Chris Hook vs. Mike Mussina — Career Comparison

Chris Hook
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Mussina
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Mike Mussina 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 Mussina posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 5.89 and 1.812 for Chris Hook. By the career numbers, Mike Mussina had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Hook and Mike Mussina

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
1.36
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.35
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
0.68
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
0.39
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.83
63.83
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.81
99.81
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.14
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.06
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1458
3.68
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10688
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3562.2
9
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
9.73
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3460
8.74
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.37
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
0.95
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
1.98
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
6.03
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2813
7.11
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.18
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.15
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
42.49
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14593
36.86
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.33
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
6.3
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1559
3.94
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.23
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.21
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
0.74
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.736
1.736
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
34.68
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13576
34.3
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.86
36.86

Fielding Stats for Chris Hook and Mike Mussina

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
1.36
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.35
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10688
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3562.2
9
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.1
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
0.58
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
1.26
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.06
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
743
1.88
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.06
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
728
1.84
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.98
97.98
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.81
99.81
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.09
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Hook and Mike Mussina

Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
6600
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
5966.67
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
600
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
52
577.78
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
100
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
88.89
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.82
20.23
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
111.11
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
111.11
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
55.56
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
88.89
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
19.17
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.41
15.69
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
100
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA