Chris Hook vs. Denny McLain — Career Comparison

Chris Hook
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Denny McLain
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star

Denny McLain 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. Denny McLain posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.39 and WHIP 1.176 compared to 5.89 and 1.812 for Chris Hook. By the career numbers, Denny McLain had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Hook and Denny McLain

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
0.63
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.43
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.01
59.01
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.5
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.14
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
3.39
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5658
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1886
9
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
9.73
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1646
7.85
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.37
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
1.15
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
2.62
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.11
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
6.03
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1282
6.12
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.12
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
42.49
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7719
36.84
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.33
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.04
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
6.3
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.71
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.736
1.736
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
34.68
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7108
33.92
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Chris Hook and Denny McLain

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
1.34
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
1.26
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5657
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1885.2
9
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.1
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
0.74
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.01
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.06
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379
1.81
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.06
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
1.75
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.57
96.57
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.307
1.307
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Hook and Denny McLain

Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
6600
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
285
241.18
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
709
600
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
616
521.3
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
69.39
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
62.62
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.23
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.69
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.77
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14.76
12.49
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
94
79.55
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
90.55
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
27.08
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
26.23
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
52.47
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
19.17
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
21.16
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
244
206.49
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.91
2.91
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
54.16
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.39
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.46
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.85
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
Denny McLain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100