Chris Hook vs. Dick Littlefield — Career Comparison

Chris Hook
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Littlefield
Greatest GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Littlefield 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. Dick Littlefield posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.71 and WHIP 1.551 compared to 5.89 and 1.812 for Chris Hook. By the career numbers, Dick Littlefield had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Hook and Dick Littlefield

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
2.87
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.98
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.39
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.64
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.16
34.16
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
4.71
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2285
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
761.2
9
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
9.73
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
750
8.86
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.37
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.08
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
4.88
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.21
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.03
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
5.85
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.04
2.04
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.192
1.192
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.24
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
42.49
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3395
40.12
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.33
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
0.72
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
6.3
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
461
5.45
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.45
5.45
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.736
1.736
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.527
1.527
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
34.68
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2970
35.09
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Chris Hook and Dick Littlefield

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
243
4.53
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.95
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1447
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
482.1
9
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.1
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.73
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.44
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.06
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
2.37
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.06
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
2.16
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.34
91.34
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.477
0.477
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.99
20.99
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Hook and Dick Littlefield

Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
6600
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
245
680.56
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
600
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
536.11
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
77.78
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
66.67
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.33
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.11
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.38
17.72
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
91.67
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
111.11
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.56
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
27.78
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
58.33
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
19.17
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.7
10.28
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
33.33
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
197.22
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
3.04
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.56
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.56
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Littlefield
Career
Per 600 PA