Chris Hook vs. Fred Olmstead — Career Comparison

Chris Hook
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Fred Olmstead
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Fred Olmstead 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 Olmstead posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.74 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 5.89 and 1.812 for Chris Hook. By the career numbers, Fred Olmstead had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Hook and Fred Olmstead

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
1.66
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.93
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.5
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.72
48.72
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.06
56.06
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.65
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.74
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1076
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358.2
9
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
9.73
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
9.49
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.49
9.49
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.37
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.13
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.33
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.03
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
3.39
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.636
0.636
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.28
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.28
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
42.49
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1442
36.18
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.33
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.48
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
6.3
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
4.07
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.736
1.736
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
34.68
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1338
33.57
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.18
36.18

Fielding Stats for Chris Hook and Fred Olmstead

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
2.46
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.97
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
9
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.1
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.6
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.18
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.06
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
5.08
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.06
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.78
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.939
1.939
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.39
39.39
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Hook and Fred Olmstead

Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
6600
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
300
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
132
600
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
563.64
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
86.36
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
72.73
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.55
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.09
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.64
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.61
20.96
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
109.09
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
109.09
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
0.38
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.18
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
22.73
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
40.91
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
19.17
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.38
15.35
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.73
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
86.36
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.95
6.95
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
13.64
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Olmstead
Career
Per 600 PA