Chris Hook vs. Lou Manske — Career Comparison

Chris Hook
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lou Manske
Lost GenerationWisconsinThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lou Manske 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. Lou Manske posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.63 and WHIP 2.125 compared to 5.89 and 1.812 for Chris Hook. By the career numbers, Lou Manske had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Hook and Lou Manske

Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.16
6.16
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.05
8.05
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.387
0.387
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
9.73
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
13.5
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.73
9.73
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.37
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.63
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
6.03
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.75
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.325
1.325
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
42.49
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
40.5
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.33
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.3
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.75
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.3
6.3
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.736
1.736
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.125
2.125
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
34.68
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
34.88
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Chris Hook and Lou Manske

Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.1
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.06
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.06
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Hook and Lou Manske

Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
6600
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
19.17
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Lou Manske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
Lou Manske
Career
Per 600 PA