Chris Hook vs. Ivan Nova — Career Comparison

Chris Hook
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ivan Nova
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ivan Nova 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. Ivan Nova posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.38 and WHIP 1.373 compared to 5.89 and 1.812 for Chris Hook. By the career numbers, Ivan Nova had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Hook and Ivan Nova

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
1.6
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.52
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.6
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.51
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.89
53.89
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
4.38
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4043
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1347.2
9
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
9.73
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
1463
9.77
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.73
9.73
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.77
9.77
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.37
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.24
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
2.46
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.13
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
6.03
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
6.43
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.03
6.03
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.988
0.988
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.43
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.46
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
42.49
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5778
38.59
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.33
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
6.3
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
702
4.69
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.69
4.69
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.19
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.23
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.736
1.736
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
34.68
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5277
35.24
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.59
38.59

Fielding Stats for Chris Hook and Ivan Nova

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
1.6
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.52
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4043
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1347.2
9
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.1
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.6
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.96
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
0.95
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.06
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
245
1.64
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.06
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.55
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.69
94.69
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.07
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Hook and Ivan Nova

Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
6600
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
867.47
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
149
538.55
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.63
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0.042
0.042
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.23
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.23
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
19.17
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
-11.69
-42.24
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
346.99
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.73
1.73
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
61.45
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.61
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
Ivan Nova
Career
Per 600 PA