Fred Blanding vs. Chris Hook — Career Comparison

Fred Blanding
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Hook
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Blanding built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Hook as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Blanding posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.395 compared to 5.89 and 1.812 for Chris Hook. By the career numbers, Fred Blanding had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Blanding and Chris Hook

Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
1.59
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.95
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.5
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.51
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.45
49.45
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.72
59.72
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.63
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.13
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2443
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
814.1
9
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
859
9.49
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
9.73
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.17
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.37
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.06
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
3.07
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.03
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
0.682
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.23
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.18
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3377
37.32
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
42.49
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.51
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.33
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
4.37
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
6.3
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.395
1.395
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.736
1.736
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3084
34.08
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
34.68
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.32
37.32
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49

Fielding Stats for Fred Blanding and Chris Hook

Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
28.8
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
7.54
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.6
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.1
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
47.8
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.6
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
56
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.06
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
52.4
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.06
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.57
93.57
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.819
1.819
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.2
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Blanding and Chris Hook

Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
146
265.45
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
6600
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
330
600
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
301
547.27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.561
0.561
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
118.18
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
100
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.91
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.45
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.82
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
18.18
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.79
39.62
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
145.45
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
149.09
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
50.91
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
43.64
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
92.73
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.03
43.69
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
19.17
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.45
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
25.45
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
105.45
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.69
5.69
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.82
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.82
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.09
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Blanding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA