Chris Hook vs. Steve Ontiveros — Career Comparison

Chris Hook
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Steve Ontiveros
Baby BoomersNew MexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Steve Ontiveros 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. Steve Ontiveros posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.67 and WHIP 1.273 compared to 5.89 and 1.812 for Chris Hook. By the career numbers, Steve Ontiveros had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Hook and Steve Ontiveros

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
2.82
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.46
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.31
52.31
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.27
35.27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.26
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
3.67
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1985
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661.2
9
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
9.73
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
8.46
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.46
8.46
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.37
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.82
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
2.82
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.03
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
5.2
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.39
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
42.49
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2773
37.72
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.33
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.88
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
6.3
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
4.19
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.27
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.23
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.95
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.736
1.736
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.253
1.253
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
34.68
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2512
34.17
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Chris Hook and Steve Ontiveros

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
207
2.82
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.99
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1985
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661.2
9
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.1
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
0.91
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.73
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.06
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
2.68
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.06
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.64
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.48
98.48
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.937
0.937
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.27
35.27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.16
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Hook and Steve Ontiveros

Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
55
6600
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
9738.46
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.37
17.26
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
19.17
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-4.35
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Ontiveros
Career
Per 600 PA