Chris Hook vs. Jason Simontacchi — Career Comparison

Chris Hook
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jason Simontacchi
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jason Simontacchi 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. Jason Simontacchi posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.09 and WHIP 1.496 compared to 5.89 and 1.812 for Chris Hook. By the career numbers, Jason Simontacchi had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Chris Hook and Jason Simontacchi

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
2.43
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.34
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.69
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.66
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.43
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.47
60.47
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.21
55.21
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
5.09
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.23
5.23
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1067
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
355.2
9
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
9.73
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
399
10.1
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.73
9.73
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.1
10.1
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.37
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.44
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
5.89
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
3.16
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
6.03
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
4.83
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.889
0.889
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.38
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
42.49
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1552
39.27
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.33
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
6.3
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
5.39
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.35
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.33
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.94
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.736
1.736
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.473
1.473
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
34.68
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1385
35.05
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.27
39.27

Fielding Stats for Chris Hook and Jason Simontacchi

Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.54
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
2.45
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.34
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
27
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1070
27
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.2
9
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356.2
9
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.1
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.78
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.39
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.06
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.22
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.06
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.17
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.73
97.73
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.64
54.64
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.23
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Hook and Jason Simontacchi

Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
6600
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
522.41
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
600
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
109
563.79
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
98.28
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
93.1
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.17
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
21.64
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.58
18.5
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
103.45
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
108.62
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
51.72
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
10.34
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
62.07
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
19.17
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.82
14.58
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.34
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
175.86
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.41
3.41
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.86
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Hook
Career
Per 600 PA
Jason Simontacchi
Career
Per 600 PA