Chris Hook vs. Fred Newman — Career Comparison

Chris Hook
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Newman
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Newman 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. Fred Newman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.41 and WHIP 1.256 compared to 5.89 and 1.812 for Chris Hook. By the career numbers, Fred Newman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Hook and Fred Newman

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.59
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.37
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.49
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.58
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.83
45.83
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
3.41
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1830
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
9
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
9.73
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
8.69
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.37
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.56
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.27
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.34
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.03
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
3.75
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.669
0.669
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.22
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.25
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
42.49
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2512
37.06
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.33
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
6.3
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
3.76
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.736
1.736
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.218
1.218
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
34.68
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2341
34.54
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.06
37.06

Fielding Stats for Chris Hook and Fred Newman

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.59
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.37
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1830
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
9
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.1
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.77
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
2.35
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.06
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
3.23
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.06
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
3.11
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.35
96.35
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.954
1.954
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.11
86.11
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.16
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Hook and Fred Newman

Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
6600
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
115
323.94
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
213
600
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
515.49
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.471
0.471
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
78.87
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
70.42
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.63
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.45
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
22.31
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
98.59
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
115.49
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.398
0.398
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
28.17
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
30.99
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
53.52
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
19.17
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.73
16.15
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.62
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
202.82
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.96
2.96
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
42.25
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.63
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.45
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.82
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Newman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100