Chris Hook vs. Alex Newkirk — Career Comparison

Chris Hook
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Alex Newkirk
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York Black YankeesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Alex Newkirk 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. Alex Newkirk posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.38 and WHIP 1.602 compared to 5.89 and 1.812 for Chris Hook. By the career numbers, Alex Newkirk had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Hook and Alex Newkirk

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.71
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.89
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.84
36.84
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.72
51.72
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
5.38
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152.1
9
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
9.73
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
11.05
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.73
9.73
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.37
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.31
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.03
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
3.25
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.729
0.729
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
42.49
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
689
40.71
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.33
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
6.3
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
6.03
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.83
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.77
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.736
1.736
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.595
1.595
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
34.68
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
36.45
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Chris Hook and Alex Newkirk

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.76
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.88
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
461
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153.2
9
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.1
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.28
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.06
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.69
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.06
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
3.51
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.24
95.24
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Hook and Alex Newkirk

Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
6600
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
44
347.37
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
600
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
544.74
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.684
0.684
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
157.89
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
142.11
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.89
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.89
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.59
59.91
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
181.58
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
189.47
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
47.37
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
39.47
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
86.84
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
19.17
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.41
74.26
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.58
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.67
1.67
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
23.68
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
Alex Newkirk
Career
Per 600 PA