Gary Blaylock vs. Chris Hook — Career Comparison

Gary Blaylock
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Hook
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Gary Blaylock 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. Gary Blaylock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.8 and WHIP 1.655 compared to 5.89 and 1.812 for Chris Hook. By the career numbers, Gary Blaylock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Gary Blaylock and Chris Hook

Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.94
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.71
31.71
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
4.8
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.51
5.51
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125.2
9
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
10.53
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
9.73
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.73
9.73
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.37
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.15
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.8
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.03
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.106
1.106
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
567
40.61
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
42.49
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.57
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.33
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.3
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
6.3
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.631
1.631
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.736
1.736
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
36.24
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
34.68
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.61
40.61
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49

Fielding Stats for Gary Blaylock and Chris Hook

Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
2.94
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125.2
9
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.1
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.29
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.36
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.06
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.22
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.06
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.94
93.94
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.756
0.756
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.71
31.71
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Gary Blaylock and Chris Hook

Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
46
745.95
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
6600
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
600
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
583.78
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
81.08
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.65
42.98
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
194.59
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
81.08
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.387
0.387
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
81.08
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
81.08
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
129.73
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
19.2
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
19.17
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
291.89
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
2.06
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Blaylock
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA