Chris Hook vs. Derek Lowe — Career Comparison

Chris Hook
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Derek Lowe
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Derek Lowe 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. Derek Lowe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.03 and WHIP 1.355 compared to 5.89 and 1.812 for Chris Hook. By the career numbers, Derek Lowe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Hook and Derek Lowe

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
2.29
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
0.59
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.53
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.85
52.85
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.36
55.36
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.29
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1195
4.03
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8014
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2671.1
9
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
9.73
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2759
9.3
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.3
9.3
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.37
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
0.73
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
794
2.68
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.23
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.03
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1722
5.8
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.942
0.942
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.19
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.26
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.04
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
42.49
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11358
38.27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.33
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
0.57
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
6.3
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
4.49
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.34
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.19
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
1.06
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.736
1.736
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
34.68
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10330
34.8
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.27
38.27

Fielding Stats for Chris Hook and Derek Lowe

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
681
2.29
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
1.27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8014
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2671.1
9
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.1
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.74
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.53
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.06
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
691
2.33
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.06
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
2.27
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.54
97.54
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.36
55.36
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.09
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Hook and Derek Lowe

Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
6600
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
682
766.29
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
534
600
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
436
489.89
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
73.03
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
57.3
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.61
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.73
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.53
18.58
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
91.01
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
105.62
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.387
0.387
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
33.71
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
28.09
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
60.67
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
19.17
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11.81
13.26
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.58
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
144.94
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
4.14
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
75.28
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.25
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7.87
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
Derek Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100