Ken Brondell vs. Chris Hook — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationNebraskaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken Brondell 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. Chris Hook posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.89 and WHIP 1.812 compared to 8.38 and 1.810 for Ken Brondell. By the career numbers, Chris Hook had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Brondell and Chris Hook

Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.26
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Ken Brondell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.93
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Ken Brondell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Ken Brondell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Brondell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Brondell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
8.38
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
5.89
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.38
8.38
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.89
5.89
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.16
6.16
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.83
5.83
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.1
9
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Ken Brondell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
12.57
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
9.73
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.57
12.57
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.73
9.73
Ken Brondell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.4
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.37
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ken Brondell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.72
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Ken Brondell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Ken Brondell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.03
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.466
0.466
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Ken Brondell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Ken Brondell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
42.83
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
42.49
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.33
Ken Brondell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
8.38
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.3
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.38
8.38
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.3
6.3
Ken Brondell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Ken Brondell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.81
1.81
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.736
1.736
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
39.1
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
34.68
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Ken Brondell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Ken Brondell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.83
42.83
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.49
42.49

Fielding Stats for Ken Brondell and Chris Hook

Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
27
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.2
9
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.1
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.06
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.06
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken Brondell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.429
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Brondell and Chris Hook

Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1200
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
6600
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ken Brondell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-63.2
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
19.17
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brondell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Ken Brondell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Brondell
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA