.0 76 71
1975 St. Louis Cardinals 15 10 2.86 34 34 0 230.0 108 70
1974 St. Louis Cardinals 7 4 2.97 19 14 0 100.0 39 34
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
1989 NL 108.3 3.32 3.82 1.652
1988 NL 136.3 3.56 2.90 1.445
1987 NL 179.0 4.47 2.26 1.307 ✓
1986 NL 230.0 4.07 2.66 1.213 ✓
1985 NL 136.0 3.18 3.11 1.316
1984 NL 52.3 3.61 3.27 1.586
1983 NL 187.0 2.70 2.60 1.305 ✓
1982 NL 233.0 2.67 2.09 1.253 ✓
1981 NL 124.3 2.97 2.10 1.086 ✓
1980 NL 214.7 3.65 1.38 1.202 ✓
1979 NL 218.7 3.79 2.14 1.221 ✓
1978 NL 233.7 4.39 3.74 1.292 ✓
1977 NL 217.3 3.93 2.86 1.284 ✓
1976 NL 194.0 3.53 3.29 1.443 ✓
1975 NL 230.0 4.23 2.74 1.230 ✓
1974 NL 100.0 3.51 3.06 1.180
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1989 Houston Astros 37 24 4 0 0 0 1 .167
1988 St. Louis Cardinals 31 25 7 0 0 0 3 .280
1988 Houston Astros 6 7 1 1 0 0 0 .143
1987 St. Louis Cardinals 34 57 17 6 0 2 9 .298
1986 St. Louis Cardinals 34 76 13 4 1 2 7 .171
1985 St. Louis Cardinals 34 45 11 2 1 1 3 .244
1984 St. Louis Cardinals 16 16 4 1 0 0 1 .250
1983 St. Louis Cardinals 37 54 13 3 0 1 4 .241
1982 St. Louis Cardinals 36 73 15 3 1 0 7 .205
1981 St. Louis Cardinals 20 41 5 1 0 0 0 .122
1980 St. Louis Cardinals 32 78 23 5 0 3 11 .295
1979 St. Louis Cardinals 33 73 8 2 2 0 7 .110
1978 St. Louis Cardinals 34 83 15 7 0 1 2 .181
1977 St. Louis Cardinals 35 72 12 4 0 0 6 .167
1976 St. Louis Cardinals 35 62 11 2 0 1 6 .177
1975 St. Louis Cardinals 35 78 24 3 3 1 9 .308
1974 St. Louis Cardinals 20 29 7 1 0 0 1 .241
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1989 NL 30 .000 .222 0.0 20.0 -1 0.0
1988 NL 39 .031 .320 2.6 17.9 66 0.0
1987 NL 71 .211 .395 4.2 23.9 127 2.0
1986 NL 88 .158 .216 0.0 27.3 39 2.0
1985 NL 47 .156 .294 0.0 21.3 84 1.0
1984 NL 17 .063 .308 0.0 17.6 63 0.0
1983 NL 66 .111 .293 4.5 21.2 78 1.0
1982 NL 90 .069 .283 3.3 22.2 47 0.0
1981 NL 48 .024 .161 2.1 20.8 -15 0.0
1980 NL 89 .180 .351 2.2 20.2 124 3.0
1979 NL 84 .082 .138 6.0 20.2 0 0.0
1978 NL 89 .121 .250 1.1 29.2 40 1.0
1977 NL 86 .056 .279 2.3 33.7 14 0.0
1976 NL 72 .081 .227 1.4 23.6 31 1.0
1975 NL 88 .154 .404 3.4 22.7 129 1.0
1974 NL 37 .035 .389 5.4 29.7 64 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
P 498 234 405 18 35 .973
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1989 Houston Astros P 37 13 9 1 1 .957
1988 Houston Astros P 6 1 3 0 0 1.000
1988 St. Louis Cardinals P 30 7 10 3 1 .850
1987 St. Louis Cardinals P 33 9 25 0 2 1.000
1986 St. Louis Cardinals P 33 17 32 0 5 1.000
1985 St. Louis Cardinals P 34 12 20 1 0 .970
1984 St. Louis Cardinals P 16 8 8 0 0 1.000
1983 St. Louis Cardinals P 34 14 29 1 1 .977
1982 St. Louis Cardinals P 36 21 30 2 1 .962
1981 St. Louis Cardinals P 20 14 20 0 1 1.000
1980 St. Louis Cardinals P 31 11 44 2 5 .965
1979 St. Louis Cardinals P 33 25 31 1 3 .982
1978 St. Louis Cardinals P 34 18 37 0 4 1.000
1977 St. Louis Cardinals P 35 12 29 2 2 .953
1976 St. Louis Cardinals P 33 24 28 4 2 .929
1975 St. Louis Cardinals P 34 18 37 1 7 .982
1974 St. Louis Cardinals P 19 10 13 0 0 1.000
Postseason Pitching
Year Round Team G W-L SV IP SO ERA
Career 12 3-4 0 37.0 19 5.79
1987 NL Championship Series St. Louis Cardinals 3 1-1 0 3.0 3 12.00
1987 World Series St. Louis Cardinals 3 1-0 0 6.0 3 9.95
1985 NL Championship Series St. Louis Cardinals 1 0-0 0 3.1 0 5.40
1985 World Series St. Louis Cardinals 2 0-1 0 3.0 3 12.00
1982 NL Championship Series St. Louis Cardinals 1 1-0 0 9.0 6 0.00
1982 World Series St. Louis Cardinals 2 0-2 0 12.1 4 4.97
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 12 5 2 0 1 .400
1987 NL Championship Series St. Louis Cardinals 3 0 0 0 0 .000
1987 World Series St. Louis Cardinals 3 2 0 0 0 .000
1985 NL Championship Series St. Louis Cardinals 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1985 World Series St. Louis Cardinals 2 0 0 0 0 .000
1982 NL Championship Series St. Louis Cardinals 1 3 2 0 1 .667
1982 World Series St. Louis Cardinals 2 0 0 0 0 .000