Chris Hook vs. Lance Lynn — Career Comparison

Chris Hook
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lance Lynn
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Lance Lynn 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. Lance Lynn posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.74 and WHIP 1.286 compared to 5.89 and 1.812 for Chris Hook. By the career numbers, Lance Lynn had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Hook and Lance Lynn

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
1.63
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.53
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
0.64
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.44
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.09
59.09
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.41
93.41
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
834
3.74
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6019
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2006.1
9
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
9.73
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1856
8.33
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.37
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.04
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
3.16
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
6.03
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2015
9.04
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.04
9.04
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.325
1.325
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.27
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.4
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
42.49
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8520
38.22
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.33
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
6.3
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
4.11
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.2
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.17
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.66
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.736
1.736
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
34.68
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7643
34.28
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Chris Hook and Lance Lynn

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
1.63
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.53
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6019
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2006.1
9
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.1
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
0.37
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.63
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.06
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.06
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.06
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
1
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.67
93.67
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.41
93.41
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Hook and Lance Lynn

Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
6600
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
364
655.86
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
333
600
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
509.91
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
43.24
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
34.23
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.01
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.01
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.73
6.71
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
52.25
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
68.47
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
27.03
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
12.61
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
39.64
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
19.17
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.03
-14.47
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.6
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
21.62
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
159
286.49
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
63.06
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.8
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.6
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA