Watson Clark vs. Chris Hook — Career Comparison

Watson Clark
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Hook
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Watson Clark 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. Watson Clark posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.66 and WHIP 1.305 compared to 5.89 and 1.812 for Chris Hook. By the career numbers, Watson Clark had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Watson Clark and Chris Hook

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
1.83
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
1.06
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
0.57
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.5
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.37
53.37
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.03
58.03
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.47
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
3.66
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5242
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747.1
9
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1897
9.77
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
9.73
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.77
9.77
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.73
9.73
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.44
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.37
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
1.97
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.97
1.97
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
643
3.31
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.03
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.81
1.81
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.587
0.587
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7442
38.33
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
42.49
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.43
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.33
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
836
4.31
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
6.3
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.736
1.736
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7042
36.27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
34.68
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49

Fielding Stats for Watson Clark and Chris Hook

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
27
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.2
9
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.1
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
384
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
449
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.06
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.06
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.55
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.234
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Watson Clark and Chris Hook

Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
326.52
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
6600
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
656
600
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
598
546.95
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
107.01
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
102
93.29
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
10.06
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.74
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
13.72
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
30.18
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
125.3
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
137.2
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.352
0.352
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
44.82
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
34.76
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
78.66
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.52
32.49
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
19.17
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
30.18
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
74.09
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.1
8.1
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
22.87
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.83
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Watson Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA