Chris Hook vs. Russ Meyer — Career Comparison

Chris Hook
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Russ Meyer
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Russ Meyer 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. Russ Meyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.409 compared to 5.89 and 1.812 for Chris Hook. By the career numbers, Russ Meyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Hook and Russ Meyer

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
319
1.87
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.29
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
0.55
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.43
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.29
56.29
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.38
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
3.99
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4594
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1531.1
9
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
9.73
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1606
9.44
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.37
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.8
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.18
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.03
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
3.95
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.21
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
42.49
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6570
38.61
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.33
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.28
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
6.3
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
761
4.47
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.736
1.736
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
34.68
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6014
35.35
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Chris Hook and Russ Meyer

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
7.54
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
8.44
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.3
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1021
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340.1
9
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.1
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.82
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
6.8
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.06
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
8.96
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.06
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
8.62
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.17
96.17
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.36
15.36
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Hook and Russ Meyer

Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
6600
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
319
336.38
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
600
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
484
510.37
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
58
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
48.51
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.33
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.49
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10.11
10.66
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
71.7
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
82.25
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.294
0.294
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
27.42
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
26.36
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
52.72
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
19.17
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.44
-3.62
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
23.2
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.95
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
65.38
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9.49
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA