Chris Hook vs. Doc Newton — Career Comparison

Chris Hook
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Newton
Pre-GenerationalIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Newton 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. Doc Newton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.22 and WHIP 1.327 compared to 5.89 and 1.812 for Chris Hook. By the career numbers, Doc Newton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Hook and Doc Newton

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.33
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
1.04
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.4
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.54
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.09
78.09
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.74
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.06
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.22
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3605
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1201.2
9
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
9.73
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179
8.83
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.37
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
3.12
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.03
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
503
3.77
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.765
0.765
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.21
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.52
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
42.49
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5069
37.96
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.33
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.25
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
6.3
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
4.58
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.736
1.736
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
34.68
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4583
34.32
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for Chris Hook and Doc Newton

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
1.33
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.4
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3657
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1219
9
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.1
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.44
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
2.47
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.41
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.06
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
3.31
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.06
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
2.9
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.183
2.183
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Hook and Doc Newton

Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
6600
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
180
224.53
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
481
600
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
436
543.87
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
93.56
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
86.07
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.24
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.25
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.48
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.42
25.47
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
102.29
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
132.22
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
53.64
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
42.41
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
96.05
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
19.17
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.66
24.53
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
38.67
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
160.91
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.73
3.73
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
17.46
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.48
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.48
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Newton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100