Chris Hook vs. Mike Lynch — Career Comparison

Chris Hook
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Lynch
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Lynch 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. Mike Lynch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.05 and WHIP 1.338 compared to 5.89 and 1.812 for Chris Hook. By the career numbers, Mike Lynch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Hook and Mike Lynch

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.33
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.99
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.59
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.44
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.33
57.33
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.23
74.23
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.73
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
3.05
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1968
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
9
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
9.73
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
8.19
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.37
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.12
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.86
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.03
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
4.01
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.22
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
42.49
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2722
37.34
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.33
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.32
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
6.3
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
4.06
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.736
1.736
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
34.68
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2412
33.09
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.34
37.34

Fielding Stats for Chris Hook and Mike Lynch

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.33
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.99
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1968
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
9
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.1
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.52
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.3
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.06
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.96
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.06
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.83
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.37
95.37
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.124
2.124
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.23
74.23
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Hook and Mike Lynch

Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
6600
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
98
220.22
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
600
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
246
552.81
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.524
0.524
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
112.36
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
89.89
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
15.73
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.74
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
22.47
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.5
34.83
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
141.57
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
139.33
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.383
0.383
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
51.69
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
40.45
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
92.13
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
19.17
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.32
36.68
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
26.97
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
132.58
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.53
4.53
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
20.22
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Lynch
Career
Per 600 PA