Chris Hook vs. Bill Laskey — Career Comparison

Chris Hook
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Laskey
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Laskey 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. Bill Laskey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.14 and WHIP 1.352 compared to 5.89 and 1.812 for Chris Hook. By the career numbers, Bill Laskey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Hook and Bill Laskey

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
1.92
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.4
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.51
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.64
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.21
44.21
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.96
72.96
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
4.14
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2236
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745.1
9
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
9.73
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
784
9.47
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.37
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.92
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
2.54
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.17
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.03
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
3.92
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.718
0.718
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.12
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.16
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
42.49
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3174
38.33
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.33
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.19
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
6.3
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
4.61
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.54
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.31
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.64
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.736
1.736
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.334
1.334
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
34.68
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2880
34.78
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for Chris Hook and Bill Laskey

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
1.92
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.41
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2236
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
745.1
9
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.1
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.66
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
1.27
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.06
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
2
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.06
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
1.93
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.39
96.39
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.006
1.006
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.58
73.58
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Hook and Bill Laskey

Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
6600
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
391.84
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
600
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
514.29
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
53.88
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
53.88
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.32
8.13
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
53.88
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
97.96
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
26.94
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
17.14
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
44.08
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
19.17
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.98
-4.86
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.9
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
39.18
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
98
240
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
41.63
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
4.9
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.9
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Laskey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.9
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Laskey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0