Chris Hook vs. Joe Niekro — Career Comparison

Chris Hook
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Niekro
Silent GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Niekro 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. Joe Niekro posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.59 and WHIP 1.339 compared to 5.89 and 1.812 for Chris Hook. By the career numbers, Joe Niekro had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Hook and Joe Niekro

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
0.55
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
0.51
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1431
3.59
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
9.73
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3466
8.7
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.7
8.7
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.37
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
0.69
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1262
3.17
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.18
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.03
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747
4.39
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
0.43
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.16
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.02
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
42.49
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15166
38.08
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.33
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
0.23
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
6.3
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1620
4.07
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.27
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.24
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
0.5
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.736
1.736
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
34.68
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13637
34.24
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08

Fielding Stats for Chris Hook and Joe Niekro

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
22
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
702
1.76
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
1.26
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10752
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3584
9
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.1
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
0.64
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
1.34
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.06
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.06
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
810
2.03
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.06
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
785
1.97
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.91
96.91
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.23
71.23
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.1
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Hook and Joe Niekro

Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
6600
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
706
363.61
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1165
600
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
973
501.12
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
78.28
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
63.86
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
13.39
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
14.42
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32.52
16.75
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
183
94.25
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
191
98.37
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.266
0.266
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
28.33
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
37.08
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
64.89
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
19.17
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21.46
11.05
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
19.57
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PAverified
262
134.94
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.45
4.45
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
75.71
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.09
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
17
8.76
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.52
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Niekro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100